Sailing

On this edition the chart specification has been improved to show coloured light flashes. Depths have been updated from the latest surveys where available. New plans of Ballycastle and Church Pool are now included. There has been general updating...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060753443Author Adam NicolsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 154gDimensions(mm) 202mm *...

Bob Roberts and his friend Bully worked nights and saved every penny they could make to buy Thelma, a 27-foot Looe smack, and fit her out for her epic voyage. After testing her out in the North Sea, they headed for Panama, by way of Madeira and the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781782822783Author R T McMullenFormat PaperbackPage Count 316Imprint Leonaur LtdPublisher Leonaur LtdWeight(grams) 404gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 18mm

Chart scale 1: 350 000 Plans included: A Coruna (1:50 000) Ria de Corme e Laxe (1:75 000) Ria de Camarinas (1:50 000) Ria de Muros (1:75 000) Approaches to Ria de Arousa (1:150 000) Ria de Arousa (1:150 000) Cabo de Cruz (1:40 000) Vilagarcia...

Considered to be the saltiest shore in England, the Blackwater provides the background for John Leather's story of Essex seafaring. It is an accurate study of men and craft that have sailed form the small communities beside this broad estuary and river...

Only one person has ever sailed vertically around the world singlehandedly - Adrian Flanagan. Sailing horizontally is difficult enough, crossing thousands of miles of ocean only to get near land at the Capes and battle treacherous currents. However,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789888769995Author Chris StowersFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Earnshaw Books LtdPublisher Earnshaw Books LtdWeight(grams) 222gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

FIRST YOU HAVE TO ROW A LITTLE BOAT first hit shelves in the mid 1990s and has been inspiring readers ever since. Written by a grown man looking back on his childhood, it reflects on what learning to sail taught him about life: making choices, adapting...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781574093629Author John C. PayneFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint The Lyons PressPublisher Globe Pequot PressWeight(grams) 195gDimensions(mm) 227mm *...

This small book is intended principally as a help to leisure boaters who are not familiar with the Thames through central London. However, Part 2 may well help even the most seasoned of watermen. The length of the river covered is from Margaret Ness in...

Sterling Hayden was at the peak of his earning power as a star when he suddenly quit. He walked out on Hollywood, walked out of a shattered marriage, defied the courts, and, broke and an outlaw, set sail with his four children in the schooner...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.ReviewsGeoff tells how he learned to live with his disability and overcome it. Need some inspiration? Here it is! * Latitudes & Attitudes *On September 5, 2007, Geoff Holt, who...

What is the best shape for a sailboat? How does turbulence affect a sailboat's movement through the water? Why do some keels have wings? Is it true that some sailboats can sail faster upwind than downwind? Authoritative yet accessible, The Physics of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838537449Author Mike GoodwinFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Independent Publishing NetworkPublisher Independent Publishing NetworkWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739687427Author Charles WarlowFormat HardbackPage Count 408Imprint Self Publishing HousePublisher Self Publishing HouseWeight(grams) 789gDimensions(mm)...

The author discusses the several types of modern sailboats suitable for various conditions and localities and establishes the basic sea language needed. Then, in clear and simple text, with plenty of diagrams and drawings, he takes the reader aboard his...

'The most important work on sailing matters' Little Ship Club A survey of the seaworthiness of modern yacht designs, this revised edition is based on the highest degree of practical and academic research, and shows how modern yachts often sacrifice...

Plans included: Le Havre Yacht Harbour (1:10 000) Honfleur (1:15 000) Deauville/Trouville (1:15 000) Dives-sur-Mer (1:50 000) Ouistreham (1:25 000) Courseulles-sur-Mer (1:20 000) Arromanches (1:35 000) Port-en-Bessin (1:10 000) Grandcamp-Maisy...

This stylish handbook from the RCC Pilotage Foundation covers the spectacular cruising grounds around Cape Horn, including Chile, the Beagle Channel, the Falkland Islands and the Antarctic Peninsula. Including some of the most dangerous waters in the...

This sailing companion will take you along its rocky coastlines and golden beaches and up its many estuaries and rivers, enriching your journey from port to port with the history, sights and gastronomic delights of the region. Numerous photographs...

Plans included: Wick Bay (1:10 000) Helmsdale (1:10 000) Inverness Firth (1:75 000) Nairn (1:7500) Burghead (1:8000) Hopeman (1:7500) Lossiemouth (1:7500) Buckie (1:15 000) Banff & Macduff (1:25 000) Fraserburgh (1:7500) Peterhead (1:17 500) Aberdeen...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781934982013Author Simon WattsFormat PaperbackPage Count 87Imprint Wooden Boat PublicationsPublisher Wooden Boat PublicationsWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781594981326Author Bethany LeeFormat PaperbackPage Count 376Imprint Fernwood PressPublisher Fernwood PressWeight(grams) 390gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780228104650Author Evans JFormat HardbackPage Count 400Imprint Firefly BooksPublisher Firefly Books

Bryan Willis' Racing Rules Companion is the invaluable pocket reference guide to the essentials of the racing rules, updated for the latest 2025-2028 Racing Rules of Sailing. Every racing sailor should have a copy! It will build their knowledge and...

The Reeds Looseleaf Almanac provides all the information required to navigate Atlantic coastal waters around the UK, Ireland, Channel Islands, and the western European coastline from the tip of Denmark right down to Gibraltar, including the Azores and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781574091397Author Ralph von ArnimFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Sheridan HousePublisher Rowman & Littlefield

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385494762Author Myron ArmsFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 198gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

This edition includes the latest official UKHO data, combined with additional information sourced from Imray''s network to make it ideal for small craft. The chart has been fully revised throughout. Plan included: Exmouth Dock (1:7500)Book...

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."--Mark TwainIt's...

Licensed USCG Master Mariner and delivery captain Ed Mapes spent more than a dozen years conducting boat inspections. Seeing how ill-prepared many craft were for sailing offshore, Mapes developed his own system for inspecting, repairing and fitting out...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780071822350Author Colin JarmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint International Marine Publishing CoPublisher International Marine Publishing Co

It did not take long for Les Voiles de St-Barth to become a must-attend event in the Caribbean yachting season. It attracts the best sailors, often involved in the most prestigious international sailing circuits such as the America's Cup or the Olympics,...

"Dictionary of Nautical Acronyms and Abbreviations" deals with sailing.ReviewsWorld-speak it seems, is becoming nothing more than a series of acronyms, and maritime lingo is no different. It is simply loaded with abbreviations. Hence this reference book...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780920256336Author Ferenc MateFormat PaperbackImprint Albatross PublishingPublisher Albatross PublishingWeight(grams) 909gDimensions(mm) 239mm * 203mm * 25mm

Plans included: Approaches to Lagos and Fanarion (1:50 000) Ormos Moudhrou (1:50 000) Entrance to Canakkale Bogazi (1:100 000) Nara Gecidi (1:75 000) Continuation to Nisos Ayios Evstratios (1:275 000) On this 2018 edition restricted areas and firing...

Imray-Tetra charts for the Ionian and Aegean are widely acknowledged as the best available for the cruising sailor. They combine the latest official survey data with first-hand information gathered by Rod and Lucinda Heikell. The chart is designed to be...

Imray-Iolaire charts for the Caribbean are widely acknowledged as the best available for the cruising sailor. They combine the latest official survey data with first-hand information gathered over 60 years of research by Don Street Jr and his wide...

Plans included: Mar Menor (1:75 000) Torrevieja (1:20 000) Alicante (1:30 000) Villajoyosa (1:15 000) Altea (1:15 000) Denia (1:25 000) Cartagena (1:15 000) This edition includes the latest official Instituto Hidrografico de la Marina...