NEW TITLES ILLUSTRATED & PHOTOGRAPHIC BOOKS
Yachting
The Anatomy of Sail
A Visual Celebration of Sailing Past and Present
The Yacht Dissected and Explained
Olivier Le Carrer A stunning visual celebration of the essence and elegance of the sport, featuring the icons, legends, and great races that make yachting so electrifying.
An encyclopedic compendium of every element of a yacht, gloriously illustrated with beautiful photography, explanatory diagrams, and fascinating history and facts.
Hardcover • 192pp • 10 1/4" x 11 1/4" • April 2015 • U.S. $60.00
Hardcover • 192pp • 9 3/8" x 11 7/8" • April 2015 • U.S. $60.00
ISBN: 9781472901644 • Color photos throughout
ISBN: 9781472902757 • Color photos throughout
Nic Compton
Ultimate Classic Yachts 20 of the World’s Most Beautiful Classic Yachts Nic Compton The culmination of Nic Compton’s decades-long passion, this is a stunning collection showcasing the twenty most beautiful and fascinating classic boats still sailing today. Hardcover • 160pp • 9" x 12 3/16" • October 2015 • U.S. $50.00 ISBN: 9781472918123 • 180 color photos and illustrations
Clipper Ships and the Golden Age of Sail
Maps
Tall Ships Today
Their Untold Stories
Their Remarkable Story
Races and Rivalries on the Nineteenth Century High Seas
Rose Mitchell and Andrew Janes
Nigel Rowe
Drawing on 700 years’ worth of maps from the National Archives, this stunning and fascinating collection is not just about the history of the maps, but offers insight into the places, cities, and nations at a given point in time.
A magnificent celebration of tall ships with stunning photographs from dozens of ships around the world, epitomizing the majesty and romance of the sea.
Hardcover • 256pp • 11" x 11" • October 2014 • U.S. $50.00
ISBN: 9781472903464 • Color photographs throughout
Sam Jefferson Featuring gorgeous paintings and illustrations, and fascinating eyewitness accounts as well as newspaper reports, this beautiful book celebrates the elegance of these racehorses of the sea, and brings the era vividly to life. Hardcover • 240pp • 8 1/2" x 11" • November 2014 • U.S. $45.00 ISBN: 9781472900289 • 280 color paintings and extracts
ISBN: 9781408189672 • 100 historical maps and color images
Hardcover • 224pp • 8 7/8" x 12 3/16" • July 2014 • U.S. $50.00
NEW TITLES HIGH SEA ADVENTURES Sea Fever
Blood Ransom
The True Adventures that Inspired our Greatest Maritime Authors
Stories from the Front Line in the War Against Somali Piracy
Sam Jefferson
John Boyle
Behind many a great sea story is a real-life adventure that inspired it, and Sea Fever explores the dangerous, exciting, and often eccentric escapades of literature’s sailing stars, giving us a fascinating insight into how fact fed into fiction.
For the first time in history, every superpower on the planet has united against a common enemy—a couple thousand ragtag, underfed men and boys. Using interviews with pirates, hostages, skippers, security guards, and politicians, John Boyle paints a vivid picture of the war from all sides.
Hardcover • 336pp • 6" x 9 1/4" • May 2015 ISBN: 9781472908810 • U.S. $27.00
Hardcover • 304pp • 6" x 9 1/4" • July 2015 ISBN: 9781472912671 • U.S. $27.00
Rescue Pilot
One Wild Song
Cheating the Sea
A Voyage in a Lost Son’s Wake
Jerry Grayson
Paul Heiney
Whether saving desperate survivors from a sinking ship or flying into the teeth of a storm to search for drowning sailors, the work of a search and rescue pilot is vital, dangerous, thrilling, and on the edge. Jerry Grayson is the most decorated peacetime search and rescue pilot in history. This is his story.
After his son committed suicide at age 23, British television host Paul Heiney decided to set sail on a voyage to Cape Horn to connect with his son’s “voice.” Not only a hugely challenging experience physically, this turned out to be an emotional journey of much more importance.
Hardcover • 240pp • 6" x 9 1/4"
Hardcover • 240pp • 6" x 9 1/4"
September 2015 • ISBN: 9781472917935
September 2015 • ISBN: 9781472919489
U.S. $28.00 • 8-page color insert
U.S. $26.00 • Two 8-page color inserts
Adlard Coles Maritime Classics Seaworthy stories that stand the test of time. Bringing together the best in classic maritime literature and writing, this new series of stylish, high-quality collectors’ editions includes new material, maps, and photographs, and each book has an exclusive foreword by a high-profile, modern-day sailor, diver, or adventurer.
Robinson Crusoe and the Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
Lord Jim Joseph Conrad Foreword by Bruce Parry
Daniel Defoe
Paperback • 368pp • 5" x 7 3/4" • May 2015
Foreword by Ray Mears
ISBN: 9781472913951 • U.S. $15.00
Paperback • 544pp • 5" x 7 3/4" • May 2015 ISBN: 9781472913920 • U.S. $15.00
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NEW TITLES GENERAL Safe Skipper
Stress-free Sailing
A Practical Guide to Managing Risk at Sea
Single and Short-handed Techniques
Simon Jollands & Rupert Holmes Safe Skipper is an indispensable guide to safe boating for skippers of all abilities. With its completely practical approach, it enables skippers to keep both boat and crew safe while still enjoying their time afloat. Includes case studies.
This indispensable guide takes the stress out of sailing with step-by-step photographic instructions on how to perform essential sailing techniques, regardless of how much help you have on board. An absolute godsend with accompanying online videos.
Paperback • 192pp • 6 1/2" x 9 1/2" • May 2015 • U.S. $25.00
Paperback • 160pp • 7 1/2" x 9 3/4" • May 2015 • U.S. $25.00
ISBN: 9781472909145 • Color photos and diagrams throughout
ISBN: 9781472907431 • Color photos and diagrams
Duncan Wells
throughout
Dream Cruising Destinations 24 Classic Cruises Mapped and Explored Covering exotic cruising destinations such as Thailand and the Virgin Islands as well as secret routes along the U.S. Intracoastal Waterway, French canals, and transoceanic adventures, this inspirational guide is the starting point for the voyage of a lifetime. Paperback • 160pp • 7 1/2" x 9 3/4" • November 2015
Wild Camping Exploring and Sleeping in the Wilds of the UK and Ireland Stephen Neale From getting back to nature with a tent, matches, and some bottled water to enjoying a pub dinner and camping out in the garden afterward this beautifully illustrated guide shows you how to enjoy wild camping in all its forms in the UK and Ireland.
U.S. $25.00 • ISBN: 9781408187814 • 130 color photos and
Paperback • 240pp • 6 3/8" x 9 1/4" • July 2015 • U.S. $25.00
maps
ISBN: 9781472900340 • Color photos and maps throughout
The Kiteboarding Manual
The Weather Handbook
The Essential Guide for Beginners and Improvers
An Essential Guide to How Weather Is Formed and Develops
Andy Gratwick
Alan Watts
A complete, practical guide to kiteboarding for beginners and improvers. Explaining the theory, this book will get you started with the kite and take you through to flying, jumping, and racing on the water.
The third edition of this bestselling book explains how to forecast the weather using apps, websites, professional forecasts, and by simply looking for signs in the sky.
Paperback • 208pp • 8 3/16" x 9 1/4" • June 2015 • U.S. $25.00
ISBN: 9781472905499 • Color photos and charts throughout
ISBN: 9781408192030 • Color photos and illustrations throughout
Paperback • 160pp • 6 1/8" x 9 1/4" • February 2015 • U.S. $18.00
50 Water Adventures to Do Before You Die The World's Ultimate Experiences In, On and Under Water Lia Ditton A definitive guide to the planet’s finest offerings for activities in, on, or under water. Featuring gorgeous photography and practical information, this is a must-have for thrillseekers and armchair dreamers alike. Paperback • 224pp • 6 3/8" x 9 1/4" • March 2015 • U.S. $25.00 ISBN: 9781472901132 • 241 color photos
NEW TITLES GENERAL The Boat Improvement Bible
Be Your Own Boat Surveyor
Practical Projects to Customise and Upgrade Your Boat
A Hands-on Guide for All Owners and Buyers
The most up-to-date, user friendly, and practical manual for boat owners who wish to improve their yacht or powerboat. It will equip any boat owner with average DIY skills to improve all aspects of their boat: safety, comfort, facilities, storage, and performance on the water. Packed with step-by-step photographs and detailed guidance.
Dag Pike This handbook empowers the reader to carry out a survey on their own boat. Highly illustrated, with anecdotes and hands-on advice throughout, this practical book gives readers the tools to do much of the work on their own, and know exactly when to call in the experts.
Hardcover • 304pp • 7 1/2" x 9 5/8" • May 2015 • U.S. $40.00
Paperback • 192pp • 6 3/4" x 9 5/8" • December 2014 • U.S. $24.00
ISBN: 9781408154199 • Color photos and illustrations throughout
ISBN: 9781472903679 • Color photos and diagrams throughout
NOW AVAILABLE AS AN APP Download direct to your smart phone or tablet and take wherever you go.
Reeds Ocean Handbook The Comprehensive Pocket Guide
Reeds Maritime Flag Handbook 2nd edition
Bill Johnson
The Comprehensive Pocket Guide
This handy pocketbook provides all the essential navigation, weather, and route planning theory, as well as practical guidance and advice on longdistance radio communications, ocean passagemaking, and risk/emergency preparations.
Miranda Delmar-Morgan This handy guide is the perfect on-board reference to the maritime flags of the world and their usage.
Paperback • 176pp • 3 7/8" x 6 1/4" • December 2015 • U.S. $15.00
Paperback • 160pp • 3 7/8" x 6 1/4" • November 2015
ISBN: 9781472913067 • 160 color illustrations
U.S. $15.00 • ISBN: 9781472918239 • 280 color illustrations
The Illustrated Boat Dictionary in 9 Languages App U.S. $4.99
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