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Starting from the very earliest times, sailing has been a truly unique occupation and all of the methods and techniques applied have always puzzled people far from the sea world. Even the wise Solomon used to say that the move of the vessel in the middle of the ocean was far too wonderful to be understood. Today, there have been significant technological innovations and developments being introduced in order to make the ship sailing safer.

The present book will be interesting to the general readership not limited to the people directly involved in the maritime industry. The book is arranged in four major sections, the first one giving general introduction to the ship’s hull covering more or less everything that the readers should be aware of involving the terminology used. The second section is devoted to the spars and rigging of the ship – it was prepared by the professional captain.

The third section addresses the ship’s sails and will provide all information about the types of sails, knots, bowlines, tools used for making sails, flags etc. the closing section covers the ship navigation and handling – it will be of particular interest to the navigators, since is deals with the navigational instruments, navigation charts, sailing theory, and all other important aspects.

The maritime nations, throughout the history, have always been defined by their navy and merchant fleets. The navy fleet would normally be considered as consisting of the armed vessels while the merchant fleet would normally be made up by the ships transporting cargo. The so-called mercantile marine is commonly referred to as merchant fleet in UK. They normally carry the maritime ensign of the country where the particular vessel has been registered.

Nowadays, the British fleet of merchant vessels includes those owned by the citizens of Great Britain and also the vessels placed by the ship owners under the British regulatory framework in accordance with the provisions of the Tonnage Tax regime. As a result, they are entitled to carry the Great Britain ensign and to receive the tax breaks.

It should be noted that the ship registry of the Great Britain implies that the owners of the vessels should sign-up o the particular practices ranging from the shipboard safety and technical maintenance standards to the environment protection via implementation of the applicable regulations on board. The quality assurance will allow the ship owners to be “white listed” and this will make their ships much more attractive to the clients in need of the safe and efficient transportation of their goods.

The oceans of the world cover around seventy percent of the surface of our planet. They have been considered the only way of transporting goods between countries and continents before the development of the air traffic which took place about thirty years ago. Even today most of the international trade is being done by sea. There is nothing surprising in this, though…

The main objective of the present publication was to bring together all marine information that would be of interest to the general readership as well as to the practicing maritime industry professionals, in a single and comprehensive volume. The author’s efforts resulted in the concise yet super-informative Companion covering the range of information that would otherwise require hours of time and libraries of books to be gathered.

The material is presented in a very reader-friendly and accessible manner. Not only technical matters but also historical background has been covered. The readers will also appreciate the rich sea language which might be quite exotic to the ordinary land man, but it will be of great benefit to all seamen to have a good knowledge of the lingua franca, one of the most interesting areas of those covered in the book.

We recommend this publication to everyone interested with knot making. This is an absolutely comprehensive reference source with the contents developed and re-designed to include all popular knots, hitches, bends, and turns. Moreover, there are so many decorative plaits and knots covered. The step by step instructions to making these knots will make it much easier and understandable to the beginners who are just entering the magic world of knot making.

The simple terminology used by the author will be easy to remember. The volume is excellent when used for the general information and knowledge. Numerous diagrams supplement the text and all of them are very informative with the notes very clear. According to the hundreds and thousands of reader reviews, the publication is one of the best available today.

Even the people with no previous experience and skills in knot making will be able to produce good and nice looking splices, knots, ties and all other types when following the detailed instructions provided by the author. In fact, making knots is not that difficult, but the problem is that not too many books today give such detailed information; however, this one does and we encourage you to check.

This book was first released in 1912, the year when the R.M.S. Titanic disaster took place, and has been re-printed several times since then. The book depicts a truly thrilling story of one of the passengers who managed to survive in that catastrophe. The memoirs are supplemented with numerous photographs and artefacts in possession of the family of the person.

We all know that the subject vessel is one of the most famous and her history is deservedly considered one of the most tragic ones. Though the R.M.S. Titanic was considered unsinkable by everyone, the collision with the iceberg resulted in sinking of the ship. The author of the book survived in one of the lifeboats and wanted to refute the numerous stories that used to be reported by the journalists.

According to the reviews provided by the readers, the volume is perfectly written and the content is fascinating, so it will definitely be interesting to everyone, including people far from the maritime industry. The book provides valuable insight in the ship and her first and last trip, the passengers and crew members. In fact the story presented by the author puts the reader on the vessel just at the time when the actions were unfolding…

According to the author, Des Pawson, a professional ropeworker with more than a quarter-century experience, the objective of the publication is to make readers confident enough to enter the magic world of knot making. Des Pawson wrote several books on the subject of knot making and has included the best of those books into this one.

Since the explanations and descriptions provided in the pages of the book are very detailed and easy to understand, it can be used as a first guidance manual for the newcomers, before they proceed with learning further. The volume shall be treated as a sort of recipe book to making knots designed by the author. In fact, the content presents an excellent and carefully selected collection of the most interesting knots, providing the readers with the basics of their design, and detailed and informative illustrations giving step by step instructions.

As a result, the reader can start making knots by themselves, without having to go through numerous instruction books. Even though there are so many publications available today on the subject, this one is among the most popular books, greatly appreciated by all enthusiasts of knot making and we recommend it to you.

Here is one of the most old and rare titles available on the website, it was first released in 1891 and written by the professional Captain Howard Patterson. The main idea of the author is to give clear and understandable explanations of the essential maritime terminology to the people having little to no experience and knowledge. There are five main sections in the dictionary.

The first section is dealing with the various parts of the ship, including the rigging, sails, spars etc.; note that the nautical expressions are also covered. The second section is dealing with the shipbuilding, covering both metal ship construction and wooden one, used to be mostly used at those times. The third section is in fact a good digest on the nautical astronomy and ship navigation.

Steam engineering terminology has been covered in the fourth section of the book, addressing the various parts of the marine boilers. Finally, the closing section of the dictionary has been devoted to the naval terms including, but not limited to the main particulars of the naval ships, ordnance, uniforms and other important aspects. There are many modern electronic dictionaries available today, but this one is a real treasure for the collectors.

As we all know from the school, water occupies the majority of our planet, covering more than seventy percent of its surface. The oceans, seas, lakes and rivers provide the enormous number of different and interesting venues for sailing activities, literally everywhere in the world. It also provides a sort of highways to be used by the offshore sailors when traveling from one place to another, the playing field for the racing sailors, and peaceful setting for pleasure, much appreciated by the cruising sailors.

And, of course, it provides all above people with the great break from living ashore. The author of this volume has spent many years in the sailing industry working in the different parts of the world and is now sharing his experience with the people having same passion for sailing. The exhaustive and colorful information on the best selected sailing destination has been provided.

You will definitely be pleased with the number of destinations and the descriptions provided by the author – most probably, they will make you head out immediately. We recommend the publication to all people in love with sailing, with the hope that it will lead them to the new and fascinating places.