Chapman Piloting and Seamanship by Elbert S. Maloney
129.00 NZD
Category: Boats
With millions of copies sold, "Chapman Piloting" has been the leading reference for both power and sail boaters for nearly 100 years. Now, this essential guide - large and beautifully produced, with 928 pages, 1,500 full-colour illustrations and charts - has been thoroughly updated with vital informatio ...Show more
Wooden Boat Building by Jean-Francois Garry
49.99 NZD
Category: Boats | Series: Adlard Coles Classic Boat Series
The inaugural title in our exclusive new series of books about traditional boats and traditional seamanship. Wooden boats didn't disappear with the invention of GRP. Building them is a classic craft that attracts people with a keen interest in traditional boats and is a thriving activity amongst profess ...Show more
Sail: A Photographic Celebration of Sail Power by Various
79.99 NZD
Category: Boats
This book is an exuberant celebration of sailing in all its glory. Many of the world's most outstanding photographers from Beken of Cowes, Carlo Borlenghi and Gilles Martin-Raget to Rick Tomlinson, Franco Pace and Stanley Rosenfeld, present their tribute to the exciting world of sailing in an impressive ...Show more
Aero-hydrodynamics and the Performance of Sailing Yachts by Fabio Fossati
150.00 NZD
Category: Boats
This is a groundbreaking, technical analysis of yacht design, linked to the theory and testing of how a sailing yacht behaves underway. It is cutting edge - the author (a world expert in the field) has drawn his conclusions from years of research, analytical testing in wind tunnels and tanks, and hi ...Show more
Sunk Without Trace: 30 Dramatic Accounts of Yachts Lost At Sea by Paul Gelder
24.99 NZD
Category: Boats
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 ...Show more
The Sailing Bible by Barrie Smith
75.00 NZD
Category: Boats
Sail with the experts! The Sailing Bible is the complete, user-friendly, hands-on manual packed withdetailed step-by-step diagrams, lively action photos, and helpfuladvice on getting the most out of your sailing at whatever level.Whether you are a dinghy or yacht sailor just learning the basics or wanti ...Show more
The New Complete Sailing Manual by Steve Sleight
67.00 NZD
Category: Boats
Whether you are a novice or an experienced skipper, take to the helm with this practical, step-by-step manual. From tacking and mooring to nautical etiquette - the guide covers every aspect of sailing, and includes advice and information on all types of craft, from dinghies to large cruisers. Also featu ...Show more
Sailing, Yachts and Yarns by Tom Cunliffe
32.99 NZD
Category: Boats
Sailing, Yachts and Yarns is a treasure chest of nautical wit and wisdom. Tom Cunliffe has chosen the very best of his writing for Yachting Monthly magazine to ensure a lively mix of anecdote, opinion and instruction. There are hilarious tales that take the reader on a voyage from the frozen waters of G ...Show more
Boaties' Tales: Amazing Stories from New Zealand and the World of Boating by Peter Jessup
24.99 NZD
Category: Boats
Boaties' Tales is a collection of weird, wonderful and often hilarious stories about man's obsession with staying afloat - whether it's aboard a yacht, supertanker, fishing trawler or in the humble tinny. Author and veteran journalist Peter Jessup shares a lifetime of boating yarns from New Zealand and ...Show more
Perilous Seas: Exciting True Stories About Disasters and Heroism on and Under the Sea by Roger (Jan) Meecham
30.00 NZD
Category: Boats
Exciting true stories about disasters and heroism on and around the sea. Everyone will enjoy the excitement, drama and tension of these stories. While some of the characters show the fallibility and frailty of mankind, others display the indomitable spirit of the national hero.
The World's Best Sailboats - Vol 1 by Ferenc Mate
180.99 NZD
Category: Boats
"The World's Best Sailboats" has become the most cherished and respected illustrated sailing book of all time. Its unique format includes over 400 spectacular color photographs by the world's leading nautical photographers coupled with astutely presented technical information on the best and most beauti ...Show more
Winkelmann's Waitemata: Classic Auckland Yachting by Robin Elliott & Harold Kidd & Rodney Wilson
39.99 NZD
Category: Boats | Reading Level: Very Good
Henry Winkelmann is probably the greatest marine photographer this country has known, and here a broad selection of his classic yachting images has been put together in a single volume. They range from the mid 1880s through the heydey of mullet boat racing before the First World War and end with images ...Show more