Boating Skills and Seamanship, 14th Edition

Book was in excellent condition as described arrived early very satisfied… would highly recommend seller

Taking a boating class and this is the required book. Packed full of required information ever boater needs. As a novice boater, this is a great place to start.

Lots of necessary and useful information

Great Book.One annoyance (hence only 4 stars): The purported boat trailer-towing laws listed by state is not accurate. It purports to provide a chart of the weight limits for towing a boat trailer without the requirement of trailer brakes. However, the chart was taken from an RV company that was providing the weight limits for RV's. For example, the chart gave a 1,500 lb weight limit in California before trailer brakes are mandatory. That is not the law in California for trailering a boat! For trailering a boat, the weight limit is 3,000 lbs. The 1,500 lbs. limit is for coach and camp trailers in California. Boat trailer weight limits for brakes are covered by a different section of the law. The publisher should provide a chart that is specific to trailering boats!

While I was active in the Coast Guard, I heard a lot of Auxiliary members talk about how good this book is and how much information is in it... So Now that I'm a Retired Commander, I thought, what the heck, I will get one and look it over ... I have yet to read it through, but I did flip through it.... So I see a lot of good information for beginners, but I don't know if I would call it a " must have for all seamen "..... I have done well for fourty years, never had a mishap, never had to file a boating accident report that involved ME, and I had never seen the book until recently..! So is it that good, well that's for you to decide..! As for me, it's just a good read..! I'll probably just end up keeping it on my yatch to resolve any arguments that pop up from time to time....

I purchased this for use on near coastal waterways and inner waterways (rivers) since I am sailing on waterways near enough to land and near enough to cell towers and wi-fi booster spots. Great for the Kindle. I have an older and outdated paperback version that I was using in the ship's cabin, but this kindle version makes it more accessible and takes up less space. Just make sure to have a paper version as backup in case you sail far enough to be without wi-fi or cell tower access. Its probably not up-to-date now, but the changes are minimal. Required reading for all ship's captains, even if its a crew of one (your own vessel).

I am very pleased with this book so far.

The current up to date Edition for the US Coast Guard Boating Safety and Seamanship. If your going to take BS & S, you need this book and this edition. A MUST HAVE. I would keep this on my boat at all times for review. You never know when you may need a quick review or have an emergency. What if your VHF Radio is not working and you can't call for help on Channel 16 ?