REEDS CREW HANDBOOK

Description

The Reeds Crew Handbook is the perfect pocket guide for anyone joining a yacht as crew — whether it’s your very first time aboard or you’re looking to refresh your knowledge before your next passage. Compact, accessible, and packed with practical advice, it’s designed to give new and occasional sailors the confidence to contribute safely and effectively on board.

Written by experienced instructors, the Reeds Crew Handbook covers everything you need to know as crew, from the basics of yacht layout and safety equipment to handling lines, raising sails, and keeping watch. It explains how to move safely around a yacht, how to avoid the most common mistakes, and how to work as part of a team at sea.

The guide is fully illustrated with diagrams and step-by-step instructions, making it easy to follow even for complete beginners. It also includes essential knots, man overboard procedures, sail handling basics, and tips on life below decks — from stowage to using the heads.

Lightweight and waterproof, the Reeds Crew Handbook is designed for practical use on board. It’s also a great study aid for those preparing for an RYA Competent Crew course, as it aligns closely with the skills taught on introductory training programmes.

Whether you’re stepping aboard for a weekend cruise, helping a friend on a delivery trip, or starting your sailing journey with a training course, the Reeds Crew Handbook is the indispensable companion that will help you feel at home on any yacht.

Key Features:

• Concise, practical pocket guide for yacht crew

• Covers safety, seamanship, sail handling, and life onboard

• Step-by-step instructions with diagrams and illustrations

• Waterproof and durable for use afloat

• Ideal for beginners and RYA Competent Crew students

Both a refresher for old hands and an ideal introduction for skippers to hand to new and aspiring crew, this guide gives them all the essential knowledge they need to undertake the tasks traditionally handled by crew aboard any size of yacht, including:

Steering (both with a tiller and a wheel)
Raising, dropping and reefing a sail
Boat handling (using tide, wind, etc)
Handling lines (throwing, coiling, lassoing, etc)
Tying up a boat on a pontoon and against a quay wall
Attaching bow and stern lines and springs
Handling an anchor
Using the radio
Basic first aid
Essential knots

Presented in bite-sized topics in a very accessible and undaunting fashion, and packed with colour illustrations to guide crew through each task, Reeds Crew Handbook is an invaluable primer for new crew before going to sea, and a handy pocket-sized reference for experienced crew when under sail.

PRODUCT DETAILS

Part Number: SLG0501

Edition: 2012

ISBN: 9781408155714

Publisher: Bloomsbury

Format: Paperback