Spiral bound with laminated pages to protect against the effects of the weather, this is an invaluable quick cockpit reference for anyone finding themselves in an emergency at sea. Packed with practical accessible advice on the most common emergencies requiring rapid action, it covers: Storm tactics Man overboard Gear failure Fire Dismasting Sinking First aid, & much more In the same series as the popular Skipper`s On-board Diesel Guide, this handy reference is filled with checklists, sequential action points & helpful diagrams. A godsend to anyone in trouble at sea. ...

This quick reference guide contains all the navigational information & practical seamanship needed by skippers or crew. The accessible & concise presentation makes it absolutely ideal for instant reference at sea, & its splashproof pages & spiral binding enable it to stand up to the demanding marine environment. Invaluable for experienced sailors as an aide-memoire, as well as for beginners & RYA students, it covers a wide range of topics such as seamarks, buoyage, pilotage, lights, boat handling, anchoring & mooring, ropes & knots, heavy weather sailing, man overboard, grounding, fire aboard, distress signals & VHF radio. `A brilliant aide-memoire or instant revision for exams` Kelvin Hughes ` An ideal companion above or below decks` Practical Boat Owner `A handy reference...one of the most comprehensive guides that I have seen` Lifeboat `A lot of good information...a useful aid to have on board` Gaffers Log ...

The Skipper`s Medical Emergency Handbook is designed to assist all who go to sea
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In the same handy splashproof format as the highly successful Skipper`s Cockpit Guide, this Skipper`s Onboard Diesel Guide is a convenient lie-flat reference to all types & sizes of marine diesel engine. There is advice on how the engine works, how each part interacts, dos & don`ts, fault finding & troubleshooting tests & detailed exploded diagrams to show how to fix problems. There is advice on: the oil system cooling system gearbox injectors the controls electrics, as well as quick check tables & hints & tips boxes. All in all, the Skipper`s Onboard Diesel Guide will be a godsend to yachtsmen & motorboaters alike.” ...

A pocket database containing everything a busy skipper needs to know but might find hard to remember. It is easy to take for granted how much a skipper needs to know: Navigation, how to pilot the boat into a new harbour, using the radio, checking the engine, keeping an eye out for things that need repair, monitoring the weather, feeding the crew & much, much more! This pocketbook is designed as an aide-memoire with checklists to make life easier for busy skippers & a must-have reference for first-time skippers. It should also prove an invaluable reference book for the RYA Yachtmaster syllabus. The book has been helping skippers for nearly 20 years & has now been edited & thoroughly updated by Yachtmaster Instructor & Examiner, Sara Hopkinson. (RYA & Yachtmaster are registered trademarks of the Royal Yachting Association.) ...

` Skippy & Ruprecht are having a doughnut-eating race one evening when Skippy turns violet & falls off his chair`. & so begins this epic, tragic, comic, brilliant novel set in & around Dublin`s Seabrook College for Boys. Principally concerning the lives, loves, mistakes & triumphs of overweight maths-whiz Ruprecht Van Doren & his roommate Daniel ` Skippy` Juster, it features a frisbee-throwing siren called Lori, the joys (and horrors) of first love, the use & blatant misuse of prescription drugs, Carl (the official school psychopath), & various attempts to unravel string theory.. .while at the same time exploring the very deepest mysteries of the human heart. ...

Skipton in 1907 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. Most of the town is covered, stretching from Carleton New Road eastward to Jenny Gill Reservoir. Features include the railway station, a stretch of the Ilkley Branch, Leeds & Livferpool Canal, Belle Vue Mills, workhouse, Spring Gardens, Whinny Gill Reservoir, Union Mills, High Street & town centre, Christ Church, Springs Canal, Castle, Park Mill, Middle Town, New Town, limestone tramway, etc. The reverse are extracts from a contemporary directory. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

One of the titles in the 1:50, 000 topographic survey of Icel&. The series is not complete. So far 102 maps have been published, out of the total of 199, with the north-west & the east of the country not yet covered. The series has been compiled from aerial photography & has contours at 20m intervals. The maps do not give as much information on the type of the terrain & land use as the 1:100, 000 series, but the cartography

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Features: hot & cold springs & wells, streams graded by width, etc. Each map covers an area of Approx. 23 x 28 km / 14 x 17 miles. The maps have a UTM grid, with margin ticks showing latitude & longitude in steps of 5'. Map legend

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Map No. 10160, Skjervøy, in the new topographic survey of Norway at 1:50, 000 covering the country on 195 double-sided sheets & first published by Nordeca in 2011
- 2012; fully GPS compatible, indicating waymarked footpaths, campsites, tourist huts, illuminated ski runs, etc. The maps, now published by Nordeca, the successors to Statens Kartverk & its subsequent owners the Ugland Group, are printed on light, waterproof & tear-resistant synthetic paper. Each map covers an area of 62x 45 kilometres (39 x 28 miles approx.), with a 2-km overlap between the sheets. The maps have contours at 20m intervals (10m glacier contours), plus colouring & graphics to show cultivated areas, bogs, forests, etc. In addition to all the information expected of topographic mapping at this scale the maps distinguish between waymarked & unmarked footpaths & show campsites, tourist huts (serviced/self service/no supplies), country hotels & restaurants, & illuminated ski trails. The series uses EUREF89 (WGS84) datum & the maps have a 1-km UTM grid. Map legend is in Norwegian & English. Each title comes in a sturdy protective card envelope.
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Skofjelosko
- Idrijsko
- Cerkljansko Hribovje region in a series of double-sided maps at 1:40, 000 from Kartografija in Ljubljana,

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