BOOKS
FOR
CHRISTMAS
12
HMS VICTORY MANUAL
A diverting collection of Victory trivia
compiled by her former keeper and
curator Peter Goodwin. £8.99
Tel: 01256 302699. bloomsbury.com
HMS PICKLE
Journalist Peter Hore tells the story of the
topsail schooner too small to fight but
which played a key role in Trafalgar. £14.99
Tel: 01453 883300. thehistorypress.co.uk
SAILING AROUND NANTUCKET
Pilotage and useful anecdotes from
cruising sailor Alfie Sanford. $34.95 (c£22)
Tel: (001) 5082282505
nantucketshipwreck.org
ULTIMATE CLASSIC YACHTS
Former CB editor Nic Compton has the
stories behind 20 great classics, big and
small, with stunning photos. £26.99
Tel: 01256 302699. bloomsbury.com
IAN NICOLSON DOUBLE BILL
Who better to advise on building a dinghy
or upgrading your boat than prolific author
and designer Ian Nicolson? £14.99 each
Tel: 01453 847823. amberley-books.com
HW TILMAN COLLECTION
Lodestar Books and Vertebrate are
releasing new editions of Bill Tilman’s 15
titles, two every 12 weeks. £12
Tel: 0114 267 9277. v-publishing.co.uk
SEAMANSHIP IN THE
AGE OF SAIL
With diagrams and detailed text, John
Harland follows 17th to 19th century naval
rigging and boat handling. £45
Tel: 01256 302699. bloomsbury.com
VOYAGE OF THE HARRIER
Julian Mustoe circumnavigated between
2001 and 2012, following the 1830s track
of Darwin’s Beagle. £8.33
julian-mustoe.com or amazon.co.uk
LEE SHORE BLUES
A hilarious and self-deprecating account
of rebuilding and sailing the Bristol
Channel Pilot Cutter Carlotta.
Amazon.co.uk £10.95, Kindle £6.99
TROUBLED WATERS
CB writer and maritime historian Nigel
Sharp on the fascinating story of leisure
boating during and after WWII. £15.99
Tel: 01453 847823. amberley-books.com