Barry Pickthall: 11 books
by Barry Pickthall
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2016
Did you ever wonder which civilisation first took to water in small craft? Who worked out how to measure distance or plot a course at sea? Or why the humble lemon rose to such prominence in the diets of sailors?
Taking one hundred objects that have been pivotal in the development of sailing...
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...
Motorboating Start to Finish
From Beginner to Advanced: The Perfect Guide to Improving Your Motorboating Skills
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2019
Motorboating Start to Finish is the perfect book for you if you are new to motorboating and need to learn the basics, or if you are experienced, but wish to broaden your skills and develop your techniques. This easy-to-follow, step-by-step guide takes you through the basic principles, preparing to...
by Barry Pickthall
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2012
Most diesel engines will develop a problem at some point in their lives, but armed with the right knowledge a skipper needn't worry.
The Reeds Diesel Engine Troubleshooting Handbook is a compact, pocket-sized guide to finding solutions to all of the most common engine problems, and many of...
Yachting Start to Finish
From Beginner to Advanced: The Perfect Guide to Improving Your Yachting Skills
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2019
Yachting Start to Finish is the perfect book for you if you are new to sailing, or if you are an experienced sailor wanting to broaden your skills and develop your techniques. This easy-to-follow, step-by-step guide takes you through the basic principles, preparing to sail, your first sail and safety...
Going Foreign
Cruising Abroad for the First Time
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2013
Many reasonably experienced coastal sailors (and motorboaters) find the
prospect of sailing their boat to the continent appealing yet daunting.
There are so many additional aspects that all need to be taken into
account and complied with that it can seem a forbidding prospect. This
highly illustrated,...
by Barry Pickthall
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2013
Most outboard motors will be troublesome at some point in their lives, but armed with the right knowledge a skipper neednt worry.
The Reeds Outboard Motor Troubleshooting Handbook is a compact, pocket-sized guide to finding solutions to all of the most common outboard problems, and many of...
Buying a Motorboat
New or Second-Hand
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012
Buying a boat can be a minefield, but a handbook like this will make it a lot easier for would-be boat owners to make sensible, informed choices.
Whether buying a new or secondhand boat, would-be owners will gain expert advice on topics including:
- the type of boat best suited to their needs
-...
Buying a Yacht
New or Second-Hand
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2012
Buying a boat can be a minefield, but a handbook like this will make it a lot easier for would-be boat owners to make sensible, informed choices.
Whether buying a new or second-hand boat, would-be owners will gain expert advice on topics including:
- the type of boat best suited to their needs
-...
The Red Baron
Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2016
Beginning his wartime career on the Western Front in August 1916, Manfred von Richthofen, or the Red Baron as he became known, had shot down an impressive total of fifteen aircraft by January 1917, as well as being appointed commander of his own unit. By the time of his death in 1918, he had destroyed...
Superdocious!
Racing Insights and Revelations from Legendary Olympic Sailor Rodney Pattisson
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2019
Rodney Pattisson MBE, the three-time Olympic medallist and winner of fourteen world and European champtionships, is an iconic figure within the sailing world. A world champion in dinghies, multihulls and offshore, he has set race and speed records and with Lawrie Smith led Britain's challenge for...