Malcolm Pearson was a Yachtmaster Instructor for over 20 years, and skippered sail and power boats around the coast of the UK, Northern Europe and America. Andy Du Port is a former editor of Reeds Nautical Almanac, and an experienced yachtsman, having sailed with family and crew for many years all along the south coast of England, the Channel Islands and the North Coast of France.

The Reed's Skipper's Handbook has been a bestseller since first publication. The previous edition sold over 60,000 copies, and it is easy to see why: a handy pocket size, it is an aide-memoire of everything a boater needs to know at sea. Packed with a wide range of information in a concise form it is frequently recommended by Yachtmaster Instructors as a quick reference guide and as a revision aid for anyone taking their Day Skipper or Yachtmaster certificates.

This 7th edition has been thoroughly revised, with updated text and illustrations throughout.

'A terrific little volume' Motorboat & Yachting

'A brilliant guide for beginners and an excellent refresher for more advanced skippers... a top rate book' Waterstones

'Everything you would need to know when going to sea in a yacht or small boat...a humdinger of a little book' Nautical Magazine

Reeds Skipper's Handbook is a must for anyone going to sea in any size of boat - be they novice or old hand. Tens of thousands of skippers and crew have found it invaluable as a memory jogger and refresher whether at sea or on land.

A terrific little volume

A brilliant guide for beginners and an excellent refresher for more advanced skippers... a top rate book

Everything you would need to know when going to sea in a yacht or small boat...a humdinger of a little book

A handy pocketsize, it is an aide-memoire of everything a boater would need to know at sea

A "must" in all chart tables and for those with "maturing memories" or lack of!

From the beginning, it contained everything a boater would need to know when going to sea, and it imparted this stream of information in a concise, easy-to-navigate way, in a handy pocket-sized book.