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On this 2018 edition the chart specification has been improved to show coloured light flashes. The latest depth surveys have been applied. There has been general updating throughout.About the AuthorImray Laurie Norie & Wilson Ltd was formed in 1904 when...

The Atlantic Pilot Atlas provides a complete guide to the weather of the North and South Atlantic, the Mediterranean and the Caribbean. Now revised for the fifth edition, it includes weather forecasting, global warming and hurricane avoidance...

Available separately from the Cruising Almanac 2024, the 2024 tide tables now include tide times for Zeebrugge Corrections and updates are issued monthly (approximately) and are available from The Cruising Association website. Link below.About the...

Published to celebrate the life of Mike Peyton, 'the world's greatest yachting cartoonist', this second edition features personal tributes from some 12 other successful and well-known sailors (including Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, Sir Ben Ainslie and Tom...

The invaluable on-the-water reference guide to the essentials of the racing rules, updated for the latest 2017-2020 Racing Rules of Sailing. Every racing sailor should have a copy! The book summarises the basic principles, definitions and rules and then...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780914025528Author David BurchFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Starpath PublicationsPublisher Starpath PublicationsWeight(grams) 472gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781899262649Author Ann DavisonFormat PaperbackPage Count 282Imprint Golden Duck (UK) LtdPublisher Golden Duck (UK) Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781594485213Author Michael D'AntonioFormat PaperbackPage Count 388Imprint Riverhead Books,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 386g

The ninth edition of Inland Waterways of France is the ideal guide for planning cruises in and through the most fascinating and diverse waterway network in Europe. Author David Edwards-May has researched the many changes that have taken place during the...

In 1700, a young man named John Lawson left London and landed in Charleston, South Carolina, hoping to make a name for himself. For reasons unknown, he soon undertook a two-month journey through the still-mysterious Carolina backcountry. His travels...

Diving in UK waters offers a range of unique experiences that can equal some of the best sites in the world. You can be gripped with awe and humility on a shipwreck or be amazed at the abundance of colour and life on a rugged reef. Discover hidden caves...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781594203473Author William FinneganFormat HardbackPage Count 464Imprint The Penguin PressPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 658gDimensions(mm) 244mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913012267Author Dick HawkesFormat HardbackPage Count 164Imprint Riverside Publishing Solutions LtdPublisher Riverside Publishing Solutions...

The Stormrider Surf Guide Tropical Islands travels through the trade winds belt on the ultimate island-hopping journey to explore and compare the world's best warm-water surf zones. Many of the planet's finest surf breaks are found between the Tropics of...

The origins of a remarkable number of everyday words and phrases are anchored in our seafaring past. Three Sheets to the Wind: The Nautical Origins of Everyday Expressions is an entertaining compilation revealing the maritime roots of common English...

'Mick Dawson's gripping Never Leave A Man Behind, effectively two adventure stories for the price of one, can be justifiably described as "unputdownable". Dawson is a man you would want on your side, whether in battle or tackling waves as high as houses...

Joshsua Slocum spent a lifetime at sea. He ran away from his Nova Scotia home at the age of 14 and for the next 35 years he sailed the world holding every shipboard rank. When a ship under his command was wrecked on the coast of Brazil in 1887, it seemed...

Diving the Thistlegorm is a unique in-depth look at one of the world's best-loved shipwrecks, the World War II British Merchant Navy steamship, featuring award-winning underwater photography. In this highly visual guide, cutting edge photographic methods...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906594022Author Robert DearnPage Count 2Imprint AnchorlightPublisher Anchorlight

During their university holidays in the late 1880s, S.K. Baker and three of his University College friends clad in stripy blazers and boaters spent time sailing and camping on the River Wye. Baker, a keen artist and diarist, recorded their travels in...

A new and updated edition of the only sailing manual that you will ever need.Whether you're a seasoned seafarer or just starting out, this fully revised and updated sailing manual is perfect for all levels of experience. Learn how to handle any sailing...

"The Thumbnail Circumnavigation" is a sailing narrative.Book InformationISBN 9780955024344Author Paul PackwoodFormat PaperbackPage Count 140Imprint Seafarer BooksPublisher Rowman & Littlefield

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780972146173Author John MarplesFormat PaperbackPage Count 156Imprint Bookspecs PublishingPublisher Bookspecs PublishingWeight(grams) 218gDimensions(mm)...

Fourth Edition - updated and released in 2023. This book gives a comprehensive overview of island history, Indian Ocean maritime history and famous shipwrecks of the Maldives. Dive Maldives includes a useful diver information section, resort names and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906266196Author John MahonFormat PaperbackPage Count 393Imprint Sheridan HousePublisher Rowman & LittlefieldDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 13mm

Shantyboat is the story of a leisurely journey down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers to New Orleans. For most people such a journey is the stuff that dreams are made of, but for Harlan and Anna Hubbard it became a cherished reality. In the fall of 1944...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.About the AuthorImray Laurie Norie & Wilson Ltd was formed in 1904 when three private chart publishing firms amalgamated. Each of these London companies had a long history going...

With Surf Tribe, photographer Stephan Vanfleteren shows that there is far more to surf culture than just sport and competition. Surfing is also about a deep admiration and respect for the ocean, as well as the feeling of insignificance when confronted...

To swim better, we have to swim more efficiently. While good technique is the foundation of efficient swimming, it is difficult to achieve by simply swimming lap after lap. Ongoing stroke problems leave many people feeling unrewarded. Therefore, swimming...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781780911618Author Martin CrossFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint DB PublishingPublisher DB Publishing

In Fifty Places to Paddle Before You Die, the newest addition to the Fifty Places series, Chris Santella explores the best destinations for the diverse sport of paddling. The book features the world's top spots for kayaking, rafting, canoeing, and...

Foreword by Laurel Cooper, author of Sell Up and Sail Selling up and escaping to sea on their own boat is a dream that many think they can never make happen. Escape Under Sail is here to show you that it can be done, and for less money that you might...

Perhaps the title of this book, Bernard Moitessier's first, should have been "Sailing on the Reefs'--for that is exactly what he did, almost unbelievably, twice. After finding his beloved Marie-Therese, a beautiful junk in the Gulf of Siam, he set off...

Human twins have many meanings and different histories. They have been seen as gods and monsters, signs of danger, death and sexual deviance. They are taken as objects of wonder and violent repression, the subjects of scientific experiment. Now millions...

While relatively few cruise single-handed, many sail short-handed. It may be a couple sailing together or indeed a skipper with a novice crew - he may have lots of people onboard but, in terms of the sailing, he is probably short-handed. They soon...

Diving Equipment: Choice, maintenance and function is a guide to how diving gear works. It is completely independent of brands - focusing instead on the design, technology and practicality of the equipment options available for scuba and other types of...

Recounted with his usual level of meticulous historical research, Rod weaves an easily readable account of the build-up to and implementation of Operation Desecrate 1 - the raid undertaken to destroy Japanese ships and aircraft in the lagoons of Palau...

Rigging covers every aspect of standing and running rigging on a boat. The book explains the various options and materials with clear illustrations and photographs. An easy step-by-step guide, you will learn how to choose and fit equipment on cruising...

This cruising guide for ocean voyagers provides invaluable passage-planning information for tried and tested routes around the world. Climates and weather patterns, currents, seasons and timings are key to selecting routes, but just as important is...

Generations of children and their parents have delighted in Arthur Ransome's `Swallows and Amazons' books, but one of them stands out from the rest as being of a different order altogether. "We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea" is both larger of theme and...