POWERBOATING AND MOTOR LAUNCHES.



  • Powerboat Design and Performance
  • Powerboating Companion
  • Voyaging under Power
  • Manoeuvring at Close Quarters Under Power
  • RYA Powerboat Scheme Syllabus & Logbook
  • RYA Advanced Powerboat Handbook
  • RYA Powerboat Handbook. 3rd Edition.
  • RYA Power Schemes Instructor Handbook
  • RYA Start Powerboating
  • Powerboating - The Rib and Sportsboat Handbook
  • Stress-Free Motorboating
  • Powerboat Handling Illustrated
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    POWERBOAT. DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE
    By Dag Pike. Hardback, 0.74g, 180mm x 255mm, 223 Pages. Published 2019

    Set to become the bible for powerboat owners and operators for years to come, this long overdue analysis and review of modern powerboat design and operation explores how powerboats have developed, why, and how design impacts on control and performance.

    Every aspect of the powerboat's design is considered individually and as part of the whole. Different hull designs, including multihull and foiling craft, are assessed for their benefits and drawbacks. Engine types (whether petrol, diesel, electric or hybrid) and their influence on performance are examined and the nature and impact of different propulsion systems and driving controls is also discussed.

    All factors that influence operation are featured, from how to optimise performance in varied sea conditions, matching speed to sea state, as well as tackling various common and uncommon scenarios (from driving into an inlet to coping with tidal races and harbour manoeuvring) as well as issues relating to crew safety.

    Dag Pike is the world-renowned guru on powerboats. This book has attracted contributions from many of the top international powerboat designers, providing a wealth of expert knowledge and specialist insights about modern powerboats.

    NZ$65.00 + Delivery

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    POWERBOATING COMPANION
    By Peter White. Spiral Bound, 0.05g, 80mm x 200mm, 24 Pages. 2nd Edition 2019
    A compact, handy summary of the key things you need to know when powerboating in RIBs and sportsboats.

    Covers all the powerboating essentials: getting ready, rules of the road, launching, recovery, manoeuvring, man overboard, first aid, troubleshooting and much more in a highly illustrated way.

    Thoroughly updated, this second edition contains all the latest information in an easy-to-understand format.

    Was NZ$25.00 + Delivery

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    VOYAGING UNDER POWER Fourth edition.
    By Robert P. Beebe, revised by Denis D. Umstot. Paperback, 0.86kg, 190mm x 235mm, 432 pages, black & white photographs and drawings, published 2013.
    First published in 1975, Robert Beebe's Voyaging under Power revolutionized long-distance cruising, encouraging powerboaters to enjoy what was once exclusive to sailboats and their crews: crossing oceans to exotic, interesting, and beautiful places in comfort with a minimum of problems and expense. Now power-cruising couple Denis and Mary Umstot, whose interest in power voyaging was ignited by Beebe's work, have updated Voyaging under Power for the twenty-first century. The much anticipated fourth edition, includes Beebe's original wisdom and philosophy of passsagemaking, as wel as his groundbreaking thought on vessel stability and fuel monitoring. Fourteen new chapters provide insights into a range of additional topics vital for ocean passages and passagemakers including:
  • Seaworthiness, stability, and other design concepts
  • Options for stabilizing passagemakers including paravanes, active and passive fins, and antiroll tanks
  • Selecting and understanding the critcal systems for long-distance voyaging
  • A decision process for choosing a new boat or analyzing the suitability of a used boat
  • An examination of passagemaking models from Nordhavn, Kadey-Kroge, Seahorse and Dashew, as well as the designs of Stephen Seaton, Michael Kasten, George Buehler, Dave Gerr, and others
  • Highlights of successful and proven passagemakers of the past, including examples from eleven builders and designers
  • First-hand accounts from passagemakers around the globe, including the Mediterranean, Black Sea, South America, South Pacific, Madagascar, and beyond
  • Tips on understanding and predicting weather and waves and what to do in a storm
  • Understanding offshore safety issues, including how to avoid trouble and cross oceans in comfort
  • Choosing and training crew as well as communication tips for a better cruising experience
  • Preparing for and resolving maintenance problems at sea and in distant anchorages.

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    MANOEUVRING AT CLOSE QUARTERS UNDER POWER.
    By Bill Johnson. Paperback, 0.35kg, 211mm x 154mm, 128 pages, full colour illustrations.
    A unique hands-on guide to manoeuvring - ideal for cockpit use or on-board reference.

    Manoeuvring a yacht under engine at close quarters in a marina near other expensive boats can be a daunting prospect for the inexperienced helmsman. Add fast flowing tides and unpredictable winds that might blow from the bow, beam or stern, and the exercise becomes even more of a lottery - even for the experienced boat handler.

    Ideal for cockpit use or as an aide-memoire, this visual guide, with its clear illustrations and step-by-step instructions, will enable the helmsman to cope in every possible combination of wind and tide. With one manoeuvre per page, this is the ideal teaching guide, and the perfect on-board reference

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    RYA POWERBOAT SCHEME SYLLABUS & LOGBOOK By RYA. paperback, 0.11kg, 148mm x 210mm, 44 pages.
    This is the new edition of the RYA Powerboat Scheme syllabus & Logbook. This will enable you to to keep a record of your personal powerboating achievements and help you to plan your route from beginner all the way through to our Advanced levels. It details the structure and content of all courses within the RYA Powerboat Scheme and provides information on related shorebased courses.

    NZ$30.00 + Delivery

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    RYA ADVANCED POWERBOAT HANDBOOK.
    By Paul Glatzel. Paperback, 0.45kg, 170mm x 245mm, 143 pages, full colour illustrations.
    An exciting new addition to the RYA Powerboat series. This book is aimed at those already working commercially, those looking to become commercial skippers, or those leisure users wanting to gain advanced knowledge.

    Featuring chapters on the role of the Skipper, handling at speed, and transfers between moving craft, as well as higher-level tips on the essentials of powerboating on and off the water.

    The author Paul Glatzel is an RYA Powerboat Instructor and Trainer. He runs his own Powerboat Training school and writes for several powerboating magazines.

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    RYA POWERBOAT HANDBOOK.
    By Paul Glatzel. Paperback, 0.4kg, 170mm x 245mm, 158 pages, full colour illustrations. 2016. 3rd Edition
    Essential for everybody new to powerboating, this title includes types of boat; safety and planning, incorporating boat equipment and skippers responsibilities; launch recovery; boat handling; towing on the water, and collision regulations.
    With a relaxed, easy to follow text, lots of colour photographs and diagrams, the book will have great appeal to a wide range of readers.
    The author Paul Glatzel is an RYA Powerboat Instructor and Trainer. He runs his own Powerboat Training school and writes for several powerboating magazines.
  • 3rd edition of this popular title
  • Vital for everybody new to powerboating
  • Expert advice through informative text and clear, full colour illustrations
  • Written to support the RYA National Powerboat Scheme.

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    RYA POWER SCHEMES INSTRUCTORS HANDBOOK.
    By RYA. Paperback, 0.47kg, 170mm x 245mm, 150 pages, full colour illustrations. Updated 2015.
    The RYA Power Schemes Instructor handbook comprehensively covers the entire process of training as an RYA Powerboat instructor. It includes information on the whole RYA Powerboat Scheme, the instructing qualifications available through the RYA, and the methods required to teach each of the courses, including inland waterways and personal watercraft. This edition includes full-colour illustrations and photographs, and a logbook to record instructing activity and qualifications.

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    RYA START POWERBOATING.
    By Jon Mendez. Paperback, 0.14kg, 170mm x 210mm, 48 pages, full colour illustrations.
    This is the official course book for Levels 1 and 2 of the RYA National Powerboat Scheme. (Formally Powerboat Practical Course Notes)
    It goes through everything you need to know as a novice powerboater, from basics such as the boat and the equipment you need, through to heavy weather techniques and night navigation.
    Jon Mendez developed an interest in boats at a young age with friends and family on the River Thames and has been teaching professionally for the last ten years. Jon is a RYA Yachtmaster Instructor Examiner and a Powerboat Trainer, and was the RYA Chief Powerboat Instructor. His work has taken him across the world from Scotland to New Zealand skippering yachts of up to 40m. He now runs his own marine business doing what he enjoys most working with boats, people and having fun on the water.

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    POWERBOATING - THE RIB AND SPORTSBOAT HANDBOOK.3rd Edition 2009
    By Peter White. Pbk, 170mm x 210mm, 191 pages, full colour photographs and drawings.Reprinted 2018
    Powerboats are fast, fun and exhilirating. The sensation of speed as you skim across the water, the sun, the spray and the sea air combined make it an unforgettable experience, but the powerboat must be handed with care and treated with respect.
    This is the ideal guide for anyone thinking about going afloat in any powered craft up to 30 ft long, whether you're a beginner needing an introduction or an expert seeking a refresher.
    With over 300 photographs and illustrations, this is your perfect companion for having fun and staying safe on the water

    Powerboating includes the key facts and more:

  • Quick-start guide.
  • Which Boat?
  • Which engine and trailer.
  • Getting afloat.
  • Launching.
  • Starting out.
  • Life begins at 25 (knots).
  • Man overboard.
  • Tides.
  • Engine and trailer troubleshooting.
  • Rule of the road.
  • Anchors.
  • Towing.

    Armed with this book,your boat and trailer get out there and start exploring.

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    STRESS-FREE MOTORBOATING.
    By Duncan Wells, Paperback, 0.46kgs, 190mm x 246mm, 160 pages, full colour photographs. Published 2017.

    Stress-Free Motorboating is the answer to all single and short-handed crews’ prayers. Extensively illustrated with step-by-step photographs and diagrams, this highly practical handbook tackles the most common motorboating scenarios anyone will ever have to manage, whether cruising along a river or around the coast.
    The author covers groundbreaking and dependable procedures for getting off (and then back on to) a berth, anchoring, picking up mooring buoys, boat-handling in tides and fast-flowing rivers, managing locks and even picking up a man overboard. QR codes link to helpful instructional action videos to clarify the procedures, and individual advice is given about fuel monitoring, engine care and maintenance – in fact all the essential issues that affect motorboats.
    Whether you are aboard a sports runabout or a 60ft displacement cruiser, crossing the Channel or pottering along a river or coast Stress-Free Motorboating will make life aboard that much easier – and with less stress comes more enjoyment for everyone.

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    POWERBOAT HANDLING ILLUSTRATED.
    By Bob Sweet. Paperback, 216mm x 276mm, 173 pages, full colour drawings, diagrams and some photo's.
    Master boating educator Bob Sweet takes the mystery out of boat handling and show you how to perform every manoeuvre smoothly and effectively. Understand the unique characteristics of planing and displacement hulls, single and dual engines, and outboard, inboard, jet, and stern drives, and make your boat do what you want it to do.
    You'll learn how to:
  • Approach and leave a dock or slip no matter what the direction and strength of wind or current.
  • Manoeuvre at slow speeds in tight quarters and at high speeds on open water.
  • Learn the secrets of launching and retrieving from ramps.
  • Use trim tabs and engine tilt for comfort, economy and speed.
  • Find out what it takes to anchor effectively.
  • Handle your boat safely in strong winds, high waves, challenging inlets, and sudden storms.

    NZ$55.00 + Delivery.

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