Boat Books Limited
22 Westhaven Drive, Auckland City, New Zealand
Phone + 64 (0)9 358 5691
Email us at crew@boatbooks.co.nz

Visit us in store. Mon-Fri 9:00am - 5.00pm.
Saturday 10:00am - to 4:00pm. Sunday Closed.

  • New Zealand's premier boating bookshop
  • New Zealand Correcting Chart Agent
  • Licenced Compass Adjusting and Examining
  • Boating Books supplies to trade
  • Publishing as 'Captain Teach Press'

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    Chart
    Catalogue Update.

    New NZ Chart Editions.
    May 2024

  • NZ 541 Mayor Island (Tuhua) to Okurei Point
  • NZ 5411 Tauranga Harbour - Katikati Entrance to Mount Maunganui
  • Plus Tauranga Harbour - Continuation North
  • NZ 5413 Approaches to Tauranga


    TIDE TIMES CALENDAR 2025

    Tide Times Calendar 2025

    $22.00
    Now in store.


    NEW ZEALAND NAUTICAL ALMANAC

    NZ Nautical Almanac

    2024 - 2025 Edition
    Now in store.


    BOATIES BOOK

    The Boaties Book

    2024 Edition
    Now in store.


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    In Memory of Tim Ridge.
    27-09-19.







  • Reg. Primer for 2nd and Chief Engineers
    2024/2025 edition. Arrived 19/09
    Flinders
    the man who put Australia on the map. Arrived 23/09
    Sailing Mug
    Stylish and practical. Arrived 16/09
    Reg. Primer for Mates and Masters
    2024/2025 edition. Arrived 19/09
    The Puzzling Discovery In The Deep Sea
    Kid Detectives Adventure Story. Arrived 27/08
    Smart Book Light
    with the Wow factor. Arrived 19/09
    The Wide Wide Sea
    Capt Cooks Final Adventure. Arrived 19/08
    Lotto Bingo Magnetic Game
    Deep Sea Theme. Arrived 16/09
    Admiralty Tide Tables 2025
    South Pacific Ocean. Just arrived 16/08
    Children at Sea
    Lives shaped by the Waves. Arrived 05/09
    Reeds Skipper's Handbook
    For Sail and Power. Arrived 15/08
    Guiding Lights
    Extraordinary Lighthouse Women. Arrived 19/08
    Could a Whale Swim to the Moon?...
    and other questions. Arrived 15/08
    Admiralty List Of Radio Signals 2024
    GMDSS 5th Edition. Arrived 16/08
    Five Wee Puteketekete
    The most famous NZ Bird. Arrived 15/08
    RYA Day Skipper Shorebased Notes
    the long awaited new edition. Arrived 16/08


    NOW AVAILABLE.

    An Island to Oneself
    Six Years Alone on a Desert Island
    The Rerpint is now in stock
    $45.00

    Also new and worth looking at

    The Half Bird
    This book has had only positive reviews, but you need to judge for yourself
    $40.00





    SHOP HOURS

    Monday to Saturday
    9:00am - 5.00pm
    Sunday
    Closed


    SCHOOL HOLIDAY READING .
    New Zealand Books .

    Rock Pools

    A guide for Kiwi Kids.

    $22.00


    Beach Activity Book

    99 ideas for activities.

    $35.00


    Incredible Journeys

    New Zealand Wildlife on the Move.

    $22.00


    SHARK BOOKS FOR THE LITTLE ONES .

    That's not my Shark

    A touchy-feely book.

    $18.00


    Don't mix up my Shark

    Mix and Match.

    $18.00


    Great White Shark

    beautifully illustrated

    $20.00



    Magazines in recently - see the magazines page for full details.

    Monday September 30th 2024

    Classic Boat (#433 July 2024)
    Ships Monthly (July 2024)
    Shipping Today and Yesterday (July 2024)
    Wooden Boat (#299 August 2024)

    Thursday September 26th 2024

    Boating New Zealand (#458 October 2024)
    Boat International (June 2024)
    Watercraft (#166 July/August 2024)