The Shell Channel Pilot by Tom Cunliffe

Tom Cunliffe is the most well-known sailing writer in the United Kingdom. He is a world expert in traditional sailing vessels and a world authority on sailing instruction. All yachtsmen could benefit from his advice! Tom's maritime career has seen him serve as a mate on a merchant ship, captain on gentleman's yachts, and skipper on racing vessels, and he has logged thousands of miles exploring both sides of the English Channel. Tom has been a Yachtmaster Examiner since 1978, and he has owned a number of traditional gaff-rigged vessels that have carried him and his family on innumerable adventures from tropical rainforests to icy fjords.Tom has been a Yachtmaster Examiner since 1978, and he has a flair for presenting his knowledge with good humor and an inexhaustible supply of sea tales.