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Sailing Books NewsWelcome to our Sailing Books news page for Summer 2010. Visit our 'New Titles' page for recently released books and DVDs.
| Sail 4 Cancer |
16:51 24-May-2010 |
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www.sailingbooks.co.uk are pleased to be working in association with the charity 'Sail 4 Cancer'. For every copy of the book, 'Chasing the Dawn - Capturing the Trophee Jules Verne', £6.00 will be donated to the charity. This superb hardback coffee table book is a thrilling account of the ultimate race against time, capturing the Trophee Jules Verne. With lavish colour photographs throughout, this book will make an excellent gift. Please visit the Sail 4 Cancer website, www.sail4cancer.org where there is full information about all of their activities and latest news. In the months to come, we hope to be able to offer Christmas cards in support of Sail4Cancer. Also, you may like to support their raffle and among many great prizes, you may even win a www.sailingbooks.co.uk gift voucher!
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| 2011 Sailing Calendar are coming into stock! |
20:43 11-Aug-2010 |
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It may be mid-summer, but the first few 2011 calendars are available already. The ever popular Sailing World Dr Crash features 12 exciting sailing incidents, whilst the Calendar of Wooden Boats shows the beauty of these craft. Meanwhile, we have a few copies of some of the most popular sailing calendars at fantastic sale prices - BUT STRICTLY WHILE STOCKS LAST.
Beken Yachting WAS £14.99 Now £5.99
Beken Classic WAS £14.99 Now £5.99
Wooden Boats WAS £12.95 Now £4.99
Tall Ships Calendar WAS £7.50 Now £2.99 Order online to reserve your copy on our 'Calendars' page
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| New dedicated nautical chart website now live! |
20:01 16-Apr-2010 |
We now have a website dedicated to nautical charts. www.nauticalcharts.biz is now live and it features clear, coverage maps for each chart and each folio. It is also logically planned to allow quick chart selection for all the most popular areas and chart producers. Charts can be ordered on either website and the cost is the same. Please visit the new website and we will always welcome your feedback.
Other chart news for spring 2010 - Stanfords charts have been withdrawn and are no longer available. Suitable alternatives may be Imray 2000 series, Imray C or Admiralty Leisure Small Craft charts.
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| Spanish Castle to White Night - The Volvo Ocean Race Book |
10:56 15-Jul-2010 |
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The story of the 2008-09 Volvo Ocean Race is told in this superb book and DVD pack. Photography of exceptional quality together with engaging narrative brings the event to life. This would make a perfect gift and is available on our 'sailing gifts' page.
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| Nautical Almanacs 2010 |
16:07 14-Sep-2009 |
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The 2010 Nautical Almanacs are coming in now and are ready to order. Please visit our 'Almanacs/Reference' page.
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| New Editions of Popular Pilots and Cruising Guides |
20:00 02-Sep-2010 |
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Forthcoming new editions of pilots, with approximate publication dates are: North Africa 4th Ed. - October 2010
River Nene - October 2010
Norway 2nd Ed. - November 2010
Atlantic Pilot Atlas - November 2010
Cork & Kerry from the Air - December 2010
Atlantic France - December 2010
Cork and Kerry from the Air - December 2010
North Biscay 8th Ed. - December 2010
Skye and NW Scotland - December 2010
Atlantic Spain and Portugal - January 2011
West Country Cruising - January 2011
Italian Waters 8th Ed. - January 2011
South East Asia Vol. 1 - February 2011
Tidal Havens of the Wash and Humber February 2011
Mediterranean Cruising Handbook - Feb. 2011
Discover Waterways Through France - March 2011
River Thames Map 2nd Ed. - March 2011
Islas Baleares 9th Ed. - April 2011 All of the above dates are subject to change, but should serve as a good guide. It is possible to order in advance on our website and the item will be despatched upon publication. Alternatively, please email your interest and we will let you know as soon as the title is available.
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| New Imray Nautical Charts Planned for 2010 |
12:10 10-Jul-2010 |
Imray have some new nautical charts for 2010.
The latest addition to the series of nautical chart folios in the 2000 series - the new nautical chart folio 2700 covers North and West Wales and is now available.During the summer, more Imray 'M' Charts will give a much more extensive coverage of the Italian coast. The first batch of new charts now available, cover the area from Liguaria down to Naples. Later in the year, more new charts will extend south from Naples and on to the Italian shores of the Ionian sea round to Brindisi. Coverage of the Italian Adriatic coast will follow. The chart numbers are - In May - M16, M17, M18, M40, M45, M46; Late 2010 - M19, M29, M31, M47, M50; 2011 - M32, M34. The 2010 editions of the Imray Digital Charts have extended coverage and are available on USB memory sticks.
ID10 - North Sea, South and East
ID20 - English Channel
ID30 - British Isles West Coast and Ireland
ID40 - Atlantic France, Spain and Portugal
ID50 - Western Mediterranean (NB. CD format only)
ID100 - Eastern Caribbean
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| Racing Rules of Sailing 2009 - 2012 |
18:50 21-Nov-2009 |
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There are now more ways to learn the Racing Rules of Sailing than ever before. In addition to all the classic Rules books, RulesMaster have an interactive CD-Rom 'A Guide to the Racing Rules'. The popular DVD by David Dellenbaugh 'Learn the Racing Rules' is an excellent double DVD set produced by North U. All these books, DVDs and CDs are in stock
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| Dayskipper, Competent Crew and Yachtmaster |
14:55 10-Sep-2009 |
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Now is the time of year that many people start planning their RYA courses and study for RYA Dayskipper, Competent Crew, Yachtmaster or even Ocean Yachtmaster. We have great offers on the books and CDs that will aid your studies, all conveniently listed in our 'Courses' section. For some of the most popular Competent Crew, Dayskipper and Yachtmaster books, we are offering a great 25% promotion throughout the season. There are the specifically designed books to accompany the course as well as books that will aid your revision for the exam. For those who prefer modern media, there are CDs available such as The Complete Course which covers Dayskipper, Competent Crew and Yachtmaster - a great value option. For your navigation training and chartwork practice, we also supply all the chart plotting instruments in our 'Navigation Instruments' section - from complete chartwork plotting kits to the individual instruments and practice charts.
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| Sailing Gifts |
19:50 22-Dec-2009 |
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Looking for sailing gift ideas for sailing friends and family? Visit our 'Gifts' page which includes the Nautical Trivia Board Game, DVDs, and various sailing coffee table book suggestions. We also have gift packs of high quality notecards. Sailing jigsaws based on Admiralty Charts can also be found in our 'z-Chandlery' page. We have a whole range of fine quality reproduction antique charts covering most areas of the UK and many other parts of the world. Suitable for framing, they have a dedicated page in our 'charts' section. In our 'z-Chandlery' section we have a small selection of great sailing posters that are ideal for framing. Why not choose one of our Gift Tokens? These are supplied with a high quality sailing gift card with a sailing theme.
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| Croatia Cruising in 2010? - Imray's Adriatic Pilot, 777 Harbours and Anchorages and Croatia Cruising Companion |
17:11 20-Mar-2010 |
Croatia is now established as one of the most popular cruising areas in the Mediterranean and there are now a number of excellent cruising guides and charts for the area. The new edition of the 'Adriatic Pilot' from Imray is a major new pilot book for this whole area covering Croatia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Albania and the East Coast of Italy. The very popular '777 Harbours and Anchorages' is also available and the new 2010 edition has expanded coverage. It gives details of all the popular and hidden spots in Croatia, Slovenia and Montenegro and compliments the Adriatic Pilot or Croatia Cruising Companion. As a new addition to the 'Cruising Companion' series, it gives excellent coverage of the Dalmation coast of Croatia.
For charts there is also a good choice. The charts from the Croatia Hydrographic Office are available in two folios Malekarte 1 and 2. Admiralty have a folio for the Dalmatia coast.It is also possible to purchase individual charts. In our 'Charts' section, there are full details of the coverage in each of the folios. New individual Imray M charts have been released and are listed in our 'M' chart section. M24, M25, M26 and M27 give coverage of the coast from Trieste to Bar at a scale of 1:220,000, with plans of ports and marinas. In 2009 Imray released the new M30 passage chart for Southern Italy / Adriatic.
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| Lighthouse Books |
19:54 22-Dec-2009 |
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Lighthouses and the lives of lightkeepers have long been a source of fascination for many sailors. We have now collected all the books on this subject together on one page - which comes under our 'General' section.
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| Historic Charts |
18:52 10-May-2006 |
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Fine quality reproduction historic maps and charts are now listed in a category within our 'Charts ' section. There are decorative charts from around the UK and also from various parts of the world. They are all from the historic era of world discovery and form part of the Admiralty Collection. Reasonably priced, they are suitable for framing.
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| Catamaran DVD |
18:46 21-Nov-2009 |
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The exciting Catamaran DVD continues to be very popular. This double DVD features the world's top racing cat sailors and with 5 hours of filming it is an invaluable resource for all cat racers. This DVD joins our ever expanding DVD section.
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| Chart Selection |
19:36 07-Mar-2010 |
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If you wish to view chart coverage maps before making your selection, these can now be seen via our link 'Nautical Chart Selector' which is on the left hand side of the pages within the 'Chart' section. The maps are arranged by the various producers, Imray, Admiralty etc. and also by the various 'series'. There is also an overview on digital charts, together with coverage maps for the digital charts. We also have a website dedicated to nautical charts with detailed coverage maps for each chart and information on each folio - www.nauticalcharts.biz
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| Diving and other Watersports Books |
20:11 20-Nov-2008 |
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All our diving books have been moved to our dedicated site ' www.scubadivingbooks.co.uk'. We have recently extended the range and now offer a comprehensive selection - whether you are looking for books on diving technique, dive site guides, marine life guides, underwater photography or any other diving topic. Our website www.scubadivingbooks.co.uk has been expanded during the past year and now offers a great selection of books and DVDs on all other watersports - Windsurfing books, Surfing books and DVDs, Swimming books, Kitesurfing books, Kayaking and Canoeing books.
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| Navigational Instruments |
20:12 20-Nov-2008 |
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We offer a wide range of navigational plotting instruments - these can be viewed in our 'z-Chandlery' section, linked from the home page.
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