Ships and boats: general interest Books
NeWest Press Working North: DEW Line to Drill Ship
Book SynopsisRanson skillfully recreates his northern experience in strong, crisp stories that are humorous, quirky, and unique. Working North makes it clear why Ranson was moved to "pity the southerner who has never seen an arctic sun skipping along the earth, gathering all the colours of the prism and turning the land a warm purple." Working North is an engaging and entertaining read for inexperienced southerners and northern travellers alike.
£14.39
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Shiphandling for the Mariner
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£36.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Maritime Casualties Causes and Consequences
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£28.79
Booklocker Inc.,US THE Troller Yacht Book: How To Cross Oceans Without Getting Wet Or Going Broke - 2ND EDITION
£39.29
Fonthill Media Ltd Bound for the East Indies: Halsewell-A Shipwreck
Book SynopsisThe loss of East Indiaman HCS `Halsewell' on the coast of Dorset in southern England in January 1786, touched the very heart of the British nation. `Halsewell' was just one of many hundreds of vessels which had been in the service of the Honourable East India Company since its foundation in the year 1600. In the normal course of events, `Halsewell' would have been expected to serve out her working life, before passing unnoticed into the history books. However, this was not to be. Halsewell's loss was an event of such pathos as to inspire the greatest writer of the age Charles Dickens, to put pen to paper; the greatest painter of the age J. M. W. Turner, to apply brush to canvas, and the King and Queen to pay homage at the very place where the catastrophe occurred. Artefacts from the wreck continue to be recovered to this very day which, and for variety, interest, curiosity, and exoticism, rival those recovered from Spanish armada galleons wrecked off the west coast of Ireland two centuries previously. Such artefacts shed further light both on `Halsewell' herself, and on the extraordinary lives of those who sailed in her.Table of ContentsPreface; 1 The Honourable East India Company; 2 The Honourable Company Ship (HCS) Halsewell; 3 The Allure of the East; 4 Captain Richard Peirce, Commander of Halsewell; 5 Halsewell's First Voyage (1778-1781): An Unpleasant Encounter with Horatio Nelson; 6 Halsewell's Second Voyage (1782-1784): An Important Passenger; 7 Halsewell's Third Voyage (1786- ): Her Officers, Crew, and Passengers, 8 Halsewell's Third Voyage (1786- ); 9 The Voyage Begins; 10 Shipwreck; 11 A Glimmer of Hope; 12 Aftermath: Halsewell's Grim Legacy; 13 Analysis of the Disaster: Was Captain Peirce in Any Way to Blame?; 14 `Halsewell': From Whence Did the Ship Derive her Name?; 15 The 1960s: Renewed Interest in the Wreck: Intriguing Artefacts; 16 The Halsewell Disaster is Captured in Poetry; 17 A Re-enactment of the Drama: the King and Queen Pay their Respects: Charles Dickens Commemorates the Tragedy; 18 Halsewell is Immortalized by Artists; 19 Sequel; Epilogue; Appendices: 1 Peirce Family Tree; 2 Halsewell/Tynte Family Tree; 3 Greenland Dock and the Wells Family of Shipbuilders; 4 Uniforms; 5 Required Qualifications for Commanders and Officers (`Mates'); 6 Required Inventory of Equipment etc. Necessary for Commanders and Officers; 7 Required Inventory of Equipment etc. Necessary for a Midshipman; 8 Indulgences; 9 Wages; 10 List of Officers [and crew, excluding ordinary seamen-`foremastmen'] on board the Halsewell, at the time she sailed; 11 Soldiers of the 42nd Foot, transported by Halsewell on her 3rd voyage; 12 The Three Voyages of HCS Halsewell; 13 Halsewell's Logbook: an Explanation; 14 Ships' Stores; 15 List of Officers, Seamen, and Soldiers saved; 16 The History of Walnut Tree House.
£16.00
Dover Publications Inc. Sailing Alone Around the World
Book SynopsisClassic of sea adventure conveys all the excitement of being the first man to sail around the world, alone, in small boat. Pirates, perils, witty observations, stories. 67 illustrations. a literary gem, adroitly and engagingly written. National Fisherman.
£13.04
Amberley Publishing Titanic Hero
Book SynopsisThe story of the Titanic in the words of the hero whose swift action saved the lives of 710 survivors.Table of Contents1. Goodbye to the Sea 2. Adventures in Sail 3. Into Steam 4. Command 5. The Loss of The Titanic 6* War - Why We Failed in Gallipoli 7. Sidelights on 'The Show' 8. HMHS Mauretania 9. HMS Tuber Rose 10. The Social Whirl 11. More Atlantic Nights 12. The Americans 13. 'The Liner She's a Lady' 14. Then and Now 15. A Word for the Men 16. 'Go to Sea, My Lads' 17. What of the Future? List of Illustrations
£17.09
National Maritime Museum Fish and Ships: A Nautical Miscellany
Book SynopsisWhen is a boat not a ship? Was Captain Kidd truly a pirate? What was the deadliest disaster at sea? Is the Bermuda Triangle dangerous? Are mermaids real? What does ‘three sheets to the wind’ mean? How do you tie a clove hitch knot? Ahoy! Want to learn the ropes of the maritime world? This light-hearted, illustrated miscellany is packed full of hundreds of amazing facts from the experts at the National Maritime Museum and Cutty Sark to put the wind in your sails. All aboard, it’s time to discover the world beyond the shore.
£11.69
Royal Yachting Association RYA Inland Waterways Handbook
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£13.99
Foxglove Publishing Ltd Clyde Rescue Cruisers: The RNLI’s rescue
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£8.66
The History Press Ltd Fishing Boats of Cornwall
Book SynopsisThe first deep-sea fishing boats of Cornwall are regarded as being influenced by the three-masted French luggers that sailed over to cause havoc amongst the locals. However, fishing had been practised by Cornishmen for many generations before that, with mackerel and pilchard fishing being prominent. Inshore, lobster and crab fishing had also been popular for generations. This book looks at the development of Cornish fishing boats, from the lugger to Pilchard seine-net boats, once as prolific as the luggers and usually built locally, as were traditional lobster and crab vessels. These are discussed alongside more unusual boats, such as the St Ives ''jumbo'' and the Mevagissey ''tosher''. The book brings the story up to date, including modern photos of existing boats gathering for the bi-annual Looe lugger regatta. After motorisation, the shape of the boat changed forever and the adaptation of old boats to accommodate engines is examined, as are the famous yards and boatbuilders of Cornwall still operational today.
£13.49
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Northwest Ferry Tales
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£10.44
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Ferry Tales from Puget Sound
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£10.44
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Yukon Riverboat Days
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£13.29
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Dowager Queen
Book Synopsisengineering, in it''s entire diverse ramifications, was just beginning to be realized as the 1800s unfolded. Men who could grasp its principals and shape its potential to their needs were to become the new giants of commerce. Captain William A. Hagelund is uniquely positioned to write a history of HBC''s SS Beaver, the ship that did more than any other to explore and open the rugged BC coast. Over more than half a century the tiny, rugged ship was a familiar sight as she chugged up the BC waters, charting, trading, helping administer justice, carrying freight and generally serving as a lifeline and contact between the many isolated coastal communities and the outside world. In 1986, her exact replica, SS Beaver, was launched with Captain Hagelund as master. From then until he retired in 1995, Captain Hagelund, who first went to sea in 1940, and the new Beaver retraced many of the original''s coastal voyages.
£14.39
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Harbour Burning A Century of Vancouvers Maritime
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£17.09
Twelveheads Press Sail and Steam in the Plymouth District
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£13.30
Twelveheads Press Longships Lighthouse
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£7.92
Horsdal & Schubart Publishers Sailing Uphill An Unconventional Life on the
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£16.19
Oratia Media Shipwrecked New Zealand Maritime Disasters
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£37.59
Rowman & Littlefield The Salty Shore
Book SynopsisConsidered to be the saltiest shore in England, the Blackwater provides the background for John Leather's story of Essex seafaring. It is an accurate study of men and craft that have sailed form the small communities beside this broad estuary and river.
£10.49
Stanton Atkins & Dosil Waterfront The Illustrated Maritime History of
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£18.89
Amberley Publishing Why the Titanic Sank
Book SynopsisAlthough the answer appears obvious, there is far more to the sinking of the Titanic than is popularly understood.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 Nature Sets its Trap 2 The Ice Warnings 3 Peering into the Darkness 4 All a Question of Speed 5 Construction and Design 6 The Lifeboat Problem 7 The Other Ships 8 The Lifeboats in the Water 9 The Lessons of the Titanic Select Bibliography List of illustrations Index
£14.24
Amberley Publishing The Cornish Fishing Industry
Book SynopsisMining and Fishing have been the staple industries of Cornwall for two millennia. John McWilliams looks at the rise and decline of Cornish fishing in this new history.
£17.99
Amberley Publishing Smuggling
Book SynopsisA fascinating history of open smuggling along the south coast of Britain
£10.44
ebookit.com Forging the Titan
£15.29
Northern Eye Books Walks to Lighthouses: Walks to the most
Book SynopsisThis attractive and cleverly structured guide gives walkers ten of the finest walks to the ten most spectacular lighthouses in Wales in a popular pocketable format. With clear information, an overview and introduction for each walk, expertly written numbered directions, large scale Ordnance Survey maps, superb eye-grabbing panoramic photographs, and interpretation of points of interest along the way, these guides set a new standard in clarity and ease-of-use.
£7.39
Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Pioneers of the Pacific Coast: A Chronicle of Sea
Book SynopsisIn the early sixteenth century, the first exploratory ships arrived on the Pacific Coast of North America. These rovers were seeking gold and silver, fur pelts, a safe passage from the Pacific to the Atlantic, and above all, adventure. Though many of the voyagers didn''t survive the dangerous sea crossings or the perils that awaited them on land, their stories live on in Pioneers of the Pacific Coast. Agnes C. Laut chronicles long-forgotten true stories packed with hazards and surprise. In the 1500s, The Golden Hind breaks into the Pacific Ocean, despite harsh warnings from the Spaniards that it was a closed sea. Years later, the Russian explorer Vitus Bering and his crew are stranded on an island when their ship is caught in a storm. In the 17th century, British Captain Vancouver meets with Spanish Captain Quadra at Nootka Sound to decide who owns the Pacific Coast. All these explorers risked their lives to find out whether this perilous land was worthy of settlement.
£10.44
Granville Island Publishing No Tame Cat: An HBC Captain's Voyages Between
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£17.99
Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Fire Canoes: Steamboats on Great Canadian Rivers
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£10.44
Pointed Leaf Press Ahoy Sailor!
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£54.00
Boulder Books Beaches of Newfoundland
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£21.59
Oratia Media A Spirit Companion: Celebrating the first 50
Book SynopsisFor 50 years, people from all walks of life have stepped aboard first the Spirit of Adventure, and today the Spirit of New Zealand Te Waka Herenga Tangata o Aotearoa, for a voyage of personal discovery. They''ve had fun, made friends, and been given a taste of expanded possibility. Distinguished author Roger McDonald captures stories from over 70 people who have made ''the Spirit'' part of their lives, from those who have worked for the Spirit of Adventure Trust to the young people whom it has introduced to sailing and self-recognition. This attractive clothbound hardback is illustrated with drawings by Sue Fisher.
£39.94
ACC Queen Elizabeth Elegance at Sea Noble Eleganz zur
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£18.74
Koehlers Verlagsgsellschaft Guterstrome Der Welt : The Global Cargo Flow
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£24.75
Koehlers Verlagsgsellschaft Europe`s North Sea Coast
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£40.38
Koehlers Verlagsgsellschaft Johannes Holst: Artist Of The Sea
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£108.00
Tapir Academic Press Ice Navigation
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£40.38
International Marine Publishing The Laminated Wood Boatbuilder
£18.95
Random House USA Inc In the Kingdom of Ice The Grand and Terrible
Book SynopsisNATIONAL BESTSELLER • A white-knuckle tale of polar exploration and heroism in the Gilded Age from the New York Times bestselling author of Blood and Thunder and Ghost Soldiers. • “A splendid book in every way…a marvelous nonfiction thriller.” —The Wall Street Journal On July 8, 1879, Captain George Washington De Long and his team of thirty-two men set sail from San Francisco on the USS Jeanette. Heading deep into uncharted Arctic waters, they carried the aspirations of a young country burning to be the first nation to reach the North Pole. Two years into the harrowing voyage, the Jeannette's hull was breached by an impassable stretch of pack ice, forcing the crew to abandon ship amid torrents of rushing of water. Hours later, the ship had sunk below the surface, marooning the men a thousand miles north of Siberia, where they faced a terrifying march with m
£17.00
W. W. Norton & Company The Illustrated Dictionary of Boating Terms 2000 Essential Terms for Sailors and Powerboaters
Book Synopsis“Written for the sailor, not the scholar. Rousmaniere leaves out the chaff and gives us just the wheat. Astonishingly comprehensive and slender enough to carry aboard.” —Don Casey, author of This Old Boat
£15.68
iUniverse Sunken Treasure Six Who Found Fortunes
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£24.00
iUniverse Ships Beneath the Sea A History of Subs and Submersibles
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£20.54
iUniverse THE SHIPYARD WILL IT FLOAT
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£18.07
iUniverse From T2 to Supertanker Development of the Oil Tanker 19402000 Development of the Oil Tanker 19402000
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£17.28
iUniverse The Transportation of Oil By Sea
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£11.03
iUniverse Thames Yacht Club The First 75 Years
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£10.67
iUniverse From T2 to Supertanker Development of the Oil Tanker 19402000
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£22.94
