Description: A pocket database containing everything a busy skipper or their crew needs to know but might find hard to remember from navigation, seamanship and the weather to engine troubleshooting, safety and emergencies (and loads more in between). It is also an ideal reference for students of navigation and seamanship courses.
Brief description: Sara Hopkinson is an experienced sailor, a Yachtmaster Instructor and Examiner and lives at Pin Mill in Suffolk where she runs an RYA Training Centre which specialises in navigation, radio, radar and first aid courses. She has also been a Coastguard Rescue Officer for many years and is now the Deputy Station Officer of HM Coastguard, Holbrook. She is also the author of Fernhurst Books' VHF Afloat and Navigation: A Newcomer's Guide.
Review Quotes: "It is a handy reference guide, a fantastic aide-memoire. Don't let it stray far from your pocket or the cabin/cockpit. Could save much cursing; might even save your life" (Sailing) "Whether you're putting to sea in your own boat for the first time or have years of experience, this is a handy reference guide to ship in your pocket or keep on board." (Sailing Today). "The almanac, naturally, has it all, but this lighter volume can save time. It has checklists, troubleshooting guides and useful illustrated aide-memoires." (Practical Boat Owner) "The Skipper's Pocketbook shoehorns generous coverage of many topics into a small volume... all in an easy to understand, concise fashion." (Yachting Life) "The next best thing to having an instructor onboard." (Motorboat Owner)