John Goode explains in easy to follow step by step procedures, how to cross the Channel with confidence using traditional methods.

His simplified approach to this subject has earned him the coveted Fellowship of the Royal Institute of Navigation.

By following the progress of a typical family cruiser across the channel from the Solent to Cherbourg, the lessons learned can be applied to other passage making situations.

Of course navigation is important, but it is just one of those tasks that must be attended to. Navigation has always been singled out for exhaustive tuition in the classroom. Because of this over-emphasis on teaching navigation alone and not in conjunction with practical boat handling, a lot of skippers, both new and experienced, fall into the trap of over-navigating at the expense at the expense of all else. All too often they lose control and their self-confidence with it.

This video takes it out of the theory books and demonstrates practical guidance not only on how to navigate in confined waters by pilotage, but how to set up your boat and actually carry out the role of skipper.