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  • Navy Board Ship Models

    A beautifully illustrated history of the early ship models of the Royal Navy that are prized today as works of art.From about the middle of the seventeenth century, the Royal Navy's administrators began to commission models of their ships that were accurately detailed and, for the first time, systematically to scale. These developed a recognized style, which included features like the unplanked ... Read more

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  • Audiobook

    The Misadventures of Angus Dry

    A BBC Radio 4 comedy drama

    by Nick Ball ...
    Narrated by Nick Ball, Full Cast, Louisa Rix ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 49 min

    Angus Dry has no friends, no job and still lives at home with his mum. But he's quite happy to spend his time taking bubble baths, splashing his dole money on a motorised water laser and recapturing the joys of childhood. His busy mother has an international career as an arms dealer and a string of lovers. He feels terribly sorry for her.In these eight episodes, unambitious Angus tries to ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • The Age of the Ship of the Line

    The British & French Navies, 1650–1815

    The "acclaimed naval historian . . . takes the reader through the intricacies of warship design and construction in both French and British navies." — Historical Novel SocietyIn the series of wars that raged between France and Britain from the seventeenth to the nineteenth centuries, seapower was of absolute vital importance. Not only was each nation's navy a key to victory, but was a prerequisite ... Read more

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  • Ocean Crossing Wayfarer

    To Iceland and Norway in a 16ft Open Dinghy

    by Frank Dye ...
    This classic sea story recounts Frank Dye's intrepid voyagesin his open 16ft Wayfarer dinghy to Iceland and Norway, which must rankamong the most hazardous sea adventures of our time.Encountering the whole gamut of weather, such is Frank Dye'sseamanship that he and his crew survived gales up to Force 9, capsizingand a broken mast, finally arriving safely to a Scandinavian welcome.It is a hair ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • Sails, Skippers and Sextants

    A History of Sailing in 50 Inventors and Innovations

    by George Drower ...
    'The inventions, the innovations, the stories, the surprises. A combination of history, reference and entertainment – something for every seafarer and many others too.' - Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence.People have been sailing for thousands of years, but we've come some distance from longboats and clippers. How did we arrive here?In fifty tales of inventors and innovations, Sails, Skippers and ... Read more

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  • Sovereign of the Seas, 1637

    A Reconstruction of the Most Powerful Warship of Its Day

    by John McKay ...
    "McKay's artful renderings provide a fitting tribute to this amazing vessel and those who participated in her planning and construction." — Pirates and PrivateersSovereign of the Seas was the most spectacular, extravagant and controversial warship of the early seventeenth century. The ultimate royal prestige project, whose armament was increased by the King's decree to the unheard-of figure of 100 ... Read more

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  • The Dinghy Cruising Companion 2nd edition

    Tales and Advice from Sailing a Small Open Boat

    by Roger Barnes ...
    'You will venture into the fringes of the wilderness with the minimum of simple gear, to live with it on its own terms. You will know that one of the sure ways to contentment in this life is a small boat, a fair wind, and a new coast to explore.'Dinghy cruising is a wonderful way to experience nature and new coastlines at close quarters and low cost. Sailing where larger boats cannot reach and ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

  • The HMS Victory Story

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    Constructed from the wood of over 6,000 trees HMS Victory was designed as a 'first-rate ship', packing a formidable punch with over 100 guns arranged over three decks. Immortalised as Admiral Lord Nelson's flagship in the Battle of Trafalgar, after bringing Nelson's body back to England the Victory sailed out on a number of expeditions until her retirement in 1812.In a wonderfully entertaining ... Read more

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  • The Gaff Rig Handbook

    History, Design, Techniques, Developments

    by John Leather ...
    This is the internationally regarded definitive handbook for anyone designing, building, rigging or sailing gaffrigged craft. It provides a fascinating insight into the design, history,techniques and developments of a rig which has evolved through thecenturies.John Leather outlines the practical aspects of the masts,spars, sails, running and standing rigging, and contrasts thedevelopment of the ... Read more

    $38.89 USD

  • Wooden Warship Construction

    A History in Ship Models

    by Brian Lavery ...
    "A wonderful book detailing the construction of the Royal Navy's sailing warships" from the maritime historian and author of Nelson's Navy ( Pirates and Privateers).The National Maritime Museum in Greenwich houses the largest collection of scale ship models in the world, many of which are official, contemporary artifacts made by the craftsmen of the navy or the shipbuilders themselves, and ranging ... Read more

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  • Sovereign of the Seas

    The Seventeenth-Century Warship

    by James Sephton ...
    Charles I's authoritative and intolerant rule as monarch, and the unpopular Ship Money tax which he initiated, were instrumental in creating the most splendid and controversial warship in English history. She was the grandest venture hitherto created, remarkable for her size, beauty and heavy armament. Even her name, the Sovereign of the Seas, suggested pride and pomp. Designed and built by ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • First Rate

    The Greatest Warships in the Age of Sail

    by Rif Winfield ...
    In the sailing era First Rates were the largest, most powerful and most costly ships to construct, maintain and operate. Built to the highest standards, they were lavishly decorated and given carefully considered names that reflected the pride and prestige of their country. They were the very embodiment of national power, and as such drew the attention of artists, engravers and printmakers. This ... Read more

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