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CRUISING FOR COWARDS.By Liza & Andy Copeland. Paperback, 280 pages, 153mm x 230mm, monochrome illustrations.
Are you intimidated by the thought of embracing long-distance cruising as a way of life? Anyone headed for distant horizons would benefit from picking the brains of circumnavigators. Liza and Andy Copeland provide you with theirs. Cruising for Cowards is not an encyclopedia of esoteric engineering data, equipment dissertations, and systems analysis. It is, instead, a highly readable guide to help long-distance cruisers equip and prepare their boats and then deal with everything from cockroaches to bureaucratic paperwork while en route. There are many courses to the cruising life, but Liza and Andy's enthusiasm and tactics, illustrated by lively accounts of their family's experiences and amusing cartoons, charts the course that led their family and many others successfully around the globe. Anyone who follows in their wake is unlikely to be disappointed.
NZ$45.00 + Delivery
COMPLETE SAILING MANUAL.By Jeff Toghill. Hardcover. 192 pages, 220mm x 270mm, full colour photographs.
NZ$30.00 + Delivery
SAILING FOR EVERYONE.By Simon Watts. Paperback, 165mm x 235mm, 87 pages. Many colour maps, drawings and plans.
This book began as a guide for Simon Watts' family and friends, and gradually evolved into a primer on small boat sailing. Chapters include About the Wind; Too Much Wind; Arrivals and Departures; Securing Boats; When Things Go Wrong; Rules of the Maritime Road; Knots, Splices, and Whippings; and Languages of the Sea. Written in a friendly and clear style, this book promises to put you at ease so you can truly enjoy small boat sailing, even if you've gotton the "bug" a bit later in life.
NZ$25.00 + Delivery
HAND, REEF AND STEER, Traditional Sailing Skills for Classic Boats.By Tom Cunliffe. Pbk, 180mm x 240mm, 174 pages. Many full colour photographs, drawings and plans.
In this book - winner of the Best Book of the Sea Award - Tom explains the different sailing characteristics of classic craft and shares his grasp of the special skills required to handle them. He delights in describing how to handle heavy loads using tackles rather than winches and invites the reader into the mysteries of making the boat work for you rather than fighting with her gear. Specifically, he shares step by step advice on:
Hand, Reef & Steer with its wonderful watercolour drawings and atmospheric photos will delight all who love the unique character and grace of classic craft.
NZ$65.00 + Delivery
SAILING - A BEGINNER'S MANUAL.By John Driscoll. Paperback, 185mm x 244mm, 48 pages, monochrome photographs and drawings.
Sailing will give you an interest for life. The scope is endless: pottering, cruising and racing; dinghies, keelboat and yachts; rivers, lakes and sea. Few activities offer so much fun and so much variety.
This book is the perfect introduction to the sport. Using the famous RYA teaching method, it explains how the wind drives the sails, how to use the sails to drive the boat, and how to rescue the situation when things get out of hand. There are also sections on clothing and safety, launching and landing, mooring and anchoring. The book is lavishly illustrated throughout with step-by-step photographs and diagrams.
NZ$25.00 + Delivery
SAILING WITH PENNY WHITING.By Penny Whiting. Pbk, 180mm x 240mm, 136 pages, full colour photographs.
This is the new edition of the book by New Zealand’s leading sailing school instructor and popular television yachting commentator. It shows in her own style how to learn to sail a keel boat yacht. Covering every aspect of sailing, from the rig and parts of the boat, hoisting sails, running, gybing, going about, reefing, tying knots, and handling a spinnaker, this is perhaps one of the clearest, most user-friendly books for those going afloat for the first time. Lots of clear sequential photographs throughout.
New to this edition are a short section for Optimist sailors, and the importing of much of her book, The Boat Code. This focuses on rules of the road, buoyage and suchlike. There is an improvement in quality of the pictures, and many of the keeler sailing photographs feature a vaguely recognisable young, lithe, blond sailor - I think these may be from the original edition! (sorry Penny!)
NZ$40.00 +Delivery
Sailing with Penny Whiting is also available in DVD format.
NZ$30.00 +Delivery.
START TO FINISH - DINGHY SAILING.By Barry Pickthall. Paperback, 155mm x 202mm, 191 pages, full colour photographs and drawings.
New to sailing? Want to learn the basics? Or are you an experienced sailor who wants to broaden your skills and develop your techniques? In either case, Dinghy Sailing is the perfect book for you.
This easy to follow, step-by-step guide, is packed with clear illustrations and photographs, and contains everything you need to know, from the basics right through to advanced techniques.
This book includes:
Whether you are a novice or an experienced skipper, take to the hlem with this practical, step-by-step guide.
NZ$43.00 + delivery.
THE NEW COMPLETE SAILING MANUALBy Steve Sleight. Hbk, 203mm x 242mm, 448 pages, full colour photographs and drawings.
From getting afloat to navigating the high seas, this new edition of a bestselling book gives you the confidence to master every aspect of seamanship, whatever your level of experience.
EXPERT INSTRUCTION
With practical advice and all kinds of professional techniques and tips, this is a basic training manual for beginners and a completely updated reference for the more experienced sailor. From handling ropes, to tacking and mooring, boat maintenance to sailing etiquette, this is the comprehensive guide to practical sailing.
FULLY UPDATED
This new edition covers all the latest developments in sailing, from handling high-performance dinghies to using state-of-the-art navigation systems. Step-by-step, fully illustrated advice on all sailing principles and practice enable you to sail your own boat safely and enjoyably.
NZ$70.00 + delivery.
EYEWITNESS COMPANION - SAILING.By Jeremy Evans, Rod Heikell, Tim Jeffery and Andy O'Grady. Paperback, 130m x 222mm, 352 pages, full colour photographs and illustrations.
Practical tips
Learn the essential techniques, from rigging your boat to advanced tacking and gybing.
The definitive visual guide
Comprehensive and expert advice for enjoying every aspect of sailing.
Clothing and kit
Choose the best gear for all conditions and types of sailing.
Sailing holidays
Explore the top sailing destinations of the world, from cruising in the Mediterranean to the Caribbean.
NZ$45.00 + delivery.
BOATING FUN, Activities And Science for Boating Families.By Mike and Dee Pigneguy. Pbk, 210mm x 297mm (A4), full colour drawings.
This is designed as a fully interactive, family book combining entertaining craft-work with a broad coverage of junior level seamanship.
The authors claim that everything your child needs to know to know about boating is between the covers, from how to start and stop the engine to planning a trip with the tides. The book is aimed at young boaties and those who want to know more about life on the water: the narrative is set out in easy-to-follow blocks of uncomplicated text, amply supported with many full-colour illustrations and diagrams.
NZ$20.00 + delivery.
BOATING FOR ALL.By Mike and Dee Pigneguy. Pbk, 210mm x 297mm (A4), 132 Pages, full colour drawings.
Following the success of their first book, Boating Fun, aimed at beginner sailors, Mike and Dee Pigneguy take readers to the next level. Included is easy-to-understand text that will help you learn about tides, cloud formations, how to maintain your boat, safety drills, how to read charts, how to plot your courses, how to take bearings and much more.
NZ$20.00 + delivery.
YACHTING - START TO FINISH.By Barry Pickthall. Pbk, 155mm x 202mm, 207 Pages, full colour drawings.
New to sailing? Or are you an experienced sailor wanting to broaden your skills and develop your techniques? In either case, this book is the perfect book for you.
This easy to follow, step-by-step companion guides you through the world of knots, navigation and heavy-weather sailing. Yachting is accessible to all levels, giving those new to sailing straightforward advice, and shows experienced sailors how to take their sailing to the next level with professional tips and tricks to sail faster and safer.
Yachting covers the following and much more:
Packed with hundreds of illustrations and photographs, this is the way to learn, develop and refresh your sailing skills
NZ$43.00 + delivery.
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