Reeds Crew Handbook 2nd edition

Bill Johnson

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Reeds
19 June 2025

Motor & power boating & cruising; Sailing

Series: Reeds Handbooks

Reeds Crew Handbook is the ideal primer or aide-memoire for new crew, and for anyone going on a flotilla or charter holiday, or sailing aboard a friend's yacht for the weekend.

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.

By: Bill Johnson
Imprint: Reeds
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions: Height: 338mm, Width: 238mm, Spine: 204mm
ISBN: 9781399421782
ISBN 10: 1399421786
Series: Reeds Handbooks
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 19 June 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Introduction Parts of the Yacht -Hull/deck -Below Living on a Yacht -Food and cooking -The fresh water supply -The heads (toilet) -Electricity supply -Rubbish -Sleeping on board Ropes and Knots -Rope names -Coiling a rope -The winch -Cleating off a rope -Knots Yacht under Motor -The engine control -Starting the engine -Stopping the engine -Steering under engine -Prop walk -Prop wash off the rudder Yacht under Sail -How sails work -Trimming the sails -Points of sail -Coming up to wind -Bearing away -Tacking -Gybing -Steering under sail -Steering a compass course -Steering close-hauled -Sailing downwind -The preventer Handling the Mainsail -Hoisting the mainsail -Dropping the mainsail -Reefing the mainsail -Shaking out a reef Handling the Headsail -The headsail -Roller furling headsail -Unfurling the headsail -Furling the headsail -Reefing and unreefing the headsail -Conventional headsails -Hoisting a headsail -Dropping a headsail -How to fold a sail Berthing -Pontoons -Arriving at a pontoon -Leaving a pontoon -Rafting on to other boats -Harbour walls Mooring -Swinging moorings -Picking up a mooring -Leaving a mooring -Rafting on a mooring -Fore-and-aft moorings Anchoring -Anchoring a yacht -Setting the anchor -Lifting the anchor -The dinghy On Passage -Crew tasks and watches -Lookout -Taking bearings -Helming -Cooking and housekeeping -Keeping the log -Off-watch At the End of the Trip -Typical end-of-trip tasks -On deck -Down below Safety and Emergencies -Safety briefing -Personal safety -Lifejacket -Safety harness -Gas -Fire -Emergency equipment -Emergencies -Man overboard -VHF Mayday message Glossary Index

A Cambridge-educated engineer, Bill Johnson swapped his career for long distance sailing. He stopped logging miles sailed somewhere around 50,000. A sailing instructor for ten years, focusing on the RYA courses from beginner to Yachtmaster level, Bill's strength is in explaining tricky subjects in a clear engaging way. He is the author of Practical Skipper, Reeds Ocean Handbook and Reeds Crew Handbook.

Reviews for Reeds Crew Handbook 2nd edition

An invaluable primer for new crew before going to sea, and a handy pocket-sized aide-memoire for experienced crew when under sail. * Yachting Life * There's lots of good advice on anchoring, picking up moorings, rafting up, and mooring to harbour walls...The MOB recovery procedure is the most succinctly explained I've ever seen. -- Dick Durham * Yachting Monthly * Will help new crew learn the ropes, and there's plenty of useful info inside for experience sailors too. * Practical Boat Owner * An ideal Christmas gift for he (or she) who must obey * Sailing Today * If you are contemplating your first sea passage on a friend's or relation's boat, then get a copy and read, learn and inwardly digest. If you are that friend or relation, give your prospective novice shipmate a copy to read before you set sail. * Cruising Association Magazine *