Around-the-world sailor Ralph Naranjo – technical expert and ocean racer – delivers a priceless reference for anything that comes up while on the water, sharing all the knowledge today’s sailors need to “hand, reef and steer” – an enduring reference to the collective skills of the bluewater sailor. Naranjo’s vast knowledge is supported by real-life examples of sailing mishaps, sample itineraries, vibrant photos, as well as first-hand accounts and sidebars from top sailors and marine experts.

Seamanship is a dynamic art, demanding full attention from the sailor amidst a constant flow of information and knowledge. The Art of Seamanship will improve your problem-solving skills, whether day sailing around a harbour or voyaging around the world.

You will learn:

And much, much more.

NZ$85.00 + delivery.

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SAFER OFFSHORE. Crisis management and emergency repairs at sea.
By Ed Mapes. Paperback, 0.49kg, 152mm x 229mm, 292 pages, black & white illustrations. Published in 2012.
No skipper should ever take a vessel or crew onto the open ocean without the means to cope with the unthinkable. Disasters occur because of a cascade of untoward events; the best seaman are able to interrupt this sequence and circumvent tragic outcomes. Safer Offshore catalogs solutions to real life situations and provides the reader with information seldom discussed by other authors: how to manage emergency situations and crises on the open ocean where no help is available.
Learn about emergency communications, how to deal with flooding or fire, how to repair a faulty engine, how to cope with medical emergencies, helicopter evacuations, abandon ship techniques, surviving in the life raft, and much more. This book provides crucial information that can help make an ocean sailor truly Safer offshore.

NZ$55.00 + delivery.

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RYA COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS FOR SMALL VESSELS.
By Simon Jinks. Paperback, 0.18kg, 149mm x 210mm, 80 pages, colour photographs, drawings and diagrams. Published in 2012.
Anyone who ventures afloat while operating commercially needs to be aware of their responsibilities to the vessel, those around them and the environment.
This book covers these responsibilities and has been split into the following three sections:

The Skipper & Crew
Filled with essential information, it will help the reader understand and execute their duty of care, and gives the principles, guidance and techniques to make the right choices and decisions for all craft operating commercially from small RIBs up to 200gt vessels.
The book is designed to accompany the new RYA’s Professional Practices and Responsibilities course and is written by Simon Jinks, a former RYA Chief Cruising Instructor and an acknowledged authority in the field of small vessel training and safety management.

35.00 + delivery.

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COASTAL TURMOIL.
By Ken Endean. Paperback, 0.46kg, 190mm x 247mm, 154 pages, colour photographs, drawings and diagrams.
Most boating is done in coastal waters, where sea conditions can be more dangerous than in mid ocean. Coastal seas often spring surprise: winds switch direction, gentle swells rear into steep breakers and fast currents cause violent overfalls. Even in good weather, areas of unexpectedly rough water increase the chances of accidents, breakages and seasickness.
Coastal Turmoil unravels the complexities of local winds, inshore currents and wave action. With clear technical explanations and tips on rough water tactics, this highly practical guide shows how a good understanding of coastal weather and sea states should enable careful skippers to avoid the trouble spots, reduce risks and cut passage times.
Much of this information has not previously been published for small craft use and the book includes unique insights into:

Stretches of notoriously rough water, including the Raz de Sein and the Pentland Firth
Coastal sailors must deal with the hazards by exercising skiful seamanship - this invaluable book will help you to do just that.

NZ$40.00 + delivery.

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THE 1994 PACIFIC STORM SURVEY.
By Kim Taylor. Pbk, 210mm x 300mm (A4), 71 pages, monochrome drawings and plans.
This is an analysis of events and seamanship surrounding the 1994 "bomb" (referred to above), put together from largely personal research soon afterwards. Kim is a "live-aboard" yachtsman and knows personally some of the crews involved; he is a lawyer by profession and this mix of attributes has resulted in a text that is most useful for yachtsmen preparing for heavy weather.

NZ$25.50 + Delivery.

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NAUTICAL CALCULATION PRACTICAL COMPANION.
By Alastair Buchan. Paperback, spiral-bound, 80mm x 220mm, 23 pages, full colour drawings & photos.
Practical nautical calculation including:

Conversion factors

NZ$22.00 + Delivery.

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Seamanship page two. See also Seamanship Education and Knots and Ropework

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