Boating category: 581 books
by Bill Johnson
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2013
The Reeds Skipper's Handbook, now in its 6th edition, has been a bestseller since first publication 20 years ago. Now for the first time, here is the Reeds Crew Handbook for skippers to hand to new and aspiring crew. It will give them all the essential knowledge they need to undertake the tasks traditionally...
by Jane Russell
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2013
The Atlantic Crossing Guide is a complete reference for anyone planning an Atlantic passage in their own boat. It is described by Yachting World magazine as 'An invaluable mixture of planning manual and pilot book, and an essential investment if you're planning to cross the Pond.'
From ideal...
Competent Crew
For New Crew and Competent Crew Students
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2013
Competent Crew covers both the shorebased and the practical aspects of the RYA Competent Crew course. It will prepare newcomers for the first time afloat by explaining basic skills and boat handling including: sail trimming and sail handling; understanding the compass; sailing a course; anchoring...
West Country Cruising Companion
A Yachtsman's Pilot and Cruising Guide to Ports and Harbours from Portland Bill to Padstow, Including the Isles of Scilly
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2014
First published in 1988 as West Country Cruising, Mark Fishwick's definitive sailing guide for the ever attractive coastline of Dorset, Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly combines a skilful blend of pilotage and cruising information, enhanced with full colour photography, including many additional...
The Island Hopping Digital Guide To The Virgin Islands - Part II - The British Virgin Islands
Including Tortola, Jost Van Dyke, Norman Island, Virgin Gorda, and Anegada
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2017
This edition is Part II of The Island Hopping Digital Guide to the Virgin Islands and covers Tortola, Jost Van Dyke, Norman Island, Virgin Gorda, and Anegada.
The Island Hopping Digital Guides are the digital versions of the world-famous cruising guides written by Stephen J. Pavlidis. Over...
Rough Weather Seamanship for Sail and Power
Design, Gear, and Tactics for Coastal and Offshore Waters
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2010
Written by an accomplished naval architect, this book shows the average boater how to safely weather the fiercest storm. Rough Weather Seamanship for Sail and Power arms readers with the knowledge they need to select and modify a boat for heavy weather; understand, track, and evade storm systems;...
by Mark Chisnell
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2011
So, you think you’d like to sail around the world?
Imagine sunsets across calm oceans, cocktails at cosy anchorages, landfalls in amazing new places....
And then imagine something else, imagine taking part in one of the planet’s last great adventures. Imagine the story of an incredible...
by Ben Proctor
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2013
Fancy a career change? Looking for something different? Wanting to travel the world and save money? Well may be super yachting could be for you?
This guide is aimed at those considering entry into the super yacht industry to help increase their knowledge into this highly competitive industry....
Salty Dog Talk
The Nautical Origins of Everyday Expressions
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2013
Most of us never realise how many words and expressions used in
everyday English have a nautical origin. This fascinating and charming
pocket book explains the seafaring beginnings of over 200 such phrases- colourful, bizarre and surprising - and how they came ashore.
Just a few examples are:
Chock-a-block
Chance...
Yachting Monthly's Further Confessions
Yachtsmen Own Up to Their Sailing Sins
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2013
There were too many degrading disasters, mortifying mishaps and groan-worthy gaffes for one collection, so following on from Yachting Monthly's Confessions, here is another wonderful collection of humiliating misadventures from the enduringly popular Confessional column of Yachting Monthly magazine.
For...
A Week on the Broads
Four Victorian gents at sail on a Norfolk gaffer in 1889
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2017
During their university holidays in the late 1880s, S.K. Baker and three of his University College friends clad in stripy blazers and boaters spent time sailing and camping on the Norfolk Broads. Baker, a keen artist and diarist, recorded their travels in watercolour in two small leather bound books.
The...
by alex trostanetskiy
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2013
Are you looking for a journey that will take you through Top Luxury Yachts in the World: Top 100, along with funny comments and a word puzzle? Then this book is for you. Whether you are looking at this book for curiosity, choices, options, or just for fun; this book fits any criteria. Creating Top...
Fiberglass Boat Restoration
The Project Planning Guide
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2017
How to select a boat, plan your project, finish the job, and actually head for the water.
Over the past thirty to forty years boat builders, large and small, have produced tens of thousands of fiberglass boats. Many now sit abandoned, waiting for some tender care to get back on the water where they...
Powerboating: The RIB & Sportsboat Handbook
Handling RIBs & Sportsboats
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2009
Powerboats are fast, fun and exhilarating. The sensation of speed as you skim across the water, the sun, the spray and the sea air combine to make it an unfortgetable experience, but the powerboat must be handled with care and treated with respect. This is the ideal guide whether you're a beginner...