Heavy weather sailing has achieved international pre-eminence for providing vital information best acquired from the hard won experience of others. When subjected to a storm at sea there is no one, simple remedy for safety & comfort, nor will there ever be. Within these pages are a tremendous number of well tried methods for optimizing the situation in bad weather that have proven consistently successful, & they emanate from some of the most renowned sailors of our time. This new edition of Heavy Weather Sailing reflects the latest thinking. There are new chapters on seeking shelter in heavy weather, storm sails, helming a RIB in heavy weather & handling multihulls in storm conditions. ...

Anyone sailing a yacht or a motor vessel out of sight of land needs to be prepared for the worst that the weather can throw at them. Just as self-steering systems & autopilots have given the offshore seaman another pair of hands to steer the boat, so sea anchors & drogues have provided another means of combating threatening seas. Heavy Weather Tactics is a classic; the last word on a subject of very great concern to leisure boaters & professional seamen alike, providing the reader with in-depth advice & analysis on all aspects of choosing & deploying a sea anchor or drogue. `A treasury of knowledge on the use of sea anchors & drogues in storm survival situations` Great Lakes Boating ` The most complete work to date` Wooden Boat ` Wisdom is his middle name` Latitudes & Attitudes ...

Hebden Bridge in 1905 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. The map covers Hebden Bridge & continues north-east to the hamlet of Chisley. Most of Hebden Bridge town is shown & features here include railway station, Rochdale Canal, Calder Mill, Bank Foot Bridge, Hanging Royd House, Nutclough Works, Machpelah, Birchcliffe, Foster Mill, Fairfield, May Royd Mill, Wood End, Owler Bank, Hebden Water, etc. The village of Heptonstall is in the top left corner, with St Thomas church. Eastward is Chisley, with Acre Mill, & south of this is Little Moor, with scattered cottages & the Mount Skip Inn. On the reverse is a commercial directory of the town in 1901. 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. ...

Hebrew Phrase Book in a selection of language titles from Berlitz, to aid you before & during your travels. Berlitz have been producing language titles & promoting language learning for more than 125years. Catalogue selection comprising the following Berlitz series: Phrase books & Dictionaries, Phrase books & CDs, Shortcuts to ...

The Lonely Planet Hebrew Phrasebook is not only an extensive list of useful phrases, but also an ideal tool to start getting to grips with a language & beginning two-way communication. Containing excellent sections on language basics such as numbers, question phrases, dates, phrase construction, grammar & pronunciation, as well as containing concise but well-rounded two-way dictionaries, Lonely Planet phrasebooks enable you to quickly & confidently construct your own phrases in addition to those given. The given phrases cover all the essential travel & tourism categories such as transport, communications, business meetings & accommodation, as well as in-depth categories such as health, food & social interaction. The phrasebooks are designed to enable more than just simple question-answer communication, allowing the start of two-way conversations ...

The concept of island hopping conjures up visions of freedom & adventure, whether it be in the sunny Aegean or the exotic Caribbean. The Hebrides offer Scotland's unique take
- large skies, crashing seas & magnificent scenery, as well as wildlife, history, archaeology, sports & countless other attractions. Each island has a unique & individual character, landscape & history which have attracted & intrigued travellers & visitors for hundreds of years. Hebridean Island Hopping covers everything needed to get the most from a visit to any of the islands off the west coast of Scotl&, all packed into one handy volume. Illustrated throughout with photographs & maps, & including practical information on what to see, where to stay, where to eat, how to get there & how to get around, this is an eminently practical, portable & essential guide for the independent traveller. It
Includes:: Ailsa Craig; Arran; Baleshare; Barra; Benbecula; Berneray; Bute; Canna; Coll; Colonsay/ Oronsay; Cumbrae; Easdale; Eigg; Eriskay; Erraid; Gigha; Great Bernera; Grimsay; Harris; Holy Island; Iona; Islay; Isle Martin; Jura; Kerrera; Lewis; Lismore; Luing; Mingulay; Muck; Mull; North Uist; Raasay; Rona; Rum; Sanda; Scalpay; Seil; Shiant Isles; Shuna; Skye; South Uist; St Kilda; Staffa; Summer Isles; Taransay; Tiree; Treshnish Isles; Ulva; &, Vatersay.

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The concept of island hopping conjures up visions of freedom & adventure, whether it is on the sunny Greek Isles or in the lush surrounds of the Caribbean. The Western Isles offer Scotland's unique take
- large skies, crashing seas, beautiful beaches & a diverse landscape. Each island has a unique & individual character, landscape & history which have attracted & intrigued travellers & visitors for hundreds of years. Hebridean Island Hopping covers everything needed to get the most from a visit to any of the Western Isles, all packed into one handy volume. Illustrated throughout with photographs, maps, & ferry points with a comprehensive index, this is an eminently practical, portable & essential guide for the independent traveller. Previously published by Polygon, this is a completely rewritten & updated version of a bestselling book. The islands covered include: Outer Hebrides
- Lewis; Great; Bernera; Shiant isles; Harris; Scalpay; Taransay; St Kilda; North Uist; Berneray; Baleshare; Benbecula; Grimsay; South Uist; Eriskay; Barra; Vatersay; & Mingulay/ Berneray. Inner Hebrides include: Skye; Raasay; Rona; Summer Isles; Isle Martin; Rum; Eigg; Canna; Muck; Coll; Tiree; Mull; Iona; Ulva; Staffa; Treshnish; Earraid; Lismore; Kerrera; Seil; Easdale; Luing; Shuna; Colonsay/ Oronsay; Jura; Islay; Sanda; Gigha; Bute; Cumbrae; Arran; Holy Island; & Ailsa Craig.

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This hardback pocket diary is illustrated throughout with Mairi Hedderwick's beautiful sketches of the Hebrides through the seasons. Featuring distinctive full-colour paintings by one of Scotland's best-loved authors & artists, this exquisite diary is a wonderful celebration of the extraordinary natural beauty of the Hebrides. The paintings have been collected over the past forty years & show the changing faces of the landscapes. Mairi's sketches range across many of the isles from Arran to Tiree, expertly capturing the essence of these beautiful & diverse islands. Following the huge success of the previous diaries, this new 2014 version is set to enjoy continued success. ...

The landscape of the Outer Hebrides, with its stark cliffs, ghostly mists & lonely beaches, has become a definitive character of Peter May`s Lewis trilogy. In Hebrides, readers will accompany him on an odyssey in prose & images, through a history of the Vikings` ` Long Island` & his own deep personal connection with the islands that influenced his bestselling work. Travelling as if alongside his protagonist Fin Macleod, he describes the island life
- as bewitching as it is treacherous
- his encounter with the bird-hunters of Sula Sgeir, the savage seas of Ness & the churches of Eriskay. With extracts from the trilogy & specially commissioned photographs, this book places his writing & characters within the land that gave them form.

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Walking on Harris & Lewis by Richard Barrett features 30 routes of between 4km & 22km on these Outer Hebrides islands, which are viewed by many as one of the last remaining refuges for walkers looking for spectacular yet non-tourist trail locations. There are few mapped footpaths on the islands, but Cicerone ...