Adlard Coles
Splicing Modern Ropes
For any seafarer, splicing rope is an essential skill. But the traditional 3-strand rope is fast disappearing. So how do you splice braided rope?
This is the definitive guide to this crucial skill. Most of the techniques are quite easy to master and also fun to do. See why splices are better and stronger than knots or shackles for joining or shortening rope, and follow the step-by-step photographs...
Pass your Day Skipper 6th Edition
Since the first edition was published, Pass Your Day Skipper has helped thousands of students through their shore-based Day Skipper course. Concise and comprehensive, this crammer covers all the essentials of the RYA syllabus, arranged in bite-size chunks to make revision easier and brought fully up to date in this seventh edition.
Throughout, the theory is set in a practical seagoing perspective,...
Reeds Splicing Handbook
For any seafarer, splicing rope is an essential skill but the traditional 3-strand rope is fast disappearing. So how do you splice braided rope?
This is the definitive pocket-sized guide to all rope splicing techniques. Most of the techniques are quite easy to master and also fun to do. See why splices are better and stronger than knots or shackles for joining or shortening rope, and follow the...
Competent Crew Skills
Competent Crew covers both the shorebased and the practical aspects of the RYA Competent Crew course. It will prepare newcomers for the first time afloat by explaining basic skills and boat handling including: sail trimming and sail handling; understanding the compass; sailing a course; anchoring and mooring; ropework; handling safety equipment; emergency procedures; simple collision rules; elementary...
Lighthouses of the World
Lighthouses of the World
This book is a beautifully presented panorama of over 150 lighthouses from 56 countries all around the world, all of which are accessible and many of which can be visited. From lighthouses boldly beaming their lights from clifftops, to those clinging to the edge of cliff faces, this is a spectacular and unusual celebration of lighthouses from every continent. This is a wonderful...
Team Spirit
Team Spirit is a gripping account of a race on the edge, and a young skipper's determined journey to victory.
The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race is the ultimate long distance challenge - a 35,000mile circumnavigation of the globe, contested by amateur crews in identical racing yachts and the winners are those who keep their focus the longest.
The 2010 winner was 28y/o Brendan Hall and...
Worse Things Happen at Sea
Worse Things Happen at Sea "Worse Things Happen at Sea is the long-awaited follow-up to Jake Kavanagh's hugely popular Ups and Downs of a Lockkeeper.
This time turning his humorous eye to the scrapes people get into when let loose on open water, Jake has us chuckling, blushing and recognising ourselves or fellow crew coming unstuck in the maritime mayhem he highlights with his witty pen...
Waterways Past & Present
Discover the stunning waterways of Britain in this unique photograhic 1st Edition record of the magnificent and varied waterways heritage. The book covers 40 transitional years which follows Britains Inland waterways transformation from a thriving commerical transport system to the varied and beautiful cruising network it is today.