by Kathy Parsons
2nd Ed. 2008

The sailor's complete language guide for Spanish speaking destinations.
Covers boat repairs and Maintenance, Customs and Immigration, Food Shopping, Restaurants, Medical Care, Fishing, Diving, Banking, Phone, Internet, Shipping and Laundry. The second edition is indexed in BOTH English and Spanish Phrase Book

Buy hardware and parts, place orders, confirm prices, schedule repairs, find mechanics, repairmen and canvas makers, describe your problems and the repairs needed, haul, paint and store your boat and call for help at sea.

Pb. spiral bound 367pp

By K. Parsons

A cruising boater's complete guide to all the words and phrases needed to get along in French waters. Terms cover boat repairs, clearances and permits, docking, anchoring, provisioning, emergencies, shopping, radio communication.

Pb 190x150mm 347p spiral bound

By B. Webb
English, French, German, Dutch, Danish, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Turkish, Greek

This edition of this multilingual dictionary, specifically geared to yachtsmen, has now been expanded and now includes English, French, German, Dutch, Danish, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Turkish, GreekIt coversdevelopments in electrical, electronic and mechanical equipment, GRP boat construction and the patterns of charter, flotilla and cruising skippers. Arranged in subject categories for easy reference.

Pb. 240pp 148x210mm

RRP £18.99 OUR PRICE £15.19

By Jack Lagan

An essential, entertaining guide to the language and lore of 21st century seafarers. A dictionary with a difference - many words are illustrated with passages from classic books of the sea.

231x153mm 364p illus. Pb

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 Donald Launer

This handy dictionary contains a listing of all the acronyms, abbreviations and truncations that recreational sailors encounter in nautical magazine articles, books, instruction manuals and Coast Guard reports. A reference such as this has never been published before.

This book is in two parts. Part 1, 650 alphabetical listing of abbreviations, along with an explanation of each, including 38 illustrations.
Part 2 consists of excerpts from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Chart No1 which lists all the abbreviations used on government's nautical charts.

135x217mm, 320 pages Illus, pbk.

By R. McKenna
2003
More than 3,500 entries describe the ideas, events, and individuals that have shaped our maritime language, geography, commerce, warfare, law, literature, art, film, and more.

432p Pb

CD-Rom by Ultramarin

English - Dutch - German - French - Spanish - Italian

6.000 entries in the subject areas: sailing, yachting, boat
building, equipment and handling.

Online supplements available.

2,000 essential terms for sailors and powerboaters.

1998

By R. Mayne
2000
This etymological analysis of nautical language demonstrates how seafaring brought European sailors' languages together through conflict and comradeship from earliest times, when sailing crews could be as multinational as 1990s international conglomerates.

Pb. 320pp 215x136mm

By P. Travis
2011
This alphabetically arranged reference work puts over 2,000 modern nautical topics and terms at your fingertips, with enough explanatory advice to be truly useful. Topics ranging from the Navigation Rules, cruising under sail and power, electronics, and communication, to safety, weather, technical topics, and commonly-used spoken nautical language make this book a comprehensive resource. The Topic Index helps you test your knowledge and learn more about a subject, and the extensive annotated bibliography identifies hundreds of relevant publications and Internet resources.

Hb. 544pp 173 colour photos, 11 drawings. 6"x9"

By J. Rogers
1985

A timeless book with 1,249 entries pertaining to shipboard life, hulls, rigging, shiphandling, sea and weather conditions, naval and technical terms. Emphasis is on word roots and original usage

Hb. 215pp 150x225mm

by Elliott Dunlap Smith and Thomas R Moore

An invaluable compendium of the language of boats and sailing - an authoratitive guide to the rich vocabulary sailors use, and a key to correct and proper usage.

96pp, illustrations, paperback

By Basil Mosenthal

This book is a fun compendium of sea-wisdom, sayings of the sea and anecdotes. The adages are humorous and many have a sting in the tail. A fun compendium of sailing anecdotes.

113x150mm 160pp, paperback, 2nd edition.

RRP £6.99 OUR PRICE £5.99

By Admiral W. H. Smyth

First published in 1867, it defines a huge range of common and rare terms which though now technically obsolete appear regularly in contemporary books and still enrich the English language. Encompassing every aspect of ships and the sea – warships, merchant vessels, small craft, seamanship, navigation, weather, design, construction, wildlife, food, and slang.

Pb. 750pp 228x142mm

The nautical origins of everyday expressions
2007
by Bill Beavis & Richard G McCloskey

A charming etymology for all salty-minded people. It explains the fascinating shipboard beginnings of over 200 words and expressions, with the author's own cartoons.

96pp Pb 198x126mm

RRP £7.99 OUR PRICE £6.99

Captain Nick Bates

A collection of nautical expressions and other stories.

Are you 'clewed-up' about nautical expressions - do you know 'Captain Setab's Second Law of Dynamics' or why 'timbers shiver' even in 'horse latitudes'. where a 'brass monkey' has nothing to fear?

This little book, 'chock-a-block' with wit and wisdom, will give you the 'whole nine yards'.

122p colour diag. Pb

By O. Isil

Sea imagery and nautical sayings are found throughout colloquial English, and many of these expressions have origins from shipboard life in the past. This book explains a hundred or so, with detailed and intriguing background.

Pb. 134pp