Historic Boats

H W Tilman With a Foreword by Sir Robin Knox-Johnston ‘So I began thinking again of those two white blanks on the map, of penguins and humming bir...

By Nic Compton Whether used for transport, adventure, work, or sport, boats have played a vital role in human history and have inspired numerous s...

By Dieter Loibner A great book for all classic boat fans. The classic 24 ft Nordic Folkboat has been around for 60 years. Many sleeker, lighter and...

H W Tilman With a Foreword by Libby Purves ‘Hand (man) wanted for long voyage in small boat.No pay, no prospects, not much pleasure’ So read the c...

Arthur Ransome, Nancy Blackett and the Goblin Peter Willis With a Foreword by Libby Purves ‘There’s more than a touch of irony about the title o...

Drawings by Gloria Wilson With a Foreword by Mike Smylie In four dozen meticulous, informative and annotated drawings Gloria Wilson has recorded, b...

Remembering the Boats A lifetime with the North Sea fishing fleet Gloria Wilson Fishing boats, particularly those along the eastern seaboard of ...

Arthur Ransome’s account of his maiden voyage in his beloved Racundra, which took him from Latvia, via Estonia, to Finland and back in 1922.By: Ar...

An encyclopedic compendium of every element of a yacht, this book contains a wealth of information for the aficionado as well as the newcomer, taki...

H W Tilman With a Foreword by Bob Shepton I felt like one who had first betrayed and then deserted a stricken friend; a friend with whom for the p...

A celebration, in colour photographs, of the work of Sparkman and Stephens, arguably the most famous yacht company in the USA. Sparkman and Stephen...

Travels with my Nan One family’s life with a barge yacht Nick Imber I first met her in Tollesbury and immediately fell for her. She was an Esse...

Tall ships epitomize the glamour, majesty and romance of the sea. This book - supported and endorsed by Sail Training International - is a celebrat...

The wooden fishing boats of Richard Irvin & Sons Gloria Wilson With a Foreword by Paul Gartside   Having recorded in pen and ink the Fishing Bo...

The pilot cutters that operated around the coasts of northern Europe until the First World War were amongst the most seaworthy and beautiful craft ...

A Forty-Year Affair Martin O'Scannall “I wonder if you can help me.” “Maybe I could, or maybe I couldn’t,” was the very Welsh reply. “What is it y...

By Ben Crawshaw A sail-and-oar adventure in our own boat, one having the inevitable beauty of a form which accurately meets function - this is the...

The gripping first-hand story of the disaster that inspired Melville's Moby-Dick and is the basis for a major new feature film, In the Heart of the...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER. An inventive biography of one of the most famous ships of all time - an alluring combination of history, adventure an...

Robb Robinson and Ian Hart From Great War to Grytviken — The Life and Times of a Hull Steam Trawler Deep in southern latitudes, in a desolate cor...

A familiar sight on the Thames at London Bridge, HMS Belfast is a Royal Navy light cruiser, launched in March 1938. Belfast was part of the British...

A fascinating account of the honeymoon cruise of Swallows & Amazon’s author, Arthur Ransome, after his marriage to Trotsky’s secretary, Evgenia...

H W Tilman With a Foreword by Roger D Taylor However many times it has been done, the act of casting off the warps and letting go one’s last hold ...

H W Tilman With a Foreword by Colin Putt Only a man in the devil of a hurry would wish to fly to his mountains, forgoing the lingering pleasure an...