
Going Foreign
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prospect of sailing their boat to the continent appealing yet daunting.
There are so many additional aspects that all need to be taken into
account and complied with that it can seem a forbidding prospect. This
highly illustrated, accessible and user friendly book takes the boater
though all the appropriate aspects in a hand-holding fashion, to dispel
the mystique, and present the undertaking as one that is eminently
achievable by anyone with basic boat-handling skills and navigational
knowledge.
Topics
covered : Navigation, Tides, Planning, Crew briefing, Safety
information, Man Overboard drills, Obtaining weather information,
Watchkeeping, Provisioning, Engine checks, Bureaucracy and form filling
and much more.
With this book to hand, both skipper and crew
will be well prepared to tackle all aspects of taking their own boat to
foreign waters for what should be a hugely enjoyable and rewarding
experience!
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Person
and a prolific author and columnist. He has sailed for many years
aboard other people's boats but had never skippered his own boat across
to the Continent. His first time was an eye-opener, he says - hence
this book!
Content
- Cover
- Copyright
- Acknowledgements
- Contents
- Chapter 1 - Introduction
- Chapter 2 - Paperwork
- What paperwork do I need to carry?
- Ship's papers
- Personal papers
- e-Borders.what new EU legislation could mean to you
- Chapter 3 - The boat
- Routine checks
- Safety equipment
- Tool kit
- Sail repair kit
- Navigation checklist
- Grab bag checklist
- Engine spares checklist
- Chapter 4 - Hull checks
- Electronics check
- Waste disposal
- Chapter 5 - Provisioning
- Fresh food
- Storage
- Seasickness remedies
- Provisions
- Chapter 6 - Planning the voyage
- Planning
- Checklists
- Passage plan
- Alternative ports
- Pilotage plan
- Tidal stream
- Distance table between Channel ports
- Distance table between North Sea ports
- Going from Chichester to St Vaast-la-Hougue
- Going from the Solent to the Dutch Waddenzee
- Going from Hamble to St Peter Port
- Chapter 7 - Arrival and return
- Flag etiquette
- Customs formalities
- Immigration requirements
- Taking pets abroad
- The Schengen Convention
- Returning to the UK
- Limitations on imported goods
- Chapter 8 - The crew
- Clothing
- Watch systems
- Safety briefing
- Radio call sign routine
- Emergency radio routine
- Man Overboard (MOB)
- First Aid (including seasickness)
- Useful addresses
- HM Coastguard Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centres
- International Code of Signals and morse code symbols
- Useful publications
- Index
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- Y
- Z
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