South Sea Vagabonds by Johnny Wray
44.99 NZD
Category: Nautical
The true story of Johnny Wray's adventures after being fired from his day job in the Great Depression, building his own boat and spending the rest of his days sailing around the Pacific, living the life of his dreams, has become a classic and an inspiration to generations of readers, sailors and landlub ...Show more
The Notorious Captain Hayes: The Remarkable True Story of the Pirate of the Pacific by Joan Druett
36.99 NZD
Category: Nautical | Reading Level: General Adult
The incredible true story of William 'Bully' Hayes, the so-called 'Pirate of the Pacific': a story that separates the myth from the man. Famous throughout the Pacific, from the US to Australia and all points in between, Captain Bully Hayes has been the inspiration for writers ranging from Robert Louis S ...Show more
One Girl One Dream by Laura Dekker
24.99 NZD
Category: Nautical
The amazing autobiographical account of the youngest ever solo circumnavigation of the Earth. If you want to see the other side of the world, you can do two things: turn the world upside down, or travel there yourself. In 2012, at the age of just 16, Laura Dekker became the youngest sailor ever to singl ...Show more
Knots Splices by Jeff Toghill
14.99 NZD
Category: Nautical
Well-priced and extremely popular. -Ideal for any sailor both afloat and ashore. -Over 150 step by step photographs describe clearly the tying of over 30 knots and splices.
Which Way is Starboard Again?: Overcoming Fears & Facing Challenges Sailing the South Pacific by Anna Kirtlan
29.99 NZD
Category: Nautical
Many New Zealanders sail the South Pacific but not many do it with as little boating experience as 'uncoordinated, impractical, directionally challenged, desk-bound type' Anna Kirtlan, who says that until she met Captain Paddy and Wildflower II, her idea of rough sailing was 'taking the Cook Strait ferr ...Show more
Retro and Vintage Boat - Kiwi Portraits by Don Jessen
39.99 NZD
Category: Nautical | Reading Level: very good
Retro and vintage boats are a picturesque reminder of an elegant time past, when beauty, form and style ruled. They are the beautiful classic car or stunning hot rod of the lakes and sea, and they are becoming increasingly sought after by Kiwi boaties. Within these pages author Don Jessen presents a hig ...Show more
Spot X Cruising New Zealand by Mark Airey
44.99 NZD
Category: Nautical
Spot X Cruising New Zealand includes information on: Northcape to Eastcape; Anchorages, moorings and marina's; Gps waypoints, bottom types, dangers and exposure; Services, fuel, water, rubbish, gas, air fills, customs & MAF; Sightseeing, fishing, diving, snorkeling, walks and history.
Boat by Griffiths Simon
48.00 NZD
Category: Nautical
The Boat - a vessel for escape, adventure, trade and travel. This mode of transport is one of infinite variety and inspires serious passion, whether made of workmanlike bolted steel, sleek modern fibreglass or lovingly hand-burnished timber. Photographer Simon Griffiths has paced docksides and jetties a ...Show more
Ocean Notorious. Journeys to lost and lonely places of the deep south by Matt Vance
40.00 NZD
Category: Nautical | Reading Level: very good
For lovers of exciting non-fiction about remote and rarely visited places - and maritime adventures. True first-person stories of the Southern Ocean from NZ to Antarctica - the windiest, roughest, most isolated body of water on earth. Can be compared with: - Simon Winchester's Atlantic - Johnny Wray's S ...Show more
Bligh: William Bligh in the South Seas by Anne Salmond
50.00 NZD
Category: Nautical
"In Bligh, the story of the most notorious of all Pacific explorers is told through a new lens as a key episode in the history of the world, rather than simply of the West. Award-winning anthropologist Anne Salmond recounts with a fresh perspective the triumphs and disasters of William Bligh's life in a ...Show more
Hound of the Sea: Wild Man. Wild Waves. Wild Wisdom by Garrett McNamara
36.99 NZD
Category: Nautical | Reading Level: General Adult
In this thrilling and candid memoir, world record-holding and controversial Big Wave surfer Garrett McNamara chronicles his emotional quest to ride the most formidable waves on earth.Garrett McNamara affectionately known as GMac set the world record for the sport, surfing a seventy-eight-foot wave in Na ...Show more