Yachting

Yachting is a noncommercial boating activity. It may be racing sailing boats, cruising to distant shores, or day-sailing along a coast.

Cruising - yachting as a lifestyle

Cruising involves traveling on a boat. It could be a trip to the other side of the bay or across the oceans to the islands of the South Pacific. Safe cruising across long distances requires a degree of self sufficiency and a wide range of skills beyond handling the boat. Knowledge of navigation, meteorology, mechanical and electrical systems, radio, first aid, sea survival, nutrition and more are needed and can be life saving when cruising to distant shores. In the UK a system of certification is run by the Royal Yaching Association which includes a range of courses, both theoretical and practical, covering these areas.

Related Topics:
Cruising - Navigation - Meteorology - Radio - First aid - Nutrition - Royal Yaching Association

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