Sailing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780743202510Author Daniel RobbFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 428gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm...

Stuart Walker's intelligent, straightforward explanation of why wind behaves as it does and what it is likely to do next draws upon his sixty-plus years of sailing experience and his vast knowledge of meteorology. The Sailor's Wind first describes each...

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...

In this tale of life at sea the author tells of voyages round the Horn and his time in the Aland Islands where he fitted out a small boat and sailed with the lovely Elsa. He describes the trials and pleasures of life under sail, including adventures with...

In this tale of life at sea the author tells of voyages round the Horn and his time in the Aland Islands where he fitted out a small boat and sailed with the lovely Elsa. He describes the trials and pleasures of life under sail, including adventures with...

A memorable tale of adventure on the turbulent seas of the Great Southern and Atlantic oceans--on one of the most historic voyages of our time--finds its way into paperback. This is William F. Stark's engrossing memoir of the last leg of the Grain Race,...

Main panel coverage is now at an improved scale of 1:17,000. 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...

This book is perfect for dinghy sailors moving up to keelboats; yachtsmen trying their hand at something more lively; and indeed anyone trying to get to the front of the fleet. A former Olympic Star helmsman shows you how to tune your rig, execute...

For the past 12 years, Jo Winter has been cruising these waters in her 45' Island Packet, Brother Wind, and she describes it as one of the most diverse, beautiful, unspoilt and undiscovered sailing areas in the world. The book covers thousands of miles...

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...

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. Plans included: Teignmouth Harbour (1:12 500) ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780982400869Author James FrederickFormat PaperbackPage Count 138Imprint James FrederickPublisher James FrederickWeight(grams) 195g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780395652398Author Richard M. SherwoodFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Houghton Mifflin (Trade)Publisher Houghton MifflinDimensions(mm) 203mm * 114mm *...

In the late 1920s Norwegian Erling Tambs and his wife Julie set out from Oslo with their Colin Archer pilot boat Teddy, little in the way of navigational equipment, and not much else. The Cruise of the Teddy is Erling's charming and modest account of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781929214341Author Lin PardeyFormat PaperbackPage Count 412Imprint Pardey BooksPublisher Pardey BooksWeight(grams) 621gDimensions(mm) 230mm * 153mm * 31mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780955900181Author Robert DeavesFormat PaperbackPage Count 204Imprint Robert DeavesPublisher Robert DeavesWeight(grams) 240g

Over the course of twenty years of delivering sailboats to far-flung quaysides, John Kretschmer has had innumerable adventures, both humorous and terrifying. in Flirting with Mermaids, he recounts the most memorable of them. He crosses the Western...

On this 2018 edition the chart specification has been improved to show coloured light flashes. Depths have been updated from the latest surveys where available. The inset plan of Broad Haven Bay has been extended east to include Ross Port. There has been...

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.Book InformationISBN 9780995439900Author Juliet PrenticeFormat PaperbackPage Count 292Imprint Lanikai PressPublisher Lanikai PressWeight(grams) 395g

Plans included: Rodney Bay and Yacht Harbour (1:25 000) Port Castries (1:12 500) Grand Cul de Sac Bay (1:15 000) Marigot Harbour (1:7500) Soufriere Bay and The Pitons (1:40 000) Laborie Bay (1:20 000) Vieux Fort Bay and Anse de Sables (1:20 000)...

Inexplicably out of print since the late 1940s, Messing About in Boats is one of the most charming and evocative accounts of work and leisure afloat in the years either side of the Great War. John Muir describes with humanity and humour the perils of...

Tristan Jones has logged more miles--and more adventure--sailing single-handed than any other person alive in our time. He has crossed the Atlantic many times, often alone, and has circumnavigated the globe in small boats. One Hand for Yourself, One for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780956072221Author Jill Dickin SchinasFormat PaperbackPage Count 298Imprint Imperator PublishingPublisher Imperator PublishingWeight(grams) 537g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385040259Author Clifford AshleyFormat HardbackPage Count 640Imprint Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing GroupPublisher Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing...

"I first met her in Tollesbury and immediately fell for her. She was an -Essex girl through and through but not like all the others, although she was shallow. As far as I could see then there were only two problems. There was a big age...

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781735980607Author Liesbet CollaertFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Roaming about PressPublisher Roaming about PressWeight(grams) 431gDimensions(mm)...

This definitive edition of all of Captain Joshua Slocum's writings is now being reissued in time for the 100th anniversary of Slocum's epic singlehanded voyage.Reviews...for readers who love the sea and the well-told tale, the work of Joshua Slocum will...

Description currently unavailableBook InformationISBN 9780954275099Author Christopher SevernFormat PaperbackPage Count 372Imprint Seafarer BooksPublisher Rowman & Littlefield

Up Aloft with Old Harry is another wonderful collection of Des Sleightholme's batty observations on the sailing scene. Wickedly perceptive, Sleightholme attacks pomposity with scarifying gusto, taking the mickey out of everything and everybody afloat...

Plans included: The Mumbles (1:25 000) Swansea Marina (1:17 500) Porthcawl (1:60 000) Cardiff Bay (1:20 000) Penarth Marina (1:7500) Avonmouth (1:40 000) Continuation of River Avon (Avonmouth Bridge to Bristol) (1:60 000) Bridgwater Bay and...

The cruising tale is full of the sights and sounds, the fragrances and native customs of foreign lands, especially Central American and the Caribbean. It is a story of a leisurely sail through the Gulf of Cortez and on through Panama Canal to the Azores...

For this 2022 edition the chart has been fully updated throughout with revised depths Laminated editionAbout the AuthorImray Laurie Norie & Wilson Ltd was formed in 1904 when three private chart publishing firms amalgamated. Each of these London...

This is the ultimate guide to liferaft survival for all boaters and its purpose is to ensure the survival of skipper and crew in the event of their boat sinking. In this essential safety book, expert authors, Frances and Michael Howorth, cover how to...

VHF Afloat explains how to use your VHF DSC radio. It covers licensing the equipment and gaining the operator certificate, and then takes you through each type of call. Each procedure is clearly illustrated using the yacht Sierra, to show how the radio...

This is a useful, literate compendium of boating language and terminology.Book InformationISBN 9781574091175Author Elliott Dunlap SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Sheridan HousePublisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams) 454gDimensions(mm)...

Includes essays on the Mary Celeste and the Bermuda Triangle.Reviews...a burning natural talent....his writings are a pleasure for any lover of good writing as well as a brilliant collection of yarns about his life, his sailing adventures, and his...

This complete course to catamaran racing is made easy-to-understand by clarity of explanation and countless drawings and photographs.About the AuthorPhil Berman has been sailing and racing catamarans since 1969. A past winner of the Hobie 14 World...

Plans: Falmouth Yacht Marina Falmouth Inner Harbour Mylor Yacht HarbourAbout 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...