Adlard Coles Nautical SAIL FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN : 13 results priced between £10.00 and £25.00

Overview Author: CLAIRE JAMES Format: PAPERBACK Claire and her husband Jimmy spend half the year sailing in the Med and half the year in their West Country home. They have been doing this for 10 years. This book tells how to set about it, and how to imitate them. There is of course a huge "Sell Up & Sail" market and the Med is ideal as a nursery slope for retirement liveaboards who perhaps lack the confidence, ability, or resources for extended bluewater voyaging. Or, for people who dont want...

Sail for the Mediterranean - Ideal planning guide for would-be long term cruisers, particularly those who prefer to keep a pied-a-terre rather than cut all ties with home. Includes routes to and from the Med, boat modifications, necessary documentation, good cruising grounds, managing house, garden 7 car whilst away, over-wintering your boat and the likely costs of cruising. Packed with first hand advice and info. Spec. 234 x 156mm, 224pages.

A planning guide for would-be long-term cruisers, particularly those who prefer to keep a "pied-a-terre" rather than cut all ties with home. It includes: routes to and from the Mediterranean; boat modifications; necessary documentation; good cruising grounds; managing house/garden/car/mail whilst away; over-wintering and visits home; and likely costs.

An ideal planning guide for would be long-term cruisers, particularly those who prefer to keep a pied-a-terre rather than cut all ties with home. The wide coverage of this book includes routes to and from the Mediterranean, boat modifications, necessary documentation, good cruising grounds, managing house. garden and car whilst away, over-wintering your boat and the likely costs of cruising. Packed with first-hand advice and information, it is ideal for anyone planning to spend a season or more in...

Description ISBN / Part No: 9780713662498 Author: James, Claire Publisher: Adlard Coles Nautical Format: PB 224 pp Claire and her husband Jimmy spend half the year sailing in the Med and half the year in their West Country home. They have been doing this for 10 years. This book tells how to set about it, and how to imitate them. There is of course a huge "Sell Up & Sail" market and the Med is ideal as a nursery slope for retirement liveaboards who perhaps lack the confidence, ability, or resources...

Overview Author: DEREK HARVEY Format: PAPERBACK Our Code: BK2777 This book contains all the information you need to design, make and repair or modify your sailplan and sails. With the aid of computer programs available free by post using the coupon in this book, its all so much easier now than it was in the bad old days. B/w drawing and photos.

Nicely produced (has ribbon marker) and well thought-out logbook for the typical yachtsman.

Overview Author: C A MARCHAJ Format: HARDBACK Our Code: BK2595 Sail Performance - Techniques to Maximise Sail Power by C A Marchaj Both technically brilliant and intellectually penetrating, this book examines all the factors which affect sail power and concludes that the bermudan rig - which dominates the current sailing scene - is by no means the most efficient available. A challenging tome. HB 416pp

Overview Author: PETER NIELSEN Format: PAPERBACK Our Code: BK2591 A practical book in full colour throughout (photos and drawings) based on a highly-rated series of articles in YM magazine. Written for cruising sailors rather than racing types, it covers every aspect of how sails interact with the wind and the boats hull withy the aim of helping the reader get the very best out of his sails. Includes how sails work, essential sail trim tips, boat balance, keeping moving in light airs, heavy weather...

Overview Author: BASIL MOSENTHAL Format: PAPERBACK. Our Code: BK1540 This book is for anyone learning to sail in either dinghies or larger boats, its presentation and clear illustrations will appeal to all age groups.

Overview Author: BILL & LAUREL COOPER Format: PAPERBACK. Since it was first published, Sell Up and Sail has become the bible for those cruising as a way of life, whether short or long term. It asks all the right questions, and provides the answers from first-hand experience. Whether choosing a boat, deciding what to take and what to leave behind, avoiding mistakes and pitfalls, preventing ill health afloat, or provisioning in far flung places, this book will show how to get it right before you...

Overview Author: PETER SCHWEER Format: PAPERBACK. How to Trim Sails by Peter Schweer This practical introduction to trimming sails is written to help owners and crew sailing on all types of boats, from dinghies to offshore cruisers. It encompasses mainsails and headsails, and explains the effect of various controls on the shape and performance of the sails.

Boats need regular upkeep, but keeping track of everything related to boat maintenance can be a time-consuming hassle. This logbook will prove a real boon to all boatowners who want to keep a record of the myriad elements relating to their boat in one convenient place for easy reference. The days of hunting down scraps of paper, receipts or certificates are gone: with the Adlard Coles Maintenance Logbook, boatowners will have everything they need in an ordered fashion.