Book Shop - Sailing
List of 
Sailing books for sale - at present there are 51 listed
plus 5 packs of Flip Cards which are designed to help the sailor.
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The Laser Book tells you everything you always wanted to know about sailing your Laser..but were too busy righting the boat to ask!
Packed with practical advice on rigging, launching and sailing in all conditions, it is the perfect introduction to this phenomenally successful singlehander. With its help a complete beginner can become a competent club racer within weeks of getting afloat. |
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Topper Sailing is packed with information on all aspects of sailing and racing the Topper, from a simple explanation of sailing theory, how to rig, launch and sail your boat, to basic racing tactics and an analysis of boat speed techniques. Topper Sailing is illustrated with dozens of action photographs, all taken especially for the book. |
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Sailing A Beginner's Manual is the perfect introduction to the sport. Using the famous RYA teaching method, it explains how the wind drives the sails, how to use the sails to drive the boat, and how to rescue the situation when things get out of hand. There are also sections on clothing and safety, launching and landing, mooring and anchoring. The book is lavishly illustrated throughout with step-by-step photographs and diagrams. Author John Driscoll RYA National Sailing Coach - New - only £4.99 For more info Contact: Tel/Fax: 01273 240 240 - E-mail: Dogs Worldwide |
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Racing A Beginner's Manual. So you've been sailing for a while and you fancy your chances in a race. But how do you start? What do you need to know to get through those first few races without getting confused, shouted at, discouraged or disqualified? And having got the measure of the opposition, how can you beat them? This book provides a blueprint for surviving the early stages of your racing career without being put off by the system or the competition. It examines ways of going faster, taking a hard look at helming and crewing skills, teamwork and boat preparation. Author John Caig & Tim Davison - New - only £4.99 For more info Contact: Tel/Fax: 01273 240 240 - E-mail: Dogs Worldwide |
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Rules of the Road The collision regulations simplified. In today's crowded waters a good working knowledge of the collision regulations is vital to everybody who takes a boat to sea. The rules themselves can be difficult to learn and understand, but here they are presented in a new, easily-absorbed form which will enable you to steer clear of trouble throughout your sailing career. Author John Mellor - New - only £4.99 For more info Contact: Tel/Fax: 01273 240 240 - E-mail: Dogs Worldwide |
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The Rules in Practise looks at the key situations that repeatedly occur on championships courses, from the viewpoint of each helmsman in turn, and summarises what you may, must, or cannot do. Armed with this information you will have the confidence to exploit your rights to the full, both on the racecourse and in the protest room. Author Bryan Willis - New - only £2.99 For more info Contact: Tel/Fax: 01273 240 240 - E-mail: Dogs Worldwide |
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The Winning Mind - Strategies for successful sailing. Ninety per cent of winning takes place from the neck up, yet most books concentrate on gear and technique. This book looks at the real opposition, located somewhere inside the sailor's head. This book shows how mental attitude affects your enjoyment and your racing success. It gives practical exercises to help both helmsman and crew relax, become more efficient, concentrate better and sail faster. If your sailing is boring, if your crew is demotivated or if you feel psyched out, this book is the tonic you need. Author John Whitmore - New - only £4.99 For more info Contact: Tel/Fax: 01273 240 240 - E-mail: Dogs Worldwide |
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Tuning Your Dinghy - throws a bright light on the black art of boat tuning. Here is a logical, systematic approach to the problem of setting up your boat and fine-tuning it for maximum speed on al points of sailing. A troubleshooting section at the back of the book shows how to pinpoint and cure specific weaknesses in your boat's performance. Author Lawrie Smith - New - only £4.99 For more info Contact: Tel/Fax: 01273 240 240 - E-mail: Dogs Worldwide |
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Dinghy Helming - spotlights the helming techniques that will maximise your boatspeed. Lawrie Smith give specific advice on making a boat go in all wind strengths, in all sea conditions and on all points of sailing. The first part explains 20 key skills that you can be practiced and mastered in training. The second part shows how these skills can be used in the race itself, and goes on to discuss other techniques. Author Lawrie Smith - New - only £4.99 For more info Contact: Tel/Fax: 01273 240 240 - E-mail: Dogs Worldwide |
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Weather At Sea - A Yachtmaster's Guide - this book explains clearly the basic principles that govern the weather. You will learn how to draw your own weather map using the various weather bulletins, deduce how the wind will be modified by the coast or the sea breeze, and work out a forecast for your route. Then you are shown how to keep an eye on developments by watching the clouds, wind, waves and barometer. Recommended for RYA/DTP Coastal Skipper and Yachtmaster Offshore courses. Author David Houghton - New - only £4.99 For more info Contact: Tel/Fax: 01273 240 240 - E-mail: Dogs Worldwide |
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Tides & Currents - tides & currents are predicable yet few sailors use them to their best advantage. Whether you sail a dinghy, a yacht or a board, enormous gains can be made by understanding how the water moves. This book explains clearly how to find out about the predicted water flow, how local effects will modify it, and how to plan your strategy on an olympic triangle, an inshore course or an offshore race. Author David Arnold - New - only £4.99 For more info Contact: Tel/Fax: 01273 240 240 - E-mail: Dogs Worldwide |
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Tactics - splits up racing into its key decision-making stages, from pre-start to finish. This book evaluates the options at each stage and shows how to choose the best plan of action. It details the boat-to-boat tactics needed to carry that plan out - even in a highly competitive fleet. Author Rodney Patterson - New - only £4.99 For more info Contact: Tel/Fax: 01273 240 240 - E-mail: Dogs Worldwide |
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Sails Yachts - Keelboats & Dinghies sails are the driving force behind any sailboat, so it's essential to get them right. This highly-illustrated book shows how to work with your sailmaker to develop sails which match your rig. There are sections on how sails work, how they are made and how to trim them for maximum speed on every point of sailing. A faultfinder chapter shows how to cure all the common problems, while a useful appendix covers sail care and repair. Author John Heyes - New - only £4.99 For more info Contact: Tel/Fax: 01273 240 240 - E-mail: Dogs Worldwide |
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Tactics second edition - splits up racing into its key decision-making stages, from pre-start to finish. This book evaluates the options at each stage and shows how to choose the best plan of action. It details the boat-to-boat tactics needed to carry that plan out - even in a highly competitive fleet. new chapters on racing near the shore, offwind starts, yacht tactics, racing with electronics, match racing and team racing. Author Rodney Pattisson - New - only £5.99 For more info Contact: Tel/Fax: 01273 240 240 - E-mail: Dogs Worldwide |
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Boardspeed - Supercharging your hull, foils & gear - boatspeed shows you how to put together a boat that will win races. The book explains how to buy a second-hand boat and bring her up to scratch, it also covers each step of commissioning a new boat. There are detailed advice on choosing and installing all the control systems, making sure they are light, strong and efficient, and a section on ideas for keeping your boat fast. Author Rodney Pattisson - New - only £4.99 For more info Contact: Tel/Fax: 01273 240 240 - E-mail: Dogs Worldwide |
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Inshore Navigation - a yachtmaster's guide - Inshore Navigation is a teaching system designed for the newcomer to navigation and pilotage. It aims to give the yachtsman enough solid information to make daytime passages in reasonable weather. The book goes straight to the heart of each topic, and concentrates on what the beginner needs to know. Author Tom Cunliffe - New - only £4.99 For more info Contact: Tel/Fax: 01273 240 240 - E-mail: Dogs Worldwide |
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Day Skipper - Pilotage & Navigation including free chart - this is a clear and simple introduction to pilotage and navigation to make coastal passages in either a motorboat or sailing yacht. As well as coving all the theory, practical situations have been simulated using the chart provided so that the reader can practice the basics ashore. This book covers all the pilotage and navigation requirements for the RYA day skipper certificate. |
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Coastal & Offshore Navigation - Whether you go to sea under sail or power, your first passage overnight or out of sight of land should be one of life's most satisfying experiences. In this book Tom Cunliffe, who is an instructor of enormous personal experience, guides you through all the techniques you need to master and shows how to draw them together in practice to ensure a smooth trip and a safe landfall. Author Tom Cunliffe - New - only £4.99 For more info Contact: Tel/Fax: 01273 240 240 - E-mail: Dogs Worldwide |
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Celestial Navigation - This book shows how to master the art in easy stages. Starting from a sound foundation of basic concepts and definitions, to hardware: the sextant and how to use it. Then working out your latitude from a noon sight, and learning how to plot a position from observation of the sun, planets, moon or stars-wherever you may be on the world's oceans. Author Tom Cunliffe - New - only £4.99 For more info Contact: Tel/Fax: 01273 240 240 - E-mail: Dogs Worldwide |
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Navigation An RYA Manual - this book was written by an editorial team whose brief was to compile a manual of navigation based on the syllabus for the RYA/DoT yachtmaster Offshore Certificate. Authors Bernard Hayman Mike Lynskey Ian McLaren Bill Anderson - New - only £4.99 For more info Contact: Tel/Fax: 01273 240 240 - E-mail: Dogs Worldwide |
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More Sail Trim - this book contains 47 outstanding articles on efficient sail handling. Beginning with sail control, 25 experts contribute articles on sail balance-downwind sailing-heavy weather techniques-sail shape-care & maintenance-fault finding-gear & equipment-rigging & deck layout. Edited by Anne Madden - New - only £5.99 For more info Contact: Tel/Fax: 01273 240 240 - E-mail: Dogs Worldwide |
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Navigation An RYA Manual -new and revised this book was written by an editorial team whose brief was to compile a manual of navigation based on the syllabus for the RYA/DoT yachtmaster Offshore Certificate. Authors Bernard Hayman Mike Lynskey Ian McLaren Bill Anderson - New - only £5.49 For more info Contact: Tel/Fax: 01273 240 240 - E-mail: Dogs Worldwide |
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InterSpray's Race Around The World - this is the story of Interspray, one of the competitors in the world's toughest yacht race the British Steel Challenge. Author Paul Gelder -Rare - New - only £3.49 For more info Contact: Tel/Fax: 01273 240 240 - E-mail: Dogs Worldwide |
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Sailing Tips - 1000 labour-saving ideas - offers quick, easy solutions to a variety of everyday sailing difficulties, such as hoisting the spinnaker, single-handed manoeuvring, preserving night vision, changing engine oil, preventing foresail chafe, recovering flying halyards, rough weather cooking, preventing radio interference and predicting the weather, in a very straightforward manner. Author William Burr - New - only £3.99 For more info Contact: Tel/Fax: 01273 240 240 - E-mail: Dogs Worldwide |
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Reed's Skipper's Handbook - is an aide memoire for all those who go to sea for pleasure. Both students and experienced yachtsmen will benefit from keeping this practical handbook with them at all times. Author Wendy Fitzpatrick - New - only £5.99 For more info Contact: Tel/Fax: 01273 240 240 - E-mail: Dogs Worldwide |
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Knots & Splices - beginning with a description of different kinds of rope and their uses, this practical guide illustrates with step-by-step instructions and photographs the how-to of tying a wide variety of secure nonjamming knots-stopper knots, hitches, bends, loops, splices, decorative knots, whipping and seizing-for use both afloat and ashore. |
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Knots In Use - this handy reference book of useful and practical knots, bends, hitches, whippings and splices is designed primarily for seafarers, but it will also be invaluable for anybody else who needs to use rope and wire. Author Colin Jarman - New - only £2.99 For more info Contact: Tel/Fax: 01273 240 240 - E-mail: Dogs Worldwide |
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The Knot Book - this book offers more than 100 best knots spanning over 30 years' practical knotting. With clear instruction and stage-by-stage drawings, making learning a delight for anybody. Author Geoffrey Budworth - New - book cover has some very minor slight crease marks on it - only £2.99 For more info Contact: Tel/Fax: 01273 240 240 - E-mail: Dogs Worldwide |
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Take Up Sailing - this book outlines the wide variety of enjoyment to be had from the pastime of sailing and explains how the different facets of the sport operate. It explains in detail how to get involved with the exciting and absorbing sport of dinghy and small-boat racing - which is where most racing sailors start. Author Malcolm McKeag - New - only £1.99 For more info Contact: Tel/Fax: 01273 240 240 - E-mail: Dogs Worldwide |
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Marine VHF Operation revised edition - This book will explain using clear non-technical terms how a marine VHF set works, how the channels are located, and how to make use of all the services available. This book is recommended as a text for the DTI Restricted Certificate of Competence in Radiotelephony(VHF Only). Author Michael Gale - New - only £4.99 For more info Contact: Tel/Fax: 01273 240 240 - E-mail: Dogs Worldwide |
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The Complete Motor Boat and Yachting refresher course for VHF radio procedure - This tape provides the following: Side One - the principles, channel 16, ship to ship, the phonetic alphabet, marine channels, coastguard. Side Two - link calls, accounting authorities, yacht transfer debit, traffic lists,selcall, emergency procedures. New - only £4.99 For more info Contact: Tel/Fax: 01273 240 240 - E-mail: Dogs Worldwide |
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RYA VHF Radiotelephony for yachtsmen - covering all you need to know. The ideal companion for this book is RYA VHF Radio Operator Examinations book and RYA VHF Radio Users Audio Manual below. Author RYA - New - only £1.99 For more info Contact: Tel/Fax: 01273 240 240 - E-mail: Dogs Worldwide |
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RYA VHF Radio Operator Examinations - Syllabus and Exam arrangements - The ideal companion for the RYA Radiotelephony for yachtsmen book above and RYA VHF Radio Users Audio Manual below. Author RYA - New - only £1.99 For more info Contact: Tel/Fax: 01273 240 240 - E-mail: Dogs Worldwide |
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RYA VHF Radio Users Audio Manual - over 75 minutes of audio training, plus self-test exercises. this is the ideal companion to RYA VHF Radiotelephony for yachtsmen book and RYA VHF Radio Operator Examinations book above. Author RYA - New - only £4.99 For more info Contact: Tel/Fax: 01273 240 240 - E-mail: Dogs Worldwide |
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RYA International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea. Author RYA - New - only £1..99 For more info Contact: Tel/Fax: 01273 240 240 - E-mail: Dogs Worldwide |
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RYA Windsurfing Handbook. Author RYA - New - only £1.99 For more info Contact: Tel/Fax: 01273 240 240 - E-mail: Dogs Worldwide |
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RYA Boating Safety - inland waters. Author RYA - New - only £1.99 For more info Contact: Tel/Fax: 01273 240 240 - E-mail: Dogs Worldwide |
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RYA Day Skipper - Shore Based Course Notes - This is the ideal companion to RYA Day Skipper - Practical Sailing Course Notes book below Author RYA - New - only £4.49 For more info Contact: Tel/Fax: 01273 240 240 - E-mail: Dogs Worldwide |
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RYA Day Skipper - Practical Sailing Course Notes - This is the ideal companion to RYA Day Skipper - Shore Based Course Notes book above Author RYA - New - only £4.49 For more info Contact: Tel/Fax: 01273 240 240 - E-mail: Dogs Worldwide |
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RYA Motor Cruising Practical Course Notes. Author RYA - New - only £4.49 For more info Contact: Tel/Fax: 01273 240 240 - E-mail: Dogs Worldwide |
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RYA Yachtmaster Shore Based Course Notes. Author RYA - New - only £4.49 For more info Contact: Tel/Fax: 01273 240 240 - E-mail: Dogs Worldwide |
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Easy On The Helm - Boat Handling Under Power and Sail - This book is more than just a well-illustrated textbook on boat handling. It covers the forces acting on a boat, and what steps her skipper and crew should take to turn these to their advantage. Author Tom Cunliffe - Hardback - New - only £5.49 For more info Contact: Tel/Fax: 01273 240 240 - E-mail: Dogs Worldwide |
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Learn to Sail in a Weekend -in association with the RYA - This book is a unique concept for busy people. With the help of an expert coach you can learn and tackle the techniques and master the skills of dinghy sailing with this highly visual hour-by-hour guide. Author John Driscoll - Hardback - New - only £5.49 For more info Contact: Tel/Fax: 01273 240 240 - E-mail: Dogs Worldwide |
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Successful Dinghy Sailing-Learn all the skills of dinghy sailing - This book give invaluable advice on how to handle wind and water, explains in clear language the dynamics of sailing, and keeps the sailor up-to-date with all the latest technology. With the aid of accurately executed drawings and many step-by-step sequences, it also gives you command of the tactics and techniques needed for successful dinghy racing. Authors David Pitman & Steve Ancsell - Hardback - New - only £3.99 For more info Contact: Tel/Fax: 01273 240 240 - E-mail: Dogs Worldwide |
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This is Sailing A Complete Course - third edition - This book takes the reader step-by-step through the basics of sailing technique, helped by detailed full-colour illustrations and photographs which relate closely to the text. There is a clear, practical instruction on all aspects of sailing from launching, rigging and simple manoeuvres to more subtle tips for the racing yachtsman. This third edition has been fully revised and updated to provide the ideal companion to dinghy sailing. Author Richard Creagh-Osborne - Hardback - New - only £9.99 For more info Contact: Tel/Fax: 01273 240 240 - E-mail: Dogs Worldwide |
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This is Racing Tactics and Strategy in Action - This book takes you step-by-step through the preparation needed before a race and then through each decision point from start to finish of the course. It explains the many facets that make a race-wining boat -be it a 12 foot dinghy or an ocean racer. It is written from experience gained in top-class competition and assumes that the reader will be sailing a boat that is crewed and tuned to be fully competitive. Beginners to racing and those with some experience will find in this book the guidance they need if they are to win consistently. Author Richard Creagh-Osborne - Hardback - New - only £9.99 For more info Contact: Tel/Fax: 01273 240 240 - E-mail: Dogs Worldwide |
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Sailing The True Techniques - An exciting new visual guide that shows you how - Your boat reacts to wind and water, and why - To get the best out of your dinghy, sailboard, offshore cruiser - Expert sailors achieve optimum performance - To understand the wind and tides - To win races - Equipment selection matters. Author John Terry - Hardback - New - only £9.99 For more info Contact: Tel/Fax: 01273 240 240 - E-mail: Dogs Worldwide |
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Paul Elvstrom Explains The Yacht Racing Rules - 1989-92 rules. Author Paul Elvstrom - New - only £2.49 For more info Contact: Tel/Fax: 01273 240 240 - E-mail: Dogs Worldwide |
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The Yacht Racing Rules - a complete guide 1989-92 rules. Author Mary Pera - New - only £2.49 For more info Contact: Tel/Fax: 01273 240 240 - E-mail: Dogs Worldwide |
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The Rules Book - a complete guide 1989-92 rules revised by Bryan Willis. Author Eric Twiname - New - only £2.49 For more info Contact: Tel/Fax: 01273 240 240 - E-mail: Dogs Worldwide |
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Maiden - Maiden is the inspiring personal story of how Tracy Edwards, a modest 27-year-old, took a yacht and the first all-female crew ever to race round the globe through storms and savage seas. In her dramatic race diary, Tracy relates the triumphs and traumas of skippering (and navigating) Maiden in a challenge extending over nine months and 33,000 miles of the world's toughest oceans. Tracy's story, and Maiden's gets to the heart and soul of a great race and an intrepid woman. A woman who had a dream and realised it; who faced fear and danger but conquered them; who proved her courage to the world but more than that proved it to herself. Author Tracy Edwards & Tim Madge - Hardback - New - only £9.49 For more info Contact: Tel/Fax: 01273 240 240 - E-mail: Dogs Worldwide |
| Flip Cards | ||
| 1 |  Meteorology pack of 49 cards in case size: 60mm x 86mm |
Meteorology -These cards are designed to assist the sailor, yachtsman and student to assimilate some of the basic principles of Meteorology, with particular emphasis on broadcast forecasts and the RYA yachtmaster syllabus and examination. In no way do they replace the excellent publications available, but rather offer the well known Flip-Cards self-test facility. The cards can be used in both directions. In most cases the answer to the question posed on the face of the card appears on the reverse in Capitals as part of the reverse side question. There are seven cards which illustrate the progress of a typical frontal system from West to East and the cloud formations and instrument tendencies which can be expected. In each case you should decide where your vessel is placed in relation to the frontal system. New - in case unopened - only £4.99 For more info Contact: Tel/Fax: 01273 240 240 - E-mail: Dogs Worldwide |
| 2 |  Rule of the Road pack of 49 cards in case size: 60mm x 86mm |
Rule of the Road -These cards depict situations that are likely to occur when involved in traffic at sea. In each case you are in command and looking forward from the various vessels (power driven, fishing and sailing on both tacks) at a situation that is developing. You are invited to decide what to do in each case before turning the card to see the correct course of action on the reverse. The relevant rule is also stated. Where your vessel is approaching or involved in a separation scheme this is indicated on the face of the card. In some cases your proposal is to anchor and this is depicted by an anchor in readiness on the foredeck. New - in case unopened - only £4.99 For more info Contact: Tel/Fax: 01273 240 240 - E-mail: Dogs Worldwide |
| 3 |  Lights & Shapes pack of 50 cards in case size: 60mm x 86mm |
Lights and Shapes -These cards covers those lights and shapes normally encountered by the sailor. In each case the correct identification of the light or shape arrangement is shown on the back of the card. In a limited number of cases a yellow light can be flashing and this is indicted by a symbol. New - in case unopened - only £4.99 For more info Contact: Tel/Fax: 01273 240 240 - E-mail: Dogs Worldwide |
| 4 |  Sound & Light Signals pack of 46 cards in case size: 60mm x 86mm |
Sound and Light Signals -These cards cover sound signals at sea made by a "whistle" (often a horn), a bell and a gong normally encountered by the sailor. Any specific time period or interval is stated. Many of the signals are shown as being made under fog conditions. Light signals may supplement whistle signals. The same format is used as in the other series a question is on one side with the answer on the other. New - in case unopened - only £4.99 For more info Contact: Tel/Fax: 01273 240 240 - E-mail: Dogs Worldwide |
| 5 |  Buoyage System pack of 31 cards in case size: 60mm x 86mm |
Buoyage System -These cards cover the buoyage system which is normally encountered by the sailor. The same format is used as in the other series with question (picture) on one side with the answer on the other. They include Lateral Marks, Cardinal Marks, Isolated Danger Marks, Safe Water Marks and Special Marks. New - in case unopened - only £4.99 For more info Contact: Tel/Fax: 01273 240 240 - E-mail: Dogs Worldwide |
For more info Contact: Tel/Fax: 01273 240 240 - E-mail: Dogs Worldwide
