Jim Murrant

Jim has been sailing for more than 60 years - competed in 14 Sydney-Hobart races, one Fastnet race and many other ocean races. He has crossed the notorious Bass Strait more than 40 times. He has also delivered scores of yachts. He has sailed in every ocean except the north Pacific.

Although his career was in mainstream journalism - both as writer and as senior newspaper executive - he never lost sight of sailing, which he began at school in England. Outside his main job he was for five years yachting correspondent for Australia's largest circulation daily newspaper, he wrote three yachting books, including The Boating Bible: An Essential Handbook for Every Sailor* - 70,000 copies sold worldwide - and the history of Australia's premier yacht club, the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron.

After his 'retirement' he wrote a monthly column for Australian Yachting, became a Yachtmaster Offshore instructor and taught students with the Flying Fish Sailing School. He has also turned his best-seller into an up-to-date, modern interactive product - The Boating Bible Manual of Seamanship - including exciting video, animations and graphics. Sixty years of sailing experience - racing and cruising - are brought to you in this Manual on six CDs, plus a bonus DVD.

* Published in UK as The Handbook of Sailing: Essential for Every Sailor.