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Author

Pub

Condition

Price

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At One With The Sea
Round the world single handed - the first woman via Cape Horn HB, DJ, 102 pp
Naomi James 1979
1st Edition
Good £5.00 £2.00
Ben Lexcen - the Man, the Keel, the Cup
Fascinating story of the man who designed the wing keel that helped win the Americas Cup for Australia. HB, DJ, 148 pp
Bruce Stannard 1984 Good £4.00 £2.00
Born to Win - John Bertrand
The story of the skipper of Australia II - first  to wrest the Americas Cup from the New York Yacht Club
John Bertrand
& Patrick Robinson
1985 Good £3.00 £2.00
Coastal Navigation
Programmed learning course with exercises and practice chart. Yachtmaster level. HB 182 pp
Gerry Smith Good £4.00 £3.00
CEVNI - the Euro Regs for Inland Waterways Marian Martin 2002 Good £3.00 nil
Concise Yachtmaster Guide
Study and revision guide for the RYA Shorebased course. Dated but comprehensive.  With exercises and chart.  HB 157 pp
Mike Bowyer As new £5.00 £2.00
Cruising and Ocean Racing
The early days, by the founders of the sport. HB 589 pp
John Irving
E G Martin
1934 Used £20.00 £3.00
Dinghy and Board Sailing Weather
All the dinghy sailor needs to know. HB 194 pp
Alan Watts As new £5.00 £2.50
First Aid Manual
As used by St John's, Red Cross and the RYA first aid course.  PB 288 pp
2001 New £6.00 £3.00
Inshore Navigation
'What the Day Skipper needs to know' for coastal navigation, by the guru.
Tom Cunliffe Used £5.00 £2.00
Jolie Brise
The story of the Breton pilot cutter Jolie Brise, winner of the first Fastnet Race and still competing.  1st edition HB 254 pp
Robin Bryer 1982 Good £7.00 £2.00
Navigation for Yachtsmen
The wisest book on 'pencil and paper' navigation ever written, a minor classic by the highly respected navigator and  author. Discusses helming errors as well as navigation. Appendix on compass deviation.  HB, 101 pp.
Mary Blewitt FRIN 1974 Good £7.00 £1.00
Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea
The best encyclopaedia on the subject. Full of fascinating entries.
   HB, DJ, 971pp 
Peter Kemp
OUP
1979 Good £10.00 £3.00
This is Sailing - A Complete Course
Fully illustrated guide to dinghy sailing, excellent for the beginner but plenty of advanced stuff too. One of the most successful sailing guides ever. HB 196 pp
Richard Creagh-Osborne 1991 As new £7.00 £2.50
Seamanship for Divers
The Day Skipper Shorebased syllabus with an emphasis on Diver's needs. An excellent book on this subject. PB 159 pp
British Sub Aqua Club Used £5.00 £2.50
Roving Commissions
Cruising log anthologies by members of the Royal Cruising Club. HB.
RCC 1979 Used £5.00  £2.00
RYA - Navigation Handbook
The complete RYA textbook on coastal navigation from Day Skipper to Yachtmaster. PB, 170 pp
Tim Bartlett 2000 Good £4.00 £1.50
RYA Day Skipper shore based handbook PB 75 pp RYA 2002 Good £3.00 nil
RYA Yachtmaster shore based handbook PB 90 pp RYA 2002 As new £3.00 nil
RYA Inland Waterways Handbook RYA 1995 Good £3.00 nil
RYA Sea Survival practical course notes PB 56 pp RYA 1996 As new £3.00 nil
RYA - Buying a second hand yacht - the legal aspects RYA 2000 Good £3.00 nil
Tactics of Small Boat Racing
Elements, light airs, heavy weather, etc  HB 333 pp
Stuart Walker
1967 Used £4.00 £2.50
Techniques of Small Boat Racing
Technical and readable study for the more experienced dinghy sailor. Principles, starting, reaching, running, etc by experts - O'Day, Knights, etc HB 250 pp
Stuart Walker
(editor)
International 14 Sailors
1967 Used £4.00 £2.00
Taking on the World
The Vendee Globe in Kingfisher  - or how to get your DBE! Hardback, DJ. 
Ellen MacArthur 2002 New £6.00 £2.00
The Columbus Venture
Across the Atlantic in Suhaili, with nothing more modern than an astrolabe for navigation.  HB
Robin Knox-Johnston 1991 As new £6.00 £2.00

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MOA Anniversary Sailing Cookbook
nearly 200 delicious recipes and advice for practical cooking at sea and on a mooring.
At One With The Sea
Round the world single handed - the first woman via Cape Horn HB, DJ, 102 pp
Naomi James
Ben Lexcen - the Man, the Keel, the Cup
Fascinating story of the man who designed the wing keel that helped win the Americas Cup for Australia. HB, DJ, 148 pp
Born to Win - John Bertrand
The story of the skipper of Australia II - first to wrest the Americas Cup from the New York Yacht Club
John Bertrand
& Patrick Robinson
Coastal Navigation
Programmed learning course with exercises and practice chart. Yachtmaster level. HB 182 pp
Gerry Smith
Celestial Navigation
Easy to follow programmed learning course HB 139 pp
Gerry Smith
CEVNI - the Euro Regs for Inland Waterways
Marian Martin
Concise Yachtmaster Guide
Study and revision guide for the RYA Shorebased course. Dated but comprehensive. With exercises and chart. HB 157 pp
Mike Bowyer
Cruising and Ocean Racing
The early days, by the founders of the sport. HB 589 pp
John Irving
E G Martin
Dinghy and Board Sailing Weather
All the dinghy sailor needs to know. HB 194 pp
Alan Watts
First Aid Manual
As used by St John's, Red Cross and the RYA first aid course. PB 288 pp
Inshore Navigation
'What the Day Skipper needs to know' for coastal navigation, by the guru.
Tom Cunliffe
Jackspeak
The Pusser's Rum guide on how to talk 'Navy' RN slang, much of which is still in use aboard and elsewhere. PB 336 pp.
Surgeon Cdr Rick Jolly
Jolie Brise
The story of the Breton pilot cutter Jolie Brise, winner of the first Fastnet Race and still competing. 1st edition HB 254 pp
Robin Bryer
Navigation for Yachtsmen
The wisest book on 'pencil and paper' navigation ever written, a minor classic by the highly respected navigator and author. Discusses helming errors as well as navigation. Appendix on compass deviation. HB, 101 pp.
Mary Blewitt FRIN
Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea
The best encyclopaedia on the subject. Full of fascinating entries. HB, DJ, 971pp 
Peter Kemp
This is Sailing - A Complete Course
Fully illustrated guide to dinghy sailing, excellent for the beginner but plenty of advanced stuff too. One of the most successful sailing guides ever. HB 196 pp
Richard Creagh-Osborne
Seamanship for Divers
The Day Skipper Shorebased syllabus with an emphasis on Diver's needs. An excellent book on this subject. PB 159 pp
British Sub Aqua Club
Roving Commissions
Cruising log anthologies by members of the Royal Cruising Club. HB.
RYA - Navigation Handbook
The complete RYA textbook on coastal navigation from Day Skipper to Yachtmaster. PB, 170 pp
Tim Bartlett
RYA Day Skipper shore based handbook PB 75 pp
RYA Yachtmaster shore based handbook PB 90 pp
RYA Inland Waterways Handbook
RYA Sea Survival practical course notes PB 56 pp
RYA - Buying a second hand yacht - the legal aspects 
Tactics of Small Boat Racing
Elements, light airs, heavy weather, etc HB 333 pp
Stuart Walker
Techniques of Small Boat Racing
Technical and readable study for the more experienced dinghy sailor. Principles, starting, reaching, running, etc by experts - O'Day, Knights, etc HB 250 pp
Stuart Walker
(editor)
International 14 Sailors
Taking on the World
The Vendee Globe in Kingfisher - or how to get your DBE! Hardback, DJ. 
Ellen MacArthur
The Columbus Venture
Across the Atlantic in Suhaili, with nothing more modern than an astrolabe for navigation. HB
Robin Knox-Johnston