RYA – Stability And Bouyancy

All vessels need to be buoyant in order to float, and need to be stable in order to stay upright.

This revised edition of RYA Stability and Buoyancy (which includes a glossary of terms, explaining all the technical jargon) deals with everything relating to these issues and also includes hazards common to most boats, including:

Bad loading
Breaking waves
Resonant rolling
Broaching in a following sea
Characteristics of different boat types, (i.e. sailing dinghies, small catamarans, offshore and coastal monohull sailing boats)
Maximum safe heel angle

Filled with top tips throughout, this book is perfect for:

A clear and simple reference tool to aid you in teaching this subject
Coded vessels – the perfect guide on this critical subject matter
Yachtmaster candidates: clearly explains the AVS which candidates should know of their boats and other areas

Publisher: RYA
Format: Paperback
Pages: 40
Edition: 2009
Reprinted: 2022
Dimensions: 210×148
ISBN: 9781906435356