If coastal cruising still feels like juggling tides, COLREGs, and crew nerves at once, this book turns Day Skippering into calm, repeatable routines. This instructional sailing and seamanship guide builds RYA Day Skipper competence in boat handling, coastal navigation and pilotage, weather decisions, and onboard safety. It lays out step-by-step procedures and checklists for passage planning with tides and under-keel clearance, close-quarters manoeuvring, sail handling and reefing, anchoring and mooring, and emergency drills from MOB to VHF/DSC distress calls. It also teaches core rules and calculations—chart datum, COG/SOG, spring vs neap tides, and the COLREGs reality that there is no absolute “right of way.” This book covers: – Pre-departure routines: engine checks, briefing, roles,.