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