Alphabetical book list by Subject.
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Handbooks
Complete Sailing Manual		Sleight Steve.	Dorling Kindersly
	Synopsis. A step by step sailing guide for all sailors from the novice to the experienced skipper. A superb source of visual reference packed with over 750 full colour photographs and detailed diagrams. Covers every aspect involved in sailing and owning a boat, from dinghies to catamarans to offshore cruisers.
Handbook of Sailing		Bond Bob.	Penguin
	Synopsis. This book is unrivalled in its scope, its attention to detail and clarity of presentation. It is the one volume that deserves a place on every sailor's bookshelf. Lavishly illustrated with colour and black and white photographs, drawings and diagrams and fully revised with the latest developments and practices, this book provides a full-scale instructional course in all the essentials: basic sailing, advanced sailing, cruising, navigation, meteorology, maintenance and safety. This book provides all the essential information for the sailor, whether in sheltered waters or a force eight gale.
Sailing Handbook.		Cox Dave.	New Holland.
	Synopsis. Looks at all aspects of this exhilarating sport, examining the natural forces of the wind, weather and tides; instructing on basic sailing manoeuvres; and progressing to advanced sailing skills for high-speed racing situations. International sailing rules, pilotage and navigation skills are discussed, as are communication methods and the planning and sophisticated equipment required for a long distance cruise. A section on health advises on emergency procedures for accidents at sea. The text is accompanied throughout by beautiful illustrations and dramatic, high quality photography, making this an essential book for every level of sailor, whether novice or experienced professional.
Humour
Anchor's Aweigh.		Sleightholme Des.	Adlard Coles Nautical
	Synopsis. In his usual hilarious tongue-in-cheek manner; Des Sleightholme seeks to introduce the newcomer to the joys of cruising, explaining in a highly amusing manner how to go about choosing a boat, what is likely to happen on your first time out, coping with tides, knots, and etiquette, and how to behave in marinas. Read it and you'll curl up!
	216 x 138 mm   96pp   30 cartoons   paperback
Dogwatch.		Passmore John.	Adlard Coles Nautical
	Synopsis. Yachting world's Dogwatch. Dogwatch is the Yachting World column which lurches helplessly from the hilarious to the absurd. From the world's first scientific analysis of why every hat must disappear over the side, to the definitive guide to yacht club showers and lessons in navigating by smell, Yachting World's Dogwatch answers the questions you never dared to ask.
	216 x 130 mm   96pp   20 b/w drawings paperback
The Essence of Cruising.		Sleightholme Des.	Fernhurst Books
	Synopsis. Sixty years of sea wisdom distilled into 240 pithy maxims. "Sea Lore, like Essex mud, has a way of sticking to you" says Des, retired editor of Yachting Monthly.
	113 x 150 mm   160pp
Off Watch With Old Harry.		Sleightholme Des.	Adlard Coles Nautical
	Synopsis. An entertaining collection of humourous observations on the nautical scene. The joys of antifouling, the bloody-mindedness of marine engines, the dubious pleasure of sailing on a spring tide, skippers, launchings, and novice crew are just some of the subjects aired by 'Old Harry'. Each episode is enlivened with a cartoon illustration.
	216 x 138 mm   96pp   25 b/w cartoons   paperback
Old Harry's Dog Watch.		Sleightholme Des.	Adlard Coles Nautical
	Synopsis. Here is another of Des Sleightholme's highly entertaining collections of humorous observations on the nautical scene. Perceptive, amusing and presented in his inimitable style. Des takes us through his many nautical hair-raising experiences. An ideal bunkside read.
	216 x 138 mm   96pp   15 cartoons   paperback
On the Ebb		Peyton Mike.	Fernhurst Books
	Synopsis. The 16th. collection of Peyton cartoons. Intended as a light hearted warning about the detrimental effects of sailing on the nation's economy.
	200 x 156 mm   96pp   90 cartoons.
The Sailor's Little Book		Mosenthal Basil.	Fernhurst Books
	Synopsis. A nautical jumble of quotations and 'sea wisdom'. Excellent bunkside reading, or leave a copy in the loo!
	113 x 150 mm   160pp   2 cartoons.
UP Aloft With Old Harry.		Sleightholme Des.	Adlard Coles Nautical
	Synopsis. Up Aloft with Old Harry is another wonderful collection of batty observations on the sailing scene. Wickedly perceptive, Sleightholme attacks pomposity with scarifying gusto, taking the mickey out of everything and everybody afloat. Such topics as leaking boats, dragging anchors, the charms of twin keels, the Fastnet Race, moving house by boat, chartering and, of course, the perils of going aloft, are handled with pitiless relish.
	216 x 138 mm   96pp   20 line drawings   paperback