Category Archives: Travel Guides
Day Skipper Practical Course Notes
RYA Day Skipper Practical Course Notes is designed to accompany the RYA Day Skipper Practical Course held at sailing centres around the world. It also provides a wealth of valuable information to all those going to sea.The RYA is the governing body representing sailing, windsurfing, motor boating, power boat racing and personal watercraft, at sea
RYA Navigation Exercises (G7)
This new edition of the best selling RYA Navigation Exercises is the official and recommended book for RYA Day Skipper, Yachtmaster and the Basic 2-Day Navigation and Safety Course and contains everything you will need to help answer the questions in this book. It is the only book that uses the new RYA Training Charts
RYA GO Cruising (G42)
Covers all the essentials required to help young people become interested and valuable members of crew on both sail and power cruising yachts. For children aged 7 – 12. Foreward by Tom Cunliffe.
War, Revolution and Society in the Rio De La Plata, 1808-1810
The year 2010 sees the official celebration of the bicentenary of the revolutions in the Ro de la Plata. This book contains the narrative that Thomas Kinder wrote of his voyage to that region in 1808-10 and of his stay in Madeira, Montevideo and Buenos Aires which has never been published nor, apparently, used by
RYA Safety Boat Handbook (G16)
The RYA Safety Boat Handbook aims to provide up to date advice to anyone providing Safety Boat back up and was written to accompany the RYA Safety Boat Course. It outlines all the practical techniques, expert advice and tips needed by Safety Boat crew. The format makes it quick and easy to use and the
Malta – A Travellers` Anthology
Malta – A Travellers` Anthology is a selection of extracts compiled by Deborah Manley, which reveals how generations of writers and observers have recorded their views of Malta and Gozo; its landscapes, its peoples, its capital Valetta and famous harbour, its festas and festivals and catholic identity. Whilst featuring comments from such names as Byron,
Laser Handbook (G53)
The most up-to-date book on this very popular class RYA Laser Handbook. Lots of colour photographs and illustrations make this book a `must` for anyone interested in Lasers. Detailed chapters on manoeuvring, upwind and downwind technique, care and maintenance, body weight and nutrition and sailing theory.
Our Man in Paris
Since 1997 John Lichfield, The Independents correspondent in France, has been sending dispatches back to the newspaper in London. More than transient news stories, the popular Our Man in Paris series consists of essays on all things French. Sometimes serious, at other times light-hearted, they offer varied vignettes of life in the hexagone and trace
Optimist Handbook G44
A valuable addition to the RYA racing series and a brilliant book to get youngsters interested and involved in sailing and racing.The Optimist is one of the best-known and biggest childrens classes in the world. Over 150,000 are registered (although a lot more are made) and are sailed in more than 110 countries.The `Oppy` has
Joy Unconfined! Lord Byron`s Grand Tour Re-Toured
Joy Unconfined!” finds Lord Ian Strathcarron following in Lord Byron’s footsteps, revisiting the places the poet visited two hundred years ago on his Grand Tour of the Mediterranean and comparing what he found then to what one finds there now. At each point the re-Tour meets today’s equivalents to the kings, consuls, governors, chieftains and
Pocket Guide to Boating Knots (G60)
Contains all the really useful knots that any boater needs to know. This book is waterproof and compact enough to fit in your pocket. Furthermore, because of its design, stays open, allowing you to use both hands to practise tying your knots.
The Portuguese – Portrait of a Nation
Portugal is an established member of the European Union, one of the founders of the euro currency and a founder member of NATO. Yet it is an inconspicuous and largely overlooked country on the continent s south-west rim. Barry Hatton shines a light on this enigmatic corner of Europe by blending historical analysis with entertaining
Russian Frontiers
The vast and expanding Russian empire of the eighteenth century was inhabited by a great number of peoples. This book, part anthology, part commentary, is the first of its kind to bring together British travellers` accounts of the peoples and places of the lesser known but key parts of Russia s frontiers: the Lower Volga,
At the Kremlin Gates
?By tradition, Moscow is the easternmost bastion of western civilisation. Moscow has stood against invasion and war, pestilence and fire. It has been rejected by its own rulers, and its destruction has been planned by its dreamers and invaders alike. Yet it has survived. How this happened is the story of historical accident, the vagaries
Travels in Blood and Honey – Becoming a Beekeeper in Kosovo
Kosovo: the name conjures up blood: ethnic cleansing and war. This book reveals another side to the newest country in the world a land of generous families, strong tastes and lush landscapes: a land of honey. Elizabeth Gowing is rushed to Kosovo, on a blind date with the place, when her partner is suddenly offered
Born Survivor
In Born Survivor – which accompanies a brand new eight-part series for Channel 4 – Bear Grylls, the world`s ultimate survivor, shows us how to stay alive in the most unforgiving conditions on Earth. From crossing piranha-infested rivers and finding fresh food to building bush fires and fighting off grizzly bears – all manner of
Mud, Sweat & Tears
Mud, Sweat and Tears is a fascinating account of the life and adventures ‘“ so far! ‘“ of the remarkable Bear Grylls.The book sheds light on Grylls’ early development, from growing up on the Isle of Wight where he was taught by his father to sail and climb at an early age, to leading out-of-bounds
The Trabant Trek – Crossing the World in a Plastic Car
A group of 20-something adventurers tackle inhospitable geography, harsh climates and the limits of their own endurance all in aid of Cambodian street children as they venture on an overland journey from Germany to Cambodia in the worlds worst car the Soviet-era Trabant. Their escapades include being tailed by the Turkmen KGB, running out of
Through Another Europe
This anthology of travel writings on the Balkans is the first attempt to compile a representative sample of such commentary in a single volume. Taking the seventeenth century as a starting point, Through Another Europe comprises over fifty passages from some of the most interesting and exciting British and American travelogues, many of which are
Walk! Brittany (North)
Walk Brittany (North) is part of a two-volume series of Discovery Walking guides written by Charles Davis exploring the walking possibilities in one of France’s most popular walking destinations. The guide covers a range of walks including routes in Portsall, Santec, Huelgoat, Lezardrieux, Tremargat and Rennes. The routes pass through diverse landscapes including wild moorland,
