Under Full Sail by Rob Mundle
49.99 NZD
Category: Nautical
How the mighty clipper ships transformed Australia from convict outpost to a nation. The story of the Clipper ships, and the tens of thousands of migrants they bought to the Australian colony of the nineteenth century, is one of the world's great migration stories. For anyone who travelled to Australia ...Show more
Barging Round Britain: Exploring the History of Our Nation's Canals and Waterways by John Sergeant
30.00 NZD
Category: Nautical
Barging Round Britain by David Bartley is a beautifully-illustrated guide to a unique and fascinating part of our history: the canal network. Explore the people and places that have forged this national treasure, from the birth of the Industrial Revolution to the leisure explosion on our waterways toda ...Show more
Through Ice & Fire by Sarah Laverick
39.99 NZD
Category: Nautical
The wild and desolate expanses of Antarctica have been the setting for many famous exploits and misadventures: a place where every decision has life-or-death consequences. The legendary tales of tragedy and triumph experienced by explorers such as Shackleton, Mawson and Scott continue to inspire to thi ...Show more
Fifty South: The Wreck of the Dundonald
35.00 NZD
Category: Nautical
In 1907 fifteen men survived the wreck of the Dundonald on the sub-Antarctic Auckland Islands. An inspiring tale of heroism and endurance.
A Voyage for Madmen by Peter Nichols
27.99 NZD
Category: Nautical
In 1968, nine sailors set off on the most daring race ever held: to single-handedly circumnavigate the globe nonstop. It was a feat that had never been accomplished and one that would forever change the face of sailing. Ten months later, only one of the nine men would cross the finish line and earn fame ...Show more
Blowfish's Oceanopedia: 291 Extraordinary Things You Didn't Know About the Sea by Blowfish
36.99 NZD
Category: Nautical
The seas of our planet cover more than 70 per cent of the Earth, yet we know less about the ocean depths than the surface of the moon. Join marine biologist and fish-fanatic Tom "the Blowfish" Hird as he lifts the lid on a treasure chest of fascinating facts, to reveal just what we do know about what lu ...Show more
Rowing the Pacific by Mick Dawson
37.99 NZD
Category: Nautical
Storms, fatigue, equipment failure, intense hunger, and lack of water are just a few of the challenges that ocean rower Mick Dawson endured whilst attempting to complete one of the World's 'Last Great Firsts'. In this nail-biting true story of man versus nature, former Royal Marine commando Dawson, a Gu ...Show more
Knots in Use by Colin Jarman
5.00 NZD
Category: Nautical
Knots in Use is a bestseller amongst knotting books. A handy pocket size, it covers all the most useful and practical knots, bends, hitches, whippings and splices used everyday by anyone going to sea - a unique benefit. It shows at a glance both how to tie the knot, bend or hitch, and how to use it most ...Show more
Shipwreck: A History of Disasters at Sea by Sam Willis
24.99 NZD
Category: Nautical
Shipwrecks have captured our imagination for centuries. Here acclaimed historian Sam Willis traces the astonishing tales of ships that have met with disastrous ends, along with the ensuing acts of courage, moments of sacrifice and episodes of villainy that inevitably occurred in the extreme conditions. ...Show more
Gordon Bennett and the First Yacht Race Across the Atlantic by Sam Jefferson
36.99 NZD
Category: Nautical
The 1866 transatlantic yacht race was a match that saw three yachts battle their way across the Atlantic in the dead of winter in pursuit of a $90,000 prize. Six men died in the brutal and close-fought contest, and the event changed the perception of yachting from a slightly effete gentlemen's pursuit i ...Show more