Driving a powerboat can be exhilarating and fun. Here is a straightforward guide packed with helpful advice, tips, and illustrations to help readers handle their boats safely and competently on the water. It equips readers with all the skills they need in a convenient splash-proof fold-back form....

Rod Heikell is the acknowledged expert on Mediterranean sailing, and this is the perfect guide for anyone cruising the area. Full-color throughout, this edition conveys the magic of Mediterranean cruising and gives practical firsthand advice on sailing these enticing (but sometimes surprising) wa...

This book contains invaluable reference tables and math formulae for trainee and professional marine engineers. Focusing on subjects most commonly required in mechanical and marine engineering (including a section on naval architecture), the formulae are graduated to cover the subjects at all sta...

Drawn from the best of Adrian Morgan’s entertaining columns musing on the world of traditional boats and the joys of building, sailing, and working on them, here is his long-awaited bunkside read. Billed as a “Zen and the art of wooden boatbuilding,” it will resonate with classic boat enthu...

What better way to travel the world than by crewing on a yacht? This book is ideal for crew pre-planning and for skippers seeking crew. Unique yacht migration maps show where the seasonal bottlenecks occur and help pinpoint the best places and times of year to gain a crew place.

For anyone learning to sail in either dinghies or yachts, this book is easy to read with lively color illustrations. This is a no-nonsense guide for beginners of all ages and is valuable as a backup to sailing courses or for anyone learning to sail. Topics include how to start sailing, various pa...

Lighthouses hold a perennial fascination for people; they are indicators of danger, beacons of the sea, laced with history and romance, and a magnet for coastal walkers, vacationers, and tourists. This book is a beautifully produced photographic collection of over 150 lighthouses from fifty-six c...

This is the indispensable annual compendium of navigational data for yachtsmen, and it provides all the information required to navigate Atlantic coastal waters around the whole of the United Kingdom, Ireland, Channel Islands, and the entire European coastline, from the tip of Denmark right down ...

This is the perfect reference for anyone following a navigation course and for any seafarer requiring a knowledge of navigation. This highly practical book explains everything the reader needs to know to navigate a yacht or motorboat from one port to another safely and accurately, featuring clear...