... Weller : ' It's over , and can't be helped , and that's one consolation , as they always says in Turkey ven they cuts the wrong man's head off . APPENDIXI LOOSE ENDS The one thing a well - run 156 Hand , Reef and Steer.
It's been done, and I think the only way to end this chapter is with another quote. This one is from Dickens' Sam Weller: 'It's over, and can't be helped, and that's one consolation, as they always says in Turkey ven they cuts the wrong ...
POOLE Category A Tides Tides in Poole Harbour are small in range but highly significant to navigation. Streams run particularly fast in the narrow entrance, where an ebb rate of four knots and more can be found at springs.
This new book is both a tribute to and a minutely researched history of these remarkable vessels.
South coast of England, the North coast of France and the Channel Islands
GOOD. VIBRATIONS. After Death Valley, we were committed to press on for New Mexico via Flagstaff, Arizona and the great canyons, but we decided that it would be insane not to make a detour to experience at least one night in Las Vegas.
Oluf Reed Olsen Two Eggs on My Plate Allen & Unwin 1952 One rainy Sunday in Harwich, I picked up a battered, salt-stained volume in a used-book shop. I'd never heard of the title or the author, but when I began to read it that night on ...
With clear, helpful colour photographs and diagrams throughout, this is the essential book for anyone planning for or dreaming about sailing further afield.
The Complete Day Skipper is a totally practical hands-on manual that covers the RYA Day Skipper syllabus in a way that reflects a skipper's growing experience at sea, beginning with yacht handling under power, moving on to boat husbandry ...
A practical hands-on manual for skippers at the outset of their careers from Tom Cunliffe, one of Britain's best known instructors and most successful writers on seamanship.
The Complete Yachtmaster has been a bestseller since first publication and has established itself as the standard reference for Yachtmaster students as well as skippers of all levels of experience.
In Hand, Reef & Steer - winner of the Best Book of the Sea Award - Tom explains the different sailing characteristics of classic craft and shares his grasp of the special skills required to handle them.
If blue water cruising is your game, this is the book for you. Part 1 covers celestial navigation - fixing your position by sextant. This is an interesting and elegant method of knowing where you are - and may save your life some day.
Upgraded and updated regularly, this is the 8th edition published by Imray under Cunliffe¿s hand. `Shell¿ is more than a harbour guide.
Using straightforward explanations and clear illustrations, Inshore Navigation goes straight to the heart of each topic. This is the definitive guide for everyone who wants to learn navigation easily, quickly and safely.
NEW EDITION FEATURES: Revised text and new photographs Video tutorials accessed online Access to downloadable calculation sheets Whether you need to pass an exam, want a back-up to GPS positioning or simply choose to delight in the wonder ...
Celestial navigation is the one of the oldest of the mariner's arts - and one of the most awe-inspiring.
The Complete Day Skipper is a totally practical hands-on manual that covers the RYA Day Skipper syllabus in a way that reflects a skipper's growing experience at sea, beginning with yacht handling under power, moving on to boat husbandry ...
Four highly experienced sailors pose 40 challenging seamanship and navigational "puzzlers" based on real life problems.
... fair tide might easily raise this to 5 or 6, whereas a foul tide can leave her sailing on the spot. A yacht beating with a fair tide of more than a couple of knots generally makes better progress than one reaching against it. Depth In a ...