Sailing

Having raced tides and dared river rapids, crossed a desert and a mountain range, housed a children's television show, and been honored in the ballroom of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, the small sailboat Sea Dart became famous for the incredible voyage of...

Yacht broker and freelance writer Degnon's breezy account of his extended voyage provides entertaining adventure and a refresher course in geography. One unidentified year, with Celia Lowe as crew mate, he set out from New England in Taku, a 41-foot...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780939510894Author Captain Edward C WintersFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Mystic Seaport MuseumPublisher Mystic Seaport MuseumWeight(grams) 422g

Part of the small format Y series (A2 size), this replicates sheet 2400.3 from the 2400 West Country Chart PackAbout the AuthorImray Laurie Norie & Wilson Ltd was formed in 1904 when three private chart publishing firms amalgamated. Each of these London...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Dartmouth Book Award for Non-fiction 2007 (Canada) and Canadian Nautical Research Society - Keith Matthews Book Award 2006 (Canada).Book InformationISBN...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for IndieFab awards (Sports) 2014.Book InformationISBN 9781929214983Author Herb McCormackFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint Paradise Cay PublicationsPublisher...

Plans included: Bridport Harbour (1:5000) Lyme Regis (1:10 000) Exmouth (1:21 500) Teignmouth Harbour (1:12 500) Torquay Harbour (1:7700) Brixham Harbour (1:10 000) Tor Bay (1:50 000) River Dart Entrance (1:15 000)Book InformationISBN...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781929214778Author Lin PardeyFormat PaperbackPage Count 392Imprint Pardey BooksPublisher Pardey BooksWeight(grams) 635gDimensions(mm) 226mm * 152mm * 25mm

This highly practical guide explains what sail trim is all about - how to achieve it and what its benefits are. Aimed at owners and crews sailing all types of boats, from dinghies to offshore cruisers, with either masthead or fractional rigs, it...

The most authoritative manual available on today's cruising boats and their equipment, written by some of the world's most respected and experienced sailors and yacht designers.Book InformationISBN 9780393337181Author Technical Committee of the Cruising...

Based on interviews and written accounts from over 50 contributors, this title vividly depicts the experiences of the deck officer, from pre-sea training and cadetship through the ranks to the eventual achievement of a Master's authority and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780956072238Author Jill Dickin SchinasFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Imperator PublishingPublisher Imperator PublishingWeight(grams) 470g

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...

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.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...

In this first biography of David Henry Lewis, Ben Lowings examines his lifetime of adventure forensically yet sympathetically, and unlocks the secrets of his determination. This British-born New Zealander was the first person to sail a catamaran around...

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)...

One of Britain's greatest living sailors shares a collection of distilled wisdom, acute observation and fascinating anecdotes. This book is a collection of provoking, insightful and perceptive pieces of writing by Robin Knox-Johnston. His forthright and...

Frank Mulville gives advice on how to choose self-steering, how to adapt rigging and gear, what supplies to take and how to stow them, how to prepare for bad weather, and how to keep fit on an ocean passage.Book InformationISBN 9780850364101Author Frank...

The Adlard Coles Book of Navigation is the perfect reference for anyone following an RYA navigation course, from Day Skipper through to Yachtmaster Offshore and for any seafarer requiring a knowledge of navigation. This highly practical book explains...

A century, a hundred, a ton, whether in sport, in life or an exam result raises expectations and interest. When it is a celebration of a leading yacht club's longevity, pens descend on paper. From small beginnings after the First World War the Royal...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781088005392Author James FrederickFormat PaperbackPage Count 258Imprint IngramSparkPublisher IngramSparkWeight(grams) 481gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 17mm

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780955737503Author Jackie WilliamsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 300Imprint Acorns PublishingPublisher Acorns Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780987211347Author Kate LanceFormat PaperbackPage Count 340Imprint Seabooks PressPublisher Seabooks PressWeight(grams) 152g

Chart scale 1: 350 000 Plans included: Figueira da Foz (1:15 000) Nazare (1:15 000) Porto de Peniche (1:10 000) Cascais (1:15 000) Lisboa Approaches (1:65 000) Lisboa (Lisbon) (1:30 000) Sesimbra (1:15 000) Entrance to Rio Sado (Setubal) (1:40...

This nautical medley combines wit and wisdom for present-day sailors, acquired over the author's lifetime. Serious advice blends with humorous anecdotes in essential bunk-side (or bedside) reading, both for sailors and for landlubbers.About the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780972146142Author Jim BrownFormat PaperbackPage Count 234Imprint Bookspecs PublishingPublisher Bookspecs PublishingWeight(grams) 414g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780956072269Author Clare AllcardFormat PaperbackImprint Imperator PublishingPublisher Imperator PublishingWeight(grams) 481g

In 1982, a hobby sailor and retired geography professor named Marvin Creamer embarked on a very special circumnavigation: On his 36' steel ketch, Globe Star, Creamer and his crew ventured out into the Atlantic a few days before Christmas on the first leg...

"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 9780914025214Author Bruce StarkFormat PaperbackPage Count 340Imprint Starpath PublicationsPublisher Starpath PublicationsWeight(grams) 767g

Double -sided. Side one- Europe from Ireland and Portugal to the Caspian Sea - dimensions 1210 x 870 mm. Scale 1:4 000 000- enlargement on reverse, with unprecedented detail, covering Dublin to Bratislava on the Danube scale 1:1 500 000. Includes a brief...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781934982174Author Jan AdkinsFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint Wooden Boat PublicationsPublisher Wooden Boat PublicationsWeight(grams) 499gDimensions(mm)...

On this edition the chart specification has been improved to show coloured light flashes. The latest information on marine reserves and their extents have been included. The Traffic Separation Schemes (TSS) have been updated. There has been general...

To celebrate 60 years of sailing Scottish waters, the author single-handedly sailed Halcyon, a 32' wooden yawl, from Fairlie on the Clyde, round the Mull of Kintyre by way of numerous inner islands to Barra in the Outer Hebrides and to the Atlantic side...

Plans included: Approach to Arcachon (1:50 000) Capbreton (1:20 000) Rada de Higuer (1:25 000) Getaria (1:15 000) Zumaia (1:15 000) Abra de Bilbao (1:25 000) Laredo (1:20 000) Santona (1:20 000) Santander (1:25 000) La Gironde & La Garonne...

The Pacific Crossing Guide is a complete reference for anyone contemplating sailing the Pacific in their own boat. From ideal timing, suitable boats, routes, methods of communication, health and provisioning to seasonal weather, departure and arrival...

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780955803536Author Roger D. TaylorFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint The FitzRoy PressPublisher The FitzRoy Press