Fernhurst Books Limited: 83 books
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...
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...
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 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...
Knox-Johnston on Seamanship & Seafaring
Lessons & experiences from the 50 years since the start of his record breaking voyage
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2018
On 14th June 1968 Robin Knox-Johnston set sail from Falmouth to take part in the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race – the first, non-stop, single-handed sailing race around the world. He was an unknown 29-year old Merchant Navy Officer. Ten and a half months later he sailed back into Falmouth, the only...
by Tom Cunliffe
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2011
Sailing, Yachts and Yarns is a selection of British sailing legend Tom Cunliffe's most entertaining, outspoken and instructive writing from the pages of Yachting Monthly magazine. Tom's regular column for this leading sailing magazine gives him free reign to explore a wide range of topics. He has...
Be Your Own Tactics Coach
Improve Your Technique on the Water & Sail to Win
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2011
Boatspeed is not enough – a good understanding of tactics is crucial if you want to win races. This book is a comprehensive programme to make you a tactical genius on the water. Individual chapters take you around the racecourse, from before you get on the water, through the pre-start, start, and...
Be Your Own Sailing Coach
20 Goals for Racing Success
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2008
If you want to win races you need to get organised! This unique guide shows you how to set your overall sailing goals, and breaks them down into manageable – yet stretching – mini-goals. Jon Emmett breaks racing down into 20 key skills (such as speed to windward and tactics) and, with detailed...
Sailing Around Britain
A Weekend Sailor’s Voyage in 50 Day Sails
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2017
Kim Sturgess was a weekend sailor: he enjoyed club racing and several brief sailing holidays, but had never attempted a substantial expedition. Reaching the age of fifty focused the mind and he decided to sail around Britain. While many cruising sailors would not contemplate a 1900 nautical mile voyage,...
Asymmetric Sailing
Get the Most From your Boat with Tips & Advice From Expert Sailors
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2012
Learn the secrets of getting the most from your boat – whether you sail an entry level dinghy, high performance skiff, sportsboat or catamaran. Tips, advice and some great shortcuts from expert sailors in a wide range of classes gives you the inside knowledge to improve your techniques and get ahead...
Amazing Diving Stories
Incredible Tales from Deep Beneath the Sea
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2012
This collection of true diving stories makes for compelling reading for all divers. Enjoy classic tales of this extreme watersport, from thrilling wreck discoveries to encounters with the bizarre and the beautiful. There are stories of death and disaster, as well as bravery and triumph. Tales of the...
Sail Away
How to escape the rat race and live the dream
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2019
You long to escape the daily grind, buy a boat and sail away. This book will inspire your dreams and show you how to turn them into a reality – be it an extended cruise or years away. Written by a yachting journalist who has sailed away for 8 years, together with the contributions of 100 other blue-water...
Pencil, Paper and Stars
The Handbook of Traditional & Emergency Navigation
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2008
Today’s sailors rely on GPS for position finding and passage making. But what happens if your electronic navigation systems fail?_x000D_ This book provides you with simple, practical, get-you-home navigation techniques that could save you in an emergency. These easy techniques require no complicated...