Piloting, Seamanship And Small Boat Handling
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: previous owner. Binding condition: Binding intact, no loose pages.
For generations of mariners, both amateur and seasoned, Piloting, Seamanship and Small Boat Handling has stood as the definitive authority on the art and science of operating small watercraft. This comprehensive illustrated course chronicles every essential skill required on the water — from mastering navigation and piloting techniques to understanding the nuances of seamanship — all supplemented by hundreds of practical problems, questions, and answers designed to build genuine competence and confidence. Written by Charles F. Chapman, M.E., publisher of Motor Boating magazine, this volume instructs with the clarity and authority of a master mariner who understood that great seamanship is earned through disciplined study as much as experience. A cornerstone of the Motor Boating Ideal Series, it has shaped the knowledge of countless boat owners across America, and its enduring relevance raises one compelling question: how many voyages owe their safe conclusion to these very pages?
Author: Charles F. Chapman
Format: Hardback
Published: 1965, Motor Boating
Genre: Maritime history
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: previous owner. Binding condition: Binding intact, no loose pages.
For generations of mariners, both amateur and seasoned, Piloting, Seamanship and Small Boat Handling has stood as the definitive authority on the art and science of operating small watercraft. This comprehensive illustrated course chronicles every essential skill required on the water — from mastering navigation and piloting techniques to understanding the nuances of seamanship — all supplemented by hundreds of practical problems, questions, and answers designed to build genuine competence and confidence. Written by Charles F. Chapman, M.E., publisher of Motor Boating magazine, this volume instructs with the clarity and authority of a master mariner who understood that great seamanship is earned through disciplined study as much as experience. A cornerstone of the Motor Boating Ideal Series, it has shaped the knowledge of countless boat owners across America, and its enduring relevance raises one compelling question: how many voyages owe their safe conclusion to these very pages?