Passage Making 2nd Edition - Book

Passage Making, 2nd Edition (2020) is the US Sailing textbook for its passage-making courses. Coastal Passage Making certification requires Bareboat Cruising and Coastal Navigation first, and it prepares a sailor to skipper an auxiliary-powered cruising sailboat on coastal passages in all weather, in any visibility and at any hour of the day or night.

The course standard covers developing a passage plan and watch schedule, inspecting the boat and its systems for the trip, working on deck at night with harness and jacklines, Quick-Stop and Lifesling overboard rescue, running fixes and danger bearings, reading clouds, fronts and the barometer, and handling emergencies such as fire, flooding or dismasting.