Antarctic's Voyage to the Southern Ocean: As told by Captain Leonard Kristensen by Paul Chaplin
40.00 NZD
Category: Nautical
In September 1893 the three masted, barque rigged steam ship Antarctic (formerly Cap Nor) sailed from Tønsberg in Norway, under the command of Captain Leonard Kristensen. It was headed for the Southern Ocean on a sealing and whaling expedtion. After successful sealing around the Kerguelen Islands, the ...Show more
Farewell Mr Puffin - A Small Boat Voyage to Iceland by Paul Heiney
28.00 NZD
Category: Travel - Narratives
'It would be hard to imagine a more thoughtful, intelligent and companionable person to go to sea with than Paul Heiney.' Bill Bryson'High comedy on the high seas. Informative and warm and freezing. It's quite a combination.' Griff Rhys JonesThe puffin is the joker amongst the seabirds of the north Atla ...Show more
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
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
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
The Dinghy Cruising Companion 2nd Edition - Tales and Advice from Sailing a Small Open Boat by Roger Barnes
33.00 NZD
Category: Nautical - Seamanship
'You will venture into the fringes of the wilderness with the minimum of simple gear, to live with it on its own terms. You will know that one of the sure ways to contentment in this life is a small boat, a fair wind, and a new coast to explore.' Dinghy cruising is a wonderful way to experience nat ...Show more
A Seaman's PocketbookJune 1943, by the Lord Commissioners of the Admiralty by Brian Lavery
23.00 NZD
Category: Nautical
At the height of the Second World War this small pocket-book was issued to all ratings on board ships of the Royal Navy. In straight period prose it outlines all the basic expressions and tasks a seaman needed to know to perform his duties efficiently. Chapters are broken down into: Sea Terms; Navigatio ...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 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
Atlantic - A Vast Ocean of a Million Stories by Simon Winchester
27.00 NZD
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
The definitive biography of the world's most important body of water - the Atlantic. One hundred and ninety million years ago, the shifting of two of the world's tectonic plates led to the creation of an immense chasm. This giant gash in the flanks of the planet slowly opened up and eventually evolved i ...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