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Sunk Without Trace: 30 dramatic accounts of yachts lost at sea
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| NZ$ 24.99 each |
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| Author: Paul Gelder |
| Published by: Adlard Coles Nautical |
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By the same author as the bestselling Total Loss, this is a new collection of terrifying and compelling accounts of yachts lost at sea. The seven deadly causes of loss continue to take their toll, and Paul Gelder has compiled first-hand accounts of shipwreck and sinking caused by Collision, Gear Failure, Stress of Weather, Faulty Navigation, Fire, Crew Failure and Exhaustion. The moving, emotionally charged descriptions of shipwrecked sailors abandoning their yachts at sea will have you on the edge of your seat. But these accounts are more than just gripping tales of disaster - they carry valuable lessons which the survivors have been able to pass on to all who go to sea for pleasure. Praise for Total Loss: 'The tales provide gripping if sometimes unsettling reading and many valuable lessons.' - Cruising World 'Sure, you can learn from your own mistakes, but wouldn't you rather learn from theirs?' - Sailing
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Building the Titanic
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| NZ$ 19.99 each |
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| Author: Rod Green |
| Published by: Carlton Books |
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Conceived in 1907, Titanic was two years in design and 37 months in construction at the great Harland and Wolff Shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland. She was the biggest ship the world had ever seen, and thought by many to be indestructible. But she sank, tragically, just five days into her maiden voyage, en route to New York in 1912. Some 1500 people died.
This book, for the first time, takes the story of the ship right back to the beginning, and the decision to build it in the first place. From there we go into the shipyard, where 4,000 tradesman rivet by rivet, plate by plate, turned those plans and blueprints into a towering hulk of an ocean liner. Once the outer shell was complete, the luxurious passenger accommodation was fitted out – the dining rooms, squash court, gymnasium, libraries, smoking rooms and even Turkish baths.
This is an extraordinary story of modern engineering and also of human endeavour and,
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Fibreglass Boats (4th ed.)
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| NZ$ 85.00 each |
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| Author: Hugo Du Plessis |
| Published by: A & C Black (Publishers) Ltd |
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This masterly work will continue to be an invaluable source of reference for anyone wanting practical advice on working with GRP, in order to make repairs and improvements correctly and thus extend the life of their boat.
Since it was first published 40 years ago, Hugo du Plessis' Fibreglass Boats has become a classic, relied upon by owners, surveyors and boat builders keen to understand how fibreglass behaves, and obtain practical advice on working with GRP. In a deliberately non-technical manner, he explains the peculiar nature of fibreglass, its durability, its weaknesses, where its likely to fail, the effects of use and the weather, plus the latest research into causes of the biggest worry for owners - blistering and osmosis.
About the Author :
Hugo du Plessis has spent a lifetime working with fibreglass. Forty-five years ago he was one of the pioneers, starting as a moulder and boatbuilder and later becoming
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