Why Sailors Can't Swim and Other Marvellous Maritime Curiosities (Inbunden)
avNic Compton
ISBN: 9781408188057 - UTGIVEN: 201305Why will a sailor never go to sea on Friday 13th? Why are boats always referred to as 'she'? How do you navigate the ocean without a compass? Does the Bermuda Triangle really exist? Why do sailors wear earrings? Did Blackbeard actually exist? Did Nelson really say 'Kiss me, Hardy'? What is the corre[...]
The Anatomy of Sail (Inbunden)
avNic Compton
ISBN: 9781472902757 - UTGIVEN: 2014-09An encyclopedic compendium of every element of a yacht, this book contains a wealth of information for the aficionado as well as the newcomer, taking apart the sailboat to explore every part of it in depth. Gloriously illustrated with beautiful photography and explanatory diagrams, each page is pack[...]
The Adlard Coles Nautical Quiz Book (Pocket)
avNic Compton
ISBN: 9781472909138 - UTGIVEN: 2015-01The Adlard Coles Nautical Quiz Book is perfect for seafaring quizzers. It's divided into six nautically-flavoured categories, covering 1,000 questions. Categories range from Geography, Famous people and History to Culture, Science and Trivia. Each round is graded as easy (Able Seaman), medium (M[...]
Knoplådan (Övrig)
avGeoffrey Budworth, Nic Compton
ISBN: 9789174242591 - UTGIVEN: 2012-03-13Varje knop har sin egen funktion. Är det knopens storlek eller hur snabbt den går att slå som är mest viktigt? Styrkan eller pålitligheten? Lär dig att göra pålstek, dubbelt halvslag, stoppåtta och skotstek, och när de ska användas. Ett stort antal knopar beskrivs med detaljerade och utf�[...]
Knopbibeln - Allt du behöver veta om knopar och hur de används (Kartonnage)
avNic Compton
ISBN: 9789174613247 - UTGIVEN: 2015-03-04
