By Nick Moloney

This superb account of the ultimate race against time, thirteen men sail a course west to east around the world non-stop. They chase the dawn every day in their attempt to set a new world record. Lavish full colour photographs throughout.

This title is being sold in association with the charity 'Sail 4 Cancer' and with every copy sold, £6.00 will be donated to the charity. Please visit their website to discover all their activities - www.sail4cancer.org

Hb. 192pp Full colour photographs throughout. 250x200mm

RRP £17.95 OUR PRICE £9.99

The Rick Tomlinson Desk Calendar is ideal for the office or home. This free-standing calendar features 12 great sailing photographs from the major events around the world. The desk calendar is designed for ease of use, showing the current month plus the months before and after.

Tent style. Size 25cm x 15cm.

The Beken Yachting calendar has photographs from around the world. Spinnakers and close competition in full colour.

A2 portrait format, 594mm x 420mm (23.5" x 16.5").

RRP £16.99 OUR PRICE £15.99

'The Shanty Crew'

The groups leader, Chris Roche sailed aboard the 'Soren Larsen' and is a genuine Cape Horner. 50 pages of sleeve notes and full lyrics. Mentioned as an authentic collection in the 'Groves Dictionary of Music.

Knife-edge decisions, adrenaline rushes, extreme weather, bitter rivalries, heart-stopping races - they are all in a day's work for sailing's superman Ben Ainslie. Ben has won successive golds in the last three Olympics, making him a British hero and our greatest Olympic sailor ever. In 2012 he plans to bid for a fourth.

In "Close to the Wind" Ben reveals the truth behind his awesome achievement. A charming spokesperson off the water, he reveals just how ruthless he is on it. He admits to fierce rivalries, above all with Brazilian Robert Scheidt, who robbed a nineteen-year-old Ben of gold in his first Olympics.

Hardback, 240pp, 2009.

By D. Durham
2011
A collection of gripping stories—both ancient and modern—of thrilling adventures at sea

Tales of adventures on the high seas captivate both sailors and those who stand on the shore and gaze out across the oceans. In this original collection of sea stories, edited by veteran writer Dick Durham, the gamut of human experience is mirrored in a world of tragic shipwrecks and sea monsters, epic races and brave rescues, tall ships and tiny dinghies.

Hb. 264pp 160x245mm

RRP £12.99, OUR PRICE £10.50

By Paul and Rachel Chandler
2011
On 23 October 2009, British couple Paul and Rachel Chandler were kidnapped from their sailing boat in the archipelago of the Seychelles.

Their yacht, Lynn Rival, was recovered six days later by naval forces, abandoned off the central Somali coast.

After the attack, Paul and Rachel were taken first onto a previously hijacked merchant ship and then to Somalia, where they were held for over a year, enduring threats and intimidation while their captors tried to extort millions of dollars from their family.
The inspiring and poignant story behind the headlines.

Pb.

RRP £9.99 OUR PRICE £8.99

By Mark Chisnell
Book and DVD set (PAL format)

This is the story of the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-2009, ripping and roaring through seven seas - from Spain, past Africa and on to Asia, round the Americas and back to Europe. It's a story of endurance, deprivation and adventure, a story of winners and losers, those who made it and those who didn't. Also includes a DVD containing 2 hours and 35 minutes of spectacular footage of the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-2009, produced by Volvo Event Management.

A great gift for anyone keen on sailing. Fabulous photographs.

Hb 240pp
DVD 2hrs, 30 minutes

VIP Limited Edition of this publication, lavishly produced in gift box. This is a limited edition version and there are very few copies available.

By Mark Chisnell
Book and DVD set (PAL format)

This is the story of the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-2009, ripping and roaring through seven seas - from Spain, past Africa and on to Asia, round the Americas and back to Europe. It's a story of endurance, deprivation and adventure, a story of winners and losers, those who made it and those who didn't. Also includes a DVD containing 2 hours and 35 minutes of spectacular footage of the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-2009, produced by Volvo Event Management.

A great gift for anyone keen on sailing. Fabulous photographs.

Hb 240pp Boxed. 300x350mm
DVD 2hrs, 30 minutes

RRP £150 OUR PRICE £99.00 !

Wave Riding Wonders, Victorious Vessels and Spectacular Seafaring
By M. Kendall
2005

A humorous and original book. From the serious, to the informative,to the indispensable, to the enlightening. The Sailing Companion takes the reader through a mass of notes, quotes, facts and stats.

But The Sailing Companion doesn't just contain fascinating snippets of information, it also offers extracts from the finest writing about sailing over the centuries. Jonah in the Bible snuggles up to Darwin, whilst Hemingway shares space with Dickens.

Hb. 160pp 190x120mm 18 illus.

By S. Lester

This is the story of a sailing voyage around Britain during the spring and summer of 2005. Starting at Dartmouth, it calls in at traditional fishing harbours, busy yachting centres, bustling holiday resorts, secluded lochs and the cities of Aberdeen, Newcastle and Ipswich before returning to the River Dart. It includes the stories of Starry Gazy Pie and the Blind Piper of Gairloch, teh Cod War and the decline of the fishing industry, the drowning of the sixteen cities of the Cantre'r Gwaelod and the last days of the West Coast Puffers.

Pb 216pp

Professional quality air pressure detector, linearity +/- 0.2 mb. Multiple Functions Including: - Audible gale warnings - 2 to 48 hour history display - Temperature and Humidity display - Dual time zones - Regatta timer - Moon phases

By Dag Pike
2011

Hidden Harbours of Wales is a tour of small and infrequently visited harbours on the Welsh coast, starting from Lydney on the River Severn and finishing a world away at Connah’s Quay on the River Dee on the north coast.

For each harbour there is a fascinating round up of the history and notes on what is to be found there. Photographs capture the scene and annotated aerial photographs assist with pin pointing harbours hidden along the Welsh coastline and its estuaries.

Pb. 250x120mm 64pp Full colour photographs throughout

By M. Kendall
2008
Anyone who has ever set foot in a sailing vessel and come back for more will enjoy this humorous and original book. From the serious (how waggling wings can save lives) to the informative (how to pee at sea) to the indispensable (how to make the perfect Sea Breeze) to the enlightening (the truth about Captain Pugwash), 'The Sailing Pocket Companion' takes the reader through a mass of notes, quotes, facts and stats.

Hb. 142x90mm 160pp

Everybody Loves a Weather Report
By Geoff Saunders

The theme of this book is the authors visits to the weather stations reported on the BBC Shipping Forecast. In reality, the visits sparked interesting opportunities to explore the remote regions of the British Isles, and their history. Robert
Fitzroy is of course a key figure in the book.

The original idea was to simply visit these extreme places, names familiar from the Shipping Forecast, but with such romantic names...

Where were they? Were there people there? What happened there?

To make the quest much more interesting it was done by public transport, and without flying.

Pb.

By James Patterson
2009
As Peter Carlyle, a smooth-talking, super-successful lawyer, waved his family off on a sailing holiday, all they had in mind was lying back and relaxing. But as a violent storm broke out, an explosion caused the boat to vanish without a trace and the family were lost, presumed dead. Until now.

When a message in a bottle is washed up on a shore, it becomes apparent that there must have been at least one survivor. But all is not as it seems. The race is on to rescue the Carlyles, but does everyone looking for the family really want to find them alive? Survival may be the least of their concerns.

Pb. 464pp 198x129mm

2012 EDITION SOLD OUT

The Beken Sailing Action calendar features up-close action highlights from the Isle of Wight’s famous sailing events such as the Round the Island Race and Cowes Week.

A2 landscape format, 420mm x 594mm (16.5" x 23.5")

RRP £16.99 OUR PRICE £14.99

by Miles Kendall

Features extraordinary sailing experiences from around the world.

Read about classic passages, be inspired by culinary clubs and experience the rush of sailing some of the world’s most spectacular locations. Vividly captured in stunning photography, this book covers sailing rivers, around islands, ocean crossings and some of the world’s best nature. Includes practical advice and ratings to make your planning easier.
Featuring world famous crossings and lesser-known gems. Stunning photography brings each adventure to life. Includes vital need-to-know information about travel, costs, first aid and facilities.

Paperback, 224pp, 2009.

RRP £20, OUR PRICE £16.

The Complete Guide for all Sailors from Novice to Experienced Skipper.
2009

User-friendly, hands-on manual packed with detailed step-by-step diagrams, lively action photos, and helpful advice on getting the most out of your sailing at whatever level.
Covers - dinghies and yachts, Cruising and racing, Launching, helming, trapezing, capsizing
Racing techniques and tactics
Buoyage, tides, charts navigation.
Anchoring and marina berthing
Knots, ropes and flags
Boat etiquette and seamanship
Rules of the road, safety.
Boat maintenance and repair.

Hb. 400pp 244x193mm Full colour throughout.

RRP £24.99 OUR PRICE £18.99

By C. Stewart
2009
Before Chris Stewart and Ana moved to El Valero, their Spanish farm, he took to the sea, landing a job as skipper for the summer, sailing a Cornish Crabber around the Greek islands. It was his dream job - and there was just one problem - he had not sailed before!

In a series of madcap and hilarious adventures we follow Chris from a shaky start in Chichester harbour to his epic Odyssey to Spetses (a bucket would have been handy), and then on to the journey of a lifetime - battening down the hatches on a trip across the North Atlantic. It's a journey crackling with Chris' zest for life, irresistible humour, and unerring lack of foresight.

Hb. 160pp 195x140mm

This nautical style porthole desk clock is inset in solid American hardwood that has a mahogany finish and a scratch resistant sole. The polished brass finish of the quartz clock will never tarnish. Perfect for the home or office and has a lifetime warranty. An engraveable brass plate for personalization is included.
Depth: 70mm. Width: 38mm. Height: 165mm. Dial: 64mm.

Test Your Navigation and Seamanship Skills and Learn from Expert Answers
Yachting Monthly
by Bill Anderson, Chris Beeson

Following in the Yachting Monthly paperback series (Confessions, Further Confessions, etc) this book is based on a popular run of articles over the last eight years in Yachting Monthly in which navigational and seamanship problems are posed and the highly respected author (former RYA Training Manager) gives his opinion on the best way to resolve the problem. And if there are several ways of dealing with it he airs them all.

Paperback, 96 pages. 216x138 mm.
Illustrated in colour throughout. 2009.

By Lisa Hayden Miller
2008

For the cook who sails and the sailor who cooks, the Galley Guru is a connoisseur’s guide to simple ways to keep your grip in the galley. Prepare, preserve, and present, from a tiny space, real food that would not be ashamed to have come from a gourmet kitchen many times the size. Great cooking takes to the water as Lisa Hayden-Miller presents fare with a flair - from survival food to gourmet feast, all 120 recipes are tagged with appropriate sailing conditions, from anchorage to heavy seas.

Pb. 316pp

Clock and Barometer
The Porthole Desk Set includes a clock and barometer that are set into a mahogany finish base made from solid North American hard wood. The polished brass finish is tarnish free and never scratch. There is an indentation in the wood base for a pen and rubber feet under the base to protect the desk or shelf. Battery and brass plate suitable for engraving are included. This product has a lifetime warranty. Depth: 133mm. Width: 260mm. Height: 51mm. Dial: 38mm

by Steve Sleight

The step-by-step illustrated sailing guide for all sailors from the novice to the experienced skipper.
Features all the latest developments in boat design and technology from handling high performance dinghies to using state of the art navigation systems.
Offers expert instruction - from handling ropes, tacking and mooring, to boat maintenance and sailing etiquette.
Foreward by Ellen MacArthur.
Chapters on Navigation, Weather, Boat Care, Safety.

Over 750 full colour photographs and details diagrams.
320pp, hardback

RRP £25.00 OUR PRICE £19.99

by Chris Santella

"Fifty Places To Sail Before You Die" maps out some of the world's great sailing venues, as shared by both champion racers and celebrated adventurers.

In addition to colourful descriptions of the sailing spots and anecdotes from some of the world's greatest sailors, the book includes brilliant photographs and enough information to help would-be sailors chart their own adventure in these areas.

224pp, hardback. 190mm x 210mm

Yachtsmen own up to their sailing sins
By Paul Gelder

'The Confessional' has become one of the first pages that readers turn to in 'Yachting Monthly' each month. Over 17 years literally hundreds of readers have owned up to their most embarrassing moments for the amusement and enlightenment of their fellows.

Enhanced by Mike Peyton's marvellously poignant cartoons, this book is a must for any boater afloat or ashore.

Pb. 96pp 70 line drawings, 50 b/w cartoons 216x138mm.
Reprinted 2011.

By C. Eakin
2009
In 1968, the "Sunday Times" organised the Golden Globe race - an incredible test of endurance never before attempted - a round the world yacht race that must be completed single-handed and non-stop, going into port for repairs or supplies would mean disqualification.
Forty years on, Chris Eakin recreates the drama of the epic race, talking to all those touched by the tragedies surrounding the Golden Globe: the survivors, the widows and the children of those who died. It is a book that both evokes the primary wonder of the adventure itself and reflects on what it has come to mean to both those involved and the rest of us in the forty years since.

Hb. 320pp 225x145mm

Over 1500 nautical terms are explained in this accessible and down to earth glossary aimed at the layman. Covering all areas of boating (sail and power, official bodies, regulations, etc), it uses practical examples to bring the meanings alive, and helpful line drawings to explain technical points. It includes definitions of different materials and techniques used in boat construction and repair, as well as names, events and much much more.

Paperback, 256pp, 216x138mm, b/w line drawings, 2010.

RRP £12.99, OUR PRICE £10.50

by Tom Cunliffe
2011

'Sailing, Yachts and Yarns' is a treasure chest of nautical wit and wisdom. Tom Cunliffe has chosen the very best of his writing for Yachting Monthly magazine to ensure a lively mix of anecdote, opinion and instruction.

There are hilarious tales that take the reader on a voyage from the frozen waters of Greenland to the palm trees of the Tropics. Tom also shares the lessons learned navigating an engineless yacht across the Atlantic with only the stars to guide him and lets loose on the red tape and rules that he sees infringing on the freedom of the seas.

This is the perfect book for dipping into to discover another gem from one of greatest sailing writers alive today.

Hardback, 242pp.

RRP £14.99, OUR PRICE £11.99

The National Maritime Museum

To mark the 70th anniversary of its opening, the National Maritime Museum has brought together this collection of new short stories inspired by a great literary muse. From Orkney and the west of Ireland to the Med and the N.W. Passage the stories challenge our perception of the sea. Authors include S. Llewellyn, D. Barry, C. Lambert, C. Cleave, T. Hadley and many more.

Pb 308pp

By Bob Bond

Profusely illustrated manual of sailing, from dinghies to offshore cruising, covers basic sailing, advanced sailing, cruising, navigation, meteorology, maintenance and safety.

Pb 352p, 2002 edition

Weems & Plath

Chart weight with a 5x magnifying glass set in a forged brass ring. The brass is brushed and lacquered so it will not tarnish or show fingerprints. The bottom is felt lined to protect the surface it rests on and to prevent slippage.

3" diameter.

Supplied gift boxed.

Weems & Plath

The compass chart weight is a working, liquid filled compass encircled in a forged brass ring. The brass is brushed and lacquered and will not tarnish or show fingerprints. The bottom is felt lined to protect the surface it rests on and to prevent slipping.

Supplied gift - boxed.

3" diameter.

Sixty years of painting on the Thames.

For sixty years, members of the Wapping Group have met to paint by the River Thames 'en plein air'. Outdoors and undaunted in all weathers, come rain or shine, they have set up their easels from the broad tideways of the estuary to the willow-fringed backwaters up-river - taking in the whole of riverside London in between. With 200 illustrations, the story of the Group since 1946, a meditation on the pleasures and pains of painting outdoors, and personal accounts by all the current members, this book captures the essence of the Wapping Group, "the last proper artists' society left in England".

96pp, hardback

A traditional black leather bound address book imprinted with gold foil. Nautical illustrations for each letter of the alphabet.

Leather bound. 188pp 10x16cm

by V. Manferto de Fabianis
2008

500 full color images of sailing collected in a fetching format. From luxury yachts to ships and planing daysailers. Informative captions let salts and lubbers alike know what’s going on. A perfect gift.

Hb. 736pp, 6"x6"

The Little Book of Seasickness
2009

'If you can get there by land, do not go by water.'Chinese Proverb

This retro little gift book is filled with amusing, outrageous and downright odd quotes from the likes of Dickens, Byron and Disraeli, as well as genuine but bizarre extracts from early physicians' reports and medical journals, covering all aspects of this sea sickness.

Hb. 96pp 115x88mm

Exploring the East Coast in Pictures
By C. Jarman
2008
A lavishously illustrated book captures the essence of the East Coast of England between Lowestoft and Ramsgate.

The continual movement of sand, shingle and mud along the coast moulds each estuary, laying down new mud flats criss-crossed with strange patterns clearly seen in some of the excellent aerial photography.

Pb. 48pp Colour photograhs on every page. 250x200mm

Presented in a varnished mahogany box with brass hardware. A brass plate suitable for engraving is on the outside.
Includes 8" brass One-Handed Divider, 15" Brass Arm Parallel Ruler and a ¾" liquid filled brass compass.

16"x4"x1"

These mugs are made from glazed porcelain and are microwave and dishwasher safe. Printed with the chart image of the Solent.

Height 10.5cm. Diameter 7cm

Heat and water resistant tray made from laminated birch with a printed Solent chart image.

20 x 27cm

Heat and water resistant tray made from laminated birch with a printed Solent chart image.

28 x 36cm

Chart image of the Solent printed on environmentally friendly paper. Three ply napkins in packs of 20.

33 x 33cm. Pack of 20