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
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
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
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
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
Icebound by Andrea Pitzer
27.00 NZD
Category: Nautical
'An epic tale of exploration, daring and tragedy told by a fine historian - and a wonderful writer' Peter Frankopan, author of the bestselling The Silk Roads. 'The name of William Barents isn’t that familiar to us these days…but this enthralling, elemental and literally spine-chilli ...Show more
Yachtmaster for Sail and Power - A Manual for the RYA Yachtmaster® Certificates of Competence by Roger Seymour
55.00 NZD
Category: Nautical - Seamanship
Yachtmaster for Sail and Power is a major reference book that has proved invaluable for the many sailors following the RYA Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster Offshore course. This highly respected and refreshingly practical study guide covers the whole syllabus in detail, all illustrated with colour photograph ...Show more
Sailing Alone: A History by Richard J. King
65.00 NZD
Category: Nautical
What compels a person to set out to sea? A solo sailor explores the exhilarating and frightening world of the wide ocean Sailing on a boat by yourself out at sea and out of sight of land can be exhilarating or terrifying, compelling or tedious - sometimes it can be all of these things just in one morn ...Show more
Rolling Seas to Rowling Heights by Tom Rowling
35.00 NZD
Category: Nelson
Rolling Seas to Rowling Heights tells the tale of young Tom Rowling’s first six years at sea, 1959–65. Tom joined the Westhaven Shipping Company in March 1959 as a sixteen-year-old deck boy on a scow, a small wooden ship that traded around the coast of New Zealand. He progressed through the industry ...Show more
Heavy Weather Sailing 8th Edition by Martin Thomas; Peter Bruce
85.00 NZD
Category: Nautical - Seamanship
For over 50 years Heavy Weather Sailing has been regarded as the ultimate international authority on surviving storms at sea aboard sailing and motor vessels. In this book, former Commodore of the Ocean Cruising Club Martin Thomas brings together a wealth of expert advice from many of the great sailors ...Show more