Yacht Owner's Manual by Port, Andy Du

$39.99 NZD

Category: Nautical - Seamanship

Getting Started in Sailboat Racing by Adam Cort

$35.00 NZD

Category: Nautical - Seamanship

What you need to know to work your way up the fleet--from the first start to winning the finish "With Cort and Stearns' enthusiasm for the topic and straightforward advice, it's hard not to read this book without picturing yourself rounding the buoys just ahead of the rest of the fleet." --Soundings No w an established classic, Getting Started in Sailboat Racing is the one racers come back to after the race to see what they might have done better; it is the book captains share with their new crew to make sure all have the foundational knowledge to get the boat moving up to the top of the fleet--and staying there, year after year. Inside you will find a complete course in racing fundamentals, organized in the leg-by-leg nature of a typical sailboat race. This edition includes important post-Olympic rule changes, an entirely new section on racing with asymmetrical spinnakers, scores of helpful illustrations, and an updated listing of boats in the table of popular PHRF boats. ...Show more

Sea Kayaker Magazine's Handbook of Safety and Rescue by Douglas Alderson

$39.99 NZD

Category: Nautical - Seamanship

From two of Canada's premier sea kayaking instructors and the leading magazine of the sport comes the ideal book for any paddler wanting to venture safely beyond sheltered waters. This essential handbook shows how to understand weather, waves, and currents; use emergency communications; analyze risk; an d perform a wide variety of kayak rescues. ...Show more

The Complete On-Board Celestial Navigator by George C Bennett

$65.00 NZD

Category: Nautical - Seamanship

This work is an essential backup resource when the electronics fail. This is the most concise navigation guide available; replaces $300 worth of references. It includes instructions for novices and rusty navigators.

Getting Started in Sailboat Racing by Adam Cort

$34.95 NZD

Category: Nautical - Seamanship

A complete course in the fundamentals, Getting Started in Sailboat Racing dispels the sport?s elite aura and makes racing accessible to any sailor who wants to give it a try. This illustrated manual takes readers around the buoys, explaining the rules and tactics that govern starts, finishes, mark round ings, and boat-to-boat struggles for speed and advantage. ...Show more

The New Zealand Boats Owner's Log Book by Anon

$34.95 NZD

Category: Nautical - Seamanship

Supprted ny the NZ Water Safety Council, this logbook includes:Emergency ProceduresChecklistsLog ChartsStowage PlansGear List

The Seamanship Examiner by D. J. House

$120.51 NZD

Category: Nautical - Seamanship

For STCW Certification Examinations A complete study and revision guide, based on the international Standards of Training, Certification and Watch Keeping, for cadet and serving crew in the merchant marine sector. It is the ideal study package for anyone preparing for the oral assessment taken by eve ry marine professional to acquire a Deck Certificate of Competency at various levels of seniority up through Master. With hundreds of tutorial questions and answers, plus interactive multiple choice examinations, tis is a trusted study aid for all international STCW Deck Officer candidates including Officer of the Watch, Chief Mate and Master positions, plus those working coastal and inland waters in the fishing industry such as Deck Officers. Together with a CD-ROM, the book provides a complete examination study and revision package for all marine certificate of competency examinations. It gives full coverage of the latest STCW, ISPS, COLLREG, ISM and IMDG codes. It includes PC-based Buoyage and Rules of the Road tutorial material on CD-ROM for enhanced learning. ...Show more

Weather Wise: Reading weather signs by Alan Watts

$49.99 NZD

Category: Nautical - Seamanship

"Weather Wise" is a highly practical, lively and very accessible guide to weather phenomena for anyone who enjoys the outdoors. Suitable for sailors, walkers, climbers, skiers, fishermen, golfers and holidaymakers, it explains how forthcoming weather will affect them, as well as how to predict what is c oming and assess how severe it will be. No other weather book has the practical hands-on approach of Alan Watts, whose reputation for explaining complicated meteorological situations in an understandable way for the average reader is second to none. Packed with practical tips, hints and fact panels, it will be a godsend to anyone pursuing an outdoor activity. It covers: the seasons, clouds, heat and cold, rain, changeable weather, showery weather, wind, thunder, fog and mist, sea weather, hill and mountain weather, and, hurricanes and tornadoes. ...Show more

Keelboat Sailing by Jeremy Evans

$29.99 NZD

Category: Nautical - Seamanship

All the different types of keeled ocean-going boats are described in this volume, and all the basic techniques that go into sailing these wide-roaming vessels. Basic keelboat handling can be learnt in a reasonably short space of time, and this book aims to teach the reader all the basic requirements for this popular pastime. It also includes information about some of the most prestigious global racing events including The America's Cup and the Vendee Globe Race. This is a useful guide for anyone interested in keelboating, or those already involved who would like an easily accessible, informative and practical reference guide. ...Show more

Illustrated Seamanship by Ivar Dedekam

$47.00 NZD

Category: Nautical - Seamanship

Seamanship is the art of managing a boat. This book is a follow up to the successful "Sail & Rig Tuning and Illustrated Navigation" covering knots, docking the boat and anchoring, all illustrated in Ivar Dedekam's distinctive style and backed up with clear and simple text. These skills are imperativ e to keep a boat safe and make cruising as enjoyable as possible. It follows on from the success of the author's previous work, "Sail & Rig Tuning" (sold approx. 27,000 copies). This title covers cruising boats worldwide. It covers all the key topics for managing a boat and safety on board (e.g. ropework, mooring, manoeuvring in harbour, anchoring). It is highly illustrated. ...Show more

Getting Started in Powerboating by Robert J. Armstrong

$39.99 NZD

Category: Nautical - Seamanship

Get the most from your new powerboat from day one! There?s nothing like the thrill of skimming over the waves at the helm of a fast powerboat. And the thrill is even greater when you?re driving the boat that?s right for you and handling it with skill and confidence. This third edition of Getting Star ted in Powerboating gives you all the information you need to select the boat of your dreams, maneuver it like a master, and understand the rules and conventions of powerboating. Thoroughly updated with new developments and technologies, this new edition of the bestselling guide in its field covers all powerboats?big and small; single-engine, twin-engine, outboard, and sterndrive; trailerable and nontrailerable. You?ll discover the difference between a planing hull and a displacement hull, learn to compensate for the effects of wind and current, and master high-speed techniques. Plus this third edition features new photographs that illustrate key techniques and maneuvering sequences, including turning, backing, docking, and more. ...Show more

Knots, Bends and Hitches for Mariners by The United States Power Squadrons

$34.95 NZD

Category: Nautical - Seamanship

Co-branded with one of the nation?s leading boating educators and richly illustrated with 200 fine drawings, this handy little how-to has something for every mariner. The essentials of the boater?s repertoire are here ? the bowline, the sheet bend, the clove hitch, etc. ? but so are such lesser-known ge ms as the hawser bend, the cow hitch, and many more. ...Show more