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17784. : CELEBRATING THE 100TH BIRTHDAY OF OLIN STEPHENS
Royal Huismaan & Sparkman & Stephens Association. Enkhuizen 2008 40pp. Profusely illustrated. 22x22. An unmarked copy:. Fine in Near-Fine pictorial card cover. A profusely illustrated record of some of the yachts designed by Olin Stephens. £6.00

16623. : COWES WEEK 1985. OFFICIAL PROGRAMME. (Overstamped COMPETITORS PROGRAMME)
Cowes Combined Clubs. 108pp. Illustrated. 24x16. Contents Near-Fine in VG pictorial card cover. £4.95

18256. : RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE ROYAL THAMES YACHT CLUB 1961.
236pp. 14x10. Black card cover with gilt titles and motif. Rules and regulations; List of Members. An unmarked copy. Fine £4.00

13595. PREEDY, Ronald: SAIL AND DELIVER.
Partridge Press. 1989 1st. ix. + 241pp. Illustrated. 24x16. Bookplate; lower corner cut from title-page, otherwise VG+ in Near-Fine d/j. . The author sails yachts for a living. He delivers them to places as far apart as Scotland, Spain, Martinique and the USA. In this varied collection of sixteen stories, he recalls some of his most memorable journeys. £6.00

19501. -----: CLYDE CRUISING CLUB. SAILING DIRECTIONS AND ANCHORAGES. West Coast of Scotland.
CCC/Gilmour & Lawrence 1928 336pp. 38pp advertisements. Maps. Marbled endpapers. Rounded corners. 18x12. No writing or inscriptios; titles faded, otherwise black cloth binding VG, contents Fine. £11.50

18246. -----: INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS FOR PREVENTING COLLISIONS AT SEA (Annotated for Yachtsmen). In force 15th July 1977
RYA 1977 64pp. Illustrated 18x12. Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. £2.50

1818. -----: 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. £6.50

19725. -----: THE MOTOR BOAT AND YACHTING MANUAL. 14th Edition. .
Temple Press. 1948 lvii + 334pp. . Profusely illustrated. . Advertisements. 22x14. No writing or inscriptions. Binding VG, contents VG+. This edition covers the Practical Details of Boatbuilding, Hull Design: Plans & Building Instructions, Propellers & Propulsion Systems, Petrol engines,., Outboard Motors, Diesel Engines, War boats, Plans & instructions for 6 Boats. £7.95

5650. -----: THE MOTOR BOAT AND YACHTING MANUAL. 15th Edition. .
Temple Press. 1954 420pp. . Profusely illustrated. . Advertisements. 22x14. No writing or inscriptions. Binding VG, contents VG+. This edition covers the Practical Details of Boatbuilding, Hull Design: Plans & Building Instructions, Propellers & Propulsion Systems, Petrol engines, the Marine Gas Turbine., Outboard Motors, Diesel Engines, Motor Boat Racing & Records, and much etc. £7.95

11610. -------: CLYDE CRUISING CLUB JOURNAL 1910.
Clyde Cruising Club. 109pp + 34pp advertisements.. Illustrated. 19x13. Navy cloth/gilt binding worn, being rubbed and marked, and spine sun faded,; otherwise contents G+. £6.50

18892. -------: CRUISING INSTRUCTORS' HANDBOOK. RYA Training G27/85
Royal Yachting Association. 1985 35pp. 18x12. Fine in VG card cover £1.50

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

17857. -------: IMRAY YACHTING CHART. Y27. DUNGENESS - NEWHAVEN
Imray Laurie Norie & Wilson 1975. Multi-folded oloured chart 61x14 (unfolded). Fine in VG pictorial card cover £1.95

17876. -------: MARINA MANUAL OF YACHT ROPES
Bridon Fibres & Plastics. no date c 1980 32pp. Profusely illustrated. 10x15. Fine in pictorial card cover. Covers Material Characteristics, Fibre Rope & Cord Construction, Marine Yacht Rope Breaking Lo-oad Tables, Braidline Yachting Eye Splices, Yacht Ropemanship, Wire Ropes, Wire Rope Breaking Load Tables, etc, etc. £2.50

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

10872. --------: . SUNSEEKER YACHTS . MOTORYACHTS WITH A PERFORMANCE HERITAGE 1999
Sunseeker International Limited. 54pp. 28x30. Profusely illustrated with colour photographs and accommodation plans. Attractively bound in black cloth, silver titles (not issued with 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 of Poole, Dorset. £8.50

14972. --------: CRUISING ASSOCIATION HANDBOOK. Sixth Edition.
Cruising Association. 1981 xviii. + 509pp. Profusely illustrated with charts. Book of Cumulative Corrections Spring 1983 housed in pocket. An unmarked copy: Fine in Near-Fine d/j. £7.95

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. £2.00

13354. --------: ROYAL YACHT ASSOCIATION. G6/81. First Aid for the Cruising Yachtman
Royal Yacht Association. 1982. 32pp. Illustrated.. 18x12. Near-Fine in card cover. £2.00

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. £2.00

13350. --------: ROYAL YACHT ASSOCIATION. YR3/69. Yacht Racing Management.
Royal Yacht Association. 1969. 28pp. 18x12. Near-Fine in card cover. £2.00

10873. --------: SUNSEEKER YACHTS. Motor Yachts with a Performance Heritage. 2001.
Sunseeker International Limited. 148pp. 33x30. Profusely illustrated with colour photographs (including several fold-out) and accommodation plans. An unmarked copy: Contents Fine in Near-Fine pictorial card cover. This handsomely produced and beautifully illustrated book, illustrates and describes the stunning range of motor yachts built by Sunseeker Yachts in Poole, Dorset. £11.50

16806. --------: THE CRUISING ASSOCIATION YEARBOOK 1983.
The Cruising Association. 303pp. 21x15. Like new:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. £4.85

16807. --------: THE CRUISING ASSOCIATION YEARBOOK 1984.
The Cruising Association. 319pp. 21x15. Like new:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. £4.85

16808. --------: THE CRUISING ASSOCIATION YEARBOOK 1990
The Cruising Association. 275.pp. 21x15. Like new:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. With separate 'Harbour, Anchorage & Navitaion Notes' 9pp. £4.85

16809. --------: THE CRUISING ASSOCIATION YEARBOOK 1992
The Cruising Association. 282.pp. 21x15. Like new:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. With separate 'Harbour, Anchorage & Navitaion Notes' 9pp. £4.85

16810. --------: THE CRUISING ASSOCIATION YEARBOOK 1994
The Cruising Association. 282.pp. 21x15. Like new:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. With separate 'Harbour, Anchorage & Navitaion Notes' 9pp. £4.85

19301. --------: THE PROTECTION AND DECORATION OF YACHTS.
British Paints Limited. Marine Division. (British Anti-Fouling Composition and Paint Co)., no date (c 1949) 31pp. Illustrated with 4 reproductions in colour of paintings by Charles Pears R.I. and 9 black-and-white reproductios from orginal photographs by Messrs. Beken of Cowes. All colour plates and photographs are tissue-guarded. 18x21. No writing or inscriptions ;spots of foxing to endpapers, contents Fine in VG pictorial cloth boards. £18.00

18938. ---------: DEUTSCHER SEGLERVERBRAND. Bezirk Karnten. WETTFAHRTPLAN. KRIEGS - SEGELWETTFAHRTEN 1941. Auf Dem Worther See Vor Dellach. Vom 24. Bis 31 August.
4pp (folded) 21x15. Yacht race programme printed on white paper, which is marked and a little bit worn. Information includes Race Signals. Types of Races; Gives the names of yachts, their number and name of owner. Races for 7 yacht classes :-22m - Rennklasse ; 20m - Schwert-Rennklasse; 10m - Rennklasse : Sternbootklasse : 35m - Rennklasse : 6m- Renn (Alters-) klasse : Ausgleichsklasse £12.50

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. £5.95

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. £5.95

16762. ----------: REGISTER OF YACHTS 1963
Lloyd's Register of Shipping xvi. + 1225pp. + 31pp Advertisements.. Binding a bit rubbed, otherwise contents VG+ . 19x23. . ( With 1st & 2nd Supplemments housed in rear pocket) 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 £15.50

7830. ----------: REGISTER OF YACHTS 1972.
Lloyd's Register of Shipping xxvix + 1478p. + index. . 19x23. No writing or inscriptions; Binding VG+, contents 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 £18.50

16760. ----------: REGISTER OF YACHTS 1974.
Lloyd's Register of Shipping xxxi. + 1480pp. + index. . 19x23. Some annotations on front endpaper, green cloth/gilt binding lightly mottled, otherwise contents VG. ( With 1st & 2nd Supplemments housed in rear pocket) 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 £12.50

16787. ----------: YACHT TENDERS AND BOATS.
Amateur Yacht Research Society 1977 1st. 64pp. illustrated. 22x14. Near-Fine in Near-Fine pictorial card cover. Covers Yact Tenders and Dinghies. £2.95

3328. -----------: DEBRETT'S REGISTER OF YACHTS. 1983.
773pp. Illustrated. Advertisements. 30x21. Hardback edition bound in blue cloth with gilt titles and panel. No writing or inscriptions. Binding & contents Fine in VG+ d/j.Lists in alphabetical order several thousand yachts. Information for each craft includes, name, owner's name, reg no, port of reg, tons, draft, breadth, year built, engine type. A separate section contains an alphabetical list of the names of yacht owners together with their address and name of their yacht. £20.00

16889. ---------:: BRISTOWS BOOK OF YACHTS
1989 21st Edition. 416pp. Illustrated.. 21x15. No writing or inscriptions. Near-Fine in creased pictorial card cover. £7.50

16901. --------:: THE CRUISING ASSOCIATION YEARBOOK 1991
337.pp. 21x15. Like new:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. £4.85

16929. -------:: THAMES TRADITIONAL BOAT RALLY.. Fawley Meadow, Henley-on-Thames.
Three Programmes sold as one lot. 1994 - 1995 - 1996. Each Programme approximately 28pp. Illustrated 21x15. Near-Mint in pictorial paper covers. £7.00

16940. -----:: ADMIRALTY LIST OF RADIO SERVICES FOR SMALL CRAFT. The British Isles and European Coast from The Gironde to the Elbe. (NP 280)
Hydrographer of the Navy 1980 1st., 181pp. Maps. 21x15. An unmarked copy Fin e in VG pictorial card cover £6.50

16931. -----:: DAVEY & Co. London Ltd. Quality Marine Equipment.
Chelmsford, Essex. 1994, 1994. CATALOGUE OF MARINE EQUIPMENT 41pp. Profusely illustrated 30x22. Fine in pictorial card cover. PRICE LIST. 11pp. 30x22. Fine in pictorial paper cover. £6.00

16937. ANDERSON, Bill:: NAVIGATION EXERCISES FOR YACHTSMEN.
Stanford Maritime 1983. Second Edition., 1983 75pp. Illustrated. Folding chart in rear pocket. 22x14. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. £5.00

16246. ANDREWS, Jim.: TWELVE SHIPS A-SAILING. Thirty-Five Years of Home Water Cruising.
David & Charles. 1986 1st. 232pp. Prof ills. Maps. 24x16. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine d/j. The author describes his sailing adventures in a wide variety of craft. In camper-dinghies and spritsail barges, catamarans and ketches, sloops and cutters, he has cruised around the British Isles, with one excursion abroad. £4.85

7117. ANDREWS, Jim.: TWELVE SHIPS A-SAILING. Thirty-Five Years of Home Water Cruising.
David & Charles. 1986 1st. 232pp. Prof ills. Maps. 24x16. VG+ in VG+ d/j. The author describes his sailing adventures in a wide variety of craft. In camper-dinghies and spritsail barges, catamarans and ketches, sloops and cutters, he has cruised around the British Isles, with one excursion abroad. £4.45

18680. BAILEY, Maralyn: THE GALLEY HANDBOOK.
Nautical 1978 1st. 124pp. Illustrated. 14x19. An unmarked clean and bright copy: Fine in Fine pictorial cloth binding. £6.50

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. £3.00

18889. BARRACLOUGH Captain E.M.C.: YACHT FLAGS AND ENSIGNS.. Regulations, customs, traditions, and recommendations for wearing and flying flags( other than signal flags) in British Yachts
Yachting World 1951 1st. 53pp. Illustrated. 18x11. An unmarked copy: Fine on card cover £5.50

18406. BARTON, Humphrey: ATLANTIC ADVENTURERS. Voyages in Small Craft.
Adlard Coles. 1962 2nd edition 254p. 43 ills. Endp maps. 22x14. No writing or inscriptions- VG+ in G+ 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. £8.00

18225. BAYLDON Lt-Col: A VADE-MECUM FOR MOTOR YACHTSMEN AND OTHERS.
Robert Ross. no date. Second Revised and Enlarged edition. 118pp. Illustrated. Illustrated endpapers. 14x11. VG+ in VG d/j. £8.00

19440. BEATTIE, John: THE BREATH OF ANGELS.
Mainstream 1995 269pp. Illustrated. Maps. Plan 24x16. An unmarked copy: Fine inVG+ d/h. £6.50

16618. BEAVIS, Bill: THE BEST OF LOOKING AROUND WITH BILL BEAVIS 1970-1976
Yachting Monthly 1987 95pp. Profusely illustrated. 21x15. An unmarked copy: Fine in Near-Fine pictorial card cove £2.95

16615. BEAVIS, Bill: TOP MARKS. A Nautical Quiz Book
Nautical 1986 1st. 95pp. Illustrated. 21x13. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine pictorial hardback cover. £3.95

18421. BEKEN A.K.: YACHTS IN COLOUR.
Batsford 1960 1st. 71pp. Profusely illustrated with colour photographs. 22x19. No writing or inscriptions. Near-Fine in VG d/j. £4.85

16630. BEKEN A.K.: YACHTS IN COLOUR.
Batsford 1960 1st. 71pp. Profusely illustrated with colour photographs. 22x19. Binding faded & spotted (gilt titles bright), otherwise contents Near-Fine £3.50

8374. BEKEN, Frank and Keith: THE GLORY OF SAIL.
Ariel Press. nd (c 1959). 182pp. Prof ills. 28x22. Blue coth binding with white titles; An excellent copy without any writing or inscriptions, contents Fine , binding VG.Containing 8 colour and and 77 black & white photographs, reproduced either full page or large size (one plate per page), this book provides a magnificent visual record of a large variety of sailing craft from small yachts to square-riggers. £10.00

18668. BELL J.I.: EVERY MAN HIS OWN SHIPWRIGHT.
Chantry. 1950 1st. vii. + 145pp. 55 ills. No writing or inscriptions. Binding G+, contents Near-Fine. Describes how to make seaworthy an oldish boat in poor condition; equally the book also describes how to maintain an already good boat. £4.00

4002. BELL J.I.: EVERY MAN HIS OWN SHIPWRIGHT.
Chantry. 1950 1st. vii. + 145pp. 55 ills. Near-Fine in G d/j. Describes how to make seaworthy an oldish boat in poor condition; equally the book also describes how to maintain an already good boat. £6.00

16783. BELLICO, Russell P. (Editor).: LIFE ON A CANAL BOAT. The Journals of Theodore D. Bartley 1861-1889.
Purple Mountain Press 2004 1st. 320pp. Profusely illustrated. Maps.26x18. An unmarked copy, as new:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. £11.50

16804. BERN-CAMPBELL, Tonia: MY SPEED KING. Life With Donald Campbell.
Sutton 2002 1st xvii. + 235pp. Illustrated. Almost like new:- Fine in Fine d/j. £7.50

9642. BLACK, Lesley: MUST I GO DOWN TO THE SEA AGAIN?
Adlard Coles. 1985 96pp. Ills. 22x14. Fine in pictorial card cover. In recounting her own experiences, the author looks at the funny side of sailing in this lively account about family cruising. £2.25

16934. BLACK, Lesley. Illustrations by Mike Peyton:: STILL WET BEHIND THE EARS
Adlard Coles 1993, 96pp. Illustrated.20x13. Like new:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover £1.95

13599. BOBROW, Jill & JINKINS, Dana.: CLASSIC YACHT INTERIORS.
Concept. 1983. ix. + 179pp. Profusely illustrated. Illustrated endpapers. 29x26. An unmarked hardback copy, Binding and contents Near-Mint. in Fine d/j. £14.00

18600. BORDEN, Charles A.: SEA QUEST. Global Blue-Water Adventuring in Small Craft.
Macrae Smith 1967 351pp. Profusely illustrated. Endpaper maps. An unmarked hardback copy:- Fine in Fine d/j. £9.00

18678. BORDEWICH, P Roness: THE MARINE MANUAL
C.C. Wakefield no date ( c 1934) iii. + 175pp. Illustrated. 22x14. VG+ in VG pictorial hardback cover. A handbook for owners of motor cruisers published by the manufacturers of Castrol Oil £5.00

16071. BOWSKILL, Derek: THE EAST COAST. A Pilot-guide from the Wash to Ramsgate.
Imray Laurie. 1984. 1st edition. vi. + 171pp. Prof ills. 30x21. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. This book has established itself as the outstanding companion for anyone sailing on the East Coast, be it the Thames Estuary or the Medway, the estuaries and rivers of Essex and Suffolk or the havens of Norfolk and the Wash. The author’s highly individual commentary provides background information and, as well as being an entertainment, the book is also an essential pilot. Throughout, the work is supported with key data for navigation and on facilities at each port and harbour. The book is profusely illustrated throughout with charts and black and white photographs,and colour sections of photographs. £7.50

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. £7.95

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. No writing or inscriptions; binding faded ( titles bright), motherwise contents 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. £5.95

17381. BRACKENBURY, Mark:: NORMANDY AND CHANNEL ISLANDS PILOT. Calais to St Malo.
Adlard Coles 1995 9th edition., , . 183pp. Profusely illustrated with maps and photographs. Endpaper maps. 26x20, An unmarked copy, almost like new:.-Fine in Fine pictorial hardback cover. £8.95

19073. BRADFORD, Ernle: THE WIND OFF THE ISLAND
Hutchinson 1960 1st 191pp. Illustrated. 22x14. An excellent First Edition hardback copy without any writing or inscriptions. Near-Fine in VG d/j. £7.50

18919. BREWER, Ted: TED BREWER EXPLAINS SAILBOAT DESIGN.
International Marine Publishing 1985 vii. + 230pp. Profusely illustrated with photographs, plans and drawings. 25x18. No writing or inscriptions; Near-Fine in Near-Fine pictorial card cover. £10.00

7718. BRISTOW, Philip.: BRISTOW'S BOOK OF YACHTS. Sail & Power. 1989. 21st edition..
Hamble publishing. 416pp. Prof ills. 21x15. VG+ in slightly creased pictorial card cover. Gives the facts and figures of several hundred craft, listed in ascending order of length overall. Each entry gives the name of builder; dimensions, sail area, tons, engine, berths, fuel, & price, etc, etc. Profusely illustrated with drawings and plans. £9.00

429. BROOK, David: 3 BOYS IN A BOAT.
Adlard Coles. 1968 1st. * 238pp. 24 photos. 2 Maps. Endp maps. 22x17. VG+ in VG d/j. The story of a man, suddenly left with three young boys to bring up on his own who turned to yachting as a means of both bringing himself closer to them and helping them to grow up without them being too acutely aware of the lack of one parent. Describes cruising on the East Coast, in Belgium and Holland, and to the Channel Islands. Signed by author. £7.00

4064. BROTHERTON M.: THE 12 VOLT BIBLE - FOR BOATS.
Seven Seas 1985 xvii. + 174pp. Profusely illustrated. 23x14. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. . A nuts and bolts primer on 12-volt electrical systems for boatowners who are not skilled electricians. £6.50

19659. BRUCE, Erroll: DEEP SEA SAILING
Stanley Paul 1959 244pp. Illustrated. 22x14. No writing or inscriptions: titles faded, otherwise contents VG+. £4.50

17701. BUTCHER, Paul & Marya: FINE YACHT FINISHES. For Wood and Fibreglass Boats.
Stanford Maritime. 1987 1st. x. + 140pp. Profusely illustrated. 26x18. Almost like new: Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial hardback cover. £6.50

16334. CALAHAN, Harold Augustin: GADGETS AND WRINKLES. A Compendium of Man's Ingenuity at Sea.
Macmillan 1938. xiv. + 309pp. Illustrated. 20x14. Titles faded, otherwise contents VG. £5.95

19585. CALAHAN, Harold Augustin: THE SHIP'S HUSBAND. A Guide to Yachtsmen in the Care of their Craft
Macmillan 1937 1st xiv. + 323pp. Illustrated. 20x14. No writing or inscriptions; Blue cloth binding VG, contents VG+. £9.00

15227. CALDWELL, John: DESPERATE VOYAGE.
Readers Union 1952. x. + 174pp. Endpaper maps. Plan. 21x13. An unmarked copy: Binding & contents VG+. £3.50

1817. cAMPBELL, Boyd: ROVING COMMISSIONS 18. An Anthology of Cruising Logs.
RCC. 1978 1st. viii. + 262pp. 24 ills. 22x14. An excellent copy without any writing or inscriptions:- Fine in VG d/j. A collection of 22 logs of small boat voyages written by members of the Royal Cruising Club. £6.50

18969. CAMPBELL, Captain G.S. & RILEY, Captain R.J.F: STANFORD'S SAILING COMPANION.
Edward Stanford. 1972 1st. v. + 231pp. Profusely illustrated. 29x22. An excellent unmarkedc copy, contents like new;: Neasr-Mint in Fine pictorial hardback cover. £12.50

4978. CARR, Frank G.G.: THE YACHT MASTER'S GUIDE. And Coaster's Companion.
Peter Davies. 1940 1st edition. xvi. + 467pp. Ills. Ills endps. Appendix VII in rear holder. Folding plates. 26x19. No writing or inscriptios: spine sun faded (titles bright) binding slightly rubbed, otherwise contents VG+. Part I - Navigation - covers The Compass - Chartwork Meteorology - Rule of the Road. Part II -Seamanship - covers General - Sail - Steam. Appendices. 5 folding plates. £11.00

15061. CARR, Frank G.G.: THE EPIC VOYAGE OF FRANCIS CHICHESTER.
Pitkin 1967. 24pp. Profusely illustrated. 23x18. Near-Fine in VG pictorial card cover. An account of Sir Francis Chichester's round-the-world voyage in Gipsy Moth IV. £1.95

15393. CHERRY, Vivien. with Keith Wheatley: WOMAN OF STEEL.
Adlard Coles. 1993 1st. 183pp. Illustrated. Plans. 24x16. An unmarked hardback copy: Fine in Fine d/j. £4.95

17907. CHINERY, Mik: SIMPLE ELECTRONIC NAVIGATION
Fernhurst 1988 1st. 64pp. Profusely illustrated. 24x18. An unmarked copy, almost like new. Fine in Fine pictorial card cover; £3.00

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. An unmarked copy:- 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. £8.50

16818. COLES, Adlard.: MORE SAILING DAYS.
Robert Ross. 1947 1st. 157pp. Illustrated (some colour). Maps. Endpaper maps.. 26x19. No writing or inscriptions. VG+ in torn d/j. A miscellany of the author's cruising and racing stories. £9.00

16821. COLES, Adlard.: MORE SAILING DAYS.
Robert Ross. 1947 1st. 157pp. Illustrated (some colour). Maps. Endpaper maps.. 26x19. Binding & contents VG. A miscellany of the author's cruising and racing stories. £7.00

7747. COLES, Adlard.: SAILING DAYS.
Robert Ross. nd (c 1945). 144pp. Ills. Maps. Ills endps. 19x13. VG in worn d/j. A miscellany of cruising and racing stories, ranging from Channel cruising to racing the Thirty-Square Metre Class yachts from the early 1920s to the outbreak of war. The narrative covers the South Coast of England , starting from the Solent, west to Mevagissey, and east to Dover. £4.95

16792. COLES, Adlard.: SAILING DAYS.
Robert Ross. nd (c 1945). 144pp. Ills. Maps. Ills endps. 19x13. Binding & contents VG. A miscellany of cruising and racing stories, ranging from Channel cruising to racing the Thirty-Square Metre Class yachts from the early 1920s to the outbreak of war. The narrative covers the South Coast of England , starting from the Solent, west to Mevagissey, and east to Dover. £3.50

9347. COLES, K Adlard.: SAILING YEARS. An Autobiography.
Granada. 1981 1st. xi. +209pp. Ills. Map. 25x18. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine d/j. Autobiography of the British yachtsman, publisher and author who began sailing in 1920, won the 1950 Transatlantic race, RORC points championships in 1947, 1957 and 1963, an award as Yachtsman of the year, and other awards. A great deal of this autobiography describes his sailing experiences to such places such as the Frisian Islands, Nordeney, Copenhagen to Cuxhaven, to Riga, from Latvia to Denmark, among the Danish Islands, the Gulf of Finland and Sweden, Aland Isles and Estonia, the Channel Islands and France. £7.95

18903. COLES, K Adlard.: SAILING YEARS. An Autobiography.
Granada. 1981 1st. xi. +209pp. Ills. Map. 25x18. Above-average ex-library with minmal stamps. VG in VG d/jd/j. Autobiography of the British yachtsman, publisher and author who began sailing in 1920, won the 1950 Transatlantic race, RORC points championships in 1947, 1957 and 1963, an award as Yachtsman of the year, and other awards. A great deal of this autobiography describes his sailing experiences to such places such as the Frisian Islands, Nordeney, Copenhagen to Cuxhaven, to Riga, from Latvia to Denmark, among the Danish Islands, the Gulf of Finland and Sweden, Aland Isles and Estonia, the Channel Islands and France. £3.95

16879. COLLIER, William:: THE BEKEN ALBUM
Harvill Press 1999. No pagination (approx 166pp). Profusely illustrated. 16x22. As new:- Mint in Mint brown cloth hardback cover;with tipped-in plate on front board.(not issued with d/j) £16.50

2829. COLLINS D.R.: SAILING IN HELEN.
Edward Arnold. 1947. 156pp. 23 ills. 18x12. Blue cloth binding & contents VG.. Describes the author's sailing adventures on an East Coast yawl during the 1930s. £7.00

16744. COMPTON, Nic: VOICES FROM THE SEA..Remarkable Encounters With The World's Oceans
Cassell 2007 192pp. Profusely illustrated. 30x24. An unmarked copy, almost as new:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. £9.00

18830. COOKE, Francis B.: HINTS, TIPS AND GADGETS.
Edward Arnold 1939 1st. 240pp. Frontis + 83 drawings by Archie White. 22x14. An excellent First Edition hardback copy, bound in green cloth with gilt titles. Binding & contents VG+. £14.00

10883. COOTE, Jack H.(Compiler).: TOTAL LOSS.
Adlard Coles. 1991, xiii. + 322pp. Illustrated. 25x18. An unmarked hardback copy:-Fine in Fine d/j. Contains a collection of 40 first-hand accounts of yacht losses at sea, that are set out under sections headed:- Stress of Weather - Faulty Navigation - Failure of Gear or Rigging - Failure of Ground Tackle or Mooring Lines - Collision - Fire or Explosion - Being Towed - Exhaustion or Illness. £7.95

16067. CORNELL, Jimmy: WORLD CRUISING SURVEY.
. Adlard Coles. 1989 1st. 209pp. Profusely illustrated. 26x18. An unmarked copy:-Fine in VG d/j. £7.75

16565. COWPER, David Scott: NORTHWEST PASSAGE SOLO
Seafarer 1993 1st 212pp. Illustrated. Map. 22x14. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine d/j. £6.95

18392. CULTRA, Quen: QUEEQUEG'S ODYSSEY. Around the World in a Trimaran
Sidgwick & Jackson 1978 1st. 272pp. Illustrated. Map. 22x14. No writing or inscriptions. Fine in VG d/j £4.00

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. £5.95

16942. CUMBERLIDGE, Peter:: WAYPOINT DIRECTORY. Over 600 Passage and Coastal Waypoints for the English Channel.
Adlard Coles 1995 1st., Adlard Coles 1995 1st., 1995. 146pp. Profusely illustrated with maps. 22x30. An unmarked copy: Fin e in Fine pictorial card c over. £8.00

12660. DAVIES, John: THE ARTLESS YACHTSMAN.
Pelham. 1964 1st. 108pp. Illustrated. 20x14. An unmarked copy: Fine in G+ d/j. £3.75

16943. DAVIES, Ken:: SHIP TO SHORE. UK and Channel Ports. An ICOM Frequency Directory
Niche Publications 1993, . 91pp. Maps. 21x15. Like New: Mint in Mint pictorial card cover. A comprehensive British and Continental marine radio frequency guide. £5.50

19494. DAVISON, Ann: LAST VOYAGE. An autobiographical account of all that led up to an illicit voyage and the outcome thereof.
Readers Union 1953 238pp. Illustrated. 21x13. A hardbaack copy without any writing or inscriptions. Binding VG, contents VG+. £3.00

18442. DELMAR-MORGAN E. Extensively revised by BRACKENBURY, Mark: NORMANDY HARBOURS AND PILOTAGE. Calais to Cherbourg.
Granada/Adlard Coles 1978 Third edition. 126pp. Illustrated. Endpaper maps. 25x19. An unmarked copy: Fine in VG+ d/j £3.50

16829. DELMAR-MORGAN, Edward Locker: CRUISING YACHT EQUIPMENT & NAVIGATION
Adlard Coles 1960 1st. 244pp. Pro contents VG in G d/j. £5.75

16900. DELMAR-MORGAN, Edward:: SMALL CRAFT ENGINES AND EQUIPMENT
Adlard Coles 1963 1st. 180pp. Illustrated. 22x14. An unmarked copy: Near-Fine in VG d/j £3.85

16660. DESOUTTER, Denny: BOATWORDS. Over 1500 Boating Words and Terms Explained
Waterline 1991 1st. 223pp. Illustrated. 22x14. An unmarkedc opy, almost like new: Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. £4.50

16924. DIAMOND, Lawrence A.:: TAKE THE MYSTERY OUT OF BOAT MAINTENANCE.
W.W.Norton 1989 1st, 134pp. Profusely illustrated. 24x16. An unmarked copy:- Like new, Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. The book for ewvey boat owner who has ever botched a refinishing job - or is about to do so £4.95

12990. DIXON, Conrad: BASIC ASTRO NAVIGATION.
Adlard Coles 1985 119pp. Illustrated. 20x13. An unmarked copy, almost like new: Fine in Fine pictorial hardback cover. £3.50

16938. DIXON, Conrad:: USING GPS.
Adlard Coles 1994 1st, 90pp. Illustrated. 20x13. Like new:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. The use of the Global Positioning System for yacht owners. £3.50

17077. DIXON, Douglas:: A SAIL TO GALLIPOLI.
East Anglian Magazine 1965 1st., 148pp. Illustrated. Endpaper maps. 22x14. VG+ in VG d/j £9.00

436. DOUGHTY H.M.: OUR WHERRY IN WENDISH LANDS. From Friesland through the Meklenburg Lakes to BohemIa.
Ashford. 1985. 406pp. 89 ills. 24x16. Binding & contents (unmarked) Near-Mint. (published without d/j). An exact reprint of the first edition published in 1891. In 1890 the author and his family sailed a converted wherry, the, through the Groningen-Delfzyl canal to Emden, Wilhelmshaven, Bremerhaven and Hamburg, before sailing into the heart of Germany, to the Mecklenburg lakes. The next year the author voyaged east to beyond Dresden, exploring the German waterways to within a few miles of Austria, and also to within a few miles of Berlin and Prague. £9.50

354. DRUMMOND, Maldwin (Editor): ROVING COMMISSIONS . Number 22.
RCC. 1977 1st. viii. + 230pp. Illustrated. 22x14. An unmarked copy: Turquoise/gilt binding & contents Fine. An Anthology of Cruising Logs. £5.95

5887. DU PLESSIS, Hugo.: FIBREGLASS BOATS. Fitting Out, Maintenance and Repair.
John De Graff 1973 2nd edition (Revised) VG in G+ d/j. Describes in 24 chapters and 7 appendices, how to fit out a ready-moulded fibreglas hull, amplified with the help of 36 photographs 181 drawings £7.85

18516. DUMAS, Vito: ALONE THROUGH THE ROARING FORTIES. The Voyage of Lehg II Round the World
Adlard Coles 1960 1st. 191pp. 7 illustrations. 4 diagrams( lacks endpaper diagram). 22x14. A n above-average ex-library copy: with minimal stamps. VG in G+ d/j. £14.00

19204. DUXBURY, Ken: COASTAL NAVIGATION
Michael Beazley 1980 128pp. Illustrated; 24x18. No writing or inscriptions; Near-Fine in Near-Fine pictorial card cover £4.85

1071. ELLAM, Patrick. & MUDIE, Colin: SOPRANINO.
Hart-Davis (The Mariners Library No. 39) 1958. . 222pp. 13 photographs.. 6 maps & diags. 20x13. No writing or inscriptions: VG+ in G+ d/j Tells the story of how two young men sailed a small yacht (less than 20ft in length) across the Atlantic. Starting from Dover they sailed the Sopranino to Falmouth, then via the Canary Islands they crossed the Atlantic to the West Indies, then sailed through the islands to Florida; and 1,200 miles along the East Coast to New York. £18.00

15374. ETTINGER, Steve & others.: THE COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO EVERYTHING SOLD IN MARINE SUPPLY STORES.
Hearst Marine 1994 1st. ix. + 374pp. Profusely illustrated. 24x19. Contents unmarked. Fine in torn d/j. £7.95

16930. EVERITT, Dick (Illustrator):: YACHTMASTER. Shore Based Course Notes.
Royal Yacht Association 1981 1st 64pp. Profusely illustrated. 21x15. As new:- Mint in Mint pictorial card cover £1.50

18687. FAIRHOLME. Elisabeth & POWELL, Pamela: A DINGHY ON THE LONDON RIVER.
Peter Davies 1937 1st. 222pp. Illustrated. Endpaper maps. 20x13. Titles dull, binding patchily faded & foxing to contents, Good. £29.00

4314. FAIRLEY G.: MINUTE BY MINUTE. The Story of the Royal Yachting Association (1875-1982)/
RYA. 1983 1st. 224pp. Ills. 22x14 An unmarked copy: . Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. Charts the history of the Royal Yachting Association, with word-pictures of the personalities and characters who have been responsible for the Association's progress. £3.95

12253. FALKUS, Hugh: THE STOLEN YEARS.
Witherby 1979. Second Edition 216pp. Illustrated by David Cobb RDI. 22x14. Almost like new: Near-Mint in Fine d/j. £39.00

18206. FARSON, Negley: SAILING ACROSS EUROPE.
Jonathan Cape no date.(c 1928) 288pp. 17x12. Hardback edition. Also contains a catalogue of 140 volumes in The Travellers Library series. One page marked, otherwise binding & contents VG. £10.00

6623. FISHER, Bob: THE FASTNET DISASTER AND AFTER.
Pelham. 1980 1st. 191pp. 18 ills. 22x14. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Near-Fine d/j. The 1979 Fastnet yacht race, in which 15 people died and 136 were rescued from 23 boats which were abandoned or sunk, was the greatest disasater ever to hit the sport of sailing. In this investigation, the author examines the facts of the race as seen by competitors, the organisers and the rescue services, and the official race inquiry report is carefully analysed. £6.50

16823. FISHER, Bob & PICKTHALL, BNarry: FASTER & FASTER. The Story of the 1993-94 Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race.
Adlard Coles 1994 1st. vi. + 105pp. Profusely illustrated. Maps. 24x16. As new. Mint in Miint pictorial card cover. £3.95

14240. FISHER, John: CATAMARANS.
Adlard Coles. 1959 1st. Bosun Books No. 6. 64pp. Profusely illustrated. 18x12. An unmarked copy:- Fine in VG+ pictorial card cover. £2.95

14823. FISHER, John: SAILING DINGHIES. Types & Classes.
Adlard Coles - Bosun Books No. 2. 1958. 63pp. Profusely illustrated. 18x12. An unmarked copy: Fine in VG+ pictorial card cover. £2.25

19695. FLETCHER, C Rutter: THE BUNKSIDE BOOK. A Yachtsman's Miscellany
The Maritime Press 1962 1st. vi. + 230pp. Colour frontis. Illustrated. 22x14. VG in G+ d/j. £6.50

16882. FOXALL, Roger:: SAILING TO LENINGARD. A Voyage Through the Baltic
Sheridan House 1989 xiv. xiv. + 245pp. Illustrated. Maps. Plan. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine d/j £3.95

325. GARRETT, Adrian: ROVING COMMISSIONS. Number 8. An Anthology of Cruising Logs.
RCC. 1976 1st. * xiii. + 312pp. 27 ills. Illustrated.. 22x14. An unmarked copy:- Fine in G+ d/j. A collection of more than twenty cruising logs deceribing voyages made by members of the Royal Cruising Club, which are as interesting as they are varied. With track charts & photographs. £5.95

12728. Garrett, Alasdair (Editor): THE ROYAL CRUISING CLUB JOURNAL. Season 1963.
RCC. 1963 xlviii + 285pp. Illustrated with photographs, maps & plans. . 9 illustrations. 22x14. Binding & contents VG+. Contains the logs of 17 cruises undertaken by members of the RCC. £4.95

18588. GELDER, Paul.: SUNK WITHOUT TRACE. 30 Dramatic Accounts of Yachts Lost At Sea.
Adlard Coles 2010 1st x. + 246pp. 20x13. No writing or inscriptions. Fine in slightly creased pictorial card cover. £2.50

3877. GERBAULT, Alain: IN QUEST OF THE SUN. The Journal of the Firecrest.
Hodder & Stoughton. 19306 315pp. 15 ills. Folding map. + 3 maps. 22x14. Spots of foxing, spine rubbed, otherwise contentsG+. 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

16870. GICK, Admiral Percy:: AN ACCOUNT OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE EMSWORTH YACHT HARBOUR.
Emsworth Maritime & Historical Trust. no date (c 2005 40pp. Illustrated. 22x14. Near-Mint in pictorial paper cover. £2.50

16733. GORING, Loris: START WITH A HULL. Fitting out a GRP shell from start to finish.
David & Charles. 1986 1st. 223pp. Profusely illustrated. 26x18, An unmarked copy: Fine in VG d/j. £6.95

16935. GORING, Louis:: THE COMPLETE MOTOR YACHTSMAN'S MANUAL. Volume I.
Nautical Publishing 1971 1st UK., 336pp. Profusely illustrated. An excellent unmarked copy: Fine in VG d/j. £9.00

16849. GRAVES, Garth: BOATOWNER'S WEEKEND WOODWORKING
Adlard Coles. no date (c 1999) 134pp. Profusely illustrated. 25x19. An unmarked hardback copy, almost like new: Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial hardback cover. £8.95

5884. GREE, Alain: ANCHORING AND MOORING TECHNIQUES ILLUSTRATED.
Adlard Coles. 1984 173pp. Prof ills with photographs and charts. An unmarked copy Fine in Fine d/j. This book seeks to answer for the yachtsman such questions as which anchor will hold on a particular bottom? Chain or rope? To buoy or not to buoy? exactly where should you drop the hook? Have you room to sail the anchor out if necessary? Can you cast off in seconds should an emergency arise: How will she swing with the wind and tide. All these questions are thoroughly investigated in a book on both the art and science of sound mooring practice. £6.50

5803. GRIFFITHS, Maurice: DREAM SHIPS.
Conway 1974 Second edition (First published in 1949) 288pp. Prof ills. 24x16. An unmarked copy: Fine in VG+ d/j. Part I - Covers, Planning the Dream Ship. Part II, devotes an individual chapter to each one of 16 sailing vessels selected by the author. The designs have one thing in common, each vessel was designed to meet somebody's express requirement - their dream ship. Profusely illustrated with plans, line drawings and photographs. £16.50

18931. GRIFFITHS, Maurice: SWATCHWAYS AND LITTLE SHIPS.
Allen & Unwin 1971 1st. 192pp. 8 ills. Charts. Endp maps. 22x14.Hardback edition. Blue cloth binding & contents VG+j. For 50 years the author has cruised in a variety of small yachts amongst the rivers & creeks of the Thames Estuary & round the coasts of Suffolk, Essex and Kent. Here he tells of the 20 boats he has owned in that time, and shows how the experience gained with all these small craft helped turn him into a dedicated yacht designer. £9.00

2776. GRIFFITHS, Maurice: SWATCHWAYS AND LITTLE SHIPS.
Na utical 1985 192pp. 8 ills. Charts. Endp maps. 22x14. Near-Fine in Near-Fine pictorial card cover. j. For 50 years the author has cruised in a variety of small yachts amongst the rivers & creeks of the Thames Estuary & round the coasts of Suffolk, Essex and Kent. Here he tells of the 20 boats he has owned in that time, and shows how the experience gained with all these small craft helped turn him into a dedicated yacht designer. £7.50

7819. GRIFFITHS, Maurice.: THE FIRST OF THE TIDE. Reminiscences of East Coast Cruising.
Conway. 1979 1st. 157pp. Ills. 22x14. No writing or inscriptions: Fine in Fine d/j. In this account of his sailing adventures, Griffiths returns to his first love, the shoals and sandbanks, withies and beacons, swatchways and creeks of the east coast. £11.50

15535. GROGONO, James: ICARUS. The Boat That Flies.
Adlas Coles 1987 1st. 128pp. profusely illustrated. 20x25. An unmarked copy:-Fine in Fine d/j.The story of the hydrofoil Icarus that held the B Clas World Speed Record. £11.95

15352. HARPER, Mike & JOHNSTON, Dave.: THE REPAIR & RESTORATION OF WOODEN BOATS.
Batsford 1980 1st. 192pp. Profusely illustrated. 25x19. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Near-Fine d/j. £7.95

18951. HARVEY, Captain J.R.: SAILING ORDERS.
Alexander Maclehose 1935 1st xv. + 14No writing or inscriptions:- spine rubbed, and spots of internal foxing, otherwise contents VG. £16.50

19198. HARVEY, Derek: BRITISH MOTOR YACHTS.
Robert Ross. no date (c 1950) 72pp. Profusely illustrated. 11x14. No writing or inscriptions. Near-Fine in VG d/j.Part I, covers The Developmentand Comaprison of Motor Yachts; Part Two covers Constructions and Engine Features. £7.00

19199. HARVEY, Derek: BRITISH MOTOR YACHTS.
Robert Ross. no date (c 1950) 72pp. Profusely illustrated. 11x14. No writing or inscriptions. Odd spots of foxing, otherwise binding & contents VG. .Part I, covers The Developmentand Comaprison of Motor Yachts; Part Two covers Constructions and Engine Features. £5.00

9680. HAY, David and Joan.: CRUISING IN STRANGE WATERS.
Edward Stanford. 1970 1st. 253pp. Ills. Maps. 22x14.An unmarked copy: Fine in VG d/j. Enlivened by personal anecdotes, this book describes the pleasures and fun of cruising beyond home waters, covering a Channel Crossing, The French Canals, Waterways * Inland Seas of Holland, The Friesian Islands (Dutch & German), The Baltic & Danish Islands, Denmark, Boulogne to La Rochelle & The Channel Islands, etc, etc. £5.00

10508. HAY, David and Joan.: EAST ANGLIA FROM THE SEA. Canvey Island to Great Yarmouth
Edward Stanford. 1972 1st. 96pp. Profusely illustrated with photographs, drawings & maps. 22x14. Near- Fine in VG+ d/j. £5.95

19169. HEATON, Peter: THE SEA GETS BLUER. Small Boat Wanderers and their writings.
A & C Black 1965 1st. 251pp. Illustrated. Maps. Plans. 24x17. An exceptionally nice copy without any writing or inscriptions;- Near-Fine inVG d/j. £8.50

16254. HEATON, Peter: THE YACHTSMAN'S VADE MECUM.
A & C. Black 1971 Third Edition ix. + 316pp. Illustrated. 24x17. No writing or inscrptions. VG+ in VG d/j. £6.95

11205. HEATON, Peter.: A HISTORY OF YACHTING IN PICTURES.
Tom Stacey. 1972 1st. 159pp. Profusely illustrated. 30x24. An unmarked copy:- Fine in VG d/j. This profusely illustrated history takes the story of yachting from its origins in the Dutch yachts of the 17th century, through to the early 1970s. Profusely illustrated in colour and black and white photographs (including two folding pictures) and several reproductions of paintings. £9.00

10775. HEATON, Peter.: A HISTORY OF YACHTING IN PICTURES.
Tom Stacey. 1972 1st. 159pp. Profusely illustrated. 30x24. An unmarked copy:- Fine in VG+ d/j. This profusely illustrated history takes the story of yachting from its origins in the Dutch yachts of the 17th century, through to the early 1970s. Profusely illustrated in colour and black and white photographs (including two folding pictures) and several reproductions of paintings. £8.95

18533. HINTON. Norman: SAILING WITH ESAU
Blackwood 1969 1st 208pp. Illustrated by Jim Proudfoot. 22x14. An excellent crisp and bright copy :- Near-Fine in VG d/j. Describes inan amusing manner, a two-men-in-a-boat cruise in the 10-ton yawl-rigged yacht "Circe" £11.50

2832. HISCOCK, Eric: LET'S GO CRUISING.
Ross. 1946 1st. 96pp. 51 photos. 13 line drawings. 22x14. No writing or inscriptions; Blue cloth binding & contents VG. . Based upon the author's experiences during his long cruises in little ships, this book looks at the practical points of cruising. Covers:- Boats, rigs, modern improvements, heavy weather, pilotage, navigation and cruising grounds. £5.00

14732. HISCOCK, Eric: TWO YACHTS, TWO VOYAGES.
Adlard Coles. 1988 viii. + 167pp. Illustrated. Map. 21x13. An unmarked copy, Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. Tells the story of the last voyage that Eric and Shiela Hiscock made in their steel ketch Wanderer IV, from their home in New Zealand to the West Coast of Canada, and the maiden voyage of the wooden sloop-rigged yacht Wanderer V, from New Zealand via Fiji, Vanvatu and New Caledonia and on to the coast of New South Wales. £5.95

8215. HISCOCK, Eric: WANDERING UNDER SAIL.
Adlard Coles 1987. xii. + 244pp. Illustrated. . 21x13. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. . First published in 1939, this book describes the author's cruising adventures around the south-west coast of Ireland, to the Isle of Sky and along the coast of Brittany. £7.95

951. HISCOCK, Eric C.: SOU'WEST IN WANDERER IV.
Adlard Coles. 1986 . x. + 224pp. 58 black/white photos. 8 charts. General Arrangement plans. 22x14. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. Taking delivery from the builder's in Holland, the Hiscocks sailed their new 49ft ketch-rigged yacht Wanderer IV to England and then to the Caribbean and through the Panama Canal, coasting north to Central America and Mexico to California, where they stayed a year. Then they crossed the Pacific to New Zealand and cruised around the fjords of the South Island. Crossing the Tasman Sea they sailed to Melbourne, before returning to New Zealand. £5.50

19527. HISCOCK, Eric C.: SOU'WEST IN WANDERER IV.
Readers Union 1977 . x. + 224pp. 58 photographs in colour. 8 charts. General Arrangement plans. 22x14. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine d/j. Hardback edition. Taking delivery from the builder's in Holland, the Hiscocks sailed their new 49ft ketch-rigged yacht Wanderer IV to England and then to the Caribbean and through the Panama Canal, coasting north to Central America and Mexico to California, where they stayed a year. Then they crossed the Pacific to New Zealand and cruised around the fjords of the South Island. Crossing the Tasman Sea they sailed to Melbourne, before returning to New Zealand. £6.95

11171. HISCOCK, Eric.: CRUISING UNDER SAIL. Second Edition.
Oxford University Press. 1978 xxi.. + 468pp. 250 photographs & 80diagrams.Endp plans. 23x15. Hardback edition. No writing or inscriptions; VG+ in VG d/j. . An important work which covers every practical aspect of cruising and sound seamanship under sail. £6.85

10465. HISCOCK,Eric: COME ABOARD.
Adlard Coles. 1986. xii. + 237pp. 43 ills. 7 charts. 21x13. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine 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. £5.45

1084. HISCOCK,Eric: COME ABOARD.
Oxford University Press. 1978 1st xii. + 237pp. 43 ills. 7 charts. 22x14. An unmarked hardback copy:- Near-Fine in Near-Fine d/j. 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. £5.95

16883. HOARE, Mike:: THREE YEARS WITH 'SYLVIA'.
Robert Hale 1977 1st. 188pp. Illustrated. Map. 22x14. An excellent unmarked copy- Fine in Fine d/j £5.95

18686. HOLMES, Nnc y: THE DREAM BOATS. The Beautiful People On Their Beautiful Yachts.
Prentice-Hall 1976 1st 191pp. Illustrated. 23x15. No writing or inscriptions. Fine in VG+ d/j. £4.95

19309. HOWKINS, Christopher: CHRISTOPHER HOWKINS NEW TOWPATH BOOK. Walkers' Guide to the Wey and Godalming Navigations.
Chris Hawkins 1986 96pp. Illustrated throughout by the author.. 30x21. Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. Signed by author. £7.50

14013. HUMPHREYS, Lansdale.: THE CAPTAIN AND THE CORINTHIANS. California to Trinidad in a Brigantine.
Book Guild 1998 1st. 310pp. Illustrated. 22x14. An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. Describes a voyage made by the author and her husband, a former Captain on the Booth Line, who sailed their schooner from California to Trinidad. £5.95

17816. ILLINGWORTH, John H.: OFFSHORE. Ocean Racing, Fast Cruising, Modern Yacht Handling and Equipment.
Adlard Coles. 1958. Fourth Edition. Revised & Enlarged. 318pp. Profusely illustrated. Endpaper maps. 28x22. No writing or inscriptions. Near-Fine in torn d/j. £12.50

19577. INNES, Hammond: SEA AND ISLANDS
Collins 1967 1st. 288pp. Illustrated. 22x15. An excellent First Edition hardback copy without any writing or inscriptions; VG+ in VG d/j. £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. An unmarked copy: Fine 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. £7.95

4845. IRVING J. & others.: MOTOR CRUISING. The Lonsdale Library. Volume Six.
Seeley, Service. nd (c 1930s). 640pp. Over 500 ills. Ills endps. Binding VG, contents VG+. Covers just about every aspect of the contemporary motor cruising scene, together with a comprehensive survey of the many different types of craft. £11.00

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

16237. IRVING, John., SERVICE, Douglas & PHILLIPS-BIRT, Douglas.: THE YACHTSMAN'S WEEK-END BOOK.
Seeley, Service 1938 1st. 588pp. Illustrated. 19x13.. Binding & contents VG. . With decorations by Beryl Irving £6.95

19590. JARVIS, Aemilius: 5,000 MILES IN A 27-TONNER. Narrative Log of the Schooner Yacht "Haswell", R.C.Y.C. from Lake Ontario to the Caribbean Sea and return, in the winter of 1920-21.
McClelland & Stewart 1922 1st. x. + 134pp. Illustrated. 19x13. Barely noticeable light waterstains to lower margins, otherwise red cloth binding VG, contents VG. Presentation copy inscribed by author. £75.00

16470. JEFFERSON, John: PATSY. The Adventures of an Old Gaffer.
Fernhurst 1990 1st. 115pp. Illustrated. 24x16. An excellent unmarked copy: Fine in Fine d/j. £11.50

16904. JOHNSTON W.H.:: BUILDING A LITTLE SHIP
George Allen & Unwin 1935 1st., 1935 180pp. Illustrated. 20x14. Some foxing to binding, otherwise contents (no writing or inscriptions) VG+. £6.50

16902. JONES, Charles E.:: BOAT MAINTENANCE: Ideas and Practice
Nautical 1975 1st 192pp. Illustrated. 22x15. An excellent unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine d/j. £4.95

16896. JONES, Colin:: YACHTSMAN'S GPS HANDBOOK. A Guide to the Global Positioning System of Satellite Navigation.
Waterline 1995 1st. 139pp. Illustrated. 22x14. As new: Mint in Mint pictorial hardback cover £3.95

18769. JONES, Griff Rhys: TO THE BALTIC WITH BOB
Michael Joseph 2003 403pp. Illustrated. Endpaper maps. 24x16. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine d/j. £5.50

15379. JONES, Tristan: ICE!
The Bodley Head. 1978 1st. 281pp. Endpaper Maps. 22x14. Ex-library. VG in VG d/j. Aiming to set a new record for taking a sailing ship as close as possible to the Noth Pole, the author bought a converted old lifeboat, Cresswell, rigged her as a cruising ketch and set off on his lone voyage in May 1959. His harrowing adventures, included trapped by ice, an encounter with a hungry polar bear, being lost in a blizzard, and a narrow escape from being crushed under a capsizing iceberg £3.95

7907. JONES, Tristan.: SAGA OF A WAYWARD SAILOR.
Bodley Head. 1980 1st. 264pp, Endp maps. 22x14. An unmarked copy- Fine in VG d/j. In this book the author describes his adventures from 1963 to 1968, sailing in Cresswell, a converted lifeboat. Among memorable moments in this book are an encounter with the Soviet Navy, while sailing in the Baltic, who arrest him as a spy; sinking in the mud in a Dutch canal with a stolen cargo of 200 Edam cheeses aboard; his adventures crossing France via the Canal du Midi, and later, in the Mediterranean, he ferries fifteen Barbary apes from Tangiers to Algiers to raise some cash. Off the Azores his boat is smashed to bits by a whale and the author is picked up after seven days adrift. £6.50

18883. JONES, Tristran: SOMEWHERE EAST OF SUEZ.
hearst Marine. 1988 1st. 252p 3 maps. Endp maps. 24x16.. No writing or inscriptions; VG+ in VG+ d/j . Describes a voyage from Istanbul to the Far East made by the author accompanied by a crew of two, in his trimaran Outward Leg. £4.95

9567. JONES, Tristran: SOMEWHERE EAST OF SUEZ.
The Bodley Head. 1988 1st. 252p 15 ills. Maps. Endp maps. 22x14. Near-Fine in Near-Fine d/j. Describes a voyage from Istanbul to the Far East made by the author accompanied by a crew of two, in his trimaran Outward Leg. £6.95

17999. KEMMISH R.E.W: YACHT AND BOAT DESIGN. Questions & Answers
Newnes 1980 1st 100pp. Illustrated with diagrams. 16x11. No wreiting or inscriptions:- Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. £5.95

17384. KEMP, Peter:: SEAMANSHIP: THE COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED GUIDE: SAILING, CRUISING, CREWING, YACHTOING.
New Orchard 1986 . 240pp. Profusely illustrated. 27x22. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine d/j. £8.95

19604. KENDALL, Mike: THE SAILING COMPANION.
Think/Robson 2005 1st 155pp. Illustrated. 19x12. No writing or inscriptions; Fine in Fine d/j. £4.00

12604. KERSHAW, Philip.: ABC YACHTS.
Ian Allan. 1962. 64pp. Profusely illustrated. 15x10. An excellent 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. £3.95

3321. KING W. Cmdr RN.: ADVENTURE IN DEPTH.
Nautical 1976 1st UK 250pp. 12 ills. Map. 22x14. An excellent unmarked copy: Fine in Fine d/j. This is a first-hand account of a round-the-world solo voyage in a small yacht undertaken by Commander Bill King, the only British submarine captain to survive all six years of combat in WW2. At the same time, he recounts his wartime experiences, including the torpedoing of a large Japanese submarine in the China Sea in the closing days of the war. £8.50

18643. KING, Bill: CAPSIZE.
Nautical Publishing 1969 1st. 136pp. Illustrated. 22x14. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine d/j. £29.00

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. £5.95

15004. KNIGHT E.F.: SAILING.
George Bell 1900 1st. viii. + 156pp. Illustrated. Advertisements. 17x12. Original pictorial blue cloth binding rubbed, otherwise contents VG. £5.95

7154. KNOX-JOHNSTON, Robin.: HISTORY OF YACHTING.
Phaidon. 1990 1st. 168pp. Prof ills. Ills endps. 29x25. Fine in Fine d/j. This splendid history depicts every aspect of the sport - the yachts themselves, paintings, yacht equipment and ephemera - using a mixture of little-seen archive photographs and spectacular modern colour photography. In an authoritative text, the author recounts the entire story, with particular emphasis given to the great characters of yachting as well as development of yacht rigs, the great yachts and yacht designers. £11.50

19461. LANE, Carl D.: THE BOATMAN'S MANUAL. A Complete Manual of Boat Handling, Operation, Maintenance and Seamanship.
Norton. 1951 Revised Edition. xi. + 596pp. Illustrated. 19x13. VG+ in VG d/j. £6.95

18272. LANGLEY-PRICE, Pat & OUVRY, Philip.: COMPETENT CREW. An Introduction to the Practice and Theory of Sailing.
Adlard Coles. 1986 vi. + 182pp. . Profusely illustrated. 25x17. An unmarked copy. Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. £3.00

18946. LEAN-VERCOE, Roger (Editor).: THE SUPERYACHTS. Volume Eleven 1998
Boat International/Edisea 312pp. Profusely illustrated. Advertisements. 31x23. Almost as new: Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. Within the pages of this volume, are found examples of the world's finest yachts. The majority of yachts described are over 100 feet in length, and meet the highest standards of design and construction. In addition the vessels chosen excels in one or more particular fields, be it standard of craftsmanship, the ornateness of the interior, or even the sheer size of the vessel described. The book covers some 21 of the world's most opulent and beautiful luxury yachts and 8 luxurious charter vessels. The construction history and the service career of each vessel is described, followed by a detailed survey of the vessel itself - its machinery, interior accommodation, and its special features, and illustrated by several colour photographs of the exterior of the vessel and interior accommodation. Information also includes length, beam, draught, builder, naval architect, interior design, propulsion, speed, range, generators, etc. A magnificent book. Extra postage will be required for overseas delivery. £29.00

7471. LEAN-VERCOE, Roger (Editor).: THE SUPERYACHTS. Volume Five 1992.
Boat International./Edisea 264pp. Profusely illustrated. Advertisements. 31x23. Almost as new: Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. Within the pages of this volume, are found examples of the world's finest yachts. The majority of yachts described are over 100 feet in length, and meet the highest standards of design and construction. In addition the vessels chosen excels in one or more particular fields, be it standard of craftsmanship, the ornateness of the interior, or even the sheer size of the vessel described. The book covers some 21 of the world's most opulent and beautiful luxury yachts and 8 luxurious charter vessels. The construction history and the service career of each vessel is described, followed by a detailed survey of the vessel itself - its machinery, interior accommodation, and its special features, and illustrated by several colour photographs of the exterior of the vessel and interior accommodation. Information also includes length, beam, draught, builder, naval architect, interior design, propulsion, speed, range, generators, etc. A magnificent book. Extra postage will be required for overseas delivery. £39.00

18529. LLOYD-JONES, Mike: BUNKSIDE SEAMANSHIP
Robert Hale 1978 1st 158pp. Illustrated. 22x14. An unmarked copy: Fine in VG+ d/j. £3.50

19465. LONGO, Louise: LET ME SURVIVE. A True Story of Tragic Loss at Sea.
Sheridan House 1996 1st. 142pp. One drawing. 22x14. Above-average ex-library (one stamp). VG+ in Fine d/j. £3.50

18407. LUARD L.: THE YACHTSMAN'S MODERN NAVIGATION AND PRACTICAL PILOTAGE.
Imray, Laurie Norie & Wilson. 1934 2nd edition viii. + 143pp. Illustrated. Folding illustrated list of chart signs & symbols in rear pocket.No writing or inscriptions. Blue cloth boards with gilt titles. Binding VG, contents VG+ £5.95

19448. LUND C.A. Cmdr RN.: COASTAL & DEEP SEA NAVIGATION FOR YACHTSMEN
Brown, Son & Ferguson 1956. 130pp. Illustrated. Folding Chart. 18x13. An excellent copy without any writing or inscriptions; VG+ in VG+ d/j. £4.50

19471. LUND C.A. Lieut RN.: COASTAL & DEEP SEA NAVIGATION FOR YACHTSMEN
Brown, Son & Ferguson 1944 x. + 136pp. Illustrated. Folding Chart. 18x13. Hardback. No writing or inscriptions; front board creased, otherwise contents Fine £3.50

5825. MALET, Hugh: VOYAGE IN A BOWLER HAT.
Hutchinson 1960 1st. 256pp. Illustrated with drawings. Map. . 21x14. Hardback. No writing or inscriptions. Near-Fine in VG d/j. A lively account of the author's voyages in a 16ft cabin cruiser. Baldwin voyaged from Ipswich to London; through England's canals, and crossed the Irish Sea to cruise through the waterways of Eire. £9.00

6380. MARIN-MARIE (M,-M Durand de St Font).: WIND ALOFT, WIND ALOW
Scriner 1947 viii. + 322pp.. 28 ills. 22x14. No writing or inscriptions. Binding & contents VG. Describes A single-handed Atlantic crossing made by the author during the 1930s, in the yacht Winnibelle . £6.50

19441. MARRINER, John: BLACK SEA AND BLUE RIVER.
Rupert Hart-Davis 1968 1st. 240pp. Illustrated. n5 maps. Endpaper maps. 22x14. No writing or inscriptions; Fine in VG d/j. With letter written and signed by the author. £16.50

724. MARTIN E.G and others.: CRUISING & OCEAN RACING. The Lonsdale Library. Volume XV.
Seeley Service. nd (c 1933). 592pp. Over 500 ills. Ills endps. 22x14. Spots of foxing mainly to the last few pages, and binding patchily faded, otherwise 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. £7.95

16989. MARTIN E.G and others.:: CRUISING & OCEAN RACING. The Lonsdale Library. Volume XV.
Seeley Service. nd (c 1933)., 592pp. Over 500 ills. Ills endps. 22x14. An extremely nice copy without any writing or inscriptions. : Binding and 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 £11.00

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. £2.00

4848. MASSEY Hart: TRAVELS WITH 'LIONEL'. A Small Barge in France.
Gollancz. 1988 1st. 192pp. Illustrated. Endp map. 24x16. Above-average ex-library copy: VG in VG d/j. Describes the author's journey through France on the Lionel, an old Dutch built 60-ft barge. Trips took them from Paris to Provence, west almost to Toulouse, returning north up the Rhone and the Saone, then the Moselle and the dauntingly crowded Rhine to Holland. £4.50

16344. McCLURE, Tori Murden: A PEARL IN THE STORM. How I Found My Heart in the Middle of the Ocean
Collins 2009 1st 292pp. Endpaper maps. 24x16. An unmarked copy, like new: Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. £4.50

19536. McKNIGHT H.: SLOW BOAT THROUGH GERMANY
Adlard Coles 1993 x. + 214pp. Illustrated. 25x18. Above-average ex-libray with minmal stamps. VG in VG d/j £7.00

19738. McMULLEN R.T.: ORION, or How I Came to Sail Alone in a 19 Ton Yacht
Charles Wilson 1878 1st. xvi. + 192pp. Frontis, Engraving of yacht on title+page, fold-out map. 18x12/ Drak blue cloth binding with gilt titles & illustration. Binding very worn, front hinge strengthened. Foxing throughout (mainly confined to margins). Stamps of Victoria Yacht Club, Melbourne. . A reading copy only. £75.00

18685. MEFFERD, Gerry: THE CRUISING MANUAL.
Whittlesey House. no date (1940s) Fifth Printing 392pp. Illusstrated. 22x15. No wriring or inscriptions. VG+ in G d/j. £7.50

978. MOITESSIER, Bernard: THE LONG WAY.
Sheridan House 2003 252pp. Illustrated. Maps. 21x15. Like new; Mint in Mint pictorial card cover. . Moitessier entered the Round the World Yacht Race for single-handed yachts in his yacht Joshua, but in mid-Pacific whilst leading the race with the hardest sections behind him, he decided to forfeit the race and continue on into the Pacific and to finally anchor among old friends in Tahiti. £5.00

16743. MORGAN, Adrian: THE WORLD OF SAIL. Volume Two
Boat International 1995 224pp. Profusely illustrated. 32x24. An unmarked copy, almost like new:- Near-Mint in Near-Minrt d/j. £11.50

18927. MORGAN, Geoffrey: SMALL BOAT SAILING
W & G. Foyle 1961 1st. 103pp. Illustrated. 19x12.An excellent copy;- VG+ in VG+ pictorial glazed boards £4.50

19421. MORGAN-GRENVILLE, Gerard: BARGING INTO FRANCE.
David & Charles. 1972 1st. 216pp. Ills. Maps. 22x14. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine d/j.The author describes his experiences meandering along the rivers and canals in France in his converted Dutch barge. £14.00

19663. MORTIMER, Charles: MOTORING AFLOAT. An Introduction to Motor Yachting
G.T.Foulis no date (c 1950) 128pp. Illustrated. 22x14. Binding slightly faded, otherwise contents VG+. £3.50

6352. MULVILLE, Frank: IN GRANMA'S WAKE. Girl Stella's Voyage to Cuba.
Seafarer. 1970 1st. 302pp. Illustrated. Folding maps. 22x14. Hardback edition.. No writing or ninscriptions; Near-Fine in G+ d/j. The author together with his family sailed a converted Cornish lugger, the Girl Stella, across the Atlantic, through the Caribbean, and on to spend two months in Cuba. On the way back to England, Girl Stella put in to the Azores, where a fatal mixture of bad luck and misjudgements led to a disastrous end to the voyage. £24.00

16061. MULVILLE, Dan: TRADE WINDS AND TURTLES.
Putnam 1960 1st. 248pp. Map. 22x14. VG in G+ d/j. £5.50

18717. MULVILLE, Dan: TRADE WINDS AND TURTLES.
Adventurers Club; no date (c 1961) 190pp. Frontis 2 maps. . 22x14. VG in G+ d/j. £4.50

12726. MULVILLE, Frank: SCHOONER INTEGRITY.
Seafarer, 1992 169pp. Illustrated. 22x14. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. £5.95

18921. MULVILLE, Frank.: TERSCHELLING SANDS.
Nautical 1987 198pp. 21x14. Near-Fine inVG pictorial card cover. .Describes the author's cruising experiences around the bleak north coast of Holland, in his Essex fishing smack, the Transcur. £4.00

11183. MULVILLE, Frank.: TERSCHELLING SANDS.
Herbert Jenkins 1968 1st. 198pp. Illustrated. Endp maps. 21x14. Hardback edition A crisp & bright ex-library copy: VG in VG d/j. .Describes the author's cruising experiences around the bleak north coast of Holland, in his Essex fishing smack, the Transcur. £4.50

15217. MUNDLE, Rob: OCEAN WARRIORS. The Thrilling Story of the 2001/2002 Volvo Ocean Race Round the World.
Harpercollins. 2002 1st. 223pp. Profusely illustrated. 26x17. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. £6.50

17385. MURPHY, Sylvia:: KEEPING NYALA IN STYLE. Improving a Classic Boat and Maintaining Her Original Elegance.
Waterline. 1995 1st., . 206pp. Profusely illustrated with photographs and plans. 26x20. An unmarked copy, almost like new:- Fine in Fine d/j. £7.85

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. 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

16847. NICOLSON, Ian: BOAT DATA BOOK.
Nautical Publishing 1978 1st. 191pp. Diagrams. 22x16. An unmarked copy, almost like new: Brown cloth/gilt binding & contents Near-Mint. £7.50

16798. NICOLSON, Ian: DESIGNERS NOTEBOOK.
Adlard Coles 1970 1st. 230pp. Profusely illustrated. 25x19. An unmarkerd copy.- Fine in VG d/j. Ideas for Yachtsmen.- construction fittings, equipment, boat improvements, etc. £6.95

10293. NICOLSON, Ian.: BUILDING THE "St. MARY".
Tileyard Press. nd. 152pp. 18 ills/plans/diagrams. 22x14. Well -above average ex lib (one stamp). Binding & contents VG+ in VG+ permanently affixed d/j. 'The building of a yacht by a young man and his wife, and the maidean race and voyage home, though the Western Isles of Scotland. £5.95

7700. NICOLSON, Ian.: THE IAN NICOLSON OMNIBUS. The Log of the Maken: Sea-Saint: Building the St.Mary.
Ashford. 1986. * 500pp. Ills. 22x14. An unmarked copy:. 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

17068. NICOLSON, Ian:: SURVEYING SMALL CRAFT.
Adlard Coles 1974 1st., Adlard Coles 1974 1st., . 224pp. Illustrated. 22x14. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Near-Fine d/j. £6.75

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. £3.95

16066. NORGROVE, Ross.: THE CHARTER GAME. How to Make Money Sailing Your Own Boat.
Nautical 1979 1st. x. +212pp. Profusely illustrated. 26x18. A excellent unmarked copy:- Fine in Near-Fine d/j. £6.95

14994. O'COINEEN, Edna: THE UNSINKABLE KILCULLEN. Across The Atlantic By Inflatable - And Other Ways To Get Wet.
The Bodley Head. 1987 1st. xii. + 192pp. Illustrated. Maps. 22x14. An unmarked copy; Fine in Fine d/j. £3.50

16834. OLDALE, Adrienne & peter: NAVIGATING BRITAIN'S COASTLINE. Portland to Dover.
David & Charles 1981 1st. 88pp. Profusely illustrated. 22x29. An unmarked copy Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. £5.50

16811. PARDEY, Lin and Larry.: CRUISING IN SERAFFYN.
Sheridan House. 1992. 192pp. Illustrated. Map. 24x16. Almost like new:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. £4.95

18271. PARDEY, Lin and Larry.: CRUISING IN SERAFFYN.
Seven Seas.no date (c 1986 192pp. Illustrated. Map. 24x16. Hardback edition. VG+ in VG d/j. £4.50

12646. PARDEY, Lin and Larry.: SERAFFYN'S MEDITERRANEAN ADVENTURE.
Sheridan House. 1991. 256pp. Illustrated. Map. 24x16. Alomost like new:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. Describes the authors adventures during three years of cruising in and around the Mediterranean in a 24-foot cutter. £4.95

16817. PARDEY, Lin and Larry.: THE CAPABLE CRUISER.
Pardey Books 1995 400pp. Illustrated. 22x15. Like new, Near-Mint bin Near-Mint d/j. £7.95

16881. PARDEY, Lin and Larry.:: SERAFFYN'S EUROPEAN ADVENTURE.
Pardey Books 1998 Barely noticeable light watermarks to some lower margins, otherwise VG in VG+ pictorial card cover £3.50

16878. PARDEY, Lin and Larry.:: SERAFFYN'S ORIENTAL ADVENTURE.
Waterline 1996 1st UK 252pp. Illustrated. Map. 24x16. Almost like new:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. Describes the authors cruising adventures in a 24-foot cutter. through the Red Sea, Bay of Bengal, China Seas & North Pacific. £6.95

6579. PHILLIPS-BIRT D. (Editor): YACHTING WORLD ANNUAL 1964
Illife. 144pp. + xvi advertisements. 28x22. No writing or inscriptions. Green cloth binding bumped, otherwise contents Near-Fine. Sailing and motor-boating are the subjects of articles by authors famous in the world of yachting. The design section contains plans and photographs of more than 50 sailing and power yachts of all types designed by the world's leading yacht designers. Each is described in an authoritative article. Profusely Illustrated with photographs and drawings - mostly detailed plans. £12.50

15310. PILKINGTON, Roger: SMALL BOAT ON THE THAMES.
Macmillan 1966 1st. xviii. + 220pp. Illustrated with drawings by David Knight. Endpaper maps. 22x14. An excellent copy without any writing or inscriptions:- Near-Fine in VG d/j. £9.00

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. £3.95

17909. POWELL, Claud: RADIO POSITION FIXING FOR YACHTSMEN. An Introduction to Decca, Loran, Omega and Transit.
Adlard Coles 1987 1st xii. + 94pp. Illustrated. 23x15. An unmarked copy: Fine in pictorial card cover £2.75

16765. PRETZER, Roer: MARINE METALS MANUAL. A Handbook for Boatsmen, Builders and Dealers.
International Marine 1975 1st. 64pp. 24x16. An unmarked copy: Fine in VG d/j. £6.95

14833. PROCTOR, Ian: RACING DINGHY HANDLING. A Complete Guide.
Adlard Coles 1957. Fifth Edition. 125pp. Illustrated. Illustrated endpapers. 22x14. An unmarked copy: Edges of binding slightly rubbed, otherwise contents Near-Fine £2.95

19244. PROUT, Geoffrey: BROWN'S POCKET-BOOK FOR YACHTSMEN. Set oit in a Ready-Reference Manner, with Many Informative Illustrations and a Handy Glossary of Sea Terms.
Brown, Son & Ferguson 1949 191pp. Illustred. Rounded corners. 18x12. No writing or inscriptions; Near-Fine in VG d/j. £6.50

12484. PROUT, Geoffrey.: KNOWLEDGE FOR YACHT CRUISING. A Handbook on Simple Coastwise Navigation for Small Cruising Yachts.
Brown, Son & Ferguson. 1947 1st. x. + 141pp. Illustrated. 22x14. Binding VG, contents (unmarked) Near-Fine. £4.95

6508. PYE, Peter: RED MAINS'L.
The Travel Book Club. no date (c 1961) 186pp. 24 photographs. and several lin e sketches. Front endpaper and front board marked, otherwise contents VG in torn d/j. Describes a transatlantic voyage to Florida made by the author and his wife in their cutter, Moonraker, via Portugal, Madiera, Canary Islands, Tobagao, Grenada, Windward islands, Antigua and St.Thomas, before returning to Fowey via Bermuda and the Azores. £7.50

4427. RABAN, Jonathan: PASSAGE TO JUNEAU. A Sea and its Meanings.
Picador 1999 435pp. End maps. 24x16. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine pictorial card cover The author describes a voyage in his own boat from Seattle to Juneau, Alaska. £5.50

11100. RANSOME, Arthur: 'RACUNDRA'S' FIRST CRUISE.
Jonathan Cape 1949 Fourth Impression 221pp 35 illustrations. 4 charts.. 20x14. Hardback. Spine sun faded (titles bright), otherwise contents VG+.. This is an account of the building of the yacht Racundra in 1921-22, and her six week maiden voyage to the Baltic with a crew of three including the author. £7.50

16257. RANTZEN M.J.: LITTLE SHIP ASTRO-NAVIGATION.
Herbert Jenkins 1969. revised edition xviii. + 166pp. Illustrated with diagrams. 22x14. An unmarked copy: Near-Fine in VG d/j. £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. £3.95

12310. RATCLIFFE, Dorothy Una.: SWALLOW OF THE SEA. Pages from a Yacht’s Log. Country
Country Life 1937 1st. Xi. + 159pp. Colour frontis + 22 plates. 25x19. A really excellent copy: Near-Fine in VG pPictorial cloth binding with silver titles. £14.00

10500. REBELL, Fred: ESCAPE TO THE SEA.
Travel Book Club. 1952. Xii. + 254pp. 7 ills. Track chart. 19x13. No writing or inscriptions:- VG+ in G d/j. After various adventures since leaving his native Latvia, Rebell made his way to Australia. However, after being spurned in love a failed marriage and the depression, he decided, being almost penniless, to make his way to America. This is an account of his amazing single-handed voyage in an open boat 9,000 miles across the Pacific to America, which took just over a year, of which seven months were spent at sea, the rest being spent on various Pacific islands. £19.00

19588. REYNOLDS, Clifton: SAILING SMALL WATERS
The Bodley Head 1946 1st. 96pp. 14 illustrations. 19x13. VG+ in VG d/j. £4.00

19228. RIGG, Linton. Revised by KLINE, Harry: BAHAMA ISLANDS. A Boatman's Guide to the Land and the Water
Charles Scribner 1973 4th Edition xxiv. + 292pp. Profusely illustrated with photographs,maps and charts, 26x19. No writing or inscriptions; Fine in VG d/j. £14.00

14924. ROBINSON, Bill: A BERTH TO BERMUDA.
Van Nostrand 1961 1st. xv. + 120pp. Profusely illustrated. Endpaper plans. 25x19. An unmarked copy:- Binding and contents Near-Fine. £6.95

11058. ROBINSON, Edward.: CHEERFULLY AT SEA.
Sherratt. 1961 1st. 252pp. Illustrated. 20x14. An unmarked copy. VG in remains of 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

18637. ROBINSON, William A.: TO THE GREAT SOUTHERN SEA.
Peter Davies 1957 1st. 223pp. 21 illustrations. . 4 diagrams, Endpaper maps. 22x14.No writing or inscriptions. VG+ in G 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. £7.50

475. ROBINSON, William A.: TO THE GREAT SOUTHERN SEA.
BCA. 1973. 223pp. 21 ills. Diagrams Endpaper maps. 22x14. VG+ 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. £6.95

15022. ROBINSON, William .A.: DEEP WATER & SHOAL.
Hart-Davis (The Mariners Library) 1950 318pp. Illustrated. Maps. 19x13. Binding & contents VG+ in VG d/j.. . Describes a round the world voyage in a 27ft 6in ketch-rigged yacht, undertaken by the author in 1928. £8.50

18693. ROBINSON, William Albert: RETURN TO THE SEA
Peter Davies 1973 1st. 232pp. Illustrated. Endpaper maps. 25x18. No writing or inscriptions. To corner cut from flyleaf, otherwise contents Fine in VG d/j. £12.50

19059. ROBINSON, William Albert: VOYAGE TO GALAPAGOS
Cape 1936 1st. 263pp. Illustrated with drawings by Daniel T. West. Maps.21x15. Blue cloth boards with white titles. Binding slightly rubbed, otherwise contents VG. £11.50

19174. ROSENOW, Frank: CANVAS AND ROPE CRAFT. For the Practical Boat Owner
Adlard Coles 1987 1st. 143pp. Profusely illustrated. 30x21. No writing or inscriptions; Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. £8.50

16078. ROTH, Hal: AFTER 50,000 MILES.
Stanford Maritime 1978 1st. vi. + 329pp. Illustrated. 24x16. An excellent unmarked copy: Fine in Fine d/j. £8.95

16247. ROUSMANIERE, John: THE SAILING LIFESTYLE
Nautical 1986 1st. 320pp. Profusely illustrated. 24x16. Hardback edition. VG in VG d/j. £6.85

17908. RUSSELL, John: THE SHELL BOOK OF SEAMANSHIP
David & Charles 1979 1st. 191pp. Profusely illustrated. 22x14. No writing or inscriptions; Near-Fine in Near-Fine d/j £3.95

17078. RUSSELL, John:: YACHTMASTER OFFSHORE. The Art of Seamanship.
RYA/David & Charles. 1979, . 136pp. Illustrated. 22x14. An unmarked copy: Fine in Near-Fine d/j. £6.50

11980. SALTER J.H. & SALTER J.A.: SALTERS' GUIDE TO THE THAMES.
Salter. nd (1960). 57th Edition. 149pp. Illustrated with photographs. Folding maps. 18x12. A really excellent copy:- Contents (unmarked) Near- Fine in creased & slightly worn in pictorial card cover. £4.75

11788. SAUNDERS, Mike.: THE WALKABOUTS.
Travel Book Club. 1976 285pp. 29 illustrations. Map. 22x14. An unmarked copy:-Fine in Fine 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

19343. SCAMMELLS, Chris and Wendy: MARINERS' FOOD FOR THOUGHT.
Charisma Publications. no date. 40pp. Illustrated. 21x15. Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. A short collection of poems and recipes all connected with the sea £6.95

19638. SCHUTT, Joachim: MAYDAY! Yachts in Distress
Sheridan House 1997 186pp. Illustrated. Maps. 21x14. An excellent book without any writing or inscriptions:- Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. Dramatic accounts of grounding, sinking, fire, shipwreck and man overboard £9.00

18269. SIMPKIN, Richard: CRUISING YACHTSMAAN'S TROUBLESHOOTER.
Barrie & Jenkins 1977 1st. 160pp. Illustrated. 22x14. VG+ in Near- Fine d/j. £3.50

18739. SLEIGHTHOLME J.D: THE TROUBLE WITH CRUISING. Hard Learned Lessons In Small Boats
Nautical Books. 1992 1st. viii. + 113pp. Illustrated. 22x14. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine d/j. £6.95

16664. SLEIGHTHOLME, Des: OFF WATCH WITH OLD HARRY. The Funny Side of Sailing.
Adlard Coles 1997 ix. + 118pp. Illustrated. 21x14. Like new: Near-Mint in pictorial card cover pictorial card cover. £3.50

16839. SLEIGHTHOLME, Des: UP ALOFT WITH OLD HARRY.
Adlard Coles 1999. 1st 88pp. Profusely illustrated 22x12. Like new: Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. £1.85

17116. SLEIGHTHOLME, Joyce:: THE SEA WIFE'S HANDBOOK.
Angus & Robertson 1976.(New edition) ,. 208pp. Illustrated. 24x16.; An unmarked copy: Fine in G+ d/j. £4.50

12266. SLOCUM Captain J.: SAILING ALONE AROUND THE WORLD.
Phoenix. 2000. xvi. + 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.
Sheridan House 1991 x vi. + 294pp. 65 illustrations. Maps. 22x14. An excellent unmarked copy:-Fine in Fine d/j. . Reprint of the original edition. 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. £6.95

16906. SMITH, David:: SIMPLE NAVIGATION BY THE SUN
Reed 1974 1st 183pp. Illustrated. 22x14. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine d/j. £3.85

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

15456. STARR, Donald C.: A PILGRIM'S PROGRESS. A Voyage Around The World 1932-1934
Peabody Essex Museum & Mystic Seaport Museum 1996. xi. + 371pp. Illustrated. Endpaper maps. 24x16. An unmarked copy:- Fine in VG+ d/j. £9.95

16828. STEPHENSON, Ralph (Editor): SMALL BOATS AND BIG SEAS. A Hundred Years of Yachting.
Paul Elek 1978 1st. 189pp. Illustrated. 22x14. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine d/j. £3.50

18770. STEWART, Chris: THREE WAYS TO CAPSIZED A BOAT. An Optimist Afloat.
Sort of Books. 2009 182pp. Illustrated 19x13. Almost like new; Near-Mint in Fine d/j £2.95

15140. STIEPEL R. (text).: JONGERT.
Jongert BV. nd (c 2004) 50pp. Profusely illustrated. 33x25. An unmarked copy. Near-Mint in pictorial hardback cover. A history of this leading Dutch yacht builder together with descriptions and photographs of some of the Jongert series of yachts that they have built. This lavishly produced and beautifully presented book is illustrated with more than 100 photographs (the majority in colour) and two translucent plans of yachts, and a translucent plan of Jongert's shipyard and yacht harbour. £11.95

15378. STREIFFERT, Bo (Supervising Editor): GLASSFIBRE BOAT MANUAL. Practical Repairs, Maintenance and Improvements.
Queen Anne Press/Macdonald. 1989 1st 192pp. Prof ills. 27x20. An excellent unmarked copy, Fine in Near-Fine d/j. £4.95

9814. SWALE, Rosie.: CHILDREN OF CAPE HORN.
Paul Elek. 1974 1st. 242pp. Illustrated. endp maps. 22x14. VG+ in VG+ d/j. Tells the story of the extraordinary 30-000 voyage made by Rosie Swale, her husband and two small children, during which they became the first to sail around Cape Horn in a catamaran. £4.00

18390. SWENGEGLEY, Nicole: ROGUE WAVES. Tales under Sail from well-known personalities.
Adlard Coles 1985 1st viii. + 145pp. Illustrations by Zeus. 24x16. No writing or inscriptions. Fine in VG d/j £2.95

10703. TALBOT-BOOTH E.C. Payr. Lieut-Cmdr RNR: YACHTS, YACHTING AND SAILING.
Sampson, Low Marston. xvii. + 612pp. Prof ills. Many yacht club burgees in colour. 11x14. Black cloth/gilt binding slightly rubbed, front hinge strengthened, otherwise contents VG. A comprehensive compendium on yachts yachting, and sailing, including motor cruisers, and large luxury yachts. Very well illustrated. £7.50

9652. TANGVALD, Peter.: SEA GYPSY.
Kimber 1966 1st. 198pp. . 8 maps & plans. No writing or inscriptions. VG+ in VG d/j. Initially accompanied by his wife, the author set sail in his 32-ft yacht on a five year voyage around the world. His travels brought him to the Galapagos, Tahiti, the New Hebrides, and the Christmas Islands - and brought him a new ship mate as well. £11.50

14764. TAYLOR, Roger C.: THE ELEMENTS OF SEAMANSHIP.
Patrick Stephens. 1982 1st UK. vi. + 119pp. Illustrated. 22x14. Allmost like new: Near-Mint Fine in Fine d/j. £7.95

11582. THELWELL, Norman: THREE SHEETS IN THE WIND. Thelwell's Manual of Sailing.
Eyre Methuen. 1973 1st. 96pp. Profusely illustrated. 21x15. An unmarked copy;- Fine in Fine d/j.j Thelwell's cartoons provide a humorous manual on the art and the pitfalls of sailing. £3.50

18595. THELWELL, Norman: THREE SHEETS IN THE WIND. Thelwell's Manual of Sailing.
Eyre Methuen. 1973 1st. 96pp. Profusely illustrated. 21x15. VG in G d/j. Thelwell's cartoons provide a humorous manual on the art and the pitfalls of sailing. £2.50

11560. THOMPSON, Chris: THE CARE AND REPAIR OF SMALL MARINE DIESELS.
Granada/Adlard Coles. 1991 viii. + 123pp. 74 illustrations. . 22x19. Like new, Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover £4.95

11156. TILMAN H.W: ADVENTURES UNDER SAIL
Gollancz 1982. 254pp. Illustrated. Endpaper maps. 22x14. Ex-Library, few stamps only. . Good in Good d/j. A selection of Tilman's writings redcounting his sailing adventures. £4.85

12006. TILMAN H.W.: H.W.TILMAN. The Eight Sailing/Mountain-Exploration Books.
Diadem. nd (c 1987). 956pp. Illustrated. 24x16. Above-average ex-library with minimal stamps, VG+ in VG+ d/j. An omnibus edition of eight books written by H.W.Tilman. Mischief in Patagonia - Mischief Among the Penguins - Mischief in Greenland - Mostly Mischief - Mischief Goes South - In Mischief's Wake - Ice With Everything - Triumph and Tribulation. Note that extra postage will be required for overseas delivery. £9.50

18568. TILMAN H.W.: TRIUMPH AND TRIBULATION.
Nautical Publishing 1977 1st 153pp. Illustrated. No writing or inscriptions. Near-Fine in VG+ d/j. £11.50

551. TOMALIN, Nicholas. & HALL, Ron.: THE STRANGE VOYAGE OF DONALD CROWHURST.
Hodder & Stoughton 1970 1st. 317pp. 36 ills. 10 maps. Plan Illustrated endpapers. No writing or inscriptions; Near-Fine in G+ d/j. 24x16 Fine in G d/j. In 1968 Donald Crowhurst entered the Sunday Times round-the-world yacht race in the Teignmouth Electron, but radioed false in formation about his movements, which were, in fact, many thousands of miles form his true position. In July 1969, the Teignmouth Electron was found abandoned in mid-Atlantic without any sign of Crowhurst who had disappeared without trace. Found in the yacht was Crowhurst's a detailed day-by-day log and his own photographs. Using these logs & photographs, & navigational detective work the two authors have reconstructed the fascinating & complex story of his final voyage. £7.00

9732. TOMALIN, Nicholas. & HALL, Ron.: THE STRANGE VOYAGE OF DONALD CROWHURST.
Adlard Coles 1995 317pp. 36 ills. Maps. 24x16. Near-Fine in VG pictorial card cover. . In 1968 Donald Crowhurst entered the Sunday Times round-the-world yacht race in the Teignmouth Electron, but radioed false in formation about his movements, which were, in fact, many thousands of miles form his true position. In July 1969, the Teignmouth Electron was found abandoned in mid-Atlantic without any sign of Crowhurst who had disappeared without trace. Found in the yacht was Crowhurst's a detailed day-by-day log and his own photographs. Using these logs & photographs, & navigational detective work the two authors have reconstructed the fascinating & complex story of his final voyage. £4.85

4663. TOULEMIN, Jacques-Yves, Le: KURUN AROUND THE WORLD.
Travel Book Club. nd (1950s). 300pp. 7 maps. Sail, lines, & accommodation plan. Diagrams. 22x14. No writing or inscriptions, edges tanned, otherwise VG in G d/j. Describes a round-the-world voyage made by the author in his 33ft yacht. £4.50

9411. TRIPP H. Alker ('LEIGH HO'): SHOALWATER AND FAIRWAY. The Casual Explorations of a Sailing Man in the Shoal Seas and Tidal Waters of Essex and Kent.
John Lane. 1924 1st. x. + 291pp. 16 illustrations in monochrome. 52 line drawings. Endpaper maps. 19x13. An excellent first edition copy without any writing or inscriptions;- blue cloth binding and contents Near-Fine. An evocative and charmingly illustrated account of the author's sailing experiences in the triangle of sea between Kent and Essex. Apart from the Introduction, each chapter records some casual expedition of a seven-ton yacht. £20.00

18920. TROWER, Gordon: TACHT AND SMALL CRAFT DESIGN. From Principles to Practice.
Helmsman Books 1992 1st 1174pp. Profusely illustrated with photographs, drawingss and plans..An unmarked copy: Fine in Near-Fine d/j. £10.00

16831. VERNEY, Michael: BOAT MAINTENANCE BY THE AMATEUR
Kaye & Ward 1971 1st. 286pp. 22x14. An unmarked copy: Fine in Near-Fine d/j. £4.50

9450. VERNEY, Michael.: YACHT REPAIRS AND CONVERSIONS.
Murray. 1966. Fourth edition. xiv. + 291pp. 29 photographs. 86 drawings, 5 Tables. 19x13. Ex-library, usual stamps, contentsVG in VG d/j.. Intended for the enthusiast of modest means to get afloat by rejuvenating an old boat or carrying out a sensible conversion, the book is divided into chapters headed:- Getting to Sea : Finding a Hull : Repair Work to Small Boats : Chine-Built Hulls : Treating Damage to the Larger Hull : Lifeboat Conversions : Standing Rigging Improvements : Running Gear : Mechanical Problems : Accommodation & Ventilation : Cabin Floors & Coachroof : Hatches & Bulkheads : Fittings Below Deck. £2.95

17088. VERNEY, Michael:: AMATEUR BOAT BUILDING.
John Murray 1950.,. John Murray 1950.,. xiv. + 218pp. 71 drawings. 19x13. Spine rubbed & titles faded, otherwise contents (no writing or inscriptions) VG+. £2.50

18672. VERNEY, Michael:: COMPLETE AMATEUR BOAT BUILDING. IN WOOD, GLASS FIBRE AND METAL
John Murray 1961. . xVIII. + 309pp. 151 illustrations. 20x14. An unmarked copy: Near-Fine in VG d/j. £4.50

16911. WALKER, Matthew:: DOWN BELOW. Aboard the World's Classic Yachts.
Chronicle Books. no date (c 1983), vi. + 136pp. Profusely illustrated. 24x22. An excellent copy, almost like new: Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. £11.00

18521. WALLINGTON, Mark: BOOGIE UP THE RIVER. One Man and His Dog to the Source of the Thames.
Hutchinson 1989 1st. 204pp. 22x14. An unmarked copy - Fine in Fine d/j. £2.50

16771. WATSON, Jonathan: JANET: The Restoration of a Victorian Yacht.
David & Charles. 1986 1st. 142pp. Prof ills. 22x14. An unmarked copy, almost like new: Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. first hand account of the discovery of the wreck of a Victorian yacht in a boatyard on Canvey Island and her restoration to fine sailing trim. The book describes the planning and design to retain her Victorian style, how the work progressed, the solving of difficulties encountered, the rigging, and concludes with the successful participation in the East Coast Old Gaffers race £7.50

3059. WATSON, Jonathan: JANET: The Restoration of a Victorian Yacht.
David & Charles. 1986 1st. 142pp. Prof ills. 22x14. Near-Fine in Fine d/j. A first hand account of the discovery of the wreck of a Victorian yacht in a boatyard on Canvey Island and her restoration to fine sailing trim. The book describes the planning and design to retain her Victorian style, how the work progressed, the solving of difficulties encountered, the rigging, and concludes with the successful participation in the East Coast Old Gaffers race £5.50

18260. WHITE G,W.: EXERCISES IN COASTAL NAVIGATION.
Stanford Maritime 1977 64pp. Illustrated with diagrams and three separate folding charts. 22x14. No writing or inscriptions. Almost like new, Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. £3.50

18590. WHITELEY, Bruce.: TINA. A Family Voyage - South Africa to Florida.
McKay 1979 1st. v. + 184pp. Illustrated. 22x14. No writing or inscriptions; Fine in VG+ d/j. £6.95

18972. WHYTE, Ian & BEYNON, Patrick: SHANTY BOOK OF THE MUDHOOK YACHT CLUB.
Printed for Private Circulation 1927. 27pp. Illustrated with drawings. 31x25. Cream buckram covered boards with Mudhook Yacht Club burgee reproduced in colour on front cover. No writing or inscriptions; Contents Near-Mint in VG+ binding. ' Compiled for the use of all good Mudhookers and their guests at Club dinners and other festive occasions by Glanatar with the assistance of two kind friends, Ian Whyte who arranged the Traditional Airs, and Patrick Beynon, who executed the designs'. Contains the words and music to 13 shanties. £30.00

1242. WIGGLESWORTH, Neil: VICTORIAN & EDWARDIAN BOATING. From old Photographs
. Batsford. 1987 1st. 120pp. Prof ills. 25x19. VG+ in VG+ d/j. The begins by describing the wide variety of craft; the historical background; working boats;Pleasure boating; sailing craft. he advent of competition; social divisions and the amateur ethic; pleasure boating, expeditions and etiquette; punting developments; eccentricities; the age of steam. This is followed by 100 old photographs with detailed captions, covering the whole range of craft, including rowing boats, Thames lighters, ferryboats, racing eights, fours, pairs and sculls, skiffs, wherries, funnies, hoys, pilot gigs, Admiralty cutters, lifeboats, peter boats, etc. Sailing boats include Severn trows, Thames barges, cobles, luggers, ketches, schooners, yawls and cutters, etc. The steam category includes paddle steamers, yachts, tugboats and narrow boats. £6.95

11769. WILKINSON T. (Editor).: ROVING COMMISSIONS 33. Journal 1992
Royal Cruising Club. iv. + 288pp. Ills. 22x14. No writing or inscriptions. Fine in VG+ d/j. Around forty sailing adventures are recorded in this volume, with accounts of cruises varying in length from over a year to just two days. £5.95

8680. WINTER L.B.: NOR THEY UNDERSTAND.
Jacaranda. 1966 1st. xv. + 179pp. 41 ills. 6 sketch charts. 22x14. No writing or inscriptions:. Fine in VG d/j. The author recounts his sailing adventures in his yacht the Brynhildr around Scottish waters before shipping the yacht aboard the s.s. Runic to Australia. He also recounts his experiences as ship's doctor on the Suevic from Australia to England, and on the m.v. Cedric from England to Australia. £8.00

18437. WORTH, Claud: YACHT NAVIGATION AND VOYAGING
J.D.Potter 1935 Third Edition. vii. + 320pp. Illustrated. No writing or inscriptions. Foxing to edges, otherwise contents VG+ in VG original d/j £14.00

16898. WRIGHT, John:: DEAD RECKONING NAVIGATION.
Adlard Coles 1968 1st., 164pp. Illustrated. 22x14. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine d/j £3.85

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