'There are all too few authors ... who not only know about their subject but can write well about it. Tom Cunliffe is one,' according to Cruising magazine. Tom Cunliffe has many years of experience cruising all round Europe and from the Caribbean to Russia and Brazil to the Arctic. He is an RYA Yachtmaster examiner and a training consultant for Sailing USA – the governing body of yachting in the USA. He is a regular columnist for Sailing Today, Classic Boat and Yachting World in the UK, and SAIL in the USA.

Recommended if you're planning to go bluewater cruising for the first time.

• ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSFURTHER READINGINTRODUCTION: THE OCEAN SKIPPERPART 1 THE OFFSHORE YACHT1 HULLS FOR OCEAN SAILING2 SAILING RIGS FOR DEEP WATER3 ENGINES4 STEERING5 SYSTEMS6 ACCOMMODATIONPART 2 OCEAN NAVIGATION AND DEEP-SEA SEAMANSHIP7 WEATHER8 HOT AND COLD9 THE TOOLS OF OCEAN NAVIGATION10 ESSENTIAL CELESTIAL NAVIGATION11 PASSAGE PLANNING12 GREAT CIRCLE SAILING AND PASSAGE EXECUTION13 DAY-TO-DAY SEAMANSHIP14 SYSTEM MANAGEMENT15 DEALING WITH HEAVY WEATHER16 IN HARBOUR17 EXTREME EMERGENCIESPART 3 LIFE ON BOARD18 CREW 19 HEALTH AT SEA20 BUREAUCRACY21 FOOD AND WATER22 COMPUTERS, THE INTERNET AND RADIO COMMUNICATIONCONCLUSIONINDEX

'There are all too few authors ... who not only know about their subject but can write well about it. Tom Cunliffe is one,' according to Cruising magazine. Tom Cunliffe has many years of experience cruising all round Europe and from the Caribbean to Russia and Brazil to the Arctic. He is an RYA Yachtmaster examiner and a training consultant for Sailing USA – the governing body of yachting in the USA. He is a regular columnist for Sailing Today, Classic Boat and Yachting World in the UK, and SAIL in the USA.

Recommended if you're planning to go bluewater cruising for the first time.

• ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSFURTHER READINGINTRODUCTION: THE OCEAN SKIPPERPART 1 THE OFFSHORE YACHT1 HULLS FOR OCEAN SAILING2 SAILING RIGS FOR DEEP WATER3 ENGINES4 STEERING5 SYSTEMS6 ACCOMMODATIONPART 2 OCEAN NAVIGATION AND DEEP-SEA SEAMANSHIP7 WEATHER8 HOT AND COLD9 THE TOOLS OF OCEAN NAVIGATION10 ESSENTIAL CELESTIAL NAVIGATION11 PASSAGE PLANNING12 GREAT CIRCLE SAILING AND PASSAGE EXECUTION13 DAY-TO-DAY SEAMANSHIP14 SYSTEM MANAGEMENT15 DEALING WITH HEAVY WEATHER16 IN HARBOUR17 EXTREME EMERGENCIESPART 3 LIFE ON BOARD18 CREW 19 HEALTH AT SEA20 BUREAUCRACY21 FOOD AND WATER22 COMPUTERS, THE INTERNET AND RADIO COMMUNICATIONCONCLUSIONINDEX