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Yachting New Zealand has released a Guide to Offshore Personal Safety for Racing and Cruising, available to purchase now.
The Guide to Offshore Personal Safety for Racing and Cruising will provide essential reading for sailors undertaking offshore and coastal voyages. The handbook provides important information to accompany Advanced Sea Survival Courses, which equips sailors with the knowledge to be safe at sea and prevent and deal with emergencies.
The book covers topics including, yacht preparation and equipment, personal safety equipment, communication and location equipment, heavy weather sailing, what to do in an emergency, life rafts, abandoning ship and rescue.
Yachting New Zealand is committed to increasing safety at sea. This book is packed with valuable information and years of experience from both cruising and racing sailors alike.
The Guide to Offshore Personal Safety is for sale now in the Yachting New Zealand online shop.
About The Author
Author, Simon Jinks is a keen sailors and power-boater. He has spent all of his professional life involved in training on yachts and powerboats under 200GRT and maritime safety. Simon runs SeaRegs, providing marine training and technical resource for individuals, companies and national organisations. Previously, Simon ran the Royal Yachting Association's Training programme for yachting, motorboating and navigation managing a training programme with over 70,000 participants a year.
Simon has run Sea Survival Instructor Training courses for the RYA and is a senior trainer for most marine disciplines. He has represented UK and Europe on ISO committees for safety equipment and is heavily involved in vessel equipment codes of practice. Most of all he likes nothing better than messing about in boats with his friends and family.
