Sailing

Under his authorship, this edition has been restructured to reflect the changing nature of passages across the North Sea. As well as a consideration of the various Traffic Separation Schemes, routes take into account the many new offshore windfarms and...

Plans included: Ormos Iou (Nisos Ios) (1:25 000) Koufonisia (Epano Koufonisia) (1:15 000) Ormos Maltezana (Analipsis) (Nisos Astipalaia) (1:25 000) Imray-Tetra charts for the Ionian and Aegean are widely acknowledged as the best available for the...

St Andrews (1:7500) Crail (1:7500) Anstruther (1:7500) St Monans (1:7500) Elie (1:10 000) Methil Docks (1:11 000) Pettycur & Kinghorn (1:17 500) Inchkeith (1:25 000) Burntisland (1:20 000) Aberdour (1:12 500) Inchcolm (1:15 000) Dalgety Bay...

The 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...

On this edition the chart specification has been improved to show coloured light flashes. There has been general updating throughout.About the Authormray Laurie Norie & Wilson Ltd was formed in 1904 when three private chart publishing firms amalgamated...

Plans included: Dingle Harbour (1:25 000) Valentia Harbour (1:32 500) Portmagee (1:30 000) Sneem, Kilmakilloge & Ardgroom Harbours (1:55 000) Castletown Berehaven (1:20 000) Glengarriff Harbour (1:30 000) Bantry Harbour (1:30 000) Crookhaven...

Open boat cruising has never been more popular, in the doing or the reading of it; magazines, websites, associations and events around the world attest to this, and of course the countless sailors who just 'get on with it' in their own unassuming manner...

Developed to complement Reeds Vol 8 (General Engineering for Marine Engineers), this indispensable textbook comprehensively covers the motor engineering syllabus for marine engineering officer cadets. Starting with the theoretical and practical...

"Everything creaks and bends in heavy seas - what will not bend will simply snap. So many times I wondered how much load we could carry in a powerful storm without breaking apart. If we flooded any faster I would drown in seconds." Patrick Dixon spent...

Available separately from the Cruising Almanac 2024, the 2024 tide tables now include tide times for Zeebrugge Corrections and updates are issued monthly (approximately) and are available from The Cruising Association website. Link below.About the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780767904469Author Alvah SimonFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday DelPublisher Broadway Books (A Division...

Geoff 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...

Plans included: Ormos Falirou (1:17,500) Marina Alimos (Kalamaki) (1:12,500) Limin Aigina (1:10,000) Imray-Tetra charts for the Ionian and Aegean are widely acknowledged as the best available for the cruising sailor. They combine the latest...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780914025610Author Leif K KarlsenFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint Starpath PublicationsPublisher Starpath PublicationsWeight(grams) 322g

Plans included: Ormos Skiathou (Nisos Skiathos) (1:50 000) Stenon Alonnisou (1:50 000) Linaria (Nisos Skiros) (1:75 000) Continuation of Maliakos Kolpos (1:190 000) Nisoi Likhades (1:50 000) On this edition the chart specification has been...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780995778245Author Jono DunnettFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Jonathan DunnettPublisher Jonathan DunnettWeight(grams) 540g

Cook's Country is a wholly original guide to the uniquely scenic and historic coasts of North Yorkshire and Northumberland. The author's fascinating personal insights complement information on all aspects of this stretch of coastline, making this an...

While 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...

Sailors 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...

John 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...

Through an extraordinary selection from the Beken Marine Photography Archive of the work of four generations of famous photographers (the Beken family), this book retraces the fundamental stages of the evolution of the unsurpassable 'Beken style',...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739907624Author Melanie WhiteFormat HardbackPage Count 368Imprint Lemon Quartz PublishingPublisher Lemon Quartz PublishingWeight(grams)...

Stress-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,...

Most 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...

At five out of the last six Olympic Games team GBR has been the top nation in sailing, a result of strong leadership from the Royal Yachting Association and very talented sailors and coaches. But Barry Pickthall, formerly the Yachting Correspondent of...

The amazing autobiographical account of the youngest ever solo circumnavigation of the Earth. First time in English! If you want to see the other side of the world, you can do two things: turn the world upside down, or travel there yourself. In 2012,...

An account of man against the sea in an open boat.Book InformationISBN 9780713653052Author Frank DyeFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Adlard Coles NauticalPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLCWeight(grams) 372g

A 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,...

The second edition of this well-received title from the Royal Cruising Club Pilotage Foundation covers the entire Mediterranean mainland coast of Spain from Gibraltar to the French border. This is the only detailed pilot for the Spanish Mediterranean...

Day 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...

You 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,...

Part of an exciting new series of small format guides which help you better understand the sea, by William Thomson FRGS. An essential guide to Tides, clearly explained through a seamless blend of simple descriptions and rich infographics. Tides...

Plans included: Rada di Gaeta (1:35 000) Golfo di Pozzuoli and Rada di Napoli (1:65 000) Approaches to Acciaroli (sketch plan) Capo Palinuro (sketch plan)About the AuthorImray Laurie Norie & Wilson Ltd was formed in 1904 when three private chart...

The Mirror dinghy was a significant factor in the boom of dinghy sailing in the 1960s, introducing thousands to the delights of sailing. While sailing has come a long way since then and there have been a lot of far more exotic craft launched, the Mirror...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781871680515Author Peter BruceFormat PaperbackPage Count 98Imprint Boldre MarinePublisher Boldre Marine

Here 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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781649222268Author Aaron LinsdauFormat PaperbackPage Count 130Imprint Sastrugi PressPublisher Sastrugi PressWeight(grams) 209gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm *...

This 4th edition has been produced by a team from the Royal Cruising Club and contains substantial changes. Apart from the routine updating of the text and plans - many newly drawn for this edition - and the addition of new photos, there are also some...

Reeds 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...

Plans included: Castle Bay (Barra) (1:25,000) Mallaig (1:10,000) Tobermory (Mull) (1:22,500) Caledonian Canal Entrance (1:40,000) Lynn of Lorn (1:40,000) Dunstaffnage Bay (1:20,000) Oban (1:15,000) Loch Feochan Entrance (1:25,000) Sound of Luing...