New! Fritidsskepparens Utsjöskeppare is a brand new book for those who want to adventure on the open sea in tidal areas. The book describes everything you need to know in an educational and easy-to-understand way. Fritidsskepparens Utsjöskeppare is a brand new educational book aimed at both skippers and guests where you can learn everything you need to take an Utsjöskeppare certificate. It fulfills the knowledge requirements for the National Board for Boating Education's Offshore Certificate. The book contains practice questions and is the only course book of its kind in Swedish. The book's examples relate to English instructional chart no. 50/55. If you do not already have chart 50/55, it is highly recommended that you supplement your order with the instructional chart 50/55, see link below.
The book has three chapters on current and tide calculations. Other chapters deal with the boat, crew, skipper, navigation equipment ,safety, communication, anchoring, documents for sailing abroad ,voyage planning according to SOLAS V and weather etc. Second edition published in 2025, ISBN 978-91-988864-3-6.
The authors have extensive experience in sailing, boating and teaching navigation. Bengt Utterström has sailed the North Sea, the North Atlantic and the Mediterranean. In the summer of 2019 he sailed to Iceland via Shetland and the Faroe Islands. Previous sailing trips have been to Scotland and the Hebrides. Stig Eriksson lives on the west coast and has sailed to Scotland and the Faroe Islands on four occasions. He has also sailed along the Norwegian coast up to Lofoten and Tromsø. In the summer of 2023, he sailed to Iceland via Shetland and the Faroe Islands.