Author Bob Sweet is a national leader in educational program development for the U.S. Power Squadrons . Covers all types of powerboats, from runabouts to passage-makers--14 million boats in North America alone . Guidance for handling every type of drive system: single- and multi-prop, inboard, outboard, sterndrives, jet drives, and bow thrusters . Describes every aspect of boat handling: Slow- and high-speed maneuvers, docking and anchoring, responding to wind, waves and current, running inlets, and much more .