Learning the rule of the Road is based on The International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, but beacause these regulations are lengthy and detailed they are not always easy to understand - nor is it easy to find your way around. This guide takes those sections of the rules that particularly affect small craft, and explains them briefly and simply. Ideal for beginners but also a useful reminder for the more experienced.
After serving in the Royal Navy, where he was able to race offshore extensively, Basil Mosenthal became a partner in one of the first yacht delivery firms in the USA. Then, after many thousands of miles sailing, he became a consultant in the management of large yachts. Now retired, he is involved with editing and writing yachting books, of which the bestselling Learn to Navigate and Learning to Sail are published by Adlard Coles Nautical.