Yachting by Barry Pickthall

$49.99 NZD

Category: Nautical - Seamanship

Yachting: Start to Finish is a complete reference for every level of sailor, whether you are a beginner and need a straightforward, easy-to-understand guide or are taking your sailing to the next level and looking for the professional tips and tricks that will get you sailing faster, better, safer and h aving more fun. Packed with 150 illustrations and 150 photographs, this is the way to learn, develop and refresh your skills. With its handy size and rugged covers it is the ideal book to keep on board or in your kit bag. Packed with expert advice from the professionals at UKSA, it covers:Basic PrinciplesParts of the boat - exploded illustrations of a keelboat and componentsHow a boat sails - sailing theory explainedPoints of sailing - sailing a keelboat at different angles to the windChoosing a keelboat - types of boat and their suitability including catamaransPreparing to sail - safety afloat, practical clothing, launching small keelboats, rigging, reefing and roller furlingKnots and ropes - practical illustrations for basic knots and splicesTransporting - towing and launching, to crane-in and -outSailing for the first time - balance, sail trim, mooring and anchoringBeaching rules of the road - avoiding other boats, rights of way and basic racing rulesUnderstanding tides and currentsWeather forecasting - how to spot telltale signs of change in wind and weather and reading a weather map, types of cloud, Sea breezes, Beaufort scale and sourcing weather information on the web. ...Show more

Heavy Weather Sailing by Peter Bruce

$79.99 NZD

Category: Nautical - Seamanship

For 50 years Heavy Weather Sailing has been regarded as the ultimate international authority on surviving storms at sea aboard sailing and motor vessels. The first edition was compiled by Kaines Adlard Coles himself in 1967. Since then technology may have improved, but the weather certainly hasn't. This is the seventh updated edition, edited by racing yachtsman Peter Bruce, ensuring that in its 50th year the book remains as relevant and as essential as it has been for the previous five decades. The book brings together a wealth of expert advice from many of the great sailors of the present, including fresh accounts of yachts overtaken by extreme weather, from Ewan Southby-Tailyour, Alex Whitworth and Dag Pike to Larry and Lin Pardey, Matt Sheahan and Andrew Claughton. It also includes a new Foreword by Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, Britain's most high profile yachtsman of the past 50 years. The expert advice section has been updated in line with current thinking, and there has been a major update to the chapter focusing on the use of storm sails as well as to the use of drag devices. The technique of taking refuge has been reviewed and updated, and the chapters dealing with preparations for heavy weather and its effect on yacht design have been overhauled. These revisions ensure that Heavy Weather Sailing is as relevant, useful and instructive for today's sailor venturing offshore as it ever was - perhaps more so in the light of tragic disasters like the loss of the Cheeky Raffiki mid-Atlantic on a delivery trip after her season racing in the Caribbean. This is the definitive book for crews of any size contemplating voyages out of sight of land anywhere in the world, whether racing or cruising. It gives a clear message regarding the preparations required, and the tactics to consider when it comes on to blow. ...Show more

YNZ Racing Rules of Sailing 2013-2016

$39.99 NZD

Category: Nautical - Seamanship

The Cruising Life: A Commonsense Guide for the Would-be Voyager

$49.99 NZD

Category: Nautical - Seamanship

Go Cruising : A Practical Guide for Young People by Claudia Myatt

$49.99 NZD

Category: Nautical - Seamanship

Covers the essentials required to help young people become interested and valuable members of crew on both sail and power cruising yachts. Covers all the essentials required to help young people become interested and valuable members of crew on both sail and power cruising yachts. Beautifully illus trated with foreword by Tom Cunliffe. This book is aimed at children aged 7-12. ...Show more

Traditional and Electronic Navigation by Jeff Toghill

$39.95 NZD

Category: Nautical - Seamanship

Countless modern adventurers set out each year, charting courses across the world's oceans to guide their boats, yachts and catamarans out on a journey of discovery, and safely back again. This book explains how they do it. It instructs the beginner in the art of navigation, discusses the available devi ces and how to use them. Whether you choose to plot a course by the stars, or travel in style surrounded by high-tech electronic gear, this book is an indispensable and up-to-date read for any present-day voyager. Hardcover ...Show more

Skipper's Emergency Handbook by Tony Meisel

$59.99 NZD

Category: Nautical - Seamanship

How to resolve any crisis at sea. A handy waterproof guide that provides solutions to a range of nautical emergencies for coastal and offshore sailors so that they can head off problems before they become dire. Arranged in topics, it takes the reader through the particular problem by means of flow charts, so they are guided to take the most appropriate action first. Having identified the action needed, expanded text then explains how to carry out the procedure. Topics include abandon ship, broken boom, collision, dismasting, engine failure, fire, fog, holing, heavy weather, junk rigs, leaks, lightening strikes, man overboard, medical emergencies, propeller problems, sail damage, steering gear, towing. With a clear head and this vital reference, the reader will possess the information needed to bring vessel and crew safely back to shore. ...Show more

Celestial Navigation for Yachtsmen by Mary Blewitt

$29.99 NZD

Category: Nautical - Seamanship

The 12th 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 ve transported most offshore navigators to a world of press-button convenience. However, there is still a vital need for traditional skills when things go wrong: batteries can fail, aerials go overboard, and electronics have been known to get wet. A bestseller for over 50 years, Celestial Navigation for Yachtsmen is a model of simplicity and clarity. The worked examples require only straightforward addition and subtraction, which explains why this book has truly earned its reputation for admirable conciseness and for making a tricky subject easy to understand. 'The "bible" of navigation for generations of yachtsmen...worth its weight in gold' Sailing ...Show more

Start to Win: The Classic Text by Eric Twiname

$55.00 NZD

Category: Nautical - Seamanship

Start to Win is Eric Twiname's sailing classic. Out of print for over 20 years, it has nevertheless retained its position as the book on simple racing principles. Considered unequalled by its many fans, it is the only book that sets out the techniques of sailing in such a clear, understandable and st raightforward manner. By the same author as The Rules Book, Start to Win will be welcomed back by its many followers, and read for the first time by many more. With an updated section on the Racing Rules, this classic is set to help sailors achieve their racing best for many years to come. 'An extraordinarily valuable book...Twiname manages to remove the mystique from the art of winning' Yachting World 'One of the best books on tactics' Yachting & Boating 'A first class book for the racing dinghy helmsman' Yachts and Yachting ...Show more

Winging It: Oracle Team USA's Incredible Comeback to Defend the America's Cup by R Steven Tsuchiya

$45.00 NZD

Category: Nautical - Seamanship

A miracle on the water Millions of sailing enthusiasts and casual fans alike watched the America's Cup in awe as the ORACLE TEAM USA trailing one point to New Zealand's eight, was first to the finish line in eight consecutive races. This miracle triumph left many wondering "How did they do it?" The answ ers come together in "Winging It," with insights from naval architects and builders on their radical boat designs, the consequences of racing these untested boats, and explanations of how the foils and wingsails--rarely seen on boats before--work. The book explores the impact of events that led up to the Cup, including how a sudden capsize threw the entire event into doubt before the 2013 America's Cup ultimately delivered an epic finale. Top sailors share their stories, including the victorious Jimmy Spithill on USA 17 and the shockingly defeated ETNZ skipper Dean Barker. This is the story of an historic win that goes beyond the emotions of the day to explain how the many months of innovation, research, trials, and failures helped secure the Cup in the final race on September 25. ...Show more

The Practical Mariner's Book of Knowledge: 460 Sea-Tested Rules of Thumb for Almost Every Boating Situation by John Vigor

$39.99 NZD

Category: Nautical - Seamanship

A concise, alphabetically organized reference for sailors and boaters. New edition includes over 460 concise entries on diverse topics such as: hull thickness, estimating distance, anchoring rights, making a rum punch, stability as assessed by roll times, and hallucinations, occurrence of. This updated to provide a new generation of boaters with an instant reference like none other. This is either the most useful boating book ever designed to entertain, or the most entertaining book ever designed to be useful ...Show more

Rigging by D. Fabbroni

$48.00 NZD

Category: Nautical - Seamanship

Everything you wanted to know about the mysterious art of rigging but were afraid to ask. Rigging covers every aspect of standing and running rigging on a boat, explaining the role of every part and how they influence eachother. Easy step-by-step guides explain how to choose and fit your equipment b efore going on to describe how to tune your rig to achieve better performance. Alternate configurations are examined and the bewildering array of lines simply explained. Where calculations are used they are kept easy and straightforward to understand. ...Show more