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THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO SAILING & SEAMANSHIP.
By Twain Braden. Paperback, 0.60kg, 215mm x 280mm, 189 pages, black & white illustrations. Published 2022.
An illustrated sailing guide for beginner and expert alike--newly updated!
The Complete Guide to Sailing & Seamanship is the perfect blend of captivating sea stories and essential, basic instructional methods for anyone yearning to sail. Topics include seamanship and boat handling, anchoring and docking, and history and lore alike.
Chapters include:
Knots and Lines
Sailboat Anatomy
Steering & Sailing
Lakes, Harbors, and Bays
A Look at the Weather
Charts & Navigation
Anchoring, Mooring, & Berthing
Sailing Gear
Boat Maintenance
Daily Rhythms
Seamanship Basics
Rules of the Road
The Complete Guide to Sailing & Seamanship is enhanced with 100 original hand-drawn images by world-renowned marine illustrator Sam Manning.
NZ$35.00 + delivery.
THE LIFERAFT SURVIVAL GUIDE.
By Frances & Michael Howorth. Paperback, 0.27kg, 150mm x 210mm, 136 pages, full colour illustrations.
This is the ultimate guide to liferaft survival for all boaters and its purpose is to ensure the survival of skipper and crew in the event of their boat sinking.
In this essential safety book, expert authors, Frances and Michael Howorth, cover how to be mentally and physically prepared for a sailor's ultimate nightmare.
It includes invaluable advice on the essentials to pack into the emergency grab bag for a short or long cruise, hot or cold climate, coastal or offshore trip.
Packed full of checklists and clear diagrams, there are lessons learned from disasters, flowcharts to prioritise abandon ship procedure,
sections on first aid and emergency treatment.
Featuring some essential content from the authors' previous title The Grab Bag Book but completely revised and updated,
the new Liferaft Survival Guide is what you need right now to stay safe at sea and covers up to date information on the way satellites and beacons work,
world monitoring of distress signals and advances in medical practice.
Preparation and planning are key for safe enjoyable sailing. Every boater needs to plan and prepare, and every boater should read this book.
This unique survival at sea handbook helps you ensure your crew's survival in a liferaft. Buy it, build your own grab bag and be sure to be prepared!
NZ$40.00 + delivery.
EMERGENCY CREW BOOK.
By Regan Grafton. Spiral binding, 125mm x 122m, 24 waterproof pages in a strong water-tight plastic bag.
What would your passengers do if something happened to you?
The Emergency Crew Book has been created to equip even the least 'boat savvy' passenger with a step-by-step guide on what to do in a boating emergency.
The book is written in plain English and features quick reference tabs covering all emergency situations.
The book comes in a sturdy clear dry bag with a lanyard rope, and is to be hung permanently in clear view. The book also has spaces for the skipper to fill in which will give specific instructions that pertain to their boat.
NZ$25.00 + delivery.
EMERGENCY PRACTICAL COMPANION.,
By Jon Winge. Softcover, Spiral-bound flip chart, 80mm x 223mm, 23 pages, full colour drawings.
In this guide, you'll find practical information for handling emergencies:
Fire
Man overboard
First aid
Engine trouble
Aground
Dismasting
Leaks
Emergency steering
Towing
Handling the waves
Without instruments
Leaving the boat
Distress signals
NZ$25.00 + Delivery
RYA SAFETY BOAT HANDBOOK.
By Laurence West and Grahame Forshaw. Paperback, 0.18kg, 147mm x 210m, 64 pages, includes a DVD, full colour illustrations. Published 2021.
The RYA Safety Boat Handbook aims to provide up to date advice to anyone providing Safety Boat back up and was written to accompany the RYA Safety Boat Course. It outlines all the practical techniques, expert advice and tips needed by Safety Boat crew. The format makes it quick and easy to use and the DVD ensures that every aspect of good Safety Boat management is covered.
Some of the content includes:
Safety Boat checklist
Recovering people from the water
The crew and equipment
First aid
plus many other aspects
Was NZ$25.00 + delivery.
Now NZ$15.00 + delivery.
RYA SEA SURVIVAL HANDBOOK.
By Keith Colwell. 2nd Edition. Published Paperback, 0.60kg, 170mm x 245m, 192 pages, full colour illustrations.
This new Edition of the RYA Sea Survival Handbook is the official text for the RYA basic Sea Survival Course and the RYA/ISAF Offshore Safety Course.
Updated with new information and guidance on how to respond to emergencies at sea and is invaluable for anyone who takes a boat offshore.
It will teach you all you need to know about preparing to go to sea, emergency procedures, safety equipment, life-saving signals, handling heavy weather and choosing the most suitable life jacket or buoyancy aid.
Providing the most up to date information on all the above items, this book is written by Keith Colwell, (RNLI Divisional sea safety officer) and is impeccably illustrated by Steve Lucas.
This comprehensive and well illustrated guide takes you step by step through all aspects of sea safety, from kitting your boat out, right through to correct procedures for abandoning ship.
The text is enlivened by a number of fascinating real life examples of boaters dealing with emergency situations.
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NZ$60.00 + delivery.
LIFE-SAVING SIGNALS CARD. SOLAS no 2
MCA
Double-Sided Waterproof card. 180mm x 210mm
Illustrated clear instructions on useful life saving signals.
NZ$15.00 + 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:
Ropework outlines the minimum level of knowledge of knots, hitches, splices amongst others.
Boat handling covers techniques for manoeuvring a yacht in harbours and confined spaces under various wind and sea conditions.
Anchoring provides the techniques and tips to anchor securely under any conditions.
NZ$45.00 + delivery.
SKIPPER'S COCKPIT GUIDE.
By Bo Streiffert (editor). Spiral binding, 200mm x 241m, 24 waterproof pages. Reprinted 2015
Instant facts & practical hints for boaters in a handy size to have at your fingertips in the cockpit. With vital information on:
The chart,Symbols & abbreviations,Seamarks
Buoyage,Pilotage,Compass, course & position.
Speed, time and distance.
Lights - Night sailing.
Ships' lights,Sounds & shapes.
Steering & sailing rules, Boat handling.
Anchoring & mooring,Ropes & knots
Offshore sailing - Seasickness.
Heavy weather.
Man overboard - Grounding.
Fire aboard - First aid.
Distress signals - VHF radio.
NZ$30.00 + delivery.
COCKPIT COMPANION.
By Basil Mosenthal. Spiral Binding 80mm x 225mm, 24 pages.Second Edition. Published 2015
A compact, handy summary of all you need to know when cruising; the perfect reference guide to keep onboard.
From lights, shapes and sound signals to knots, ropes and engine troubleshooting, distress calls and seamanship, this practical companion covers everything the skipper and crew need to know – or find out quickly – when cruising. With diagrams and illustrations throughout.
The second edition contains the most up-to-date information in an easy-to-understand format – ideal for those moments when you need an answer, and you need it fast.
NZ$25.00 + delivery.
STRESS-FREE MOORING. FOR SAIL & POWER.
By Duncan Wells. Spiral Bound softback, 215mm x 145mm, 112 pages, Full colour illustrations and Line Drawings. Published 2020
Stress-Free Mooring is a quick-access, extremely visual on-board practical guide to how to approach mooring and berthing situations in a yacht or motorboat.
Instant guidance to helmsmen seeking to learn how best to get on and off pontoons, jetties and harbour walls in all directions of wind and tide, as well as anchoring and picking up mooring buoys.
The techniques are applicable anywhere in the world, on any type and size of boat.
Areas covered include:
Tying knots and mastering other rope work
Adapting to different wind and tide configurations
Casting off from a dock
Springs, bridles and slipped lines
Coming alongside a berth
Rafting up with other boats
Anchoring
Picking up a mooring buoy
With step-by-step photos, explanatory diagrams and concise hints and tips, helmsmen can have at their fingertips the answers they need to all manner of mooring problems.
NZ$30.00 + delivery.
THE ADLARD COLES BOOK OF ANCHORING.
By Bobby Schenk. Paperback, 0.34kg, 171mm x 246mm, 101 pages, full colour photos.
Once considered something of a black art, anchoring is growing in popularity as an attractive free alternative to costly marinas. Anyone who masters this essential skill can anchor off a peaceful beach - the perfect excuse to go swimming from the boat, fish for your supper, or just explore by dinghy.
This thoroughly modern guide explains in clear and simple terms how to become competent and confident in anchoring, demonstrating with helpful photos and diagrams safe and efficient anchoring techniques for all conditions, from strong tides and winds to shallow water and rocky seabeds. Learn about:
Different types of anchor - when, where and how to use them
Advantages and disadvantages of rope, wire rope, chain and mixed cable
The benefits of using multiple anchors
Comparing manual and hydraulic systems
Maintaining anchoring gear
Anchoring commands to use on board
NZ$40.00 + delivery.
REEDS VHF HANDBOOK.
By Andy Du Port. Softback, 0.32kg, 140mm x 210mm, 160 pages, full colour illustrations. Published 2021.
The Reeds VHF Handbook is an accessible, user friendly but comprehensive guide to marine VHF radio that helps users quickly get up to speed with all
the functions on their equipment.
Straightforward explanations and tips describe the leisure VHF DSC radio system in detail and its place within GMDSS.
The book covers radio procedure, channel allocation, VHF radio theory and more, along with a full explanation of GMDSS, including details on EPIRBs, SARTs and Navtex.
An essential onboard reference, and set to become the standard work on the subject.
NZ$40.00 + delivery.