Their World, Their Ways
2008
The ultimate seabirds, living almost their entire lives at sea.
This book is both an authoritative book covering all the world’s species and a beautiful work of art to admire. It is illustrated with 300 breathtaking colour photographs from an award-winning photographer. The text is a series of essays by leading experts in the field and a factual natural history section.Covers all the world’s species.

Hb. 232pp 300 colour photos 296mmx235mm

RRP £35.00 OUR PRICE £27.99

by A. Swash
2005
comprehensive guide to the birds, mammals and reptiles of the Galápagos, covering every living species recorded. This 2nd edition contains updated information, some new images and the latest distribution and taxonomic information. Its innovative, simple-to-use format aims to help visitors to the Galápagos identify any bird, mammal or reptile they encounter.

Pb. 168pp 132x208pp 53 colour plates

by Jack London

Knowing little of navigation, Jack London set out from San Francisco to Polynesia and Melanesia with his wife and two crew, in a schooner whose tendency to leak was not her only defect. A sailing classic.

340pp, illustrations, paperback

by Tere Batham

Tere Batham and her husband embark on a 14 month, 10,000 mile voyage home from Japan to New Zealand, accompanied by Miki, a Japanese girl. They navigate the whirlpools of Japan's Inland Sea, and thread narrow channels among islands strewn with temples and lashed by typhoons. Their route takes them via Japan's Southern Archipelago, the Taiwan Straits, Hong Kong, Macau, the Philippines, and Micronesia, exploring the ruins of megalithic Nan Madol, enduring violent storms, and witnessing a deadly crocodile attack before finally reaching their destination.

320pp, illustrations, hardback

Islands Born of Fire
By T. de Roy
2007
The text flows from an intimate knowledge of, and deep love for, the Galapagos, and the quality of the imagery reflects the author's recently awarded place as one of the world's top twently wildlife photographers. As the 21st century progresses, the Galapagos Islands are reaching a critical crossroads from which they will emerge with difficulty. This book celebrates their vibrant essence.

Hb. 160pp 240x306mm Colour throughout.

RRP £19.99 OUR PRICE £15.99

By R. Burke

This book is a catalogue of rewarding experience from swimming with Darwin's seals in the Galapagos to feeding the stingrays in Bora Bora. The book tells the story of the author's Bluewater cruise from the Greenwich Meridian in London to the International Dateline in the South Pacific. This is a sequel to the previous cruising book, 'Managing Your Bluewater Cruise', which is a preparation guide for those who want to go cruising. By contrast, this book is the personal story of the trip and experiences, together with a discussion about the yacht and its equipment.

By Don Gilchrist & Robyn Boase

Gilchrist is well known to readers of the magazine 'Crusing Helmsman' for his many articles during and since his circumnavigation in the 1990's. This book, along with new material, includes the magazine articles but also allows scope for their full philosophical expression and practical crusing ideas to be properly developed. This book will prove a useful tool for anyone about to cruise, with their many ideas and insights. The circumnavigation route from Australia, S.E.Asia, Red Sea, Med. Caribbean and Panama Canal, Pacific.
A beautifully presented book with numerous colour photos.

389p Hb. colour photos

WAS £42.99 NOW £19.99

The classic story of the first singlehanded voyage to Antartica

By David Lewis

This is the story of the 1972 singlehanded cruise from Sydney to Antarticam in a rather basic home built 32 foot sloop, 'Ice Bird'.

224p colour photos

RRP £14.99 OUR PRICE £11.99

By H. Shirihai
2007
This spectacularly illustrated book is the only complete guide to the wildlife and natural history of the vast and beautiful Antarctic region. Covering the Antarctic continent, the southern ocean, and the subantarctic islands, this guide illustrates all of the region's breeding birds and marine mammals with stunning colour photographs. In addition to the colour plates, it features distribution maps and up-to-date species accounts expertly detailing abundance, seasonal status, and conservation prospects.

Hb. 544pp 248x174mm 900 photos

RRP £35.00 OUR PRICE ££29.99

by Steve Thomas

The tale of a young American's sojurn in the South Pacific, on the Micronesian Isle of Satawal, studying traditional navigation with Mau Piailus, the last of the Palus. It was Piailus who navigated a Polynesian vessel from Hawaii to Tahiti without compass or charts, relying on stars, wind, swell, birds and memory. A tale of seafaring, a dying culture and self discovery.

320pp, paperback, US publication

By W. Lynch
2007
Over the last 18 years, Wayne Lynch has travelled thousands of miles to Antarctica, the Galápagos Islands, Argentina, Chile, New Zealand and a dozen remote island clusters in the tempestuous Southern Ocean to study and photograph the 17 species of penguins in their natural habitats. In Penguins of the World, he documents the extraordinary life cycle of these tough, resourceful and beautiful birds in some of the harshest environments imaginable.

Hb. 176p 130 colour photos. 278mmx227mm

RRP £16.99 OUR PRICE £13.50

By reeves/Stewart/Clapham/Powell

Beautiful, handy sized and highly illustrated book describes in fascinating detail all 120 species of the world's whales, dolphins, porpoises, seals, sealions, manatees, sea otters and the Polar Bear. Full colour throughout.

320 painted illust. 418 photos. 123 maps 528pp

by Mark Smaalders & Kim des Rochers

The only guide devoted exclusively to low-latitude cruising. Tropical Cruising Handbook arms cruising sailors with the knowledge and skills they need to master the challenges of sailing the tropics. From navigating unchartered reefs to navigating Pacific cultures, from the effects of the tropical environment on boats and gear to the prevention and treatment of tropical illnesses and health hazards, the Handbook covers all the bases.

Paperback

By J. Bowler
2006
A photographic guide to selected wildlife of the Seychelles, covering the birds, mammals, reptiles and invertebrates most likely to be encountered by a visitor. The 51 photographic plates are accompanied by text giving key identification features as well as notes on conservation status, habitat and distribution.

Hb. 192pp 150x215mm 51 colour plates