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This is your quick-reference, on-board guide to the symbology and shorthand notations used on nautical charts. Nautical charts contain an incredible amount of information for those who know how to decipher them. But without a key to the symbology, a chart can be bewildering. Nigel Calder, one of today's most respected boating authors, helps you make sense of the complex system of signs, symbols, and graphic elements with this compact, waterproof, and nearly indestructible guide.

The essential information every boater needs - onboard and at your fingertips. On the water, when questions arise, there is no time to spend searching through an exhaustive manual. The Captain's Quick Guides provide all the answers -fast. Drawn from the world's largest boating library, each laminated QuickGuide presents 14 color panels of authoritative, concise information on a critical topic. This on-the-spot reference is ideal for boaters who need a convenient, accessible, and utterly streamlined information resource.

The essential information you need - onboard and at your fingertips!

On the water, when questions arise, there's no time to search through an exhaustive manual.
The Captain's Quick Guides provide all the answers - fast.
Based on the world's largest boating library, this laminated Quick Guide presents 14 color panels of authoritative, concise information on sail trim and rig tuning, designed for onboard quick reference.

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Boaties' Tales is a collection of weird, wonderful and often hilarious stories about man's obsession with staying afloat - whether it's aboard a yacht, supertanker, fishing trawler or in the humble tinny. Author and veteran journalist Peter Jessup shares a lifetime of boating yarns from New Zealand and afar.

This is the essential information every boater needs - onboard and at your fingertips. On the water, when questions arise, there is no time to spend searching through an exhaustive manual. The "Captain's QuickGuides" provide all the answers - fast. Drawn from the world's largest boating library, each laminated, "QuickGuide" presents 14 colour panels of authoritative, concise information on a critical topic. This on-the-spot reference is ideal for boaters who need a convenient, accessible, and utterly streamlined information resource.

DoP - 2008 NZ
The racing "Rules of the Road". The other title in the series from Yachting New Zealand is "Racing Rules of Sailing". Earlier editions combined the two books one volume.

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Tales and advice from an experienced sailor of 30 years.

Get ahead of the competition with this straight talking, practical guide to the racing rules. The Rules in Practice is primarily for competitive sailors who race in keelboats and dinghies. The Racing Rules of Sailing apply to all forms of sailboat racing. The author - a member of the International Sailing Federation - looks at 100 key situations that occur on the racecourse - both championship and club racing. Unlike the competition, Bryan looks at each situation from your viewpoint, the helmsman. It summarizes what each may, must,... read more

DoP - 2008 NZ The racing "Rules of the Road". The other title in the series from Yachting New Zealand is "Safety Regulations of Sailing". Earlier editions combined the two books one volume.

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For anyone learning to sail in either dinghies or yachts, this book is easy to read with lively colour illustrations. This is a no-nonsense guide for beginners of all ages and is valuable as a back-up to sailing courses or for anyone learning to sail with a friend. It covers how to start sailing, the different kinds of boats you will sail in, various parts of a boat, rigging and launching a dinghy, getting going in a yacht, how a boat sails, handling ropes and tying knots, the effect of the tide, the weather, living aboard a ... read more

'Whether out on the water in a dinghy or yacht, the new edition of Learning to Sail will help the beginner get started.' All at Sea (January 2011)

'A useful first introduction' The Little Ship

'An ideal book for the absolute beginner...a no-nonsense primer' Kelvin Hughes

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A useful study guide and reference book to those rules and regulations which are applicable to all commercial and pleasure boats on New Zealand waters.

The essential information every boater needs - onboard and at your fingertips. On the water, when questions arise, there is no time to spend searching through an exhaustive manual. The Captain's Quick Guides provide all the answers -fast. Drawn from the world's largest boating library, each laminated QuickGuide presents 14 color panels of authoritative, concise information on a critical topic. This on-the-spot reference is ideal for boaters who need a convenient, accessible, and utterly streamlined information resource.

The Optimist is the most popular children's boat world-wide with over 250,000 sailed in 70 countries. This book is endorsed by the Optimist Association and is used by most Optimist coaches as their textbook. This second edition is fully updated and describes all the latest rigging and sailing techniques. Many Olympic gold medallists started in this class.

The Mirror is one of the UK's best-loved dinghies. This book teaches you how to sail and race one and how to get the best out of it. The Mirror dinghy is a British sailing icon and continues to evolve, keeping up with modern sailing technology and requirements. Written by the national UK Mirror Coach, this fully illustrated book covers everything you need to know including rigging, sailing theory and practice, reefing, launching and landing, capsizing, racing and transportation. It also includes four master classes which aim to get... read more