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The use of flags afloat and in most maritime situations is of interest and relevance to anyone going to sea whether for commerce or pleasure. This handy pocket-sized guide is the perfect on-board reference to the maritime flags of the world and their usage. It includes: national maritime flags special ensigns yacht club burgees signal flags and flag etiquette and usage. Anyone who has ever put to sea wondering about the different types of flag, how they are made up and the dos and don'ts as well as traditions and myths of flying flags should find this a fascinating and useful handbook. Формат: 10 см x 16 cм.

Fabio Fossati

A groundbreaking introduction to how sailboats behave, and a guide for predicting the performance of a modern sailing yacht. "Aero-hydrodynamics and the Performance of Sailing Yachts" is the first major yacht design treatise to come along in a decade. With its cutting-edge explanations of how sails, keels, and rudders interact with their respective fluids to make a boat sail-and of how to use that knowledge to optimize a boat-this is a book that every student of yacht design will want on his or her shelf.

Sara Hopkinson

Navigation has never been so simple. Navigators have only two questions: Where am I? Where do I go now? This book shows the simplest way to answer these questions. It starts from scratch, uses no jargon and features graphics instead of words wherever possible. Charts Giving a position Tides Estimated position (EP) Course to steer (CTS) Pilotage Passage planning Electronics Navigation is fun, keeps you safe and speeds you to your destination. With this book in one hand and your trusty dividers in the other, you need never be lost again!

David Houghton

This book is gold dust for sailors. Will there be a sea breeze today? Will one side of the course have better wind? Will the wind shift during the race? For nearly 20 years Wind Strategy has given sailors the answer to these questions and many more. It gives a set of basic principles so that you can predict the wind?s behaviour virtually anywhere in the world. It shows how the wind will shift and bend over the relatively small area of the racecourse, and how it is modified by: The sea breeze The land breeze Gusts Clouds Cliffs Other boats Islands The shore Currents Water temperature. The book also gives specific wind advice for over 20 popular venues, from the Solent to Sydney. In short, Wind Strategy gives you the "local knowledge" you need to become a winner. Recommended for all racing sailors.

Basil Mosenthal

Radio Distress Procedure MAYDAY This distress signal is for use only where there is grave and imminent danger to a vessel or person. MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY This is –............. yacht?s name spoken three times followed by immediately by MAYDAY (once) This is– ................... yacht?s name spoken once. My position is – lat. and long., or range and bearing from known point, or named spot (see p.23). Nature of distress – eg. ?sinking? or ?crew injured?. Assistance required. This is normally obvious. Number of People on board. Any other information. Over PAN PAN This is for when help may be needed, but the danger is no grave and imminent. PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN Hello al stations – Hello all stations – Hello all stations This is –........ yacht?s name spoken three times. My position is – as for MAYDAY (seep.23). Assistance required. Over

Edwin B. Leaf

Ships in Scale magazine called our best-selling manual for the first-time kit-builder, Ship Modeling Simplified, a "Bible for the novice modeler." Model Ship Builder said "the only problem with this book is that it should have come out years ago." Now comes the next logical step, a book on building ship models without kits, form Edwin Leaf, past president and resident guru of the prestigious Philadephia Ship Model Society. Following the proven format of Ship Modeling Simplified, here is the first complete, step-by-step course in building model ships from scratch--everything from schooners and clipper ships to modern ocean-going freighters and steel warships. This book covers in detail everything the first-time scratch-builder needs to know: choosing the right subject, building from plans, drawing scaled plans from photographs, and buying tools and materials. It also covers building half models, planked hulls, lapstrake hulls, plank-on-frame, plank-on-bulkhead, lift models, modern...

Gerald Allen, Roger Steene, Paul Humann, Ned DeLoach

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Vladimir Bridan

This book showcases Class A tall ships - the largest sailing ships. The photos were taken just outside of Halifax harbour at the start of the transatlantic race from Halifax to Belfast - last leg in Atlantic Challenge 2009. Part of the proceeds from this publication will go to support Class Afloat and other sail training programs for youth. Visit fpimages.com for more information.

Kurt Amsler

A sweeping cluster of archipelagoes tossed into the Pacific like a handful of pears, French Polynesia is the dream of millions of tourists and thousands of divers: the clearness of its waters, the richness of its sea beds, and the diversity of its sea flora and fauna make the 115 islands--amazing coral or volcanic atolls-an underwater paradise. Full-color, three-dimensional maps of each dive site offer what no book has ever before provided: the information needed to plan your dive down to the last detail. You can review the exact layout of the site--including depths, sizes, and distances between reefs and wrecks or any hazards--and even the lighting conditions for optimum underwater photography. -The short chapters covering the 27 dives in this book provide crucial data bout depths, currents, water variables, and plant and animal life, and each book ends with a full-color visual encyclopedia of the most common fish that inhabit the area.

Ted Moores

Canoeist, July 2001 An excellent definitive book ... something you must read if you are going to build a woodstrip canoe.