The Coastal Cruising Handbook Tapa dura - 1980

Hardback. Very Good.

Hardback. Acceptable.

Great Britain: Hollis & Carter, 1980. 1st British Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Bookcase 2 Hardback. Translated from the French by Frank George. This book is designed to convey accurate, useful information to the yachtsman in the most convenient form: visually. The 160 pages contain some 500 simple diagrams which provide a quick, instantly recognisable answer to the questions most likely to crop up in the course of a coastal passage. Subjects covered include weather forecasts (British and European waters), tide caluclations, boat and rig nomenclature, knots, seamanship and manoeuvres under sail and power, anchoring and mooring, towing, collision avoidance, and the elements of coastal navigation. A useful appendix illustrates the theories underlying standard practice in small-boat handling. Illustrated. Illustrated laminated boards. 133+ pp. ( We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly… Leer más

London [etc.] : Hollis and Carter, 1980. First Edition. Hardback. Near fine copy in the original color printed boards. Particularly and uncommonly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 160 pages; Physical description. : 160 p. : ill. , charts, maps ; 26 cm. Notes: Translation of : 'Le mousse' Dol-de-Bretagne : J. Harand, 1976. Index. Subject: Yachts and yachting - Europe. Navigation. Seamanship. Boats and boating. Yachts - Cruising - Europe - Coastal waters - Manuals.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.