Category Archives: Travel Guides
Birds of Peru
With over 1800 species, Peru has the second richest avifauna of any country in the world. As a consequence it is one of the most popular birding destinations in South America. Birds of Peru is the first comprehensive and fully illustrated field guide to the avifauna of Peru. The combination of authoritative text and superb
How To Install A New Diesel
This book covers all the factors relevant to choosing and installing a new diesel engine, whether the work will be done by the owner or entrusted to a boatyard or engineer. It covers selecting the right size and type of engine, deciding on transmission and stern gear, designing new engine bearers, fitting fuel tanks, filters
Mountaineering
Mountaineering is aimed at anyone interested in outdoor pursuits on hills and mountains – including hill walkers, climbers mountaineers and members of adventure expeditions. The book contains step-by-step guidance to every skill that you need in order to be safe on the mountain, including: navigation weather rock climbing Via Ferrata big wall climbing winter climbing
Field Guide to Birds of the Middle East
This is a completely revised second edition of the bestselling field guide to the birds of the Middle East, covering Turkey, Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Iraq, Iran, the Arabian peninsula and Socotra. For the first time, the text and maps appear opposite the plates, and as a consequence there are fewer species per plate
Birds of Mongolia
Mongolia encompasses a diverse range of habitats including forests, mountains, vast plains and of course the Gobi Desert. Birds of Mongolia provides full details of every species to be found in the country, and, using plates specially created for the book, the guide follows traditional field guide design with plates arranged opposite the text. Detailed
Skipper`s Onboard Diesel Guide
In the same handy splashproof format as the highly successful Skipper`s Cockpit Guide, this Skipper`s Onboard Diesel Guide is a convenient lie-flat reference to all types and sizes of marine diesel engine. There is advice on how the engine works, how each part interacts, dos and don`ts, fault finding and troubleshooting tests and detailed exploded
Skipper`s Cockpit Guide
This quick reference guide contains all the navigational information and practical seamanship needed by skippers or crew. The accessible and concise presentation makes it ideal for instant reference at sea, and its splashproof pages and spiral binding enable it to stand up to the demanding marine environment. Invaluable for experienced sailors as an aide-memoire, as
Yachting Monthly`s Channel Havens
Channel Havens is a cruising guide with a difference. Recognising that many of us would like to sail away from the crowd, Ken Endean introduces the reader to beautiful, unfrequented places within the Western English Channel, from the Solent to the West Country, Channel Islands and Northern France. Here are sandy bays, coves, reef anchorages
Birds of Northern South America – Volume 1
This is the first comprehensive identification guide dealing exclusively with the birds of this region. It covers all the species, including vagrants, found in Ecuador, Columbia, Venezuela, Aruba, Curacao, Bonaire, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana. Over 2,300 species are described in depth in the text, describing geographical variation, identification, status, habitat, voice
Birds of Northern South America – Volume 2
This is the first comprehensive field guide dealing exclusively with the birds of this region. It covers all the species, including vagrants, found in Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Aruba, Curacao, Bonaire, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana. Over 2,300 species are accurately illustrated with a total of nearly 6,400 images. Concise caption text appears
Birds Of East Africa – Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda & Burundi
This is the first comprehensive field guide dealing exclusively with the birds of this spetacular region. It covers all resident, migrant and vagrant species found in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. Over 1300 species are illustrated with full details all the plumages and major races likely to be encountered. Concise text describes identification, status,
Bridge Procedures: A Guide for Watchkeepers of Large Yachts Under Sail and Power
This is the essential manual for every yacht captain and all those aspiring to become one. It outlines the correct protocol for keeping watch to STCW-95 standards and the procedures to be followed on the bridge of every yacht irrespective of the vessel`s flag state or the ensign flying at her stern. It caters specifically
Creative Ropecraft
Creative Ropecraft is a treasure trove of knots, hitches, bends, plaits and netting – the standard work on practical and decorative knots and ropework. Anyone tempted to try their hand at this will be able to follow the steps easily thanks to Stuart Grainger`s exquisite and very detailed drawings. Stuart Grainger describes how to tie
Sell Up and Sail – Pursue the Dream
This highly popular guide is written mainly for people who want to give up the land and live almost permanently on their boats, cruising from one place to another. For these people this book, now in its third edition, is considered a bible. There is advice on everything from choosing and maintaining your boat to
Race Training with Jim Saltonstall
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 performance from the
Sextant Simplified: A Practical Explanation of the Use of the Sextant At Sea.
The sextant is the treasured navigational device of generations of seamen and airmen. It enables position to be determined with good accuracy for ocean navigation, and it was the combination of sextant and chronometer that allowed safe navigation of the oceans for generations of seafarers. Despite the accuracy and ease of use of electronic navigation
Shooting H2O
This is Rick Tomlinson`s thoughtful and exciting account of his day to day life as a photographer, told through his wonderfully dramatic photography. Rick Tomlinson is probably the best known name in marine photography and his action photos of all manner of sailing scenes are in evidence all over the world. This new edition, with
Channel Ports & Approaches
This easy-to-read tidal atlas includes comprehensive and detailed tidal streams and tidal heights and an annual Cherbourg tide table. It covers The Solent and Approaches, Portland Bill, Alderney and Cherbourg, Poole, Russell Channels, St Helier Approaches, St Malo Approaches, Ile de Brehat, Le Havre, The Scilly Isles, Ile d`Ouessant and Chenal du Four.
Birds of Kenya & Northern Tanzania
Surely the most comprehensive bird watching reference book for this region. Colour illustrations and detailed information for over 1,100 species of bird, distribution maps are included where applicable. Indexes of English and scientific names.Authors are D A Zimmerman, D A Turner, D J Pearson.Yes, that`s a Great Blue Turaco on the cover.
Birds of Belize
Birds of Belize is a definitive guide to birdwatching and identifying in the country. 573 species are comprehensively described in profiles covering appearance, behaviour, voice, habitat, distribution and status. 56 drawn illustrations show species in male, female and juvenile plumages where appropriate, and a selection of 234 maps show seasonality and range in Belize.
