Captain’s notes: top ten free (and legal) books for sailors longing for the sea during coronavirus lockdown

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It’s not easy being confined to home (and dry land) just as another sailing season begins. So we’ve been exploring the excellent Project Gutenberg website to find books that provide virtual transport to the sea – and which can be downloaded or read online, free and legally, in a variety of formats. Here are 10 …

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Captain’s notes: best books to support the RYA Yachtmaster Shorebased theory course

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Any training provider delivering a shorebased course for the RYA, whether online or in a classroom, will give you access to all the materials you need. There’s a lot to be said for reading around a subject, though, so here are our recommendations for books supporting the Yachtmaster theory programme. The Complete Yachtmaster, Tom Cunliffe …

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