Sailing Books

Bryan Willis’ Racing Rules Companion is the invaluable pocket reference guide to the essentials of the racing rules, updated for the latest 2021-2024 Racing Rules of Sailing. Every racing sailor should have a copy! It will build their knowledge and...

Get to grips with navigation at sea. This best-selling book gives you all the information you need to know to do just that! It starts from scratch, uses no jargon and features diagrams and pictures, instead of words, wherever possible. It has been...

Thousands of hours are required to build up experience afloat and there will always be more things to learn. In the meantime, this book will help start the ball rolling, building expertise by providing a basic overview of yacht sailing techniques which...

RYA Fishing Afloat (G72)  Specifications ISBN: G72 Publisher: Royal Yachting Association    

RYA Electrics Handbook (G67) Written by respected nautical Journalist Andrew Simpson, RYA Electrics Handbook is the ideal reference point for all boaters and their boat electrics. Following on from the popular RYA Diesel Engine Handbook, this title...

RYA Weather Handbook (G133). If you are doing an RYA course or are simply seeking to gain a greater understanding of the weather, this edition of the RYA Weather Handbook (which covers the Northern and Southern Hemisphere) is full of practical and useful...

RYA Training Almanac TAN, updated RYA Training Almanac, containing practice navigation tables. Please note that this product is for training purposes only, and is not to be used for navigation.

RYA Start Sailing - Beginners Handbook (G3) This is an ideal learning and reference tool packed with the essential knowledge that you need to get afloat, regardless of your age.  Each chapter guides you through essential information on areas key to...

RYA Start Powerboating (G48) This is the official course book for Levels 1 and 2 of the RYA National Powerboat Scheme (formally Powerboat Practical Course Notes). It goes through everything you need to know as a novice powerboater, from basics such...

RYA Stability and Buoyancy (G23)  All vessels need to be buoyant in order to float, and need to be stable in order to stay upright. This revised edition of RYA Stability and Buoyancy (which includes a glossary of terms, explaining all the...

RYA Race Coaching Handbook - 2nd edition (G101). Coaching is all about helping people to develop and change. This book has been designed to help the coach provide the ideal learning environment which will help support and challenge the sailor...

RYA Power Schemes Instructor Handbook (G19). The RYA Power Schemes Instructor Handbook comprehensively covers the entire process of training as an RYA Power Instructor. It includes information on the whole RYA Power Scheme, the instructing qualifications...

RYA Powerboat Handbook (G13). Powerboating is a fun, fast and exhilarating sport. The number of powerboats on the water is increasing and the need for both confidence and competence on the water has never been more important. If you are looking to...

RYA Pocket Guide to Sea Fishing Baits (G91). This handy little pocket guide goes through the different types of sea bait and how and when they should be used to ensure that the right type is being used to catch the right species. The...

RYA Offshore Sailing (G87) Offshore Sailing is exciting and brings adventure, discovery and freedom to those who undertake a long-distanced journey. For anyone who is going or thinking of going on such a passage, RYA Offshore Sailing is the essential...

RYA An Introduction to Radar (G34) Follows the syllabus of the RYA One-Day Radar Course and is ideal for anyone requiring a working knowledge of radar. To get the best from your set you need to understand what it is and what it can and can't do. ...

RYA An Introduction to Navigation (G77) - the latest in the RYA’s popular Navigation series. The book guides the reader through the basic steps of navigation so that they can learn to navigate successfully. It is therefore an absolute must for...

RYA National Sailing Scheme Instructor Handbook (G14) This new edition of the RYA Dinghy Coaching Handbook and Logbook has been brought fully up to date. An essential purchase for anyone teaching on an RYA Dinghy, Multihull or Keelboat Instructor Course,...

RYA Yacht master Scheme Instructor Handbook (G27) This book is aimed at those running shore based, sail and motor cruising courses within the RYA Yacht master Scheme. Principals and instructors alike will benefit from the guidance and information on...

RYA Day Skipper Handbook Sail (G71) This is the official handbook supporting the RYA Day Skipper Sail Course and is ideal for anyone looking to brush up on their knowledge to this level. It gives great practical and detailed advice on key skills,...

RYA Competent Crew Skills - 2nd Edition (CCPCN) RYA Competent Crew Skills is the official companion for the RYA’s popular Competent Crew Course. Over 12,000 people, with no sailing experience, successfully complete the course every year. This...

RYA Boat Angling Explained (G98). To the uninitiated, the process of going fishing afloat might seem complicated. Where do you start looking? Which hook? Which bait? RYA Boat Angling Explained Book will help. Filled with easy-to-follow text and...

RYA Advanced Sailing (G12).  This third edition of the RYA Advanced Dinghy Sailing Handbook is designed to accompany the Advanced sailing modules in the RYA National Sailing Scheme: Day Sailing Seamanship skills Sailing with Spinnakers Start...

Featuring seven experts sailing six popular modern single-handed and twin-crewed dinghies this is for sailors who want to develop their knowledge, understanding, and sailing expertise.From the novice wanting to get to grips with the basics to the...

Having made the major purchase that is a modern boat, any owner will want to look after it as best they can. But how should this be tackled? How much maintenance is too much, and conversely too little? How can problems be prevented? How do you know...

The RYA Yacht master Books' examination is the gold-standard qualification for sail and power boaters the world over. This book is the RYA’s official and definitive guide to the exam. It offers a unique insight into what you need to know, how the...

A splash-resistant quick-reference guide to the lights, shapes, buoys, rules of the road, tides, flags, knots, etc. Packs a wealth of aide-memoire info into a compact format. Hot seller, very attractively produced in pocket flip-over stiff card format...

A compact, handy summary of the key things you need to know when powerboating in RIBs and sports boats: the perfect quick reference guide to keep onboard. The book covers all the powerboating essentials: getting ready, rules of the road, launching,...

RYA Sea Survival Handbook - 2nd Edition (G43).  This book is the official text for the RYA Basic Sea Survival Course and the RYA/ISAF Offshore Safety Course and supports ISAF approved Offshore Personal Survival courses. It also highlights the...

The aim of this book is to provide advice to anyone involved in providing a safety boat back up for dinghy sailing and wind surfing. Throughout the book a distinction is made between rescue and safety. The former implies urgent, possibly immediate action...

The syllabus and a logbook combined for the new RYA National Sailing Scheme. This provides modern compact training modules for dinghy, multihull and keelboat sailors that can be bolted together to suit individual lifestyles in the latest boat designs...

This outlines the examination syllabus and qualifications required to attain the various levels of proficiency laid down in the RYA Scheme - Introduction to Motor Cruising, Helmsman's Course, Day Skipper Shorebased/Practical, Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster...

A modern sailor's logbook, fun to use and designed to last for a whole season. Allows space for electronic navigation information and for narrative. Also doubles as a visitor's book.

The first cruising logbook for navigators of powerboats. This book is suitable for both planning and displacement craft. It also doubles as a Visitors’ Book.

RYA Personal Logbook - G73. This personal logbook is perfect for all boaters who voyage on a number of boats. Within it, there is space to record the distance of journeys, the maximum wind strength and the capacity in which the voyage was sailed. Also...

Included in the RYA logbook series, this RYA Power Logbook is ideal for the cruising boater. Sections include the usual logging pages, as well as IALA buoyage; international code flags; plotting essentials (which incorporates dead reckoning and estimated...

The RYA Sail and Power Logbook combines the previous RYA Sail and Power logbooks into one incredibly useful volume that is ideal for all cruising boaters. This new logbook contains 90 logging pages and the bonus sections include: IALA buoyage;...

The RYA Powerboat Schemes - Syllabus & Logbook (G20) meets the training needs of recreational and professional powerboat operators alike. Whether you are an amateur with a keen sense of adventure or use powerboats as part of your job, the RYA...

RYA Start To Race - G66. A key element to the RYA Racing series, RYA Start to Race book is perfect for anyone starting to race. It is also extremely useful for those wanting to further their racing skill as it talks you through getting into racing in a...

RYA Crew to Win explores the myth that crew are not as important as the helm; it confirms that the team is a vital ingredient to any crewed boat. If you want to sail faster, smarter and win races then Joe Glanfield covers all the technical essentials...