by J D Sleightholme

In his usual hilarious tongue-in-cheek manner, Des Sleightholme seeks to introduce the newcomer to the joys of cruising, explaining how to go about choosing a boat, what is likely to happen on your first time out, coping with tides, knots and etiquette, and how to behave in marinas. Read it and you'll curl up!

96pp 30 cartoons, paperback

Mike Peyton is the nautical world's best known and much loved cartoonist. For years he has made his mark, contributing witty, well executed and poignantly funny cartoons to the yachting and boating press, poking fun at seafarers of all types and capturing in his distinctive cartoon style their often eccentric and idiosyncratic ways.

Now here, at last, is a wonderful collection of Mike Peyton's light hearted and amusing recollections of time spent messing about in boats, all illustrated in his unique cartoon style.

Paperback, 96 pp, 234x156 mm, colour cartoons.

By Des Sleightholme

An anecdotal romp through the sailing career of Des Sleightholme. A wonderfully entertaining autobiography. Sleightholme is well known for his irreverent outlook on the Establishment and for his unfailing eye for the funny side of things. Here he takes us on a hilarious anecdotal romp through his sailing life, from childhood efforts to get afloat at all costs, to the tribulations of running a charter boat, to the high drama of a force 10 dismasting.

216x138mm 192p Pb Cartoons

RRP £12.99 OUR PRICE £10.99

By Des Sleightholme
Aug. 2003
The last book from Des and the eagerly awaited follow-up to 'A Funny Old Life'. Des is well known for his irreverent outlook on the establishment and his ability to see the funny side of things. This book contains further yarns and hilarious happenings throughout his life.

Pb 216x138mm 20 cartoons 20 b/w photos

RRP £10.99 OUR PRICE £9.99

'The funny side of sailing'

by Des Sleightholme

An entertaining collection of humourous observations on the nautical scene. The 'joys' of antifouling, the bloody-mindedness of marine engines, the dubious pleasure of sailing on a spring tide, skippers, launchings and novice crew are just some of the subjects aired by 'Old Harry'. Each episode is enlivened with a cartoon illustration.

96pp 25 b/w cartoons, paperback

'The funny thing about cruising...'

by J D Sleightholme

Here is another of Des Sleightholme's highly entertaining collections of humorous observations on the nautical scene. Perceptive, amusing and presented in his inimitable style, Des takes us through his many nautical hair-raising experiences. An ideal bunkside read.

96pp 15 cartoons, paperback

By M. Peyton

The latest collection of Peyton cartoons, plus the story of his 50 years of sailing on the East coast - including a sideways look at cruising over the past 50 years.

96p 240x171mm 60 cartoons in full colour, paperback

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

By R. Jayson

Lively, hilarious and sometimes bizare stories of sailing misadventures. Discover the hidden dangers of poodles in hurricanes, meet a couple bound together in epoxy...

Pb 172p
US Pub.

The Classic Boats Years

A collection of Des Sleightholme's best articles published in Classic Boat magazine between 1998 and 2002. Humorous and witty style, Des makes fun of of variety of nautical situations.

138x216mm 96p Pb
cartoons throughout

by Des Sleightholme

This is a wonderful collection of batty observations on the sailing scene. Wickedly perceptive, Sleightholme attacks pomposity with scarifying gusto, taking the micky out of everything and everybody afloat. Such topics as leaking boats, dragging anchors, the charms of twin keels, the Fastnet Race, moving house by boat, chartering and, of course, the perils of going aloft, are handled with pitiless relish.

96pp 20 line illustrations (paperback)

by Jake Kavanagh

This bestselling paperback takes a lighthearted look at a lockkeeper's job and the scrapes people get into.

112pp cartoon, paperback

By J. Kavanagh

The long awaited follow up to 'Ups and Downs of a Lockkeeper'.
A humerous eye on the scrapes people get into when let loose on the open sea. A witty look at maritime mayhem.

198x130mm 128p Pb

Yachtsmen own up to their sailing sins

'The Confessional' has become on 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.

96pp 70 line drawings, 50 b/w cartoons (paperback)

Another wonderful collection of yachting faux pas which hundreds of humbled readers have owned up to in the pages of Yachting Monthly. Illustrated with Mike Peytons poignant cartoons.

216x138mm 96p 50 draw. 50 cartoons. Pb