Boat Code Kit by .

$39.95 NZD

Category: Nautical - Seamanship

The Boat Code Kit is a value added package consisting of the 84 Flash Cards, plus the RNZCG booklet Rules of the Road at Sea, packed in a clear, document safe plastic wallet together with information on the use of the kit for study.

Learning to Sail by Basil Mosenthal

$35.00 NZD

Category: Nautical - Seamanship

In dinghies or yachts: A no-nonsense guide for beginners of all ages. For anyone learning to sail in either dinghies or yachts, this book is easy to read with lively colour illustrations. Now in a larger format, this is a no-nonsense guide for beginners of all ages and isvaluable as a back-up to s ailing courses or for anyone learning to sa il with a friend. It covers how to start sailing, the different kind sof boats you will sail in, various parts of a boat, rigging and launching a dinghy, getting going in a yacht, how a boat sails, handling ropes and tying knots, the effect of the tide, the weather, living aboard a yacht and what is on a chart. ...Show more

Reed's Skipper's Handbook by Malcolm Pearson

$29.95 NZD

Category: Nautical - Seamanship

A must for anyone going to sea in any size boat - be they novice or old hand. The Reed's Skipper's Handbook, now in its 4th edition, has been a bestseller since first publication. A handy pocket size it is an aide-memoire of everything a boater would need to know at sea. Packed with a wide range of information in a concise form it is frequently recommended by Yachtmaster Instructors as a quick reference guide and as a revision aid for anyone taking their Dayskipper and Yachtmaster certificates. The 4th edition has been updated and reorganised to make it even easier for the reader to navigate right to the information they want. ...Show more

Paul Elvstrom Explains the Racing Rules of Sailing (16th ed.) by Paul Elvstrom

$59.99 NZD

Category: Nautical - Seamanship

The 16th edition of this bestselling pocket reference for racers has been completely revised to cover the new rules for 2009-2012. It includes the full text of the new racing rules with a handy 'Quick Guide to the Changes' at the front. Each rule is carefully analysed, and the situations likely to b e met with in a race are explained with helpful 'birds eye' line drawings cross-referenced to the relevant rule. Once again, the model boats that are very popular for use in protests are included, there are signal flags on the back cover for easy reference on the race course, and a plastic wallet keeps everything together and protects from spray. ...Show more

THE TITANIC : THE MEMORABILIA COLLECTION by MICHAEL SWIFT

$19.99 NZD

Category: Nautical - Seamanship

First Aid Companion by Sandra Roberts

$25.00 NZD

Category: Nautical - Seamanship

All watersports involve a certain amount of risk, so it is important to have easy to use reference to first aid at hand. First Aid Companion is a splash proof, easy to use guide to most medical emergencies that you may encounter afloat. Includes: Drowning Unconsciousness Immersion Fractures Burns & scalds Heatstroke Communications in an emergency ...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

The Rules in Practice 2009 - 2012 by Bryan Willis

$55.00 NZD

Category: Nautical - Seamanship

Get ahead of the competition with this straight talking, practical guide to the racing rules. The Rules in Practice is primarily for competitive sailors who race in keelboats and dinghies. The Racing Rules of Sailing apply to all forms of sailboat racing. The author - a member of the International Saili ng Federation - looks at 100 key situations that occur on the racecourse - both championship and club racing. Unlike the competition, Bryan looks at each situation from your viewpoint, the helmsman. It summarizes what each may, must, or cannot do. Armed with this information you will have the confidence to exploit your rights to the full, on the water and in the protest room. It features a special analysis of the latest rule changes and has been extended to contain the very latest Rules and Appendices in full. ...Show more

Stress-Free Sailing by Wells Duncan

$45.00 NZD

Category: Nautical - Seamanship

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

Knots and Splices (2nd edition 2006) by Cyrus Day; Colin Jarman

$15.00 NZD

Category: Nautical - Seamanship

Knots & Splices is the bestselling truly pocket-sized book on rope and wire work, splices, and all types of knots, and has been continuously in print for almost 50 years. It has become the basic handbook showing how to tie the most useful and indispensable knots, bends and splices and has sold world wide to sailors, campers, scouts, climbers, fishermen and outdoors people. Each straightforward explanation of how to achieve the knot or splice is accompanied by clear colour photographs of each stage, making learning easy. Thoroughly revised and updated by Colin Jarman, author of the highly successful Knots in Use for sailors, this book is essential for anyone interested in learning how to tie knots simply and quickly. ...Show more

Pass Your Yachtmaster by David Fairhall

$39.99 NZD

Category: Nautical - Seamanship

The aim of this book, now revised for the 5th edition, is to help students through their shore-based Yachtmaster course. Both concise and comprehensive, this 'crammer' covers all the essentials of the RYA syllabus, arranged and highlighted to make revising easier. Throughout, the theory is set in a prac tical seagoing perspective. Tips on exam tactics are provided, and to relieve the tension of all that swotting, each section is enlivened with some of Mike Peyton's best loved cartoons. This book has proved a real help to aspiring Yachtmasters since it was first published. 'A wealth of information, simply laid out' Cruising ...Show more