Fernhurst Books Limited imprint: 83 books
Racing: A Beginner's Guide
Become a Successful Competitive Sailor (For All Classes of Boat)
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2007
This book will give a flying start to your competitive sailing career. Whatever class of boat you sail and whatever your experience, these principles will ensure you are at the front of the fleet and better prepared than the opposition. The book is illustrated with stunning step-by-step photographs,...
Surf UK
The Definitive Guide to Surfing in Britain
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2008
This is your ultimate guide to Britain’s surf beaches. It’s packed with the local knowledge you need to discover exciting waves in unexpected places. Discover the hidden spots that make the UK a surfing paradise. From the beach breaks of the UK's surfing epicentre - the South West - to the slab...
Rigging
Rig Your Boat Right for Racing or Cruising
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2008
Rigging covers every aspect of standing and running rigging on a boat. The book explains the various options and materials with clear illustrations and photographs. An easy step-by-step guide, you will learn how to choose and fit equipment on cruising and racing yachts of all sizes before learning...
Understanding a Nautical Chart
A Practical Guide to Safe Navigation
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2018
We all rely on charts to navigate at sea – but are we missing essential information? A mass of data is included on each chart and deciphering the many symbols and abbreviations can be complicated. The accuracy of some charted depths can be trusted entirely while others should be treated with caution....
East Coast Rivers Cruising Companion
A Yachtsman's Pilot and Cruising Guide to the Waters from Lowestoft to Ramsgate
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016
Well established as ‘the East Coast yachtsman’s bible’, this 20th edition of Jan Harber’s classic cruising companion marks the book’s 60th anniversary. Dating back to 1956 when Jack Coote, Jan’s father, produced the first black and white edition, East Coast Rivers, now extending from Lowestoft...
Teach Dinghy Sailing
Learn to Communicate Effectively & Get Your Students Sailing!
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2008
Whether drifting in Optimists or skimming the water in a catamaran, the principles of instruction are the same and the major difficulty is communicating knowledge. This is a step-by-step course in how to teach beginners to sail safely and effectively. It takes you through the basics of teaching someone...
Illustrated Seamanship
Ropes & Ropework, Boat Handling & Anchoring
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2017
Today, yachts are often equipped with electrical windlasses, autopilot, bow thrusters, etc. This equipment has also become much more reliable, making it possible to make long offshore passages without much knowledge of seamanship. However, as the coastguards in many countries can confirm, more and...
Learn to Sail (non-enhanced)
The Simplest Way to Start Sailing
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2012
Get afloat and start having fun with step-by-step advice, photo sequences and diagrams. This jargon-free guide allows complete novices to get out on the water with the minimum of fuss. One- and two-person dinghies are covered, along with rigging, knots, safety, handling and much more.
The Skipper's Pocketbook
A Pocket Database For The Busy Skipper
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2018
A pocket database containing everything a busy skipper needs to know but might find hard to remember. It is easy to take for granted how much a skipper needs to know : Navigation, how to pilot the boat into a new harbour, using the radio, checking the engine, keeping an eye out for things that need...
by Pat Manley
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2014
Simple Boat Maintenance concentrates on the 67 most common boat maintenance jobs. Each is rated for difficulty on a scale of 1-5 and is explained in simple steps with lots of photos and diagrams. No special tools are required and no skill is assumed. Take this book in one hand, a spanner in the other...
by Simon Keeling
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2008
Introducing key principles that influence the weather, this guide gives sailors the tools to forecast from observations and the available information. Wind, clouds and weather patterns are all covered, arming mariners with the knowledge required to predict the weather accurately. Illustrated with...
Practical Navigation for the Modern Boat Owner
Navigate Effectively by Getting the Most Out of Your Electronic Devices
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2008
The modern sailor is an electronic navigator. New boats come stacked with GPS, chartplotters and radar, on a bewildering array of screens and displays. With this book learn how to navigate using all of these electrical devices. Practical Navigation leads you through all the aspects of boat navigation...
by Bryan Willis
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2016
The racing rules bible, completely updated for the latest 2017-2020 Racing Rules of Sailing. You don’t have to know all the rules off by heart, but you do need to know your rights and obligations on the water – the rules can be looked up afterwards. This book takes you through the key situations...