fall 2007 NAUTICAL MINbooks | charts | voyageD planning The Nautical Mind Marine Booksellers & Chart Agents 249 Queen’s Quay West Toronto, Ontario, m5j 2n5 tel: (416) 203-1163 toll free: (800) 463-9951 nauticalmind.com Contents see page 5 see page 8 see page 20 see page 14 Inside PLUS… 4 A Boater’s Dozen: 6 First Comes the Dream The Power and the Glory 1 1 Luscious Liners 5 Cruising 13 Pirates for Kids 7 Boat Design 15 Department of Guardian Angels 8 Boat Construction 16 Seamanship Never Looked So Good 9 Maintenance 18 The Big Questions 10 Electrics, Electronics & Engines 19 Knots 11 Picture & Coffee Table Books 20 Hook, Line, and Fender 12 The Great Lakes 21 Naval Exploits 13 Kids’ Books 27 Tristan Jones 14 Pirates & Sea Dogs 30 What’s New at nauticalmind.com 15 Eclectic Collection 31 Bargains at nauticalmind.com 16 Gift Ideas 19 Seamanship & Navigation 22 Calendars for 2008 It’s Easy to Order You can drop by the store, 24 Great Books at Bargain Prices phone, e-mail or order securely online. tel: (416) 203-1163 toll free: (800) 463-9951 web: nauticalmind.com Prices subject to change. email: [email protected] | tel: (416) 203-1163 | toll free: (800) 463-9951 | nautical mind The Power and the Glory A Boater’s Dozen/Cruising A BOATER’S DOZEN Here are our picks for the books—some new, some timeless—that we think best capture the force, might, and many moods of wind and sea. new Surviving the Storm: Coastal & new Beyond Endurance: 300 Boats, Offshore Tactics Sailors’ Wisdom: Day by Day 600 Miles, and One Deadly Storm by Steve & Linda Dashew by Philip Plisson by Adam Mayers Using a wealth of photos and diagrams, Master marine photographer Philip The disastrous 1979 Fastnet race is infa- the Dashews explain heavy-weather Plisson presents the sea, waves, swells, mous among sailors. A Force 10 storm tactics from every possible angle— lighthouses, sails, and boats in sea light killed 15 men, wrecked five boats, and human, mechanical, and meteorological. in this handsome gift book. The photo- caused 15 more to be abandoned. Among The advice is flavoured with case studies graphs are accompanied by proverbs the survivors were 26 sailors from of real boats in really horrific conditions from sailors, one for each day of the year. Canada and the U.S., all of whom were and interviews with experienced 365pp. hardcover 2007 $5.95 interviewed for this fascinating home- professional skippers. grown take on the race. (Also available: 672pp. hardcover 1999 $89.95 new Sea of Dreams, Mayer’s recounting of the Life at the Extreme: Volvo Ocean 2002 Around Alone race, $21.00.) new in softcover Race 2005-2006 DVD 320pp. hardcover 2007 $6.99 Windswept: The Story of Wind produced by sunset+vine and Weather The Volvo Ocean Race challenges intrep- new by Marq de Villiers id crews to circumnavigate the globe. Force of Nature This is the story of what makes weather. During the 2005-6 race, each boat had 10 new by Robin Knox-Johnston The author examines the power of onboard cameras. The result? More than The Best Used Boat Notebook After the death of his wife, Sir Robin ocean storms, hurricanes, tornadoes, four hours of action, plus extra footage by John Kretschmer Knox-Johnston threw himself into a dust devils—and the ways humans are about life on board, freeze-dried food, A new collection of 40 reviews of used new challenge and entered the Velux 5 tampering with the global climate, and carbon-fibre boat technology, and more. boats—plus 10 to consider if you’re Oceans Yacht Race at age 67. Within a day using the wind: in sailing, flying, and 270 min. ntsc (north america edition) going to circumnavigate—from the of setting out, his boat had capsized in wind-generated electricity. $39.95 pages of Sailing magazine. Each review heavy weather—and the rest of the race 352pp. softcover 2007 $22.99 includes owner insights, common continued to test him as never before. Godforsaken Sea: Racing the World’s problems, where to find parts, market 672pp. hardcover 2007 $9.00 new Most Dangerous Waters pricing, availability, and an innovative Close to the Wind: The Beaufort Scale by Derek Lundy “value guide.” Once Is Enough by Peter Malone Toronto author and sailor Derek Lundy 240pp. softcover 2007 $29.95 by Miles Smeeton Young William sails from Naples to provides a gripping account of the 1997 The 46-foot Tzu-Hang sailed from the Caribbean as a midshipman in the Vendée Globe round-the-world single- new Australia into the vast Southern Ocean 1800s. The tale of his adventures reveals handed race, which claimed the life of Catamarans: The Complete Guide in December, 1956. West of Cape Horn nautical history and terminology, and Canadian sailor Gerry Roufs. The book for Cruising Sailors the boat pitchpoled in a violent storm; how the wind affects day-to-day life on includes interviews with the racers and by Gregor Tarjan it righted half full of water, with broken a ship. Detailed colour illustrations of a explores what motivated them to brave, This “dream book” is part how-to masts and the deck partially ripped developing storm. Ages 5 and up. alone, such a tremendous challenge. manual, part buyer’s guide, and part away. The crew managed to save the 40pp. hardcover 2007 $21.00 304pp. softcover 1998 $21.00 coffee-table showpiece. Tarjan discusses boat and reach Chile. Ten months later design, construction, performance, recent they again attempted the Horn, and Atlantic Pilot Atlas new developments, seamanship techniques, were again capsized, dismasted, and by James Clarke The Obsession: Tragedy in the and outlines how to compare, rate, nearly sunk. 4th ed. Clarke gathers the weather- North Atlantic and evaluate different models. 200pp. softcover 2003 $20.95 pattern information mariners need to by John Chipman 304pp. hardcover 2007 $49.95 plan a voyage anywhere in the Atlantic, In 2004, Canadian Thomas Evensen new in softcover including 40 pilot charts with detailed perished in the North Atlantic while new edition At the Mercy of the Sea information on winds, currents, gale trying to sail to Norway with his The Cruising Woman’s Advisor by John Kretschmer frequencies, rough seas, storm tracks, nephew. John Chipman, a journalist by Diana Jessie Hurricane Lenny overtook three sail- and recommended sailing routes for the with The Current on CBC Radio, tells the 2nd ed. Knowing what to expect makes boats in the same patch of open ocean. Atlantic, the Mediterranean, and the story of Evensen’s dream and the fateful it easier to live the cruising life. Jessie As the storm roared overhead with 150- Caribbean. voyage—a dramatic, heart-stopping, takes a clear-eyed look at the nuts, bolts, mile-an-hour winds, one sailor rescued 80pp. spiral 2006 $15.95 and doomed endeavour. and psychological grease of cruising for another from his sinking boat—but 240pp. hardcover 2007 $2.00 women. Frank discussions of everything ultimately all three were overcome in from pirates to female personal hygiene, conditions no small craft could survive. including family and career issues. 240pp. softcover 2007 $18.95 242pp. softcover 2007 $22.95 4 nautical mind | email: [email protected] | tel: (416) 203-1163 | toll free: (800) 463-9951 email: [email protected] | tel: (416) 203-1163 | toll free: (800) 463-9951 | nautical mind 5 Cruising Boat Design 3rd ed. A super weather book written new by a cruiser for cruisers. Parker covers Drift Boats & River Dories weather dynamics, weather forecasts, by Roger L. Fletcher & Samuel F. Manning interpreting clouds and reading the This is the history of the pioneers sky, forecasting products and how to who designed, built, and used these use them, including those on VHF, superb fishing boats, which originated AM/FM radio, WeatherFax, SSB/Ham, HF on Oregon’s rapid McKenzie and Rogue modem, satellite and cell phone, GRIBs, Rivers in the early 1900s. Instructions weather nets, and more. and step-by-step photos for building 203pp. spiral 2006 $55.95 a traditional boat to scale are also included. new 304pp. hardcover 2007 $62.95 Further Offshore: A Practical Guide for Sailors new edition by Ed Mapes Principles of Yacht Design A practical guide for the bluewater- by Lars Larsson & Rolf Eliasson sailor-in-training. Mapes takes you from 3rd ed. The authors teach the principles practical and psychological preparation, by following the design of a 40-foot new new navigation, weather routing, crew prep, through equipping the boat, navigation cruising sailboat from first sketch to The Working Guide to Traditional Bluewater Sailing Manual boat handling, heavy weather, survival skills, and heavy weather, to making final weight, strength, and sail-area Small-Boat Sails by Barry Pickthall techniques, and much more. landfall—and covers dozens of calculations. Comprehensible to by David Nichols An up-to-the-minute review of essential 272pp. hardcover 2007 $49.95 other topics. amateurs and comprehensive for Rediscover the practical advantages—and good gear and required knowledge for 320pp. hardcover 2007 $9.95 professionals—with tables, charts, and aesthetic delights—of traditional sail con- offshore racing and cruising. Pickthall new diagrams to help you adapt the process figurations that still work today: the sprit previews cutting-edge rigs, equipment, Coastal and Offshore Weather to other designs. (Also includes infor- sail, the gaff sail, the lug sail, and the gunter and tactics, and covers sails, electronic by Chris Parker mation on powerboat design.) rig. Nichols includes tips on converting a 368pp. hardcover 2007 $61.95 Bermudian rig to a more traditional design, and covers rope-whipping and eye-splicing.