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5650. -----: THE MOTOR BOAT AND YACHTING MANUAL. 13th Edition. .
Temple Press. nd (c 1944) x. + 271pp. Prof ills. lviii. index & advertisements. 18x13. Green cloth binding a bit worn, otherwise contents VG+. This edition covers the Practical Details of Boatbuilding, Hull Design: Plans & Building Instructions, Propellers & Propulsion Systems, Petrol & Paraffin Engines, Outboard Motors, Diesel Engines, etc, in addition to which, this wartime edition also deals with Naval Motor Boats (MTBs, MLs, etc) and RAF Motor Boats. £4.85

10294. -----: THE PLEASURES OF BOATING AND SAILING.
Pavillion. 1992. Profusely illustrated with colour reproductions of paintings and old photographs in black-and-white, this book provides an evocative pictorial record of Victorian and Edwardian boating and sailing in Britain. £3.50

354. ------: ROVING COMMISSIONS 17. An Anthology of Cruising Logs.
RCC. 1977 1st. vii. + 269pp. 26 ills. 22x14. VG+ in VG+ d/j. A collection of 20 logs of small boat voyages written by members of the Royal Cruising Club. £7.00

12757. -------: CRUISING ON SHAKESPEARE'S AVON.
The Lower Avon Navigation Trust. 1962 Fifth Edition. 46pp. Illustrated. Maps. Advertisements; Separate folding map. 22x14. A little marked and lightly creased in pictorial paper cover £2.00

12067. -------: FAIRLINE 2005. More than Skin Deep.
Fairline Boats PLC. 2004. 117pp. Profusely illustrated. 30x28. An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. This magnificently produced book Iilustrated with numerous colour photographs, contains full details of the superb range of motor boats built by Fairline Boats PLC. It provides descriptions, principal dimensions, design features and benefits, technical information and equipment, and numerous photographs of each type of craft - The Target Range, The Phantom Range, and the Squadron Range. £10.00

13367. -------: THE ROYAL OCEAN RACING CLUB. 1972
188pp. 16x10. An unmarked copy in black cloth/gilt hardback cover. Binding VG+, contents Fine. Fourteen sections include:- Officers & Former Officers of the Club, Rules, Bequests to the Club, Honorary Life Members, List of Members, Members' Yachts, Club & Service Yachts, R.O.R.C. Trophies, etc. £5.00

11130. --------: CRUISING ASSOCIATION HANDBOOK. Sixth Edition.
Cruising Association. 1981 xviii. + 509pp. Profusely illustrated with charts. Book of Cumulative Corrections Spring 1983 housed in pocket. VG in VG d/j. £8.50

13353. --------: ROYAL YACHT ASSOCIATION. C4/84. Flags and Signals. A Guide to Flag Etiquette and Signalling for Yachtsmen
Royal Yacht Association. 1983. 87pp. Maps. Flags illustrated in colour. 18x12. Near-Fine in VG card cover. £2.50

13351. --------: ROYAL YACHT ASSOCIATION. G2/69. International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea
Royal Yacht Association. 1969. 19pp. . 18x12. Near-Fine in card cover. £2.50

13352. --------: ROYAL YACHT ASSOCIATION. G5/86. Weather Forecasts with 7-Language Forecast Vocabulary
Royal Yacht Association. 1986. 57pp. Maps. 18x12. Near-Fine in card cover. £2.50

13354. --------: ROYAL YACHT ASSOCIATION. G6/81. First Aid for the Cruising Yachtman
Royal Yacht Association. 1982. 32pp. Illustrated.. 18x12. Near-Fine in card cover. £2.50

13349. --------: ROYAL YACHT ASSOCIATION. YR1/69. Yacht Racing including the International Rules.
Royal Yacht Association. 1969. 61pp. Flags illustrated in colour. 18x12. Near-Fine in card cover. £2.50

13350. --------: ROYAL YACHT ASSOCIATION. YR3/69. Yacht Racing Management.
Royal Yacht Association. 1969. 28pp. 18x12. Near-Fine in card cover. £2.50

10873. --------: SUNSEEKER YACHTS. Motor Yachts with a Performance Heritage.
Sunseeker International Limited. 2000. 148pp. 33x30. Profusely illustrated with colour photographs (including several fold-out) and accommodation plans. Attractively bound in stiff pictorial card cover. An unmarked copy: Fine. This handsomely produced and beautifully illustrated book, illustrates and describes the stunning range of motor yachts built by Sunseeker Yachts in Poole, Dorset. £8.50

10874. --------: SUNSEEKER YACHTS. Motor Yachts with a Performance Heritage.
Sunseeker International Limited. 1998. 54pp. 33x30. Profusely illustrated with colour photographs and accommodation plans. Attractively bound in black cloth, silver titles (Published without d/j). An unmarked copy: Fine. This handsomely produced and beautifully illustrated book, illustrates and describes the stunning range of motor yachts built by Sunseeker Yachts in Poole, Dorset. £10.00

10872. --------: SUNSEEKER. The World's Finest Luxury Yachts. SUNSEEKER YACHTS & FLYBRIDGE MOTOR YACHTS. 2006
Sunseeker International Limited. August 2005. 127pp. 28x30. Profusely illustrated with colour photographs and accommodation plans. Attractively bound in black cloth, silver titles (Published without d/j). An unmarked copy: Near-Mint. This handsomely produced and beautifully illustrated book, illustrates and describes the stunning range of motor yachts built by Sunseeker Yachts in Poole, Dorset. £8.50

13336. ---------: ROYAL NAVAL SAILING ASSOCIATION. YEAR BOOK 1998.
280pp. RNSA Burgees illustrated in colour. 21x15. An unmarked copy Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. Contents include:- List of Members : List of Members' Yachts : Navy Yachts & Boats : RNSA Owned Craft : Yacht Clubs : List of Trophies, etc, etc. Sold with RNSA 2000 (Spring) SUPPLEMENT - To the 1998 YEAR BOOK. 88pp. Near-Mint. £7.00

13337. ---------: ROYAL NAVAL SAILING ASSOCIATION. YEAR BOOK 2001.
359pp. RNSA Burgees illustrated in colour. 21x15. An unmarked copy Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. Contents include:- List of Members : List of Members' Yachts : Navy Yachts & Boats : RNSA Owned Craft : Yacht Clubs : List of Trophies, etc, etc. Sold with RNSA 2003 (Spring) SUPPLEMENT - To the 2001 YEAR BOOK. 70pp. Near-Mint. £7.00

10413. ADLARD COLES K.: CHANNEL HARBOURS & ANCHORAGES.
Nautical. 1975. 198pp. Prof ills. Maps. Endp maps. 25x19. VG in d/j. Gives detailed pilotage information for the coasts, harbours and bays of the English coastline from Christchurch to Portland, the French coastline from Barfleur to St Malo and the Channel Islands. Profusely illustrated with charts & photographs. £2.50

1824. ADLARD COLES, K.: CREEKS AND HARBOURS OF THE SOLENT.
Arnold. 1948 . 120pp. Prof ills. Charts. Endp charts. 25x19. VG in d/j. Illustrated with charts and photos, this book gives detailed information about navigation on the water and facilities on the land of the area concerned. £3.00

2895. ALLCARD, Edward: TEMPTRESS RETURNS.
Putnam. 1952 1st. viii. + 304pp. 23 ills. Endp maps. 20x13. VG. Describes a west to east transatlantic voyage from New York to Plymouth, via Casablanca and Vigo, made by the author in his yacht Temptress during the early 1950's. £3.95

7581. ANDERSON J.R.L.: VINLAND VOYAGE.
Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1967 1st. 278pp. 18 ills. Endp maps. 22x14. VG+. Describes a yacht voyage in 1966 made by the author and his five companions from Scarborough, Yorkshire, across the Atlantic to Martha's Vineyard, following the old Norsemen's route via Iceland and Greenland. £5.50

5396. BAILEY Maurice. & Maralyn.: 117 DAYS ADRIFT.
Nautical. 1974 1st. 192pp. 75 ills. Endp maps. 22x18. Light rippling to the last 30 pages or so, o/w contents G+ Near-Fine d/j. After the dramatic sinking of their yacht Auralyn in the eastern Pacific, the Baileys spent 118 days in their small life-raft and rubber dinghy, and for most of the time were utterly dependent on the rescources that were provided only by the ocean and sky. This account of their survival after almost four months incredible hardship is fully described, from the beginning of their drama until their rescue by a Korean fishing boat. £2.00

11273. BAKER, Denys Val (Editor): THE SEA SURVIVORS.
Comet. 1986. x. + 211pp. 19x13. An unmarked copy: VG+ in VG+ pictorial card cover. Presents accounts of twelve intrepid voyagers who, by a combination of courage, skill and luck, have taken on the challenge of the sea and won through. £4.00

926. BARTON, Humphrey: ATLANTIC ADVENTURERS. Voyages in Small Craft.
Adlard Coles. 1962 2nd Edition (enlarged) 254pp. 43 ills. Endp maps. 22x14. An unmarked copy: Near-Fine in VG+ d/j. The author, who himself sailed across the Atlantic in his yacht Vertue XXXV in 1950, describes over 100 such voyages made, with a few notable exceptions, in vessels not exceeding 30ft. £8.50

10763. BAVIER, Robert N.: FASTER SAILING. New Developments in Yacht Racing.
Nicholas Kaye. 1956 1st. 196pp. Prof ills. 25x16. Titles a little faded, o/w binding VG, contents (unmarked) Near-Fine. Well illustrated. £2.00

366. BEAUDOUT, Henri.: THE LOST ONE.
Hodder & Stoughton. 1957 1st. 192pp. 42 ills. Endp maps. 20x13. VG in VG d/j. Describes the difficulties faced by the author and his two friends when they sailed across the Atlantic from Canada to England in a home-made raft. £5.50

13074. BLANDFORD, Percy W.: HOLIDAYS AFLOAT.
Lutterworth 1964 1st. 167pp. 28 photographs plus many line drawings & maps. 20x13. A nice copy:- VG in VG d/j. £5.50

13075. BLANDFORD, Percy W.: SMALL BOATS AND SAILING
Lutterworth 1963 1st. 196pp. 30 photographs plus many line drawings. 20x13. A nice copy:- VG+ in VG d/j. A book intended for the amateur sailor who wishes to build and rig his own carft. It includes clear & complete instructions for building a pram dinghy, a hard-chine stern dinghy, and adouble-chine sailing dinghy, with sections on boat-building methods, boat design, the gunter & Bermudan rigs, equipment, maintenance, sailing & cruising. £6.50

9436. BLYTH, Chay & THOMPSON, Elaine.: THE CHALLENGE. The Official Story of the British Steel Challenge.
Hodder & Stoughton. 1993 1st. 192pp. Prof ills. Maps. Plans. 25x18. Fine in d/j. In 1992, a fleet of ten 67ft steel yachts set off on the British Steel Challenge, to sail around the world against prevailing winds and currents. This book relates the definitive story of the round-the-world voyage and tells of how both the amateur crews and the professionals behind them rose to the challenge £5.00

13081. BONSEY, Lionel.: STORMY PASSAGE.
Oliver Moxon 1948 1st. 190pp. Illustrated. A nice unmarked copy: VG in G+ d/j. £5.85

1250. BOWSKILL A.: THE RIVER MEDWAY. A Cruising Guide to the Upper Reaches. Gillingham to Tonbridge
. Imray. 1993. 41pp. Prof ills. 23x16. Fine in pictorial card cover. A guide illustrated with maps. £1.50

11448. BOWSKILL, Derek: THE SOLENT. A Cruising Guide from Selsey Bill to the Needles including the Isle of Wight.
Imray Laurie. 1990. vii. + 230pp. Prof ills. 30x21. A superb unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine pictorial hard-cover. The book is profusely illustrated throughout with charts and black and white photographs,and colour sections of photographs. £7.50

10272. BOYD, Norman.: THE COCKPIT BOOK.
Napier. 1982 1st. 151pp. Prof ills. Ills endps. 21x15. An unmarked copy - Fine in Fine d/j. The original cockpit book was a desk diary which became the ‘autograph book’ on a succession of yachts, to be read and enjoyed in the cockpit with a drink in hand. This cockpit book is a collection of nautical tidbits collected by the author over a period of 35 years, and is divided into chapters headed:- Pot-Pourri - Cruising on the Loire - Superstitions - Maritime Antiques - Make A Half Block - Food & Drink - Rhymes & Laughs - Yachtsman’s Booklist. £3.00

13593. BOYLE, Patrick.: SAILING IN A NUTSHELL. A Treatise in a Small Compass (Mariner's) On the Sea and how to Sail About It
Barker. 1938. xii. + 114pp. Illustrated. 20x13. Binding fdd ( titles bright) & mrkd, contents (unmarked) VG+. Explained in an amusing fashion this book gives s great deal of information for the novice who is interested in taking up sailing. Chapters include:- What's What in a Yacht - Buying a Yacht - Fitting Out - Sailing - Sea English - Moorings - Cruising - On Running Aground - Navigation - Signalling - Gadgets in the Yacht, etc, etc. £7.00

1860. BRUCE, Erroll.: WHEN THE CREW MATTER MOST. An Ocean - Racing Story.
Paul. 1961 1st. 184pp. 21 ills. 22x14. VG. The author describes his experiences during the Bermuda and the Transatlantic yacht races. £1.50

7691. BRUCE, Erroll.: WHEN THE CREW MATTER MOST. An Ocean - Racing Story.
Nautical. 1987. 184pp. Ills. 22x14. Fine in pictorial card cover. The author describes his experiences during the Bermuda and the Transatlantic yacht races. £2.00

10819. BULLIMORE, Tony.: SAVED.
Little, Brown. 1997 1st. 237pp. Illustrated. Map. 24x16. VG+ in Fine d/j. When Bullimore's yacht Exide Challenger capsized amid the icy vastness of the Southern Ocean, while taking part in the Vendee Globe round-the-world race, he had been at sea for two months. Sheltering in a tiny air pocket in the upturned hull he was eventually saved by the efforts of the Australian rescue services, and was the climax to one of the great survival stories of modern times. £4.00

7400. BURGESS F.H.: A DICTIONARY FOR YACHTSMEN.
David & Charles. 1981. 176pp. Ills. 22x15. Fine in d/j. A handy reference glossary of nautical terms of every meaning. £3.50

13083. CHICHESTER, Francis: THE LONELY SEA AND THE SKY.
Readers Union. 1965. 352pp. Illustrated. 23x15. A superb unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine d/j. A biography, extraordinary, because of the time-spread and diversity of Chichester's adventures. £3.50

10537. CHICHESTER, Francis: THE LONELY SEA AND THE SKY.
Readers Union. 1965. 352pp. Illustrated. 23x15. An excellent unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine d/j. A biography, extraordinary, because of the time-spread and diversity of Chichester's adventures. £3.50

805. CHILDERS Erskine.: THE RIDDLE OF THE SANDS. A Record of Secret Service.
Dent 1970. xiii. + 336pp. Colour frontis. 31 line drawings. Map. 22x14. An unmarked copy: VG+ in G d/j. The incomparable sailing story of mystery and adventure along the north east coast of Germany during the early 1900s. £7.50

4057. CLAYTON, Lisa.: AT THE MERCY OF THE SEA.
Orion. 1996 1st. xvi. + 298pp. Illustrated. Maps. 17x11. Unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. Paperback. When Lisa Clayton entered Dartmouth, 31,000 miles and 285 days after the start of her record-breaking voyage, she became the first woman to make a full circumnavigation around the world single-handed, non-stop and unassisted. £2.00

11316. COLES, K Adlard: HEAVY WEATHER SAILING.
Adlard Coles. 1975 Second Edition. 331pp. Prof ills. Ills endps. 25x18. Fine in VG+ d/j. This volume has long been the established authority on the subject of handing sailing and motor vessels in gale and storm conditions. In the book the authors describe their experiences in heavy weather and offer expert advice to enable yachtsmen to make the right decisions. £7.50

11437. COLES, K Adlard. Revised by HEATH, Nick: R.C. C. PILOTAGE FOUNDATION. NORTH BRITTANY. St Malo to Ouessant
Imray Laurie. 1992 6th edition. ix. + 205pp. Profusely illustrated with colour photographs and maps. 30x21. Unmarked, and almost as new: Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial hard-cover. With separate Supplement No 2. 2pp. £6.95

12753. COLLINS, Michael.: FROM A FIBREGLASS HULL.
Granada/Adlard Coles. 1979 1st. 132pp. + 12pp advertisements. Illustrated. 22x19. Odd spots of foxing, otherwise contents VG in VG+ pictorial hardback cover. A step by step handbook on completing a 20ft - 40ft boat, starting with any fibreglass hull and deck from Colvic Craft Ltd of Witham, essex. £3.85

10545. COOPER, Bill & Laurel.: SELL UP AND SAIL. Taking the Ulysses Option.
Stanford Maritime. 1986 1st UK. 319pp. Profusely illustrated with photographs, sketches & diagrams. 24x16. An excellent unmarked copy:-Near-Fine in Near-Fine d/j. Sell up, buy a boat, and sail away, seek the sun and the islands, be master of your own destiny, take the Ulysses Option. This book tells you what you need to know, and at what stage you need to do it. The factors that you and your mate need to consider comes from the authors' wide experience - some horrific, some hilarious - all tempered with humour, and pervaded by their love of the cruising life. £3.85

190. COOTE Jack.H.: EAST COAST RIVERS.
Yachting Monthly. 1985. 12th edition.. 103pp. Prof ills. Maps. 27x19. An unmarked copy: Fine in Near-Fine pictorial hardback cover.. Provides detailed information about the various harbours and anchorages along the rivers Blackwater, Colne, Deben, Medway, Stour, Orwell, Crouch, Roach, Orford, Alde, Swale, Thames, and Walton Backwaters and Harwich Harbour the book is profusely illustrated with charts and photographs. £6.50

1167. CORNELL, Jimmy: OCEAN CRUISING SURVEY. An Appraisal of Boats, Gear & Crews
. Adlard Coles. 1984. 209pp. Ills. 13 maps/diags. 25x18. Near-Fine in d/j. Nearly 200 owners and crews of deep-sea cruising yachts give their opinions on many different aspects of ocean cruising. £3.00

12251. CREAGH-OSBORNE, Richard: THIS IS SAILING. A Complete Course.
Nautical. 1973. 230pp. Profusely illustrated. 20x19. An unmarked copy: Binding & contents Near-Fine. £3.00

11771. Cumberlidge, Peter. (Editor).: ROVING COMMISSIONS 36. Journal 1995.
Royal Cruising Club. iv. + 300pp. Ills. 22x14. An unmarked copy Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. Some 36 sailing adventures are recorded in this volume presenting a colourful collection of yarns, reflections and travelogues. £6.00

12473. DAVID, Derrick.: NAVIGATION FOR OFFSHORE AND OCEAN SAILORS
David & Charles 1981 1st. 144pp. Profusely illustration. 25x17. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine dustjacket. Well illustrated with photographs, charts and diagrams. £7.00

12660. DAVIES, John: THE ARTLESS YACHTSMAN.
Pelham. 1964 1st. 108pp. Illustrated. 20x14. Spots of foxing and endpapers marked, o/w G+ in G+ d/j. £2.00

13589. de SELINCOURT, Aubrey: FAMILY AFLOAT.
George Routledge. 1943 Third Imprsssion. 352pp. Illustrated by Eileen Verrinder and Duy de Selincourt. 19x13. An extremely nice copy: Front board slightly rubbed, otherwise binding VG, contents (unmarked) VG+. £25.00

10536. DELMAR-MORGAN, Edward: THE MAINTENANCE OF INBOARD ENGINES.
Newnes. 1967 1st. 143pp. Illustrated with drawings. 19x12. A superb unmarked copy, Near-Mint in pictorial boards. £2.85

12990. DIXON, Conrad: BASIC COASTAL NAVIGATION.
Adlard Coles/Granada 1980. 88pp. Illustrated. 20x13. An unmarked copy: Fine in Near-Fine pictorial hardback cover. £2.50

9945. DIXON, Conrad.: SHORTHANDED SEAMANSHIP.
Adlard Coles. 1991 1st. x. + 129pp. 32 ills. 22x14. Fine in Fine pictorial card cover.With its collection of down to earth advice, tips and short-cuts, this book approaches the range of problems and difficulties likely to be experienced bya shorthanded crew during a voyage. £3.50

6420. DONOVAN G.: CLOWN IN THE COCKPIT.
Dalton. 1977 1st. 154pp. Prof ills. 22x14. VG in G d/j. Describes the author's experiences of sailing the inland waterways, rivers, canals, and the estuaries of Britain, in his yacht, the Springflower, during the 1950s. £5.85

13544. DRUMMOND, Maldwin.: AFTER YOU, Mr LEAR. In the Wake of Edward Lear in Italy.
Seafarer.2007 1st. 237pp. Profusely illustrated. Endpaper maps. A numbered copy of a Limited Edition of 1,000. Signed by author. 27x21. Hardback edition. Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. The story of a voyage to rediscover the ways of Edward Lear (1812-1888), artist and author, through his paintings, diaries and letters. His landscapes of the Mediterranean coast, along with his diaries and may other records of his fascinating life, provide the inspiration for the quest described in this handsomely produced and beautifully illustrated book. £20.00

11924. DU BATY Captain Raymond Rallier.: FIFTEEN THOUSAND MILES IN A KETCH.
Thomas Nelson. nd (c 1912) vi. +348pp. 8 ills. 18x13. Due to a binding error pages 321-328 follow page 346, o/w binding and contents VG. Describes a voyage from Boulogne to Melbourne in a 45-ton French fishing ketch, on which the author set out from France in September 1907 and arrived in Australia in July 1908. £10.00

9415. DURHAM, Dick.: WHERE THE RIVER MEETS THE SEA. One Hundred Years of the Sussex Yacht Club.
Privately published. nd (c 1991) 1st. xi. + 148pp. Prof ills. 24x16. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine d/j. A history of the Sussex Yacht Club. Well illustrated. £4.75

10020. EDWARDS, Lewis.A.: INLAND WATERWAYS OF GREAT BRITAIN.
Imray, Laurie, Norie & Wilson. 1962 2nd edition. xviii. + 470pp. 32 plates. Maps & Diags.. 25x18. Fine in VG+ d/j. The standard reference guide of British rivers and canals. £8.50

5415. EDWARDS, Tracy. & MADGE, Tim.: MAIDEN.
Simon & Schuster. 1990 1st. 221pp. Prof ills. Endp maps. 25x20. Near-Mint in Fine d/j. The personal story of how Tracy Edwards took a yacht and the first all-female crew ever to race in the Whitbred Round the World Race. £3.00

9225. EDWARDS. L.A.: INLAND WATERWAYS OF GREAT BRITAIN.
Imray, Laurie, Norie & Wilson. 1985. Sixth revised & enlarged edition. * 474pp. Prof ills with photographs, maps & diagrams. 26x20. Near-Fine in VG d/j. The standard reference guide of British rivers and canals.This revised edition includes a detailed description of each waterway, and a full index to place names in the Distance Tables £8.00

8671. EDWARDS. L.A.: INLAND WATERWAYS OF GREAT BRITAIN.
Imray, Laurie, Norie & Wilson. 1972. Fifth revised & reset edition. * xii. + 447pp. 15 plates. 14 plans/diagrams. Folding map. 25x18. Fine in VG+ d/j. The standard reference guide of British rivers and canals.This revised edition includes a detailed description of each waterway, and a full index to place names in the Distance Tables £6.95

10496. ELLIS, Don.: MEDWAY YACHT CLUB. The First Hundred Years 1880 - 1980.
South Eastern Magazines. 1979 1st. x. + 78pp. Prof ills. Endp charts. 30x21. A superb unmarked copy, almost as new:-Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. A handsomely produced centenary history of the Medway Yacht Club, printed on heavy stock paper, £7.50

3368. GARDNER L.T.: FASTNET '79. The Story of Ailish III
Godwin. 1979 1st. 102pp. 23 ills. Map. Diag, 22x14. Near-Fine in Near-Fine d/j. Tells the story of one boat, with its crew of seven, who fought and survived the violent storm and high seas of the 1979 Fastnet Yacht Race. £2.50

3877. GERBAULT, Alain: IN QUEST OF THE SUN. The Journal of the Firecrest.
Hodder & Stoughton. 1930. 315pp. 15 ills. Folding map. 4 maps. 18x12. Spots of foxing to binding and text, o/w a good clean and tight copy, In 1924 in his yacht the Firecrest, the author left France and proceeded to sail round the world via Gibraltar, New York, Bermuda, Panama Canal, Galapagos Islands, The Marquesas, Tahiti, Coral Sea, Indian Ocean, Cape of Good Hope, before arriving home at Le Havre more than 4 years later. £4.95

13583. GERBAULT, Alain: THE FIGHT OF THE FIRECREST.
Hodder & Stoughton. 1936. 315pp. 15 ills. . Map. 22x14. Spine ends rubbed, spots of foxing to prelims & margins. G+. Describes a single-handed voyage from East to West across the Atlantic made by the author in 1923, in the Firecrest, a 39ft cutter built at Rowhedge in 1892. £4.50

596. GERBAULT, Alain: THE FIGHT OF THE FIRECREST.
Newnes. nd (c 1930s) .185pp. 3 diags. Map. 19x13. VG+. Describes a single-handed voyage from East to West across the Atlantic made by the author in 1923, in the Firecrest, a 39ft cutter built at Rowhedge in 1892. £4.50

10813. GOLDING, Mike.: NO LAW, NO GOD. The Fastest Solo Circumnavigation against Winds and Currents.
Hodder & Stoughton. 1994 1st. 190pp. Ills. Map. 24x16. Fine in Fine d/j. In winning the Global Challenge Trophy, by sailing the British Steel Challenge yacht Group 4, the author also established a new Ushant to Ushant circumnavigation record of 161 days, which was made against the prevailing winds from east to west. This account of his remarkable voyage is retold from his daily log. £4.50

8695. GOSS, Pete.: CLOSE TO THE WIND.
Headline. 1998 1st. 282pp. 43 ills. Endp maps. 24x16. Fine in Fine d/j. While competing in the non-stop, single-handed round-the-world yacht race in 1996, Goss received a Mayday call from a Frenchman and fellow competitor Raphael Dinelli and turning into hurricane force winds in the southern ocean, he scuppered his own chances in the race. However, 48 hours later the impossible had been achieved as Goss pulled the near-dead Dinelli from his liferaft. In this book he describes his adventures during the race, and recounts the ten years of preparation for it. £3.00

9740. GREEN, Michael.: HE ART OF COARSE SAILING.
Hutchinson. 1962 1st. 199pp. Illustrations by John Jensen. 22x14. VG in G d/j. . A coarse sailor, he declares, is someone who in a crisis forgets nautical language and shouts 'For God's sake, turn left'.here one can experience every known marine disaster without actually going to sea. The little group of would-be seadogs whose adventures he describes meet with such unusual occurrences as Insanity of Ship's Master, Explosion of Vessel and Restraint by Forces of Law, besides the more normal hazards of grounding and collision." £6.00

4995. GRIFFITHS, Maurice: THE MAGIC OF THE SWATCHWAYS. Cameos of Cruising in Small Yachts.
Adlard Coles Nautical 1997. 235pp. Illustrated. 19x12. Title page slightly marked, o/w VG+ in VG+ pictorial card cover. An evocative personal account of the author's sailing adventures along the creeks, rivers and coasts of Essex, Suffolk and the Thames Estuary during the 1930s. £5.50

12069. GRIGSBY, Joan.: ANCHORS AWEIGH.
Heath Cranton. 1936 1st. 15 ills. 207pp. 22x14. Spots of fxg otherwise Very Good in Good+ d/j. Describes two voyages made by the author & her husband in their yacht Sibindi during the 1930s. The first a cruise to Belgium, then through the Ostend-Bruges canal thence along the Scheldt to Antwerp. In 1936 the Sibindi was present in the Solent King George V‘s Review of the Fleet , following which she cruised from Calshot to the Channel Islands . £8.00

13094. HANSON H.J.: IANTHE CRUISES. Ushant - Gironde.
McGibbon & Kee. 1950 1st. viii+ 248pp. 7 plates. 45 charts & plan. 22x14. Binding VG, contents (unmarked) Near-Fine in G+ d/j. Presents the logs of cruises round the coast of Ireland and Western France made by the author in his 7-ton cutter Ianthe II, with full sailing directions and other useful and delightful general information. £7.00

10814. HARPER, Mike.: THROUGH FRANCE TO THE MED. Any Yachtsman’s Attainable Dream.
Gentry. 1974 1st. 216pp. Prof ills. Maps. 22x14. Fine in Fine d/j. A trip through the canals of France to the Mediterranean and back again is a dream that many yachtsman indulge in , but few actually carry out. Leavened with personal anecdotes and reminiscences from the time when the author lived the dream himself, this entertaining and informative book tells how the ordinary yachtsman with a boat, a little experience and not much money, can sail a yacht through the French canals and along some of the coastlines of the Med. £4.00

10508. HAY, David and Joan.: THE WEST COUNTRY FROM THE SEA. Lyme Bay to Lands End.
Edward Stanford. 1972 1st. 96pp. Profusely illustrated with photographs, drawings & maps. 22x14. Fine in VG+ d/j. £3.00

1902. HAYLOCK E.F.: WATER WISDOM.
B.P. 1966 1st. 47pp. Prof ills. 24x15. VG in slightly creased pictorial card cover. A manual of safety for yachtsmen. £1.00

379. HAYTER, Adrian.: SHEILA IN THE WIND.
Hodder & Stoughton. 1959 1st. 319pp. Ills. Endp maps. 22x14. VG +in VG d/j. Describes a single-handed voyage from England to New Zealand made by the author in his 32ft gaff-rigged yawl Sheila II £6.50

11657. HAYWARD, Peter.: HIGH LATITUDE CROSSING. The Viking Route to America.
Adlard Coles. 1968 1st. 146pp. Illustrated. Maps. 21x16. Very Good + in Very Good d/j. An account of how a yacht followed the route which the Vikings used in the 9th & 10th centuries on their voyages to North America. This readable book describes the voyage undertaken in the 44ft yacht Griffin, from Scarborough tp Martyha's Vineyard, via the Faroe Isles, Iceland, Greenland and Newfoundland. £6.50

12247. HEINEY, Paul & PURVES, Libby.: THE SAILING WEEK-END BOOK.
Nautical/Conway. 1985 1st. 192pp. Illustrated. 24x16. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine d/j. A collectionm of sea-lore, sea literature and sea sense that captures the spirit and enjoyment of sailing £3.50

1927. HEWITT R.L.: FOREIGN CRUISING.
Pelham. 1969 1st. 111pp. Prof ills. 22x14. VG+ in pictorial card cover. A Guide to the Preparations to be made and the procedures to be followed when taking a yacht abroad. £1.85

13054. HILL, Annie: VOYAGING ON A SMALL INCOME.
Waterline. 1993 192pp. Profusely illustrated. 28x21. An unmarked copy: VG+ in VG+ pictorial card cover. £9.00

5705. HISCOCK E.: BEYOND THE WEST HORIZON.
Oxford University Press. 1963. 203pp. 32 ills. 9 charts. 3 plans. 22x14. VG in VG d/j. Describes the second circumnavigation of the globe made by the Hiscock's in their yacht Wanderer III. £5.95

11171. HISCOCK, Eric.: CRUISING UNDER SAIL. Second Edition.
Oxford University Press. 1965 xxi.. + 468pp. 250 photographs & 80diagrams.Endp plans. 23x15. An unmarked copy: Binding & d/j, VG, contents Fine. An important work which covers every practical aspect of cruising and sound seamanship under sail. £6.85

10465. HISCOCK,Eric: COME ABOARD.
Sheridan House. 1986. xii. + 237pp. 43 ills. 7 charts. 21x13. Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover.. An account of the Hiscocks's third circumnavigation completed in 1976. Eris Hiscock and his wife Susan set out from New Zealand in their ketch Wanderer IV, and sailed to England by way of South Africa; they then turned southwards to the Canary Islands and across the Atlantic; after pausing in the West Indies, they passed through the Panama Canal and made their way back to New Zealand via the Marquesas, Tahiti and Fiji. Well illustrated. £4.50

11755. HUGHES, John Scott.: ETERNAL WAVE.
Temple Press. Nd (c 1951). Viii. + 143pp. Ills. Endp maps. 22x14. A very nice copy:- VG+ in VG d/j. £5.50

13584. ILLINGWORTH, John H. Captain RN.: WHERE SECONDS COUNT. A Text Book on Yacht Match Racing. Yacht Racing Lessons from the Defender Trials and the America's Cup Races, 1958.
Adlard Coles. nd (c 1958) 1st. 144pp. 15 plates. 19x13. VG+ in G+ d/j. £11.00

9936. INNES, Hammond (Introduction by): FAR HORIZONS. Extracts from the Royal Cruising Club Journal.
Adlard Coles. 1988 1st. xv. + 217pp. Illustrated. Maps. 25x18. An unmarked copy. Near-Mint in Fine d/j. Compiled from logs published in the Journal of the Royal Cruising Club over the past 100 years, this book captures the spirit of adventure of sailing in home waters as well as to unfamiliar harbours around the world. It recounts the exploits of such well known characters as H.W.Tilman, Conor o'Brien, David Lewis, Erskine Childers, Claud Worth, Eric Hiscock, Mike McMullen, A.H.H. Macpherson, and several others. £5.50

12237. INNES, Hammond (Introduction by): FAR HORIZONS. Extracts from the Royal Cruising Club Journal.
Adlard Coles. 1988 1st. xv. + 217pp. Illustrated. Maps. 25x18. VG+ in Fine d/j. Compiled from logs published in the Journal of the Royal Cruising Club over the past 100 years, this book captures the spirit of adventure of sailing in home waters as well as to unfamiliar harbours around the world. It recounts the exploits of such well known characters as H.W.Tilman, Conor o'Brien, David Lewis, Erskine Childers, Claud Worth, Eric Hiscock, Mike McMullen, A.H.H. Macpherson, and several others. £4.00

12037. IRVING, Henry.: THE TIDAL HAVENS OF THE WASH AND HUMBER.
Imray Laurie Norie & Wilson. 1986 3rd edition. 66pp. Maps/diagrams. Illustrations. 30x21. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. Describes some 25 tidal havens with details of their entry, facilities and moorings and each one is illustrated with a chart and a photograph. £3.85

12485. IRVING, John. Lt.Cmdr RN.: THE PRINCIPLES OF COASTAL NAVIGATION & PILOTAGE.
Seeley, Service. nd (c 1953). 59pp. 30 diagrams. 22x14. binding & contents VG. £4.00

13543. JAMES, Tony: UP THE CREEK. A Lifetime Spent Trying to Become a Sailor.
Seafarer. 2007. 279pp. Illustrated. 21x14. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. An entertaining account of the author's adventures sailing on a wide variety of craft £7.50

11782. JANSSEN H.: LAYING UP YOUR BOAT
Adlard Coles. 1991 1st. 128pp. Profusely illustrated. 22x14. An unmarked copy, almost as new: Near-Mint in pictorial card cover. £5.50

12875. JARMAN, Colin.: SAILING AND BOATING. The Complete Equipment Guide.
David & Charles. 1981 1st. 192pp. Profusely illustrated. 29x21. An unmarked copy:- Fine in VG d/j. £7.85

13090. JOHNSON, Peter.: THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF YACHTING.
Dorling Kindersley, 1989 1st. 352pp. Profusely illustrated. 27x22. An unmarked copy:- Fine in VG d/j. £8.50

12478. KEMP, Peter.: SEAMANSHIP. The Complete Illustrated Guide for the Cruising Yachtsman
Martin Dunitz. 1983 1st, 240pp. Profusely illustrated. 27x22. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Near-Fine d/j. £8.00

12604. KERSHAW, Philip.: ABC YACHTS.
Ian Allan. 1962. 64pp. Profusely illustrated. 15x10. A superb unmarked copy:- Fine in Near-Fine pictorial card cover. Lists the chief classes of sailing yachts and dinghies seen in British waters in the early 1960s. Well illustrated with photographs. £4.00

13518. KILROY, Robin A. Commander DSC RN.: BOLEH.
Hodder & Stoughton. 1951 1st. xii. + 228pp. 40 photographs. 7 sketches by the author, plus 23 other impressions. 8 diagrams. 9 charts. Binding VG, contents VG+. £10.00

13596. KINNERSLEY SAUL A.M.: MOTOR YACHTING. A Handbook for Yachtsmen.
The Bodley Head. 1948 Revised Edition. 256pp. Illustrated. 22x14. An unmarked copy: Binding and contents VG+ £6.50

4802. KLITGAARD B.J.: TROUBADOR SAILS ON.
Seeley Service. nd (c 19328) 283pp. 21 ills. 7 drawings/plans. 22x17. Binding slightly marked, contents VG+. An enjoyable account of the author's cruising adventures in the mid-1930s in his motor-yacht Talofa. Together with his wife he cruised along the Rhine and through the Kiel Canal, visiting Bremen and Hamburg, then sailed around the Danish Islands before reaching Copenhagen. £7.50

4053. KNOX-JOHNSTON, Robin.: A WORLD OF MY OWN. The Single-Hnaded, Non-Stop Circumnavigation of the world in Suhali.
Cassell. 1969 1st. 240pp. Prof ills. Endp maps. 22x14. VG in VG d/j. Describes the author's ten and a half month, non-stop voyage around the world in his yacht Suhali. £3.50

208. LESLIE, Anita.: FRANCIS CHICHESTER.
Hutchinson. 1975 1st. 253pp. 24 ills. 24x16. VG in VG d/j. A full-scale biography of the life and career of a man, though in his fifties before he came into the yachting world, won the first trans-Atlantic race, and sailed single-handed round the world. £2.25

11877. LLOYD'S REGISTER OF SHIPPING: REGISTER OF YACHTS 1965.
xvi. + 1342pp. + index. 25pp adverts. 19x23. Includes separate First and Second Supplements 1965. Binding VG+, contents Near-Fine. Contains the particulars of many thousands of yachts and motor cruisers registered with Lloyd'. Particulars for each vessel includes :- Identity No: Signal Letters: Name & ex Names: Type: Tons: Dimensions: Owner (s): Port of Registry: Builder: Designer: Where: Year: Engine Particulars: Sailmaker: Sail Area, etc, etc. With 1st & 2nd Supplemments in pocket. £12.50

1204. LONG, Dwight.: SAILING ALL THE SEAS IN THE IDLE HOUR.
Hodder & Stoughton. 1940 . 317pp. 10 ills. Route maps. on endps. 2 plans. 18x12 Binding VG, contents (unmarked) VG+. Describes a 3 year voyage made by the author during the 1930s in his 32ft ketch Idle Hour. From the West Coast of America, Long sailed across the Pacific via the East Indies to England, in a vessel, which was, until then, the smallest craft ever to accomplish such a lengthy voyage. £4.50

12209. LOOMIS Alfred F.: SEA LEGS.
D. Appleton. 1927. 1st. x. + 264pp. 25 illustrations by Clifford C. Townley. 19x13. Pictorial green cloth binding. An extremely good bright and tight copy - spine spotted & minor foxing to margins. VG. £6.00

10820. LUNDY, Derek.: GODFORSAKEN SEA. Racing the World's Most Dangerous Waters.
Yellow Jersey. 2000 viii. + 241pp. Map. Diagram. 20x13. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. In November 1996 sixteen sailors set out from the Bay of Biscay on a 27,000 mile single-handed yacht race round the world. Of the sixteen starters only six completed the course, six others withdrew or were disqualified, three were plucked from sinking boats and one disappeared without trace. £2.00

11547. LUNDY, Derek.: GODFORSAKEN SEA. Racing the World's Most Dangerous Waters.
Yellow Jersey. 1999 1st. viii. + 241pp. Map. Diagram. 24x16. An unmarked hardback copy:- Fine in Near-Fine d/j. In November 1996 sixteen sailors set out from the Bay of Biscay on a 27,000 mile single-handed yacht race round the world. Of the sixteen starters only six completed the course, six others withdrew or were disqualified, three were plucked from sinking boats and one disappeared without trace. £6.00

13533. MACKINNON A.J.: THE UNLIKELY VOYAGE OF JACK DE CROW. A Mirror Odyssey from North Wales to the Black Sea.
Seafarer 2002. 356pp. Illustrated. Map. 23x15. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. £10.00

1644. MARIN-MARIE (M,-M Durand de St Font).: WIND ALOFT, WIND ALOW
Davies 1945 1st. . viii. + 322pp. 44 ills. 22x14. Binding slightly marked, otherwise, contents Very Good. Describes two single-handed Atlantic crossings made by the author during the 1930s, the first under sail in the yacht Winnibelle and the second under power in the motor cruiser Arielle. £4.50

12479. MARKELL, Jeff: THE SAILOR'S WEATHER GUIDE.
Sheridan House. 1995 xxi. + 263pp. Profusely illustrated. 23x16. Almost as new:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. £5.00

3417. MARRINER, John.: JOURNEY INTO THE SUNRISE.
Kimber. 1970 1st. 253pp. Prof ills. 5 maps. 24x16. A few spots of light fxg to prelims & edges, o/w VG in G d/j. Describes a voyage of through Turkey's southern regions made by the author in his motor cruiser September Tide. £3.75

3393. MARRINER, John.: MARINER IN THE MEDITERRANEAN.
Adlard Coles. 1967 1st. 186pp. 27 ills. 14 maps. 21x16. Binding marked, o/w contents VG. The author describes his cruising adventures from the south of Italy to the Greek islands, Yugoslavia, Turkey and the Levant. £3.50

724. MARTIN E.G & others.: CRUISING & OCEAN RACING. The Lonsdale Library. Volume XV.
Seeley Service. nd (c 1935). 592pp. Over 500 ills. Ills endps. 22x14. Binding VG, contents VG+. Covers every conceivable aspect of cruising and ocean racing in traditional and classic yachts. Illustrated with 63 plates of photographs and well over 400 drawings. £8.50

9931. MARTIN, Sue: STOP THE BOAT - I WANT TO GET OFF!
Arthur Stockwell. 2005 1st. 144pp. Ills. 21x14. Mint in Mint pictorial card cover. A lively account of a family's adventures in their motor cruiser, sailing along the rivers Avon and Severn, and in deeper waters. £2.50

10247. McCRACKEN, James.: INNOCENTS AT SEA.
Reader's Digest Press. 1976 1st 278pp. 21x14. Fine in Fine d/j. A lighthearted account of the sailing adventures of the author and his wife around the eastern seaboard of the United States. £3.50

9933. McKEAG, Malcolm.: CUDMORE AND THE AMERICA'S CUP. A Sailor's Perspective.
Kingswood Press. 1987 1st. 177pp. 15 ills. Fine in Fine d/j. The America's Cup is yachting's Holy Grail, and a prize that for over 130 years Britain has failed to win.Here one of Britain's most controversial yacht skippers examines recent attempts, the reasons for their failure, the successes they achieved. £4.50

12482. MEISEL, Tony,: A MANUAL OF SINGLEHANDED SAILING
Arco. 1981. 120pp. Illustrated. 24x17. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Near-Fine d/j. £4.85

8363. MERMOD, Michel: THE VOYAGE OF THE GENEVE. Five Years around the Worl.
Travel Book Club. nd (c 1973) 308pp. 30 ills. Plans. Maps. 22x14. Fine in d/j. An account of a leisurely east-west circumnavigation of the world lasting five years made by the author in his yacht Geneve. £4.00

1654. MERMOD, Michel: THE VOYAGE OF THE GENEVE. Five Years around the World.
Murray. 1973 1st UK. 308pp. 30 ills. Plans. Maps. 22x14. Fine in Fine d/j. This is an account of a leisurely east-west circumnavigation of the world lasting five years made by the author in his yacht Geneve. £4.00

725. MILLAR, George.: A WHITE BOAT FROM ENGLAND
Heinemann. 1951 1st . x. + 308pp. 17 ills. 7 maps. Endp plans. 22x14. VG. Describes a voyage made by the author in his 16-ton yacht Serica to the French Riviera in the late 1940s, by way of Spain, Portugal, Spanish Morocco, Gibraltar & the Balearics. £4.00

13592. MITCHELL, Carleton: PASSAGE EAST.
John Murray. 1954 1st. 248pp. 32 ills. Map. 22x14. An unmarked copy:- Binding and contents VG+. £8.50

13088. MOORE, John & TURVEY, Alan: STARTING SAILING.
David & Charles. 1974 1st. 112pp. Profusely illustrated. 15x22. An unmarked copy:- Fine in VG+ d/j. £2.95

7866. MOWAT, Farley.: THE BOAT WHO WOULDN'T FLOAT.
Pan. 1978. 237pp. Ills. Paperback. VG. Misadventures & voyages along the Newfoundland coast in a vessel manned by Farley Mowat and fellow crew members. £1.00

10776. MUDIE, Colin.: POWER BOATS.
Hamlyn. 1975. 96pp. Profusely illustrated. Ills endps. 29x22. An unmarked copy:- VG in worn but good d/j. After tracing the development of power boats for sport, racing & record breaking, the author looks at the parallel development of power propulsion for luxury craft. The various types of engines and engine installation are fully covered. Illustrated with 35 colour and 60 black and white photographs. £5.50

12727. MULVILLE, Frank: DEAR DOLPHIN. Iskra's Atlantic Adventures.
Ashford. 1991. 183pp. Illustrated. Map. 22x14. An unmarked copy:-Near-Fine in Near-Fine pictorial card cover. £4.50

9819. NICOLSON, Adam: ATLANTIC BRITAIN.
Harper Perennial. 2004 180pp. 19x13. Near-Mint in pictorial card cover. A story of tall seas and wild coasts. Describes the author's adventures in his yacht, along the Atlantic coasts of the British Isles from Cornwall to the Hebrides, and on to Orkney, and a 200-mile leap into the winds of the North Atlantic. £2.85

11653. NICOLSON, Adam: SEAMANSHIP. The Story of the Sea a Man and a Ship.
Harper Collins. 2004 1st. 180pp. 21x14. Hardcover edition. Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. pictorial card cover. A story of tall seas and wild coasts. Describes the author's adventures in his yacht, along the Atlantic coasts of the British Isles from Cornwall to the Hebrides, and on to Orkney, and a 200-mile leap into the winds of the North Atlantic. £4.85

7700. NICOLSON, Ian.: THE IAN NICOLSON OMNIBUS. The Log of the Maken: Sea-Saint: Building the St.Mary.
Ashford. 1986. * 500pp. Ills. 22x14. Fine in Fine d/j. Omnibus edition of three books by the author, weaving the threads of his adventures during a voyage in the yacht Maken from England to Canada via the Panama Canal; from Canada to England in the 30ft yacht Sea-Saint; and of the building of the yacht St.Mary. £7.95

6512. NIELSEN, Carl.: THE WORLD IS ALL ISLANDS.
Allen & Unwin/Travel Book Club. 1958. 292pp. Map. 22x14. VG in G+ d/j. In 1946, Neilsen, with two friends, set sail from Denmark and sailed around the world in a two-masted schooner built in 1905. The story of their adventures and experiences, including sailing through an uncleared mine-field, is lucidly told. £4.50

12246. NIGHTINGALE, Geoffrey.: DINGHY OWNERSHIP. Mainly for the Non-Racing Man.
Adlard Coles. 1956 Third edition. 180pp. Illustrated. 22x14. An unmarked copy: Near-Fine in VG d/j. A standard work intended for the owner of the ordinary sailing dinghy. £2.65

12082. NOBLE, Peter & Hogbin, Ros.: THE MIND OF THE SAILOR. An Exploration of the Human Stories behind the Adventures and Misadventures at Sea.
Adlard Coles. 2001 1st. xi. + 148pp. Illustrated. 23x15. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. Considers a variety of sailing mysteries, adventures, misadventures and mutiny at sea, and investigates the human stories behind them £5.00

13585. NOTT-BOWER E.E.: TEN TON TRAVEL.
John Murray 1951. vii. + 176pp. 15 ills. Map. 22x14. Binding slightly marked, o/w contents VG. The author and his wife sailed a 53-year old gaff-rigged clinker built cutter from the Thames to Weymouth and then to the Channel Islands. In 1947 they sailed through the Bay of Biscay down the west coast of Spain and Portugal to Gibraltar, then across the Mediterranean to Sete in the Gulf of Lions, before returning to England by the Canal du Midi, Bordeaux, River Vilaine and St Malo. £9.85

12488. PACK, Geoff: BLUE WATER COUNTDOWN. Preparing for Long-Term Cruising.
Yachting Monthly. 1992. Revised edition. v. + 208pp. Illustrated. 24x16. As new:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. £8.50

3367. PALMER, David: THE ATLANTIC CHALLENGE. The Story of Trimaran FT.
Hollis & Carter. 1977 1st. 187pp. 20 ills. Endp maps. 22x14 An excellent copy, Near-Fine in Near-Fine d/j. FT was the first British boat to reach the finish of the 1976 Observer Single-handed Transatlantic Race, a race in which 125 started but only 75 finished. £3.00

12646. PARDY, Lin and Larry.: SERAFFYN'S MEDITERRANEAN ADVENTURE.
Sheridan House. 1991. 256pp. Illustrated. Map. 24x16. VG+ in lightly rubbed pictorial card cover. Describes the authors adventures during three years of cruising in and around the Mediterranean in a 24-foot cutter. £3.50

11580. PEYTON, Mike: THE CALL IT SAILING
Nautical Books. 1981 1st. 95pp. Profusely illustrated. 21x15. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine pictorial hard cover. A book of Mike Peyton's enjoyable yachting cartoons. £3.85

9228. PHILLIPS-BIRT, Douglas: MOTOR YACHT AND BOAT DESIGN.
Adlard Coles. 1953 1st. Adlard Coles. 1953 1st. Hardback edition. 180pp. Prof ills. Plans. Diags.25x19. Binding slightly rubbed, otherwise Very good; contents (unmarked) Very good+. Chapters cover:- Size, Speed & Type : Planing Boats : Taste : Stability : Behaviour at Sea : : Accommodation : Decoration : Resistance & Hull Form : Powering : Propellers : Construction : Examples in Design : Glossary. Illustrated with 30 platesof photographs and 61 plans, drawings & figures. £11.50

7797. PHILLIPS-BIRT, Douglas.: THE HISTORY OF YACHTING.
Elm Tree. 1974 1st. 288pp. Prof ills. Ills. endps. 30x24. An unmarked copy; Near-Fine in VG+ d/j. Illustrated with 32 colour plates and 135 black-and-white illustrations (including yacht plans), this book gives a detailed history of yachting, describing many different types of yachts - both large and small - from the 17th century to the 1970s. £9.50

12481. PICKHALL, Barry.: THE ULTIMATE CHALLENGE. Single-handed Round the World
Orbis. 1983 1st. 176pp. Profusely illustrated. 25x19. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine d/j. Tells the story of the BOC Challenge 1982-83. £4.50

13637. PILKINGTON, Roger.: HISTORY & LEGEND OF THE EUROPEAN WATERWAYS.
The Book Guild. 1998 1st. viii. + 323pp. Illustrated with photographs and drawings. Binding slightly bumped, o/w contents (unmarked) VG+ in VG d/j. £5.85

13219. RANTZEN M.J.: LITTLE SHIP NAVIGATION (Coastal).
Herbert Jenkins. 1961. 196pp. Illustrated. 20x13. Binding & contents Near-Fine. £3.00

12645. RANTZEN M.J. Lieut.Cmdr.: ENGLISH CHANNEL TIDES. A Yachsman's Guide to the Tidal Streams and Harbour Pilotage of the English Channel.
Adlard Coles. 1969 1st. 107pp. Illustrated with diagrams & drawings. 22x14. An unmarked copy: Fine in Near-Fine d/j. £4.00

12719. RAYNER D.A. & WYKES, Alan.: THE GREAT YACHT RACE.
Peter Davies. 1966 1st. xi. + 179pp. Illustrated with photographs, line drawings & sail plans. Endp maps. 22x14. An excellent copy: - VG+ in VG dustjacket. £7.85

12323. RAYNES, Rozelle: NORTH IN A NUTSHELL
Nautical Publishing, 1968 1st. 192pp. 12 maps & diagrams. 16 plates. Endp maps. 22x14. An unmarked copy:- Fine in VG d/j. Describes a voyage made by the author in a 25ft Folkboat, along the coatss of France, Belgium, Holland (coast, estuaries & canals), Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Norway, starting from Dover and finishing at North Shields. £4.85

9318. RIDGWAY, John & BLYTH, Chay.: A FIGHTING CHANCE.
Companion Book Club. nd (c 1967) 223pp. 14 ills. Endp maps. 19x12. Fine in VG d/j. 'Collector's De Luxe Edition' attractively bound in red leathercloth/gilt. Describes the epic voyage by the two authors who rowed an open boat across the Atlantic. £2.00

11208. RIDGWAY, John & BLYTH, Chay.: A FIGHTING CHANCE.
Paul Hamlyn. 1967 223pp. 14 ills. Endp maps. 19x12. VG+ in VG d/j. Describes the epic voyage by the two authors who rowed an open boat across the Atlantic.Signed by John Ridgway £2.50

11266. RIDGWAY, John & Marie Christine.: ROUND THE WORLD WITH RIDGWAY.
Heinemann. 1978. 317pp. Profusely illustrated. Plans. Maps. 24x16. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine d/j. Decsribes a round the world voyage made by John Ridgway and his wife Marie Christine in a 57ft ketch. £4.00

13089. RIDGWAY, John, Marie Christine and Rebecca.: THEN WE SAILED AWAY. A Family Adventure.
Little, Brown. 1996 1st. 336pp. Illustrated. Diagram. Map. 24x16. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine d/j. £4.00

12741. ROBERTSON, Bill: THE RIGHT BOAT FOR YOU.
Robert Hale. 1981 1st. 194pp. Illustrated. 22x14. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine d/j. £4.00

8933. ROBERTSON, Dougal: SURVIVE THE SAVAGE SEA.
Elek. 1973 1st. 223pp. Ills. Endp maps. 22x14. VG in VG d/j. After the 19-ton schooner Lucette was holed & sunk by killer whales in the Pacific, four adults & two children were left with an inflatable raft, a 9-ft dinghy & emrgency rations for 3 days. They were rescued after nearly 40 days at sea. £2.00

11058. ROBINSON, Edward.: CHEERFULLY AT SEA.
Sherratt. 1961 1st. 252pp. Illustrated. 20x14. An unmarked copy, VG+ in torn d/j. An enjoyable account of the author's experiences in sailing and offshore racing in his small yacht in the waters of North Wales and the Irish Sea. £4.50

11306. ROBINSON, Edward.: CHEERFULLY AT SEA.
Sherratt. 1961 1st. 252pp. Illustrated. 20x14. An unmarked copy, VG+ in G+ d/j. An enjoyable account of the author's experiences in sailing and offshore racing in his small yacht in the waters of North Wales and the Irish Sea. £4.00

475. ROBINSON, William A.: TO THE GREAT SOUTHERN SEA.
Peter Davies. 1957 1st. 223pp. 21 ills. 4 diagrams Endp maps. 22x14. Near-Fine in VG+ d/j. For 11 months & over 15,000 miles the author, with a crew of three, sailed a 70ft brigantine from Tahiti to Patagonia, then along the west coast of South America to Panama and the Galapagos Islands, before returning to Tahiti. £9.00

3873. ROBINSON, William .A.: DEEP WATER & SHOAL.
Jonathan Cape - The Odyssey Library. 1939. 359pp. 27 ills, plans (on folding) & map. 22x14. An unmarked copy: VG+ in G+ original d/j. . Describes a round the world voyage in a 27ft 6in ketch-rigged yacht, undertaken by the author in 1928. £7.50

11906. ROSE, Sir Alec.: MY LIVELY LADY.
Nautical Books. 1988. viii. + 193pp. Illustrated. Map. Diagram 22x14. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine pictorial card cover.Describes a voyage around the world made by the author in his yacht the Lively Lady. £3.00

12655. RUSSELL, Nicola: TRADE WINDS. The Essential Guide to Crewing Yachts.
Seafarer. 2001 st. 171pp. Maps. Ills. 20x13. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. £5.00

11788. SAUNDERS, Mike.: THE WALKABOUTS.
Gollancz. 1975 1st. 285pp. Ills. Endp maps. 22x14.An unmarked copy:- Near-Fine in VG d/j. An interesting account of a voyage made by the author and his family in his 33ft yacht Walkabout, from Mozambique to Falmouth via Durban, East London, Port Elizabeth, Cape Town, Rio de Janiero, Barbados, Martinique, Dominica, St Barthelemy, St Thomas and the Azores. £4.50

1018. SLOCUM Capt Joshua.: SAILING ALONE AROUND THE WORLD & THE VOYAGE OF THE LIBERDAD.
Granada. 1981. 384pp. Illustrated with photographs, plans & maps.22x14. VG in VG d/j. The Voyage of the Liberdad first published in 1894, describes Slocum's 5,500 mile voyage from Brazil to the USA in a 35ft self-built boat - in which he brought his wife & children safely to New York. Sailing Alone Around the World describes, what is believed to be, the first single-handed voyage around the world, which Slocum made in a 35ft sloop between 1895-1898, a period when pirates operating in coastal waters were one of the many dangers Slocum had to face in addition to the hazards of the sea. £3.85

12266. SLOCUM Captain J.: SAILING ALONE AROUND THE WORLD.
Phoenix. 2000. x vi. + 234pp. Maps. Illustrated 21x14. VG+ in Fine pictorial card cover.. Describes, what is believed to be, the first single-handed circumnavigation of the world, a voyage made by the author between 1895 and 1898 in his 35ft sloop Spray. £2.75

415. SLOCUM Captain J.: SAILING ALONE AROUND THE WORLD.
Sampson Low. nd (c 1920s). vi. + 234pp. Colour frontis. Sail & Deck plans. 19x13. VG. Describes, what is believed to be, the first single-handed circumnavigation of the world, a voyage made by the author between 1895 and 1898 in his 35ft sloop Spray. £3.00

5580. SNAITH, William.: ACROSS THE WESTERN OCEAN.
Harcourt, Brace. 1966 1st. 210pp. Prof ills. Sail Plan. 26x18. VG+ in VG d/j. Contains a log of a cruise across the Atlantic, and that of a transatlantic race. Interspersed in both log entries are the author's reflections on sailing the great ocean. £6.50

8356. STOCK, Ralph.: THE CRUISE OF THE DREAM SHIP.
Heinemann. 1922. xi. + 292pp. 69 ills. 23x15. An extremely nice copy:-binding and contents VG+. . Describes a voyage made by the author to the South Seas islands in the Pacific, in a 47ft auxiliary cutter which was originally designed as a lifeboat for the North Sea fishing fleet £8.00

10572. STREIFFERT, Bo (Supervising Editor): GLASSFIBRE BOAT MANUAL. Practical Repairs, Maintenance and Improvements.
Queen Anne Press/Macdonald. 1989. 192pp. Prof ills. 27x20. An excellent unmarked copy:- Fine in Near-Fine d/j. £6.50

13587. SUTTON, John F.: SMALL SAILING CRAFT. Design and Construction.
Pitman. 1948 Fourth Edition. x. + 148pp. 66 drawings & photographs. 19x13. VG in G+ d/j. £5.00

11560. THOMPSON, Chris: THE CARE AND REPAIR OF SMALL MARINE DIESELS.
Granada/Adlard Coles. 1982 1st. viii. + 123pp. Profusely illustrated. 22x19. Near-Fine in VG pictorial hard-back cover. £5.00

12708. THOMPSON, Tim & RAYNER, Ranulf: THE STORY OF YACHTING
David & Charles. 1989. 95pp. Profusely illustrated. Illustrated endpapers. 29x37. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Near-Fine d/j. This beautiful book illustrated with paintings by Tim Thompson, is not only for lovers of marine art but it is full intriguing snippets of information on all aspects of yachting, and conatins several rare eye-witness accounts of dramatic incidents. The book is divided into sections, each about different eras, epic voyages, famous races or types of yachts like the awe-inspiring 'J' Class of the 1930s. £12.50

13043. THOMPSON, Winfield M.. & LAWSON, Thomas W.: THE LAWSON HISTORY OF THE AMERICA'S CUP. A Record of Fifty Years.
Ashford Press 1986 . Facsimile reprint of the first edition published in 1902. A numbered copy of a Limited Edition of 1500 copies.. xv. + 402pp. Profusely illustrated in colour and black-and-white. All edges gilt. White cloth, gilt, decorated binding. 29x19. An unmarked copy, as new:- Binding & contents Near-Mint (not published with dustjacket). £95.00

12602. TILMAN H.W.: MISCHIEF AMONG THE PENGUINS.
Grafton Books - The Mariner's Library. 1988 192pp. 4 maps & diagrams. 21x14. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. An account of a yacht voyage made by the author and five crew from Britain to the Crozets and Kerguelen Southern Ocean in 1959. £7.00

13366. WATTS Captain W.H.: WEATHER FOR YACHTSMEN.
Adlard Coles. 1964. (Bosun Book 21) 62pp. Ills. 18x12. An umarked copy:- Fine in VG pictorial card cover. Chapters cover - Climate - Humidity & Clouds - Air Masses - Depressions - Other Weather Systems - The Weather Forecast. £3.75

11769. WILKINSON T. (Editor).: ROVING COMMISSIONS 34. Journal 1993.
Royal Cruising Club. iv. + 287pp. Ills. 22x14. An unmarked copy Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. More than thirty sailing adventures are recorded in this volume, with accounts of cruises varying in length from over a year to just two days. £6.00

11770. WILKINSON, Trevor. (Editor).: ROVING COMMISSIONS 35. Journal 1994.
Royal Cruising Club. iv. + 287pp. Ills. 22x14. An unmarked copy Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. Some 37 sailing adventures are recorded in this volume presenting a captivating mix of high adventure, faraway voyaging and more local cruising under sail. £6.00

11562. WILLETT, Rodney: STARTING CRUISING. A Complete Manual.
David & Charles. 1983 1st. 192pp. Profusely illustrated. 24x17. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine d/j. £4.85

9382. WILLIS, Tom: REED'S NAUTICAL ALMANAC. North European 1994.
Thomas Reed. No pagination. Profusely illustrated with maps & charts. An unmarked copy: Contents Fine. Pictorial card cover has a single crease . £11.85

8381. WILSON, W Eric & BRANSON, Douglas, Cmdr. (Compilers): THE PILOTS GUIDE TO THE THAMES ESTUARY AND NORFOLK BROADS. For Yachtsmen.
Imray, Laurie, Norie & Wilson. 1949. vii. + 394pp. Illustrated. 7 charts within book. ( lacks two loose charts in rear pocket). 24x15. Binding & contents VG. Includes separate 34pp, COMPREHENSIVE SUPPLEMENT 1954.Covers:- Teddington to London Bridge - London Bridge to the Nore - Rivers Medway & Swale - Whitstable to Ramsgate & the Four Fathom Channel - Centre Channels - The Nore to Orfordness, & Essex Rivers - Orfordness to Great Yarmouth - Outlying Shoals - Cross Estuary Passages - Norfolk & Suffolk Broads. £5.85

3190. WINTER C.W.R.: THE RUN OF THE TIDE. Forty Years of Coastal and Channel Cruising in Wooden Boats.
Patrick Stephens. 1990 1st. 192pp. 97 photographs + several plans, maps & drawings in text. 24x16. Fine in Fine d/j. A personal account describing the joys and the tribulations of sailing classic wooden boats in coastal waters. Covers cruising along the North Kent Coast, Thames Estuary, English Channel, River Medway, Thames & Medway Estuaries, Blackwater & Colne Estuaries, Essex & Suffolk Rivers, Solent area. Very well illustrated. £4.75

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