2,317円 For more than 150 years it was the world’s most powerful force: between victory at Trafalgar in 1805 and the withdrawal from ‘east of Suez’ in the 1960s, the ships of the Royal Navy were ubiquitous. From Newfoundland to New South Wales and Cyprus to Ceylon, the Royal Navy was there, protecting Br...

2,804円 The merchants of Manchester were concerned about the high tariffs charged at Liverpool Docks and the excessive rates for transhipment of goods to Manchester. They decided that the best thing for their trade was to bring seagoing ships up to Manchester. And this they did – via numerous enabling Bi...

1,500円 Extrait : "Je venais d'avoir seize ans lorsque je m'enfuis de la maison paternelle pour m'engager comme matelot. Ce n'était pas que je fusse malheureux dans ma famille ; je quittais, au contraire, des parents affectueux et remplis d'indulgence, des sœurs et des frères qui m'aimaient et qui me ple...

1,500円 Extrait : "Le Sydney quitta Port-Jackson, situé sur la côte orientale de la Nouvelle-Hollande, le 12 avril 1806 ; il allait au Bengale. Ayant le dessein de passer par le détroit de Dampierre, je suivis aussi exactement qu'il me fut possible la route du capitaine Hogan, commandant le Cornwallis te...

748円 This book is a collection of historical articles about yachting, with information on design, construction, maintenance, repairing, sailing, and many other related aspects. Carefully selected for a modern readership, this timeless volume will be of considerable utility to anyone with a practical i...

748円 This vintage book is a complete guide to owning “long-houses” and “dragon-boats”, being a comprehensive handbook on everything from buying and building to managing and maintaining. Written in simple, plain language and profusely illustrated, this volume is ideal for both existing and prospective ...

3,800円 Im Winter ist das Südpolarmeer fast vollständig von Eis bedeckt. Kein Schiff wagt sich dann in diese Gegend. Der FS POLARSTERN, dem Forschungseisbrecher des Alfred-Wegener-Instituts, gelang die Überwinterung in der Antarktis. Heftige Schneestürme, tagelanges Driften mit den Eisschollen und eisige...

444円 When he’s not negotiating his way around a sand bar, there’s nothing a sailor likes more than propping up the bar – and telling tall tales and saucy jokes. The World’s Best Sailing Jokes is the ultimate collection of nautical naughtiness, quayside quips and high-seas hilarity for everyone from sa...

2,156円 Before the development of canals, railways or metalled roads, the quickest and most effective means of transporting goods from one point to another in Britain was by the use of coastal shipping, shallow-draught boats travelling between the ports of the British Isles. With the development and impr...

2,804円 Great disasters always attract conspiracy theories and this is just as true of disasters at sea as it is of those on land or in the air. The sinkings of the Titanic and the Lusitania, two of the great maritime disasters of the twentieth century, have attracted more than their share of these theor...

5,014円 Get the latest boatbuilding tips from this updated classic Since its first publication in 1970, Boatbuilding Manual has become the standard reference in boatbuilding and boat design schools, in the offices of professional builders, and in the basement workshops of home builders. No other boatbuil...

2,156円 This is the second half of a detailed history of sand dredging in the Bristol Channel - the result of over thirty years' research. Concentrating on the Welsh coast, A Century of Sand Dredging: Volume Two documents the sand trade from its inception in 1912 to the present day, and examines the sand...