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THE INSIDERS' GUIDE TO BECOMING A YACHT STEWARDESS.Paperback, 177mm x 254mm, 298 pages.
A sea of opportunity awaits you in one of the world's fastest growing and most exciting industries; LUXURY YACHTING. Part how-to guide, part memoir, The Insiders' Guide to becoming a Yacht Stewardess not only outlines the step-by-step process to getting a job on a luxury yacht, it also reveals what life is really like aboard these oceangoing toys.
Imagine yourself:
Learn HOW in The Insiders' Guide to Becoming a Yacht Stewardess and get hired onto a luxury yacht in no time! This book is dedicated to making your journey as easy and hassle-free as possible.
Let seasoned travel professional Julie Perry be your guide to the private domains where royalty, celebrities, and billionaires vacation. Based on her own work experience and interviews with yachting industry experts and recruiters, this clever and entertaining career guide delivers all the exclusive advice and practical guidance you need to get started-and-succeed as a luxury yacht steward/ess, including:
NZ$65.00 + delivery.
ILLUSTRATED SEAMANSHIP.Paperback, 170mm x 210mm, 91 pages, full colour illustrations.
It is often only necessary to have a basic knowledge in order to voyage safely at sea. Illustrated Seamanship shows you the minimum number of techniques you should be familiar with - rope handling, manoeuvring and anchoring - in order to keep a boat safe and make cruising as enjoyable as possible for you and your crew.
Learning the traditional techniques is not only necessary but you will develop your skill through an interesting and fun way. Each technique is illustrated in Ivar Dedekam's distinctive style, backed up with clear and simple text.
Illustrated Seamanship is split into three main sections:
NZ$43.00 + delivery.
THE ROAYL NAVY OFFICER'S POCKET-BOOK.Hardback, 125mm x 187mm, 144 pages.
There is no single document that sums up the experience of Royal Navy officers during the Second World War. The speed at which new recruits passed through the training colleges to meet the voracious demands of war, meant that few had a chance to gain real sea experience before they were thrust into positions of responsibility. To meet an obvious need, a number of official pamphlets were issued during the course of the war that provided sound advice to the officer class on a wide variety of subjects from the niceties of naval culture and etiquette, and the rules on administration and ship-handling, to the harsh realities of battle casualties and insubordination.
Those key editions are faithfully reproduced in this single volume and set in context by leading naval historian, Brian Lavery. Together they provide an authentic presentation of life in the wartime navy and issues of leadership, discipline and initiative.
NZ$20.00 + delivery.
SKIPPER'S COCKPIT GUIDE.By Bo Streiffert (editor). Spiral binding, 200mm x 241m, 24 waterproof pages.
Instant facts & practical hints for boaters in a handy size to have at your fingertips in the cockpit. With vital information on:
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NZ$33.00 + delivery.
REEDS SUPERYACHT MANUAL, SECOND EDITION.By James Clarke. Spiral in hardback binding, 190mm x 242mm, 400 pages.
Reeds Superyacht Manual, published in association with Bluewater Training, is the first and the best reference manual for everyone involved with yachts large and small, under sail or power, from deckhands to skippers and owners.
There is extensive coverage for leisure and professional yachtsmen including:
Well illustrated and user-friendly, this is the complete reference for all those involved with commercial and private yachts worldwide.
NZ$120.00 + delivery.
Also available on special the first edition.
NZ$90.00 + delivery.
THE YOUNG SEA OFFICER'S SHEET ANCHOR, A Key to the Leading of Rigging, and to Practical Seamanship.By Darcy Lever. Softback, 205 x 280mm, 126 pages, black and white illustrations.
First published in 1808, The Young Sea Officer’s Sheet Anchor became a standard guide throughout the 19th century in both England and the United States. Author Darcy Lever compiled the text for “a young gentleman whose inclinations at that time led him to the choice of a sea-faring life”, and he later expanded its contents for the general use of young officers in the Royal Navy and East India Company.
Starting with a precise explanation of the principles of rigging, the text proceeds to a well-defined account of a ship’s operation through the effect of the wind on its sails. Tacking, use of a compass, the art of swinging a ship at single anchor, casting, and numerous other aspects of seamanship receive close attention and clear definitions. Detailed drawings accompany the ample directions for splicing ropes, making sails, and other practical measures; indeed, every other page of this book features clear, well-drawn illustrations of the procedure under discussion and its execution.
This rare volume, an authentic look at the maritime world of the nineteenth century, belongs in the library of every ship fancier, model builder, and naval historian.
NZ$60.00 + delivery.
CREWING ABOARD A SUPERYACHT, A Guide To Working Afloat.By Kim Davis. Pbk, 140mm x 215mm, 134 pages, monochrome photographs and line drawings.
Speaking from 14 year's of personal experience aboard motor and sailing yachts in the USA, Caribbean and Mediterranean, the author outlines the different responsibilities of each crew member and explains what will be expected of them; from skipper, first mate and engineer to steward, chef or deckhand.
Areas covered include:
All round this is a very useful starter-text for anyone considering a career at sea in the rapidly growing superyacht industry.
NZ$55.00 + delivery.
ROUGH WEATHER SEAMANSHIP.By Roger Marshall. Hardback, 190mm x 243mm, 300 pages, monochrome photos and drawings.
Written by accomplished yacht designer and veteran offshore sailor Roger Marshall, this comprehensive guide provides all the information you need to navigate successfully through everything from a sudden cold-front squall in a local bay to a severe storm far at sea. Marshall shows you how to :
This book will give you the skills you need to weather gales with confidence. It will even prepare you for those worst-case scenarios and ultimate storms that few of us ever experience. It will even prepare you for those worst-case scenarios and ultimate storms that few of us ever experience. It may just be the most important piece of safety equipment you'll ever buy for your boat.
NZ$60.00 + delivery.
BOATING SKILLS AND SEAMANSHIP.By USCG. Paperback, 215mm x 275mm, 403 pages, colour illustrations.
Developed and refined through 35 years of Coast Guard Auxiliary training courses, this book is your perfect introduction to recreational boating's fundamentals. Great for beginning and intermediate boaters alike, it offers you the basic of choosing, equipping, and handling a small to midsize powerboat.
This new edition of the Coast Guard Auxiliary's classic boating skills manual will answer all your questions on:
NZ$47.00 + delivery.
A SEAMAN'S POCKET-BOOK.By Authority of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Hardback, 125mm x 187mm, 120 pages, monochrome illustrations.
Acutely aware that the Royal Navy's wartime fighting efficiency relied upon each man's grasp of his own job, the Admiralty issued this special pocket book in December 1943 to all new ratings to help them acquire the "sea sense" so vital to life in the navy.
Using simple yet absorbing prose and clear diagrams, it outlines all the tasks, skills, terms, conventions and knowledge a seaman needed to know by heart: from slinging his hammock to heaving the lead; from plugging a gushing shell hole to navigating a narrow channel at night; from anchor and rope work to uniform rules and tobacco allowances.
With an introduction by historian Brian Lavery, this impressively compact volume, faithfully reproduced over sixty years after its first publication, is a unique evocation of the rules of life on the lower deck of the busy wartime Royal Navy.
NZ$20.00 + delivery.
SHORT-HANDED SAILING.By Alastair Buchan. Paperback, 170mm x 240mm, 137 pages, full colour photos and illustrations.
There is much more to short-handed sailing than a lack of crew. It demands a different approach, a new mindset. The crew's limited physical resources must be watched over with the same attention to detail as a miser guarding his hoard.
Not only does this mean that the skipper must carry a much greater workload but there are fewer people, sometime no-one at all, to consult during the decision making process. Under these circumstances fatigue can be as dangerous as heavy weather; it creeps up on you, often unnoticed, destroying your morale and ability to make rational decisions.
In this practical book the author passes on the lessons of his hard won experience gained short- and single-handed sailing in coastal, offshore and ocean waters.
NZ$48.00 + delivery.
SKIPPER'S PRACTICAL HANDBOOK.By Richard Crooks. Paperback, 170mm x 210mm, 66 pages, full colour illustrations.
This book covers the practical syllabus a student skipper needs to pass advanced sailing exams. It is also designed to be kept on board as a coaching guide covering common situations that may trip up even the most experienced yacht skipper. It covers the practical side of yacht cruising; how to be a better skipper, berth the yacht, handle under sail, recover an MOB, navigate and carry out safe and efficient passages.
All the key technical topics for the sailor with essential data in an accessible format:
NZ$33.00 + delivery.
Working on Yachts and Superyachts.By Jennifer Errico. Paperback, 150mm x 218mm, 268 pages.
How to find work on a Superyacht as a Deckhand, Stewardess, Chef, Engineer. Hostess, Skipper, Waiter etc.
Contact details of Crew Agencies worldwide:
Detailed information on the main yachting centres where jobs are found:
Personal Reports and Advice from Seafarers around the world covering:
NZ$60.00 + delivery.
7 STEPS TO SUCCESSFUL BOAT DOCKING (TWIN ENGINES) DVD.By Captains Ron and Katherine Redmond.
Forget the why’s; this DVD is packed with the how to’s that will lead you to dock your boat successfully, even in wind and/or current. It presents the ‘local knowledge’ of the authors in an easily understood, and simply implemented, step by step process.
NZ$60.00 + delivery.
7 STEPS TO SUCCESSFUL BOAT DOCKING (FOR POWER AND SAIL).By Captains Ron and Katherine Redmond. Softback, 140mm x 215mm, 158 pages, black and white diagrams.
Forget the why’s; this book is packed with the how to’s that will lead you to dock your boat successfully, even in wind and/or current. It presents the ‘local knowledge’ of the authors in an easily understood, and simply implemented, step by step process.
NZ$40.00 + delivery.
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