Books about Yachts & Yachting…
354.
------: ROVING COMMISSIONS 17. An Anthology of Cruising Logs.
RCC. 1977 1st.
vii. + 269pp. 26 ills. 22x14. VG+ in VG+ d/j. A collection of 20 logs of small boat voyages written by members of the Royal Cruising Club. £4.95
15584.
------: THIRTY WOODEN BOATS. A Second Collection of Building Plans. By the Editors of Wooden Boat Magazine.
Wooden Boat Publications 1988 1st.
78pp. Profusely illustrated with plans. 27x21. An unmarked copy: Fine in slightly creased pictorial card cover. £9.00
12757.
-------: CRUISING ON SHAKESPEARE'S AVON.
The Lower Avon Navigation Trust. 1962 Fifth Edition.
46pp. Illustrated. Maps. Advertisements; Separate folding map. 22x14. A little marked and lightly creased in pictorial paper cover £2.00
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
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. £2.50
13354.
--------: ROYAL YACHT ASSOCIATION. G6/81. First Aid for the Cruising Yachtman
Royal Yacht Association. 1982.
32pp. Illustrated.. 18x12. Near-Fine in card cover. £2.50
13349.
--------: ROYAL YACHT ASSOCIATION. YR1/69. Yacht Racing including the International Rules.
Royal Yacht Association. 1969.
61pp. Flags illustrated in colour. 18x12. Near-Fine in card cover. £2.50
13350.
--------: ROYAL YACHT ASSOCIATION. YR3/69. Yacht Racing Management.
Royal Yacht Association. 1969.
28pp. 18x12. Near-Fine in card cover. £2.50
10874.
--------: SUNSEEKER YACHTS. Motor Yachts with a Performance Heritage.
Sunseeker International Limited. 1998.
54pp. 33x30. Profusely illustrated with colour photographs and accommodation plans. Attractively bound in black cloth, silver titles (Published without d/j). An unmarked copy: Fine. This handsomely produced and beautifully illustrated book, illustrates and describes the stunning range of motor yachts built by Sunseeker Yachts in Poole, Dorset. £10.00
14958.
--------: SUNSEEKER YACHTS. Motor Yachts with a Performance Heritage.
Sunseeker International Limited. 1998.
54pp. 33x30. Profusely illustrated with colour photographs and accommodation plans. Attractively bound in black cloth, silver titles (Published without d/j). An unmarked copy: Near-Fine. This handsomely produced and beautifully illustrated book, illustrates and describes the stunning range of motor yachts built by Sunseeker Yachts in Poole, Dorset. £8.95
10873.
--------: SUNSEEKER YACHTS. Motor Yachts with a Performance Heritage.
Sunseeker International Limited. 2000.
148pp. 33x30. Profusely illustrated with colour photographs (including several fold-out) and accommodation plans. 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. £8.50
12728.
--------: 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. £6.95
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
7580.
---------: THE MOTOR BOAT AND YACHTING MANUAL..
Temple Press. 13th Edition. nd (c 1940s)
267pp. + lvii advertisements & index.. 19x13. Pictorial cloth binding slightly rubbed, otherwise contents VG. In this wartime edition the nineteen chapters include:- boat construction, hull design, high-speed motor boats, sailing & sail plans. Naval and Air Force Motor Boats, etc, etc. £5.95
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. £5.95
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
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. £3.00
15397.
BOLLAND R.R.: VICTORIANS ON THE THAMES
Midas 1974 1st.
128pp. Profusely illustrated. 25x19. Ex-Reference Library, one stamps, VG, in VG d/j. £3.95
9634.
BOWSKILL, Derek: THE EAST COAST. A Pilot-guide from the Wash to Ramsgate.
Imray Laurie. 1987. 2nd edition.
vi. + 173pp. Prof ills. 30x21. Near-Fine in Near-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. £7.50
10272.
BOYD, Norman.: THE COCKPIT BOOK.
Napier. 1982 1st.
151pp. Prof ills. Ills endps. 21x15. An unmarked copy - Fine in Fine d/j. The original cockpit book was a desk diary which became the ‘autograph book’ on a succession of yachts, to be read and enjoyed in the cockpit with a drink in hand. This cockpit book is a collection of nautical tidbits collected by the author over a period of 35 years, and is divided into chapters headed:- Pot-Pourri - Cruising on the Loire - Superstitions - Maritime Antiques - Make A Half Block - Food & Drink - Rhymes & Laughs - Yachtsman’s Booklist. £3.00
13593.
BOYLE, Patrick.: SAILING IN A NUTSHELL. A Treatise in a Small Compass (Mariner's) On the Sea and how to Sail About It
Barker. 1938.
xii. + 114pp. Illustrated. 20x13. Binding faded ( titles bright) & marked, contents (unmarked) VG+. Explained in an amusing fashion this book gives s great deal of information for the novice who is interested in taking up sailing. Chapters include:- What's What in a Yacht - Buying a Yacht - Fitting Out - Sailing - Sea English - Moorings - Cruising - On Running Aground - Navigation - Signalling - Gadgets in the Yacht, etc, etc. £5.95
14797.
BRACKENBURY, Mark: SCOTTISH WEST COAST PILOT. The Mainland and Inner Hebrides Troon to Ullapool and the Summer Isles.
Stanford Maritime. 1986
138pp. Profusely illustrated with maps and photographs. 24x16. An extremely nice copy:- Near-Fine in Fine d/j. £6.95
15227.
CALDWELL, John: DESPERATE VOYAGE.
Readers Union 1952.
x. + 174pp. Endpaper maps. Plan. 21x13. An unmarked copy: Binding & contents VG+. £3.50
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
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
14159.
COLES, Adlard: NORTH ATLANTIC. Boat against Boat Over 3000 Miles.
Robert Ross. nd (c 1950) 1st.
191pp. 30 illustrations (some colour). 10 charts & diagrams. Endpaper maps. 22x14. An unmarked copy. Binding & contents VG in torn d/j. This is the story of three small British yachts, the Cohoe, Samuel Pepys and Mokia which left London Docks together in the cargo liner Araby in May 1950, to compete in the 1950 Transatlantic Race. £4.95
7698.
COLES, Adlard.: IN BROKEN WATER.
Adlard Coles.1956.
136pp. Ills. 19x13. Spots of foxing, otherwise binding & contents VG. Describes the author's adventures sailing the six-ton yacht Annette, through Holland and among the Frisian & Danish Islands during the 1920s. £5.95
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
11437.
COLES, K Adlard. Revised by HEATH, Nick: R.C. C. PILOTAGE FOUNDATION. NORTH BRITTANY. St Malo to Ouessant
Imray Laurie. 1992 6th edition.
ix. + 205pp. Profusely illustrated with colour photographs and maps. 30x21. Unmarked, and almost as new: Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial hard-cover. With separate Supplement No 2. 2pp. £6.95
190.
COOTE Jack.H.: EAST COAST RIVERS. From the Humber to the Swale
Yachting Monthly. 1979. 9th edition..
94pp. Prof ills. Maps. 27x19. An unmarked copy: Fine in Near-Fine pictorial cover.. Provides detailed information about the various harbours and anchorages along the rivers Blackwater, Colne, Deben, Medway, Stour, Orwell, Crouch, Roach, Orford, Alde, Swale, Thames, and Walton Backwaters and Harwich Harbour the book is profusely illustrated with charts and photographs. £4.95
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
14360.
DAS R.: SAILING YACHTS. - ZEILJACHTEN - LES YACHTS A VOILE - SEGELJACHTEN
Arti, Holland. nd (c 1954)
63pp. Profusely illustrated. 15x11.An unmarked copy:- VG+ in VG pictorial hard cover. Packed with information, this well illustrated pocket book gives details of the various classes of small racing yachts of the mid-1950s. Text in English, French, German and Dutch. £5.00
10020.
EDWARDS, Lewis.A.: INLAND WATERWAYS OF GREAT BRITAIN.
Imray, Laurie, Norie & Wilson. 1962 2nd edition.
xviii. + 470pp. 32 plates. Maps & Diags.. 25x18. Fine in VG+ d/j. The standard reference guide of British rivers and canals. £8.50
8671.
EDWARDS. L.A.: INLAND WATERWAYS OF GREAT BRITAIN.
Imray, Laurie, Norie & Wilson. 1972. Fifth revised & reset edition. *
xii. + 447pp. 15 plates. 14 plans/diagrams. Folding map. 25x18. Fine in VG+ d/j. The standard reference guide of British rivers and canals.This revised edition includes a detailed description of each waterway, and a full index to place names in the Distance Tables £6.95
9225.
EDWARDS. L.A.: INLAND WATERWAYS OF GREAT BRITAIN.
Imray, Laurie, Norie & Wilson. 1985. Sixth revised & enlarged edition. *
474pp. Prof ills with photographs, maps & diagrams. 26x20. Near-Fine in VG d/j. The standard reference guide of British rivers and canals.This revised edition includes a detailed description of each waterway, and a full index to place names in the Distance Tables £7.00
10496.
ELLIS, Don.: MEDWAY YACHT CLUB. The First Hundred Years 1880 - 1980.
South Eastern Magazines. 1979 1st.
x. + 78pp. Prof ills. Endp charts. 30x21. An unmarked copy, almost as new:-Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. A handsomely produced centenary history of the Medway Yacht Club, printed on heavy stock paper, £7.50
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
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. £4.95
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. £2.95
14900.
FREEMAN, Lewis R: BY WATERWAYS TO GOTHAM. An Account of a Two Thousand Mile Voyage by Skiff and Outboard Motor from Milwaukee to New York, Through the Great Lakes, Trent Canal, St. Lawrence, Richelieu, Champlain and Hudson.
Dodd, Mead & Co 1926.
viii. + 444pp. 48 illustrations. 22x15. An extremely nice unmarked hardback copy, bound in Navy cloth with gilt titles. Binding VG+, contents Near-Fine. £14.95
15129.
GELDER, Paul.: THE LONLIEST RACE. 27,000 miles sailing alone around the world - the story of the BOC Challenge 1994-95.
Adlard Coles 1995 1st.
xxi. + 169pp. Profusely illustrated. Endpaper maps. 25x20. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine d/j. £6.95
15747.
GERARD, Peter (Mrs Charles Pears): WHO HATH DESIRED THE SEA?
Arthur Barker 1962 1st.
236pp. Illustrated. 22x14. Odd spots of foxing, otherwise VG in VG d/j. £16.95
3877.
GERBAULT, Alain: IN QUEST OF THE SUN. The Journal of the Firecrest.
Hodder & Stoughton. 1930.
315pp. 15 ills. Folding map. 4 maps. 18x12. Spots of foxing to binding and text, o/w a good clean and tight copy, In 1924 in his yacht the Firecrest, the author left France and proceeded to sail round the world via Gibraltar, New York, Bermuda, Panama Canal, Galapagos Islands, The Marquesas, Tahiti, Coral Sea, Indian Ocean, Cape of Good Hope, before arriving home at Le Havre more than 4 years later. £4.95
596.
GERBAULT, Alain: THE FIGHT OF THE FIRECREST.
Newnes. nd (c 1930s)
.185pp. 3 diags. Map. 19x13. VG+. Describes a single-handed voyage from East to West across the Atlantic made by the author in 1923, in the Firecrest, a 39ft cutter built at Rowhedge in 1892. £4.50
15074.
GOATCHER, Diana: WHERE TO LAUNCH YOUR BOAT. A Selective Guide to Launching Sites in England, Scotland and Wales.
Barnacle Marine 1986 1st.
96pp. Maps. 21x15. Near-Fine in VG pictorial paper cover. £3.50
15122.
GOSS, Pete.: CLOSE TO THE WIND.
Headline. 1998 1st.
282pp. 43 ills. Endp maps. 24x16. Near-Fine in Fine d/j. Inscribed by author .While competing in the non-stop, single-handed round-the-world yacht race in 1996, Goss received a Mayday call from a Frenchman and fellow competitor Raphael Dinelli and turning into hurricane force winds in the southern ocean, he scuppered his own chances in the race. However, 48 hours later the impossible had been achieved as Goss pulled the near-dead Dinelli from his liferaft. In this book he describes his adventures during the race, and recounts the ten years of preparation for it. £4.95
1079.
GRAHAM R.D. Cmdr RN.: ROUGH PASSAGE. And the Adventure of the Faroe Islands.
Granada 1985
256pp.. 5 maps. 21x13. An unmarked copy: Fine in VG+ pictorial card cover. In 1934 Cmdr Graham set off from Falmouth in a 7-ton cutter and sailed single-handed across the Atlantic. There he spent some time cruising the coasts of Newfoundland and Labrador, before returning home via Bermuda. The book also describes the author's voyage to the Faroe Islands. £5.50
7735.
GRIFFITHS, Maurice: THE MAGIC OF THE SWATCHWAYS.
Conway 1975
235pp. Illustrated. Chart. . 22x14. An unmarked copy:-Near- Fine in VG+ d/j. An evocative personal account of the author's sailing adventures in small yachts along the creeks, rivers and coasts of Essex, Suffolk and the Thames Estuary during the 1930s. £11.00
4995.
GRIFFITHS, Maurice: THE MAGIC OF THE SWATCHWAYS. Cameos of Cruising in Small Yachts.
Nautical Books (Conway Maritime) 1986
235pp. Illustrated. 21x14. No writing or inscriptions. Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. An evocative personal account of the author's sailing adventures along the creeks, rivers and coasts of Essex, Suffolk and the Thames Estuary during the 1930s. £7.95
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. £29.00
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. £9.95
10508.
HAY, David and Joan.: THE WEST COUNTRY FROM THE SEA. Lyme Bay to Lands End.
Edward Stanford. 1972 1st.
96pp. Profusely illustrated with photographs, drawings & maps. 22x14. Fine in VG+ d/j. £2.75
1902.
HAYLOCK E.F.: WATER WISDOM.
B.P. 1966 1st.
47pp. Prof ills. 24x15. VG in slightly creased pictorial card cover. A manual of safety for yachtsmen. £1.00
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
15204.
HEIKELL, Rod: GREEK WATERS PILOT. A Yachtsman's Guide to the Coasts and Islands of Greece.
Imray Laurie Norie & Wilson Ltd. 1985 2nd edition.
viii. + 367pp. Profusely illustrated with maps, charts and photographs. 30x21. An unmarked copy:- Fine in VG d/j. Standard postage rate for delivery within the UK. £11.95
15205.
HEIKELL, Rod: TURKISH WATERS PILOT. A Yachtsman's Guide to the A egean and Mediterranean Coasts of Turkey with the Island of Cyprus.
Imray Laurie Norie & Wilson Ltd. 1987 2nd edition.
viii. + 237pp. Profusely illustrated with maps, charts and photographs. 30x21. An unmarked copy:- Fine in VG d/j. Standard postage rate for delivery within the UK. £12.95
5705.
HISCOCK E.: BEYOND THE WEST HORIZON.
Oxford University Press. 1963.
203pp. 32 ills. 9 charts. 3 plans. 22x14. VG in VG d/j. Describes the second circumnavigation of the globe made by the Hiscock's in their yacht Wanderer III. £5.95
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
6621.
HISCOCK, Eric.: AROUND THE WORLD IN WANDERER III.
Adlard Coles 1989.
xxii. + 275pp. 62 photographs. 9 charts & 3 diagrams. 22x14. An excellent unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine pictorial card cover.. Describes a voyage around the world made by the Hiscock's in their 30-foot yacht Wanderer III during the 1950s. £7.95
15756.
HISCOCK, Eric.: ATLANTIC CRUISE IN WANDERER III.
Adlard Coles 1987
xxii. + 159pp. 48 photographs. 7 charts.. 21x13. An excellent unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine pictorial card cover.. £7.95
5873.
HISCOCK, Eric.: CRUISING UNDER SAIL.
Adlard Coles. 1990. Third edition.
xxi. + 551pp. 64 plates & 102 diagrams. 22x14. An unmarked copy: Near-Fine in Near-Fine pictorial card cover An important work which covers every practical aspect of cruising and sound seamanship under sail. £8.95
11171.
HISCOCK, Eric.: CRUISING UNDER SAIL. Second Edition.
Oxford University Press. 1965
xxi.. + 468pp. 250 photographs & 80diagrams.Endp plans. 23x15. An unmarked copy: Binding & d/j, VG, contents Fine. An important work which covers every practical aspect of cruising and sound seamanship under sail. £6.85
10465.
HISCOCK,Eric: COME ABOARD.
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. £5.95
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. £6.95
9936.
INNES, Hammond (Introduction by): FAR HORIZONS. Extracts from the Royal Cruising Club Journal.
Adlard Coles. 1988 1st.
xv. + 217pp. Illustrated. Maps. 25x18. An unmarked copy. Near-Mint in Fine d/j. Compiled from logs published in the Journal of the Royal Cruising Club over the past 100 years, this book captures the spirit of adventure of sailing in home waters as well as to unfamiliar harbours around the world. It recounts the exploits of such well known characters as H.W.Tilman, Conor o'Brien, David Lewis, Erskine Childers, Claud Worth, Eric Hiscock, Mike McMullen, A.H.H. Macpherson, and several others. £4.85
12237.
INNES, Hammond (Introduction by): FAR HORIZONS. Extracts from the Royal Cruising Club Journal.
Adlard Coles. 1988 1st.
xv. + 217pp. Illustrated. Maps. 25x18. VG+ in Fine d/j. Compiled from logs published in the Journal of the Royal Cruising Club over the past 100 years, this book captures the spirit of adventure of sailing in home waters as well as to unfamiliar harbours around the world. It recounts the exploits of such well known characters as H.W.Tilman, Conor o'Brien, David Lewis, Erskine Childers, Claud Worth, Eric Hiscock, Mike McMullen, A.H.H. Macpherson, and several others. £4.00
12037.
IRVING, Henry.: THE TIDAL HAVENS OF THE WASH AND HUMBER.
Imray Laurie Norie & Wilson. 1986 3rd edition.
66pp. Maps/diagrams. Illustrations. 30x21. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. Describes some 25 tidal havens with details of their entry, facilities and moorings and each one is illustrated with a chart and a photograph. £3.85
12485.
IRVING, John. Lt.Cmdr RN.: THE PRINCIPLES OF COASTAL NAVIGATION & PILOTAGE.
Seeley, Service. nd (c 1953).
59pp. 30 diagrams. 22x14. binding & contents VG. £4.00
14734.
JONES, Tristan: ICE!
The Bodley Head. 1978 1st.
281pp. Endpaper Maps. 22x14. Near-Fine in Near-Fine 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 £6.95
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
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
12604.
KERSHAW, Philip.: ABC YACHTS.
Ian Allan. 1962.
64pp. Profusely illustrated. 15x10. A superb unmarked copy:- Fine in Near-Fine pictorial card cover. Lists the chief classes of sailing yachts and dinghies seen in British waters in the early 1960s. Well illustrated with photographs. £3.95
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. £6.95
1204.
LONG, Dwight.: SAILING ALL THE SEAS IN THE IDLE HOUR.
Hodder & Stoughton. 1940
. 317pp. 10 ills. Route maps. on endps. 2 plans. 18x12 Binding VG, contents (unmarked) VG+. Describes a 3 year voyage made by the author during the 1930s in his 32ft ketch Idle Hour. From the West Coast of America, Long sailed across the Pacific via the East Indies to England, in a vessel, which was, until then, the smallest craft ever to accomplish such a lengthy voyage. £4.50
9931.
MARTIN, Sue: STOP THE BOAT - I WANT TO GET OFF!
Arthur Stockwell. 2005 1st.
144pp. Ills. 21x14. Mint in Mint pictorial card cover. A lively account of a family's adventures in their motor cruiser, sailing along the rivers Avon and Severn, and in deeper waters. £2.50
8363.
MERMOD, Michel: THE VOYAGE OF THE GENEVE. Five Years around the Worl.
Travel Book Club. nd (c 1973)
308pp. 30 ills. Plans. Maps. 22x14. Fine in d/j. An account of a leisurely east-west circumnavigation of the world lasting five years made by the author in his yacht Geneve. £4.00
8320.
MUHLHAUSER G.H.P.: THE CRUISE OF THE AMARYLLIS.
Granada. 1985.
317pp. 6 maps. 21x13. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. After an adventurous career in WW1 as an officer in the RNR, Muhlhauser was unable to settle down in a business career again until he navigated his own ship across the oceans of the world, so in 1920 he bought the 37-ton yawl Amaryllis. This book is an account of how he fared, how he sailed and navigated her 31,000 miles, encircling the globe before arriving back in Dartmouth. £4.95
12727.
MULVILLE, Frank: DEAR DOLPHIN. Iskra's Atlantic Adventures.
Ashford. 1991.
183pp. Illustrated. Map. 22x14. An unmarked copy:-Near-Fine in Near-Fine pictorial card cover. £4.50
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
11653.
NICOLSON, Adam: SEAMANSHIP. The Story of the Sea a Man and a Ship.
Harper Collins. 2004 1st.
180pp. 21x14. Hardcover edition. Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. pictorial card cover. A story of tall seas and wild coasts. Describes the author's adventures in his yacht, along the Atlantic coasts of the British Isles from Cornwall to the Hebrides, and on to Orkney, and a 200-mile leap into the winds of the North Atlantic. £4.85
7700.
NICOLSON, Ian.: THE IAN NICOLSON OMNIBUS. The Log of the Maken: Sea-Saint: Building the St.Mary.
Ashford. 1986. *
500pp. Ills. 22x14. 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
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
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. £6.95
15568.
OUGHTRED, Ian (Editor): WOODEN BOATBUILDING IN BRITAIN. A Guide to Designers, Builders & Suppliers.
Nautical 1986 1st.
192pp. Profusely illustrated. 24x19. An unmarked copy, almost like new Fine in Fine d/j. This profusely illustrated book includes comprehensive register of every known wooden boatbuilder in the British Isles with examples of their work £8.95
11580.
PEYTON, Mike: THE CALL IT SAILING
Nautical Books. 1981 1st.
95pp. Profusely illustrated. 21x15. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine pictorial hard cover. A book of Mike Peyton's enjoyable yachting cartoons. £3.85
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
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
2827.
PULESTON, Dennis: BLUE WATER VAGABOND. Six Years' Adventure at Sea.
Peter Davies. 1940.
vii. + 352pp. 13 ills, 22x14. Ex-library. Binding rubbed, usual stamps, otherwise contents good. A decent reading copy. Titles faded, spots of foxing, o/w VG. An account of the author's sailing adventures during a six-year period in the 1930s. Puleston set out from England in a 31ft yacht, and sailed via Newfoundland, the Caribbean and the South Seas, and through the South China Sea to China. When Japan invaded China, Puleston returned home by train through Russia. £5.95
7701.
PYE, Peter.: THE PETER PYE OMNIBUS: Red Mains'l: The Sea is for Sailing: Sail in a Forest : Backdoor to Brazil.
Ashford 1986.
vii. + 626pp. Ills. 22x14. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine d/j. This omnibus edition of four books written by the author describes four sailing trips. An Atlantic crossing from Madiera to Barbados, including the Windward & Leeward Islands, Bermuda & Florida. A voyage from Fowey to British Columbia via the Panama Canal, The Galapagos Islands, Marquesas, Tahitit & Hawai. Exploring the Baltic, and finally, a voyage to Brazil. £11.95
14241.
RANTZEN M.J.: COASTAL NAVIGATION WRINKLES.
Adlard Coles. 1959 1st. Bosun Books No. 10.
61pp. Profusely illustrated. 18x12. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. £3.00
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. £8.95
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
15022.
ROBINSON, William .A.: DEEP WATER & SHOAL.
Hart-Davis (The Mariners Library) 1950
318pp. Illustrated. Maps. 19x13. Binding & contents VG. . Titles faded on spine, titles bright on front board, otherwise VG. . Describes a round the world voyage in a 27ft 6in ketch-rigged yacht, undertaken by the author in 1928. £4.95
3873.
ROBINSON, William .A.: DEEP WATER & SHOAL.
Cape 1932.
358pp. Illustrated. Folding plan Map . 22x14. Titles faded on spine, titles bright on front board, otherwise VG. . Describes a round the world voyage in a 27ft 6in ketch-rigged yacht, undertaken by the author in 1928. £4.95
14259.
SANDY, Laurence: SAILING. Puffin Picture Book N. 95
1953.
31pp. Profusely illustrated. Contents VG+in slightly rubbed pictorial card cover. £2.50
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
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
15780.
SLOCUM, Victor: CAPT. JOSHUA SLOCUM. The Life and Voyages of America's Best Known Sailor.
Sheridan House 1950 1st.
384pp. Illustrated. No writing or inscriptions; binding VG contents VG+. Biography of Joshua Slocum written by his son. £11.00
5580.
SNAITH, William.: ACROSS THE WESTERN OCEAN.
Harcourt, Brace. 1966 1st.
210pp. Prof ills. Sail Plan. 26x18. VG+ in VG d/j. Contains a log of a cruise across the Atlantic, and that of a transatlantic race. Interspersed in both log entries are the author's reflections on sailing the great ocean. £6.50
13785.
STANLEY, Lord.: SEA PEACE.
Quality Book Club 1955.
ix. + 157pp. 8 ills & charts. 22x14. An unmarked copy VG+ in torn d/j. £4.95
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. £11.50
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. £14.95
10572.
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, almost like new. :- Fine in Fine d/j. £5.95
13366.
WATTS Captain W.H.: WEATHER FOR YACHTSMEN.
Adlard Coles. 1964. (Bosun Book 21)
62pp. Ills. 18x12. An umarked copy:- Fine in VG pictorial card cover. Chapters cover - Climate - Humidity & Clouds - Air Masses - Depressions - Other Weather Systems - The Weather Forecast. £3.75