Boating category: 581 books
How to Sail Around the World
Advice and Ideas for Voyaging Under Sail
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2003
A new classic from one of the world's most respected sailing authors
More than 35 years ago, Hal Roth quit his job as a journalist and went sailing. Since then, he's logged more than 200,000 sea miles. Along the way, Roth also has authored eight voyaging classics, including the 1978 bestseller...
Dinghy Sailing: Start to Finish
From Beginner to Advanced: The Perfect Guide to Improving Your Sailing Skills
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2009
Dinghy Sailing is the perfect book if you are new to sailing and want to learn the basics, or are an experienced sailor who wants to broaden your skills and develop your techniques. This easy-to-follow, step-by-step guide is packed with clear illustrations and photographs and contains everything you...
by Peter Bruce
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2016
For 50 years Heavy Weather Sailing has been regarded as the ultimate international authority on surviving storms at sea aboard sailing and motor vessels. The first edition was compiled by Kaines Adlard Coles himself in 1967. Since then technology may have improved, but the weather certainly hasn't....
by Mark Chisnell
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2011
Have you ever dreamed of sailing around the world?
If so, it probably wasn’t like this...
‘Big pressure on you,’ yelled hoarsely.
Then more urgently, ‘Big gust!’ A curse. ‘Thirty-eight knots, still building. Big pressure, look at the goddam speed! You wanna blow it!’
‘No,...
Total Loss
Dramatic First-Hand Accounts of Yacht Losses at Sea
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2013
An enthralling collection of 45 dramatic stories of yachts lost at sea, *Total Loss has been a consistent bestseller since first publication. This fascinating new edition carries exciting first-hand accounts, including the tragic sinking of the yacht Ouzo, run down or swamped by a P&O ferry in...
The Complete Yachtmaster
Sailing, Seamanship and Navigation for the Modern Yacht Skipper 9th edition
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2017
The Complete Yachtmaster has been a bestseller since first publication and has established itself as the standard reference for Yachtmaster students as well as skippers of all levels of experience.
In this fully revised and up-to-date 9th edition, Tom Cunliffe brings together all the essentials...
More Yachting Yarns from South Australia
The tales and history of 10 extraordinary South Australian yachts
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2012
MORE YACHTING YARNS is great news for South Australians and lovers of all things nautical. This captivating book with its fascinating sea and river stories is a must for anyone with yachting or maritime interests. It traces the history of 10 South Australian sailing vessels from construction...
Racing Rules Companion 2017-2020
The Essential Compact Guide for All Racing Sailors Who Want to Win
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2016
The invaluable on-the-water reference guide to the essentials of the racing rules, updated for the latest 2017-2020 Racing Rules of Sailing. Every racing sailor should have a copy! The book summarises the basic principles, definitions and rules and then covers every aspect of the race. This edition...
Celestial Navigation for Yachtsmen
13th edition
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2017
The 13th edition of this bestselling book is proof of the success of Mary Blewitt's concise and clear style in explaining a particularly difficult skill, and it has been the bible for many generations of ocean navigators.
Since this book was first published, the huge advances in electronic navigation...
by Nick Craig
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2015
This book will help you make the transition from weekend racer to world champion. Covering everything from where to look and getting ‘in the groove’ to mental approaches and championship sailing, you will be working your way up the leaderboard in no time. Written by an amateur sailor, this book...
by John Champion
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2012
Five chapters including a beginners explanation of ratios to help you better understand magazine reviews and predict a vessels performance under sail. Much useful information for the potential boat buyer.
by Jon Emmett
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2015
This book will help you to succeed on the water whether your aim is Club, National, International (or even Olympic) level. With detailed analysis, challenging exercises and useful top tips throughout, everything is covered: from targets, goal setting and a winning mental attitude to boat handling,...
The Laser Book
Laser Sailing From Start To Finish
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2017
The Laser is the world’s most popular adult dinghy and comes with three rigs: Standard (used by men at the Olympic games), Radial (used by women at the Olympic games) and 4.7 (used by young people moving up from the Optimist). But the boat is not restricted to top athletes; its versatility means...
by Frank Bethwaite
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2013
From the author of the bestselling High Performance Sailing and Higher Performance Sailing comes the first scientific analysis of what makes fast sailors fast. Eschewing the idea that luck or innate talent are the keys to success, Frank Bethwaite shows how knowledge truly is power. Making use of video...