This manual for yacht owners covers every aspect of yacht management, addressing the problems of skippering. The book takes the reader towards the goal of yacht mastery by using a distillation of knowledge gained through practical experience, and explores the reasons why things on board happen the way they do. Some of the topics covered include interiors, sails, rigging, spars, fuel and water, safety, weather, seasickness, drying out, maintenance, mooring, slipping, anchoring, damage and sailing with children. The author also wrote "The Shorebased Sailor".