Adlard Coles imprint: 212 books
Your First Atlantic Crossing 4th edition
A Planning Guide for Passagemakers
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2014
Answering all of the important questions, this book shows not just how to sail an ocean for the first time, but also how to enjoy it. There are insights into the social as well as nautical reality of preparing the boat, the comfort of having highly detailed plans, the inside story of life with a crew,...
The Barefoot Navigator
Wayfinding with the Skills of the Ancients
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2017
'Barefoot navigation: 5,000 years in the making.'
Barefoot Navigator introducesus to a unique take on navigation – using the skills of the ancients and technology-free techniques, we learn how to navigate using the sun, sea, wind and stars, and even the flight patterns of ocean birds.
The...
Ocean Sailing
The Offshore Cruising Experience with Real-life Practical Advice
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2019
This is the reassuring voice of the ocean sailing community. Your big adventure starts here.
For many sailors, an ocean passage is the big dream. But many will worry that they don't have the right experience, that their boat isn't strong enough, or that it will be prohibitively expensive and...
Coastal Britain: England and Wales
Celebrating the history, heritage and wildlife of Britain's shores
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2019
When all her islands are taken into consideration, the British coastline spans almost 8,000 miles, which is longer than both Brazil's and Mexico's. From the clear blue waters of serene Cornish bays to the tempestuous seas around rugged Pembrokeshire headlands, this new book journeys around the varied...
Learn to Navigate
The No-Nonsense Guide for Everyone
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2014
Learn to Navigate has been a bestseller since first publication. It is the ideal introduction for anyone wanting to learn the basics of what navigation is all about. This fourth edition is now in full colour throughout.
Covering the essentials of reading a chart, understanding tides, using...
The Atlantic Crossing Guide 7th edition
RCC Pilotage Foundation
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2017
'I cannot imagine setting sail without it' SAIL
'A must for all aspiring ocean crossers' Yachting World
We call it 'The Pond', yet the Atlantic Ocean covers one fifth of the surface of our planet and one third of its surface area of water. It is still a mighty big pond to cross! Realising...
by Jim Saltonstall
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2016
Race Training with Jim Saltonstall is for all those who wish to improve their personal performance within the most challenging sport in the world. It is aimed at racers at all levels of the sport, from club right through to international level. It aims to improve every aspect of a racer's personal...
Powerboat Design and Performance
Expert insight into developments past and future
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2019
Set to become the bible for powerboat owners and operators for years to come, this long overdue analysis and review of modern powerboat design and operation explores how powerboats have developed, why, and how design impacts on control and performance.
Every aspect of the powerboat's design...
by Dag Pike
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2013
This is a book about practical powerboat driving in boats large and small, operating at speeds between 20 and 100 knots. It is about techniques that can only be picked up from experience - practical ways to make your driving safer, easier and better, whatever the conditions.
This book starts...
Bailey Boat Cat
Adventures of a Feline Afloat
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2014
Bailey is a boat cat. He loves nothing more than cruising aboard Nocturne, gazing wistfully out of portholes, lounging on the sun deck wearing his cat lifejacket, climbing the mast and generally fulfilling his important boat-cat duties – and blogging about them at baileyboatcat.com.
This...
Shakedown Cruise
Lessons and Adventures from a Cruising Veteran as He Learns the Ropes
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
Long before he was one of America's leading yachting writers, Nigel Calder was a novice cruiser with ambitions grander than his experience. Nigel and his partner Terrie were young and foolish, with a home-built boat that was new and untested, one child already and another on the way - but they were...
by Douglas Justins, Colin Berry
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2018
This fully updated new edition of First Aid at Sea provides an easy-to-access instant guide to emergency first aid for all seafarers:
- Concise descriptions of medical conditions
- Prioritised list of treatments
- Fully updated in line with guidelines and best practice
'A highly practical...
PEYTON
The World's Greatest Yachting Cartoonist
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2013
Mike Peyton is the world's most famous nautical cartoonist - the Matt or Giles of the sailing world. This is his authorised biography, complete with many of his iconic cartoons, written by Dick Durham - ex Fleet Street journalist, Yachting Monthly's Features Editor and Mike's lifelong friend.
Dick...
How to Paint Your Boat
Painting, Varnishing , Antifouling
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2013
Most boatowners will find themselves with paintbrush in hand at
least once during a season but with the vast range of products now
available, how do you know which to select for the job? This book answers all the DIY boatowner's questions, and provides practical advice on painting every type of material.
It...