Not Enough Room to Swing a Cat - Naval Slang and Its Everyday Usage by Martin Robson
23.00 NZD
Category: Nautical
As the crow flies'', ''chunder'', ''cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey'', ''three sheets to the wind'' - many terms like these are used in everyday English language conversation and writing. But how many landlubbers know that they derive from naval slang or know what the phrase originall ...Show more
Home Boats by Nick Tolerton
80.00 NZD
Category: Nautical
The story of the magnificent passenger and cargo ships that made New Zealand – and the colourful characters who manned them. Masters, engineers, deck officers, radio operators, seamen, cadets, shore staff and passengers talked to maritime historian Nick Tolerton for this brilliantly illustrated book, fu ...Show more
Latitude: The Astonishing Journey To Discover the Shape of the Earth by Nick Crane
26.00 NZD
Category: Nautical
Told for the very first time, this is the true story of the adventure that shaped the world . . .'A thrilling story of courage, survival and science. It's an extraordinary, visceral and vivid read' Geographical Magazine________Three hundred years ago no one knew the true shape of the world.It wasn't a s ...Show more
Celestial Navigation for Yachtsmen by Mary Blewitt
22.00 NZD
Category: Nautical - Seamanship
The 13th edition of this bestselling book is proof of the success of Mary Blewitt's concise and clear style in explaining a particularly difficult skill, and it has been the bible for many generations of ocean navigators. Since this book was first published, the huge advances in electronic navigation ha ...Show more
The Sydney Hobart Yacht Race: A Biography of a Sporting Icon (HB) by Rob Mundle
50.00 NZD
Category: Nautical | Reading Level: 6 Sport
The Sydney Hobart Yacht Race is the story of one of the world's greatest sporting challenges. In its 75th year, the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race has become an icon of Australia's summer sport, ranking in public interest with such national events as the Melbourne Cup, the Australian Open tennis and the ...Show more
Knot Handbook by GEORGE LEWIS
30.00 NZD
Category: Nautical - Seamanship
A fresh redesign of the bestselling The Knot Handbook, this book is an old favorite of a classic craft that is now being re-imagined for new and old readers alike. Some Knots have been chosen for their fame, some for their beauty, and some because they are knots that everyone should know how to t ...Show more
50 Knots You Need to Know - Learn 50 Knots for Sailing, Climbing, Camping, and More by Marty Allen
22.00 NZD
Category: Nautical - Knots | Reading Level: very good
Attention all nerds, put down that laptop and pick up this brilliant guide to tying 50 must-know knots. If you're unaware of the difference between a Cow Hitch and a Marlinspike Hoop or a Running Bowline and a Square Lashing, all will be revealed in "Knot Nerds." Packed with step-by-step instructions, d ...Show more
Men Without Country: The True Story of Exploration and Rebellion in the South Seas by Harrison Christian
28.00 NZD
Category: Nautical
A mission to collect breadfruit from Tahiti becomes the most famous mutiny in history when the crew rise up against Captain William Bligh, with accusations of food restrictions and unfair punishments. Bligh's remarkable journey back to safety is well documented, but the fates of the mutinous men remain ...Show more
The Nautical Puzzle Book by The National Maritime Museum
38.00 NZD
Category: No Category
Think you know the difference between a ship and a boat? Do you really understand the shipping forecast? And what do all the different flags at sea mean?The Nautical Puzzle Book is packed to the brim with over 100 puzzles inspired by the National Maritime Museum's objects and their stories.Inside this b ...Show more
Blind Bay Hookers - The Little Ships of Early Nelson, and Colonial Times by Fred Westrupp
55.00 NZD
Category: NZ - History
The history of early central New Zealand colonisation from a maritime perspective.
Superyacht Captain: Life and leadership in the world's most incredible industry by Brendan O'Shannassy
33.00 NZD
Category: Nautical
'Billionaires are the suns in their unique universe. Their solar system contains planets built of information and access. Like Copernicus' physical sun, they don't seek either- information and access are captured in a gravitational field that circles them.' There are the wealthy listed and described in ...Show more