Seamanship 2.0

Mike Westin, Ollie Landsell, Nina & Per Olofsson

Adlard Coles

£14.99

Seamanship 2.0 gets its title from the idea of labelling upgrades that have been improved in their second version.  The suggestion is that so many clever contemporary ideas – like GPS – have made it so much easier to get to sea, that we may have lost some of the basic self-reliance.  Author Mike Westin, as an experienced lifeboatman as well as an ocean cruiser, has seen too many situations where the skipper just dials for help when a little more initiative and ‘thinking-outside the box’ could have resolved the problem. It’s not only about attitude: there’s plenty of clear explanation and precise knowledge, including a well-targeted first aid section. Ollie Landsell’s lively and abundant illustrations are stimulating as the text itself.