Adlard Coles imprint: 212 books
Kiteboarding
Where it's at...
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2014
Over the past fifteen years, the extreme sport of kiteboarding has developed from an unlikely concept into a worldwide phenomenon. Kiteboarding: Where it's at... tracks these changes and looks at the various tangents that the sport has taken.
With stunning photography, each part reviews one...
by Sam Steele
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2011
"The new circumnavigation bible" - Geoff Holt (the first disabled sailor to sail around Britain singlehandedly)
A circumnavigation of the UK and Ireland is the perfect 'doorstep'
challenge for sailors and motorboaters looking for an extended cruise
which doesn't take them too far...
Sailing to the Edge of Time
The Promise, the Challenges, and the Freedom of Ocean Voyaging
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2018
John Kretschmer is sailing's practical philosopher – as much a doer as a thinker. And that is the overarching theme of this chronicle of a sailing life. Often amusing, sometimes poignant, occasionally terrifying but always inspiring, his deeply personal account is a welcome reminder of the good...
The Narrowboat Guide
A complete guide to choosing, designing and maintaining a narrowboat
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2016
The UK has over 1000 miles of navigable canals and rivers which are home to an estimated over 70,000 boats. To the untrained eye canal boats can look much the same, but there are some very important distinctions and a new buyer has some very important choices to make. This book discusses those choices,...
by Gwenda Cornell
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2012
The South Pacific Islands conjure dreams of romantic charm and escape from the pressures of modern life - but is this a true picture of real life on the Islands today? Gwenda Cornell sailed to these Islands to discover the quality of life, history and culture of the peoples who inhabit these remote...
GMDSS
A User's Handbook
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2017
The Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) - the maritime equivalent to the emergency services number - provides a fast and efficient way of calling for assistance at sea, whatever the size of craft or its location.
Denise Bréhaut explains the operation of the system as a whole...
Trim, The Cartographer's Cat
The ship's cat who helped Flinders map Australia
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2019
Not many ships' cats have even one memorial statue, let alone six. But Trim does, including one outside Euston Station in London, proudly unveiled by Prince William on the bicentenary of Matthew Flinders's death – 19 July 2014.
Trim was the ship's cat who accompanied Matthew Flinders on his...
by Ian Dear
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2015
The Royal Yacht Squadron is the world's most prestigious yacht club and, like all great British institutions, its members take it very seriously indeed. Joining the club is quite a privilege and is not for the likes of any old yachtsman in his 36ft Beneteau. It's easier to get into Debrett's than...
GMDSS
A User's Handbook
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2013
The Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) provides a
fast and efficient way of calling for assistance at sea, whatever the
size of craft or geographical position. Now updated for the fourth
edition, this book explains the operation of the system as a whole and
the procedures involved,...
Tudor and Stuart Seafarers
The Emergence of a Maritime Nation, 1485-1707
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2018
Tudor and Stuart Seafarers tells the compelling story of how a small island positioned on the edge of Europe transformed itself into the world's leading maritime power. In 1485, England was an inward-looking country, its priorities largely domestic and European. Over the subsequent two centuries,...
Exploring the Thames Wilderness
A Guide to the Natural Thames
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2013
The River Thames is an often undiscovered haven of stunning scenery, wonderful wildlife and brilliant natural beauty. As well as the famous stretches passing through our biggest cities and towns, there is a hidden side to the river - wild and natural, but surprisingly accessible. This guidebook, compiled...
Pacific Exploration
Voyages of Discovery from Captain Cook's Endeavour to the Beagle
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2018
Captain Cook is generally acknowledged as the first great European scientific explorer. His voyage of exploration to the Pacific in HM bark Endeavour, commencing in 1768, lasted almost three years, recorded thousands of miles of uncharted lands and seas – including New Zealand, the east coast of...
by Dag Pike
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2013
This is a book about practical weather forecasting, and it starts where most other books finish. Weather forecasts give you a lot of information about the weather to come but they often leave out a lot of the detail, and the timing of changes can also be vague. In this book, Dag Pike shows how to...
by Rene Westerhuis
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2013
The Skipper's Mast and Rigging Guide is a new title in our popular series of cockpit guides that are designed for easy reference on board in all weather conditions.
Of all the elements that are hard to set up on a sailboat, gauging how mast, running rigging and standing rigging should work...