Sailing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838104900Author Kittie LambtonFormat PaperbackPage Count 50Imprint Kittie LambtonPublisher Kittie LambtonWeight(grams) 64g

No seafarer's or armchair sailor's education will be complete without this anthology, which brings together poetry from both sides of the Atlantic, including poets as diverse as Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Emily Dickinson and John Masefield. This is a...

Exmouth to SalcombeAbout 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 back to the mid-18th century. James Imray and Son...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780939837991Author Mr Peter BermanFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Paradise Cay PublicationsPublisher Paradise Cay PublicationsWeight(grams)...

Take the first steps to become certified to charter a boat anywhere in the world.Imagine having the credentials to charter and skipper a boat in the Caribbean or anywhere in the world.Grant Headifen and the experts at NauticEd have certified thousands of...

While many books on celestial navigation insist this age-old art is needed only when electronics fail, Berson uses a unique approach that allows boaters to combine both the modern and the traditional. No other books do that.Celestial navigation, in all...

Learn how to predict a squall; navigate customs; earn money as you go; cope with heart attack, malaria, or simple sunburn; gut and dry the fish you've caught; stretch your fresh water supply. Clare Allcard's insights to all of these topics, and many...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780914025689Author Bruce StarkFormat HardbackPage Count 340Imprint Starpath PublicationsPublisher Starpath PublicationsWeight(grams) 1075gDimensions(mm)...

Plans: Golfo di Policastro Approaches to Vibo Valentia Isole Alicudi Stretto di MessinaBook InformationISBN 9781786790934Author Imray ImrayFormat PaperbackPage Count 1Imprint Imray, Laurie, Norie & Wilson LtdPublisher Imray, Laurie,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780981951904Author Bob RoitblatFormat PaperbackPage Count 220Imprint Manifest Destiny PressPublisher Manifest Destiny PressWeight(grams) 259gDimensions(mm)...

When Chay Blyth sailed round the world against the prevailing winds and currents, it was dubbed "the impossible voyage". Twenty years after this feat, Blyth had the idea of building ten yachts and training 140 people to race along the same route - most...

Dave and Colette Murray were newcomers to sailing and boating when they bought their first boat in 1986 and began sailing on Lake Windermere. They were absolute novices and had never been in a boat. After a few years, Dave wanted to put his newly learned...

This text is part of a series of instructional sports books written by some of the country's leading sports coaches. This title, by Britain's 1992 Olympic sailing team coach, covers the techniques of dinghy sailing. It provides a guide to the different...

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This book explores the sociology of sailing and yachting. Drawing on original research, and employing a theoretical framework based on the work of Pierre Bourdieu, the book argues that sailing is, still, an upper-middle-class activity that has much to...

A pocket database containing everything a busy skipper or their crew needs to know but might find hard to remember from navigation, seamanship and the weather to engine troubleshooting, safety and emergencies (and loads more in between). It is also an...

The only pilot guide focussing on the popular Solent area, now updated for its fourth edition. Comprehensive pilotage and nautical information are complimented by port details, local knowledge and historical detail. Illustrated throughout with updated...

Recounting an epic 9,000-nautical-mile journey, this is a fascinating guide to the harbours of the British Isles and a record of the work of a modern Harbour Master. It is packed full of over 500 colour photos and interesting facts about the maritime...

From YouTube’s popular Rigging Doctor channel, The Rigging Handbook is an introductory to mid-level book intended for boat owners, sailors, and cruisers who want to better understand how the mast and sails work.

A beautifully written and illustrated manifesto for the simple joys of sailing a small boat, filled with useful advice and techniques.

Reeds Nautical Almanac is the indispensable trusted annual compendium of navigational data for yachtsmen and motorboaters. Known as the Yachtsman's Bible, Reeds provides all the information required to navigate Atlantic coastal waters around the whole of...

The Reeds Western Almanac covers the British coastline from Cape Wrath to Padstow as well as the whole of Ireland, providing navigation and pilotage information for the coasts of Wales, Western Scotland, Ireland and Western England. Completely updated...

The Reeds Channel Almanac contains essential navigation and pilotage information covering the south coast of England from the Scilly Isles to Dover, the Channel Islands and northern France from Calais to L'Aberildut.Completely updated for 2026, topics...

Nick Craig's ground-breaking Helming to Win was published 10 years ago to great reviews: "Many sailing books can be recycles of familiar themes and ideas. Not this one! This is a highly personal and radical, fresh view of the subject area." In the...

The Reeds Eastern Almanac is the complete guide for North Sea mariners, offering ready access to essential navigation information covering the UK east coast from Ramsgate to Cape Wrath including the Shetland and Orkney Islands, and from Niewport to...

The go-to West Country pilot guide since 1988, now updated for its tenth edition. Mark Fishwick's West Country Cruising Companion is the leading pilot guide to this wonderful cruising area of south west England. First published in 1988 as West Country...

Today, yachts are often equipped with electrical windlasses, autopilot, bow thrusters, etc. This equipment has also become much more reliable, making it possible to make long offshore passages without much knowledge of seamanship. However, as the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783967041729Author GestaltenFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint gestaltenPublisher Die Gestalten Verlag

Reeds Crew Handbook is the ideal primer or aide-memoire for new crew, and for anyone going on a flotilla or charter holiday, or sailing aboard a friend's yacht for the weekend.Both a refresher for old hands and an ideal introduction for skippers to hand...

On a cold, blustery, late November day in 1920 a little black 45-foot yacht beat her way slowly through the Narrows against an ebbing tide and a raw nor'wester and tied up at St. George, Staten Island. To the casual observer there was nothing unusual...

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Cast off the lines and discover 50 of the most fabulous off-the-beaten-track sailing destinations on our planet. If you own a sailing boat, chances are that you've wondered what it would be like to throw in your job, cast off and sail over the horizon...

'This book is a must-have for any serious racing sailor' - Sir Ben Ainslie, four-time Olympic gold winning sailor. Paul Elvstrom is arguably the greatest Olympic sailor of all time. Proving that understanding the rules is crucial to winning, he...

An indispensable planning manual for all sailors and motorboaters yearning to cruise home waters. Sailing around Britain and Ireland may be a challenge that requires a great deal of preparation, but it is an extremely rewarding experience without...

Every four years the Racing Rules of Sailing are updated following the Olympics. To help the sailor, World Sailing labels important changes with marginal markings. For the new rules coming into force on 1st January 2025 there are quite a lot of marginal...

The truth is that my job does scare me. But as my career has developed, I have realised that just the right amount of fear is an incredibly powerful tool which demonstrates that I understand the risks I am taking and am therefore in a good position to...