Fernhurst Books Limited: 83 books
by Nick Craig
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2018
Unless you have unbeatable boatspeed, tactics are vital to winning sailboat races. Multi-champion, Nick Craig, shows you how to develop a strategy and what tactics to adopt on every leg and at every mark of the course. His first book, Helming to Win, was described as “original, thought provoking…...
by Ian Pinnell, Tim Davison
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2016
For most sailors, boat tuning may seem a mystery understood only by sailmakers and the like. In this book, sailor, chandler and championship winner, Ian Pinnell, unravels this daunting subject and will help improve your boatspeed as a result. Since most races are won or lost by a difference of less...
by Bill Johnson
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2009
Bill Johnson clearly explains what radar is, outlining what it does and doesn't do. He describes how to make simple adjustments to get a decent picture, and explores how to use the basic radar. This is followed by greater information on the various confusions and anomalies that the picture can present,...
by Sara Hopkinson
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2008
VHF Afloat explains how to use your VHF DSC radio. It covers licensing the equipment and gaining the operator certificate, and then takes you through each type of call. Each procedure is clearly illustrated using the yacht Sierra, to show how the radio is used on a passage to communicate with marinas,...
Essential Boat Electics
Carry Out On-Board Electrical Jobs Properly & Safely
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2014
Essential Boat Electrics removes the mystique of boat electrics. It shows you how to carry out many electrical jobs on-board properly and safely. Included are tutorials, from using a multimeter and wiring and protecting a circuit, to troubleshooting electrical faults and connecting a PC to your instrument...
Diesel's Afloat
The Must-Have Guide for Diesel Boat Engines
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2007
Diesel engines are installed in just about every yacht and in most large motorboats. This book explains how to prevent problems, troubleshoot and make repairs using safe techniques. It will help you save money on expensive bills for yard work you could do yourself. Diesels Afloat covers everything...
by Tom Cunliffe
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2008
Navigation is a subject best learned outside the classroom so this book is written to get you started as soon as possible. Once you've mastered a few simple principles, it helps you to get afloat and stay out of trouble as you learn the necessities and build confidence. Using straightforward explanations...
Illustrated Navigation
Traditional, Electronic & Celestial Navigation
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2017
Today, yachts are often equipped with radar, GPS, chart plotters, AIS, etc. This equipment has also become much more reliable, making it possible to make long offshore passages without a great knowledge of navigation. However, such equipment can be set up wrongly, interpreted incorrectly, malfunction...
Tactics Made Simple
Sailboat racing tactics explained simply
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2019
Olympic gold medallist and multiple world champion, Paul Goodison, explains why this book is important if you want to win races. He says: “To win sailboat races you need to sail the boat fast. This comes down to hours on the water training and tuning – there are few shortcuts to hours of practising...
Training to Win
Training exercises for solo boats, groups and those with a coach
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2019
Gold medal winning coach, Jon Emmett works with sailors and coaches around the world and is frequently asked things like: ‘What is a good exercise to improve this?’ ‘Why do we do this exercise?’ ‘How do we make the exercise more / less difficult?’ This book is the answer to those frequently...
Knot Know-How
How To Tie the Right Knot For Every Job
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2003
This beautiful full-colour book covers knots, splices and whippings. It begins with the ten knots everyone should know. The other knots are grouped by use so that if, for example, you want to make a loop you have eight knots to choose from. Each stage of each knot is illustrated and its uses, strong points and weak points are highlighted.
by Tim Davison
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2018
The ideal companion for anyone new to sailing, or those looking to remind themselves of the essential skills. Written in a friendly and approachable way, it assumes no nautical knowledge and uses diagrams and photographs to demystify the art of sailing. A yacht can seem a daunting place to a new crew....
Multihull Seamanship
An A-Z of skills for catamarans & trimarans / cruising & racing
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2018
This is an A-Z of seamanship skills for multihull sailors. There are many textbooks on the market which detail general seamanship principles. This is not one of them. Multihull Seamanship is about sea-going catamarans and trimarans and the skills needed to understand and enjoy them to their utmost....
Ultimate Fishing Adventures
100 Extraordinary Fishing Experiences From Around the World
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2012
This book takes you on a remarkable journey visiting 100 destinations from Alaska to New Zealand. Fly, lure and bait fishing in rivers, oceans and lakes, from deftly dropping a fly in front of a hungry trout to shaking with fear at a rampaging giant trevally, this book covers it all._x000D_ Remarkable...