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A self-teaching aid that covers International regulations for preventing collision at sea 1972 (Colregs) or Rules of the Road, including navigation lights and related situations that could be asked within the Maritime and Coastguard Agency oral...

How well do you really know your way around Britain?Uncover the history of Britain's roads and work your way around its highways, byways, bypasses and backwaters in these map-based challenges.Test your word-puzzling skills, map-reading savvy, general...

A full-colour, paperback road atlas of Great Britain, now fully revised and updated. Clear detailed road mapping at a scale of 3.5 miles to 1 inch. Presented in a large, easy to read A3 format. This essential road atlas includes the following;...

A full-colour regional road atlas featuring 39 pages of continuous road mapping. Covering an extensive area, including Bristol, Swindon, Reading, Slough, Guildford, Littlehampton, Portsmouth, Isle of Wight, Bournemouth, Cardiff, Newport, Weymouth,...

Guiding a craft using one of the oldest of the mariner's arts-celestial navigation As romantic--sounding as sailing to Tahiti did centuries ago, using the sun, moon, planets, and stars to guide one's boat on the seas is enjoying a comeback. For those...

Winner of the 2020 Australian Prime Minister's Literary Award for nonfiction and the 2019 NSW Premier's History Awards for general history 'Wonderfully researched and beautifully written' Philip Hoare, author of Leviathan ...

This full colour atlas of Devon, Cornwall and West Somerset combines 32 pages of road mapping with an illustrated town plan section to provide an informative atlas and guide. The road map coverage includes the whole of Cornwall, Devon and the...

The Reeds Eastern Almanac is the complete guide for North Sea mariners, offering ready access to essential navigation information by virtue of its clear layout and user friendly format, covering the UK east coast from Ramsgate to Cape Wrath including the...

Explore the whole country from Cardiff and Pembrokeshire to Isle of Anglesey and Conwy, extending as far north as Liverpool. This detailed and up-to-date map contains 700 places of interest and an index to 4,000 towns and villages. Published...

Navigate your way around Bournemouth with this detailed and easy-to-use A-Z Street Atlas. Printed in full-colour, paperback format, this atlas contains 63 pages of continuous street mapping. Covered extends to include: Poole,...

Navigate your way around Norwich with detailed street maps from A-Z This up-to-date, folded A-Z street map includes more than 2000 streets in and around Norwich. As well as the Norwich Cathedral and central Norwich, the other areas covered...

Within easy reach of all the main harbours and marinas lie an abundance of lochs and islands with numerous idyllic anchorages to explore. Some of these are easy to find, others pose more of a navigational challenge and are accessed via intricate channels...

Collisions are expensive! Learning, understanding and remembering the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (COLREGs) is essential for anyone venturing onto the water. Leisure boaters, as much as professional mariners, need to know...

The ideal reference book for anyone following the RYA Day Skipper course. With a refreshingly practical approach, illustrated throughout with clear diagrams, worked examples and colour photography, this 4th edition covers all the theory and practical...

Navigate your way around Cambridge with detailed street maps from A-Z This up-to-date, folded A-Z street map includes all of the 1,000 streets in and around Cambridge.As well as the University of Cambridge and Cambridge city centre, other...

For over 50 years Heavy Weather Sailing has been regarded as the ultimate international authority on surviving storms at sea aboard sailing and motor vessels. In this book, former Commodore of the Ocean Cruising Club Martin Thomas brings together a...

Heavenly Mathematics traces the rich history of spherical trigonometry, revealing how the cultures of classical Greece, medieval Islam, and the modern West used this forgotten art to chart the heavens and the Earth. Once at the heart of astronomy and...

Handy little full colour Collins map of Aberdeen with a high level of detail. Clear mapping of the central area extending to the airport and along the coast, with all tourist locations. Map at a scale of 1:10 725 (5.8 inches to 1 mile). Clear,...

Explore the whole county and area extending into Devon as far as Great Torrington, Tavistock and Plymouth. This detailed and up-to-date map contains more than 1,000 places of interest and an index to 3,000 towns and villages. Published at a...

Brand new edition from Philip's of this information-packed sheet map of Skye and Lochalsh, giving detailed coverage of the road network, and featuring all the major places of tourist, cultural and historic interest.From the colourful town of Portree to...

For this 2021 edition the chart has been fully updated throughout using the latest known depths, buoyage, and areas and limits.About the AuthorImray Laurie Norie & Wilson Ltd was formed in 1904 when three private chart publishing firms amalgamated. Each...

Carnlough Harbour (sketch plan) Larne (1:18 500) Carrickfergus (1:15 000) Bangor Bay (1:17 500) Donaghadee Sound (1:25 000) Entrance to Strangford Lough (1:37 500) Portaferry Marina (1:7500) Strangford (1:5000) Ardglass (1:15 000) Stranraer...

It's easy to confuse (or forget) what particular lights, marks and shapes mean - especially under stress or in the dark - but with this handy book, help is quickly at hand. Laid out simply & clearly for quick accessibility, it enables crew, navigators,...

Based on official Hydrographic Office data with additional information from across Imray's network, tailored to appropriate scales and level of data for leisure sailors. Imray's award-winning cartography includes a familiar, logical colour scheme,...

""The art of command is...to be the complete master, and yet the complete friend of every man on board; the temporal lord and yet the spiritual brother of every rating; to be detached and yet not dissociated.' A Seaman's Pocket-Book, 1943', has found...

This ground-breaking view of the navigational landscape of the Nile in medieval Egypt draws on a broad range of sources: medieval Arabic geographies; traveler accounts; archaeology; and meteorological, hydrological, and geological studies. John Cooper...

Plans included: Ayvalik (1:75 000) Sigri (N. Lesvos) (1:30 000) Entrance to Kolpos Kalloni (N. Lesvos) (1:30 000) Entrance to Kolpos Yeras (N. Lesvos) (1:40 000) Mitilini (N. Lesvos) (1:10 000) Bademli Limani (1:40 000) On this 2018 edition...

A folded map specially created for touring the glories of the Scottish Highlands, with a wealth of places of interest clearly marked. It includes detailed coverage of the area's road network with easy-to-read road mapping perfect for route-planning...

Navigate your way around Liverpool with this detailed and easy-to-use A-Z Street Atlas. Printed in full-colour, paperback format, this atlas contains 120 pages of continuous street mapping. Coverage extends to include: Maghull,...

West Aegean is a companion guide which provides details of places that are mentioned only lightly in Greek Waters Pilot. It is particularly useful for charterers, flotilla sailors and others based in the area. There is in depth information on getting...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486406138Author Harold GattyFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...

Sunday Times Bestseller and Blackwell's Non-Fiction Book of the Month.The extraordinary story of how the Endurance, Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship, was found in the most hostile sea on Earth, told by the expedition's Director of Exploration.'Bound has a...

Navigate your way around Blackpool with detailed street maps from A-Z This fully updated, folded A-Z street map includes all of the 2,100 streets in and around Blackpool. As well as the Promenade this handy map covers Great Marton Moss, Common...

Navigate your way around Bournemouth with detailed street maps from A-Z This up-to-date, folded A-Z street map includes all of the 1,500 streets in and around Bournemouth.As well as Bournemouth and Boscombe piers, other areas covered are...

Navigate your way around Leeds with detailed street maps from A-Z This up-to-date, folded A-Z street map includes 4,555 streets in and around Leeds. As well as the University of Leeds, the other areas covered are Hyde Park, Holbeck, Leeds Dock...

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

For centuries, ships' commanders kept journals that recorded their missions. These included voyages of discovery to unknown lands, engagements in war and sea and general trade. Many of their logs, diaries and letters were lodged at The National Archives...

Everything you need to know about trimming the foresail. This book demystifies the black art of jib trimming and focuses purely on this role. Concepts covered range from lift, drag and sail shape to wind changes and sea state, with lots more in between...

This quick reference guide contains all the navigational information and practical seamanship needed by skippers or crew. The accessible and concise presentation makes it ideal for instant reference at sea, and its splashproof pages and spiral binding...

Explore the whole region of East Anglia extending from London to the North Sea coast. Ideal for touring around Norfolk and The Broads and also covers Cambridgeshire, Bedford, Peterborough and Leicestershire. This detailed and up-to-date map contains 780...