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Coach Yourself to Win Jon Emmett 9781909911215
RRP: $19.34$12.64This book will help you to succeed on the water whether your aim is Club, National, International (or even Olympic) level. With detailed analysis, challenging exercises and useful top tips throughout, everything is covered: from targets, goal setting... -
Marine Diesel Basics 1: Maintenance, Lay-Up, Winter Protection, Tropical Storage and Spring Recommission by Dennison Berwick 9780981123370
RRP: $23.21$17.80Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780981123370Author Dennison BerwickFormat HardbackPage Count 226Imprint Voyage PressPublisher Voyage PressWeight(grams) 472g -
The Dinghy Cruising Companion: Tales and Advice from Sailing a Small Open Boat by Roger Barnes
RRP: $21.92$16.98'You will venture into the fringes of the wilderness with the minimum of simple gear, to live with it on its own terms. You will know that one of the sure ways to contentment in this life is a small boat, a fair wind, and a new coast to explore.' ... -
GMDSS: A User's Handbook by Denise Brehaut
RRP: $28.38$21.59The Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) - the maritime equivalent to the emergency services number - provides a fast and efficient way of calling for assistance at sea, whatever the size of craft or its location. Denise Brehaut... -
Turkey Cruising Companion: A Yachtsman's Pilot and Cruising Guide to Ports and Harbours from the Cesme Peninsula to Antalya by Emma Watson
RRP: $45.14$30.22A cruising companion covering the hundreds of miles of unspoilt coastline which makes Turkey one of the Mediterranean's most idylic cruising grounds. Covering the Mediterranean and Aegean coastline between Izmir and Antalya, this is the essential pilot... -
Tuning to Win Ian Pinnell 9781909911482
RRP: $19.34$12.64For most sailors, boat tuning may seem a mystery understood only by sailmakers and the like. In this book, sailor, chandler and championship winner, Ian Pinnell, unravels this daunting subject and will help improve your boatspeed as a result. Since most... -
Illustrated Navigation: Traditional, Electronic & Celestial Navigation Ivar Dedekam 9781909911581
RRP: $18.05$11.87Today, yachts are often equipped with radar, GPS, chart plotters, AIS, etc. This equipment has also become much more reliable, making it possible to make long offshore passages without a great knowledge of navigation. However, such equipment can be set... -
Yachtmaster Exercises for Sail and Power: Questions and Answers for the RYA Yachtmaster (R) Certificates of Competence by Alison Noice
RRP: $32.25$30.02This companion volume to Yachtmaster for Sail and Power provides further navigational practice for anyone studying the RYA Yachtmaster syllabus. It is packed with practice questions and test papers, and comes with a free practice chart which,... -
Superyacht Captain: Life and leadership in the world's most incredible industry by Brendan O'Shannassy
RRP: $16.76$12.63In Superyacht Captain, a professional at the zenith of the world's most lavish and exclusive industry gives a rare insight into a career that is entertaining, instructive and at times daunting in its scale. The tale of an ordinary boy whose career... -
Racundra's First Cruise Arthur Ransome 9781909911239
RRP: $21.92$14.89Racundra's First Cruise is Arthur Ransome's account of Racundra's maiden voyage, which took place in August and September 1922. The cruise took him from Riga, in Latvia to Helsingfors (Helsinki) in Finland, via the Moon Sound and Reval (Tallinn) in... -
Blood over Water David Livingston 9781408801192
RRP: $19.34$14.13_______________ 'Blood Over Water stands out from the mass of sporting memoirs' - Economist 'The tale of an epic Boat Race brilliantly told from the heart of the competition by two brothers ... A serious candidate for the sports book of the year' -... -
The Complete Ocean Skipper: Deep Water Voyaging, Navigation and Yacht Management by Tom Cunliffe
RRP: $41.28$30.79The essential reference for anyone interested in offshore sailing and ocean passages. Following on from his bestselling The Complete Day Skipper and The Complete Yachtmaster, yachting legend Tom Cunliffe turns his attentions to the third strand of the... -
Rowing the Atlantic: Lessons Learned on the Open Ocean by Roz Savage 9781439153727
RRP: $15.47$14.13Stuck in a corporate job rut and an unraveling marriage, Roz Savage realized that if she carried on as she was, she wasn't going to end up with the life she wanted. So she turned her back on an eleven-year career as a management consultant to reinvent... -
Reeds VHF Handbook by Andy Du Port
RRP: $24.50$18.82The Reeds VHF Handbook is an accessible, user friendly but comprehensive guide to marine VHF radio that helps users quickly get up to speed with all the functions on their equipment. Straightforward explanations and tips describe the leisure VHF DSC... -
Sailor of Liberty: 'Rivals the immortal Patrick O'Brian' Angus Donald by J. D. Davies 9781804365045
RRP: $14.18$9.03The call of the republic, the weight of destiny. A new legend takes to the seas.'A thrilling new adventure series that rivals the immortal Patrick O'Brian' Angus Donald1793. The infant French republic is assailed on all sides, by enemies within and the... -
Adventures of a Reluctant Boating Wife by Angela Rice 9781408182048 [USED COPY]
RRP: $11.60$2.58When I was first invited by a new - and handsome - man to the local Yacht Club to see his boat, I happily conjured up alluring pictures of me in an expensive bikini and a great suntan. It didn't occur to me that 'see my boat' might actually mean going... -
Pironi: The Champion that Never Was by David Sedgwick
RRP: $16.76$11.73Pironi: The Champion that Never Was relates the remarkable story of motor racing's forgotten man, ex-Ferrari F1 driver and offshore powerboat racer, Didier Pironi. The book charts an incredible journey which took the young Parisian to the heights of... -
Fundamentals of Kayak Navigation: Master the Traditional Skills and the Latest Technologies, Revised Fourth Edition by David Burch 9780914025528
RRP: $37.41$21.97Apologies 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)... -
The Marine Art of Geoff Hunt: Master Painter of the Naval World of Nelson and Patrick O'Brian by Geoff Hunt
RRP: $32.25$24.02Geoff Hunt is known to millions of readers across the world as the artist responsible for the covers of Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin novels, and more recently for those of Julian Stockwin's Thomas Kydd books. He is widely acknowledged to be one of... -
Rain Later, Good: Painting the Shipping Forecast by Peter Collyer
RRP: $30.95$23.94Rain Later, Good is the award winning story of Peter Collyer's extraordinary journey around the Shipping Forecast areas. The Shipping Forecast is a national institution, relied upon by mariners but also strangely comforting and poetic to landlubbers... -
The Sailor's Sin Bin: Cruisers Confess to their Boating Blunders by Theo Stocker
RRP: $14.18$10.81A new collection of sailors' brilliantly funny, real-life blunders, from the pages of Yachting Monthly. The book compiles the best of the short real-life confessions from sailors from Yachting Monthly's Confessions feature, many of them illustrated by... -
Narrowboat Life: Discover Life Afloat on the Inland Waterways by Jim Batty
RRP: $32.25$23.25'A colourful and comprehensive guide to life on the waterways. Practical, pretty and accessible, it's charmingly designed while providing excellent advice.' BBC Countryfile Magazine Full-time life on a narrowboat is a novelty for so many of us, and... -
Quirky History: Maritime Moments Most History Books Don't Mention John Quirk 9781912621422
RRP: $23.21$17.22John Quirk loves history, drawing and boats and these three elements come together in this attractive and entertaining book. He has sought out obscure episodes or familiar events from the past and written engagingly about them, illustrated with his... -
Nautical Calculation Companion by Alastair Buchan
RRP: $11.60$8.32While traditional navigation has been largely superseded by GPS, traditional navigation remains a valuable skill, an enjoyable pastime and necessary for some navigation and training courses. This handy, splash-proof, on-the-water reference guide is an... -
Adlard Coles Shore Guide: Channel Coast of France: Everything you need to know when you step ashore by Paul Heiney
RRP: $24.50$18.82Sailors planning a cruise abroad use a pilot book, which gives you all the navigational advice to get you to your destination. Once you've closed the pilot book, this book will help you enjoy all that your destination has to offer. What can you discover... -
Sailing to the Edge of Time: The Promise, the Challenges, and the Freedom of Ocean Voyaging by John Kretschmer
RRP: $14.18$10.81John Kretschmer is sailing's practical philosopher - as much a doer as a thinker. And that is the overarching theme of this chronicle of a sailing life. Often amusing, sometimes poignant, occasionally terrifying but always inspiring, his deeply personal... -
Stress-Free Engine Maintenance by Duncan Wells
RRP: $24.50$18.82Stress-Free Engine Maintenance is an accessible and practical guide to understanding what is going on with your boat's engine, how to look after it, spotting the signs when all is not well, and how to fix it. Learn how to change a filter and impeller,... -
Salty Dog Talk: The Nautical Origins of Everyday Expressions by Bill Beavis
RRP: $12.89$9.17Most of us never realise how many words and expressions used in everyday English have a fascinating nautical origin. This charming pocketbook explains the practical ship-board beginnings of over 200 such phrases - colourful, bizarre and surprising - and... -
Motorboating Start to Finish: From Beginner to Advanced: the Perfect Guide to Improving Your Motorboating Skills Barry Pickthall 9781912177288
RRP: $21.92$14.89Motorboating Start to Finish is the perfect book for you if you are new to motorboating and need to learn the basics, or if you are experienced, but wish to broaden your skills and develop your techniques. This easy-to-follow, step-by-step guide takes... -
Introduction to Racing Companion Fernhurst Books 9781912177264
RRP: $11.60$8.00A compact, handy summary of the key things you need to know to start racing or refresh your knowledge: the perfect quick reference guide to keep in your kit bag. The book covers all the racing essentials: courses, rules, the start, beat, reach, downwind,... -
Day Skipper Exercises for Sail and Power by Roger Seymour
RRP: $25.80$24.26Day Skipper Exercises is a partner to the Day Skipper for Sail and Power course book, providing extra practice for students, helping them to absorb the theory in the main book. It contains practice test papers with fully explained answers, on all parts... -
Sail Away: How to Escape the Rate Race and Live the Dream Nicola Rodriguez 9781912177233
RRP: $24.50$16.96You long to escape the daily grind, buy a boat and sail away. This book will inspire your dreams and show you how to turn them into a reality - be it an extended cruise or years away. Written by a yachting journalist who has sailed away for 8 years,... -
Cutty Sark by Eric Kentley
RRP: $28.38$18.98An updated and expanded edition to celebrate the 150th anniversary of this iconic ship. The narrative spans her construction at Dumbarton in 1869; her famous tea voyages as well as those with other cargoes; her career under a Portuguese flag; her... -
101 Tips for Stress-Free Sailing by Duncan Wells
RRP: $16.76$12.63Here are the answers to all your boating questions and dilemmas. This book is packed with 101 essential punchy sailing tips for sailors to read before and during sailing for a stress-free, enjoyable time at sea, from expert sailing instructor, Duncan... -
Reeds Superyacht Manual by James Clarke
RRP: $58.05$55.01Reeds Superyacht Manual, published in association with Bluewater Training, is the first and the best reference manual for everyone involved with yachts large and small, under sail or power, from deckhands to skippers and owners. There is extensive... -
Rowing Faster Volker Nolte 9780736090407
RRP: $33.53$26.46Get a length up on the competition with cutting-edge technique, training, and racing information. Let the world's top coaches, rowers, and sport scientists steer you to ultimate success, starting with sound training and racing principles and adding... -
The Laser Campaign Manual: Top Tips from the World's Most Successful Olympic Sailor by Sir Ben Ainslie
RRP: $19.34$12.64Sir Ben Ainslie won his first two Olympic medals (silver, then gold) in the Laser Class. After winning the gold medal he wrote down the secrets that won him that medal in this book. This new edition is published to mark the 20th anniversary of that first... -
How to Design a Boat: Sail and Power by John Teale 9781408152058
$22.10This straightforward guide is designed to take the novice step-by-step through the stages of designing both power and sailing boats, explaining the reasons behind the procedures and using typical lines plans and working drawings to help understanding... -
The Splicing Handbook: Techniques for Traditional and Modern Ropes and Wires by Barbara Merry 9781408141977
RRP: $23.21$17.89The only handbook devoted to splicing today's ropes, this bestselling reference covers every kind of splicing project a boater will ever need. Featuring step-by-step illustrations and explanations for the most useful and popular splices in traditional... -
The Adlard Coles Book of Mediterranean Cruising by Rod Heikell
RRP: $28.38$21.59This is the perfect guide for anyone cruising in the Mediterranean by Rod Heikell, the acknowledged expert on Mediterranean sailing. Thoroughly updated, this new edition conveys the magic of Mediterranean cruising, as well as giving practical ...