Category Archives: Travel Guides
Solent Cruising Companion
The Solent is the spiritual home of sailing and one of Britain`s most popular sailing spots, offering a varied and interesting cruising ground. In this fully updated third edition, Derek Aslett provides an authoritative companion that helps you make the most of your visit. Centred on Cowes and covering the area from Keyhaven and Yarmouth
Tuning to Win
For most sailors, boat tuning may seem a mystery understood only by sailmakers and the like. In this book, sailor, chandler and championship winner, Ian Pinnell, unravels this daunting subject and will help improve your boatspeed as a result. Since most races are won or lost by a difference of less than 2% of racing
Granta 148: Summer Fiction
New fiction from: Haruki Murakami, Ben Lerner, Amor Towles, David Means, Julia Armfield, Te-Ping Chen, Magogodi oaMphela Makhene, Sara Majka, Thomas Pierce, Adam O`Fallon Price, Jem CalderPlus poetry from Nuar Alsadir, and a photoessay on transhumanism by Matthieu Gafsou with an introduction by Daisy Hildyard
The First Indian: The First Indian Solo Circumnavigation Under Sail
An engrossing narrative of one man`s struggle to achieve his dream against all odds, this is both a fast-paced adventure and a telling commentary on how heroes are often made despite the system they operate in, by dint of sheer perseverance and commitment to a chosen path. Above all, it`s a paean to the power
Granta 149: Europe – Strangers in the Land
`Granta 149: Strangers in the Land` includes essays by Elif Shafak, UKON, Andrew Miller, Will Atkins, Lara Feigel, Katherine Angel, Michael Hofmann, Joseph Koerner, Tom McCarthy and many more. It harks back to the 1989 issue of the same name, themed around the response to the fall of the Berlin wall. Through the lenses of
Cruising Companion To East Coast Rivers
Well established as `the East Coast yachtsman`s bible`, this new edition of this highly regarded guide covers the rivers, curlew-haunted creeks and intricate shoals and swatchways of the Thames Estuary. Edited by Janet Harber, the book now includes Lowestoft in the North and Ramsgate to the South and contains completely redesigned charts and new colour
Granta 150: There Must Be Ways to Organise the World with Language
Featuring fiction by Carmen Maria Machado and non-fiction by Oliver Bullough, Granta 150 is a celebration of the power of language.`There must be ways to organise the world with language.`From `Binyavanga` by Pwaangulongii DauodThe English language is like London, a cluster of myriad villages, each with its own atmosphere and particular cadences. This issue –
The Rules in Practice 2017-2020
A proper understanding of the racing rules is crucial to success on the water and there is no better guide to the latest rules than Bryan Willis. Bryan has been chairman of the jury and chief umpire for some of the most prestigious sailing events in the world, including the America`s Cup and Olympics. He
Granta 157: Should We Have Stayed at Home?: New Travel Writing
From Antarctica and the deserts of the US-Mexico border, to a Siberian whale-killing station and the alleyways of Taipei, these dispatches describe a world in perpetual motion (even when it is `locked-down`). To travel, we are reminded, is to embrace the experience of being a stranger – to acknowledge that one person`s frontier is another`s
Racing Rules Companion 2017-2020
The invaluable on-the-water reference guide to the essentials of the racing rules, updated for the latest 2017-2020 Racing Rules of Sailing. The book summarises the basic principles, definitions and rules and then covers every aspect of the race. This edition includes a new section on starts as well as mark rounding, obstructions, signals, and dispute
Knots and Splices
This beautifully illustrated and very popular book covers the commonly used knots & splices. In colour, it clearly illustrates how to tie each knot through the use of clear, sequential diagrams and a step by step approach. It covers the ten knots which everyone should know and many other useful knots, detailing the use and
Team Racing Companion
Team racing is great for fast, fun and different sailboat racing. It helps develop some key skills for future racing success, including starting, boat control in close manoeuvres, boat handling and boat-on-boat tactics. This handy companion tells you all you need to know about team racing. Whether it be 2-, 3- or 4-boat; in Optimists;
An Average War – Eighth Army to Red Army
Describing any war as average is a strange expression, and there is certainly nothing average about this fascinating memoir from author and cartoonist Mike Peyton. Like thousasnds of others he gave an incorrect age to get into the army, worried that the war would be over before he could join in. Once in, he fought
Simple Boat Maintenance
Simple Boat Maintenance concentrates on the 67 most common boat maintenance jobs. Each is rated for difficulty on a scale of 1-5 and is explained in simple steps with lots of photos and diagrams. No special tools are required and no skill is assumed. Take this book in one hand, a spanner in the other
Camping: Explore the Great Outdoors with Family and Friends
This is a practical and inspirational guide to camping. It`s about getting outside and enjoying the Great British Outdoors, whether you want to do it under canvas or in a glamorous yurt. As well as a guide to all the locations and types of campsite the National Trust has – many in stunning scenery –
Cakes, Bakes and Biscuits
Cakes, Bakes and Biscuits is a treasury of modern and classic recipes from the National Trust that you can create in the comfort of your own home, on a lazy Sunday or with the kids. From classic favourites like Victoria sponge and simple fruit cake to treats for children, perfect preserves and even savoury breads
Secret Gardens of the National Trust
Collected here are stunning photographs of the National Trust`s idiosyncratic gardens, accompanied by a light text meditating on the magic of the secret garden, and bringing in fascinating historical and botanical details. This book includes secret mazes, hidden corners, walled gardens, lost gardens, gardens that are only open one day a year, follies, orchards, dens,
The National Trust Book Of Scones
Sarah Clelland brings you 50 scone recipes from the National Trust.History is best enjoyed with a scone, as everyone who`s visited a National Trust house knows. This book brings you the best of both. Scone obsessive Sarah Clelland has gathered 50 – yes 50 – scone recipes from National Trust experts around the country. And
Houses of the National Trust
This captivating book, fully revised and updated and featuring more NT houses than ever before, is a guide to some of the greatest architectural treasures of Britain, encompassing both interior and exterior design. This new edition is fully revised and updated, and includes entries for eight new properties including: Dyffryn, Eyam Hall, Goddards, Leith Hill
A Cottage In The Country
A collection of the most fascinating and picturesque cottages from the National Trust.We all dream of escaping to a hideaway in the country – a green and pleasant idyll of country lanes with hawthorn hedges, a garden filled with hollyhocks and rosebushes, a cosy, flagstoned interior with a fire burning in the hearth… A Cottage
