ONBOARD LIBRARY
Perfect boat electrics
Andy Johnson
Electricity on board is an increasingly complex topic. Things become increasingly complex when the boat is older and what feels like 10 electricians have already worked on the boat, laid cables and connected devices. This book helps here, but also with the important topic of electricity consumption. To recommend.
Heavy weather sailing
Peter Bruce
Peter Bruce has the reputation of being one of the most experienced storm racing sailors. Now we don't do regattas in the actual sense; In strong winds, use the cutter stay and reef the main up to the 4th reef to bring calm and stability to the ship. The book shows, among other things, model tests in the wind tunnel, which show every sailor that passivity in a storm is not an option and can provoke a capsize.
World Cruising Routes, 9th Edition
Jimmy Cornell
Often referred to as the Bible for long-distance sailors, this book is the ultimate reference with over 1,000 sailing routes worldwide. In this latest edition, Cornell takes into account the latest weather information and other developments so that wind, currents, regional and seasonal weather can be taken into account in your own planning.
Ocean Atlas, 2nd Edition
Jimmy & Ivan Cornell
A planning tool to get an idea of the expected conditions at certain times of the year. This edition of the so-called Pilot Charts, which graphically prepares the percentages of wind directions, currents and storms occurring for all of the world's oceans, is based on the latest NOAA data from the US Weather Service and no longer on logbooks from the past 150 years. In addition to the overview graphics, detailed graphics of the specific blue water routes described in Cornell's book World Cruising Routes are also shown. Two important books for planning.
seamanship
Delius Klasing
Seamanship has become an unparalleled standard and reference work in German-speaking countries. So a classic. We have the e-readers, but also the hardcover. The first for simple searching, the second for browsing.
The Trade Wind Foodie
Rod & Lu Heikell
This book is one of our recent achievements. Rod and Lu Heikell have put together their valuable experiences around food while sailing around the world. They share practical tips and tricks for provisions, cooking on board, recipes, but also ideas for restaurant visits on land. They have grouped all this information into the regions of the barefoot route from the Caribbean to the Indian Ocean.
Instant Weather Forecasting
Alan Watts
Alan Watts' book is based, in addition to a clearly understandable but concentrated introductory section, on the analysis of the weather events observed in the sky. Clouds are the focus. Moitessier has already praised the book highly:«Alan Watt’s little illustrated book … helped me tremendously to feel things faster, by observing the clouds. It also saved me needless worry. To my mind, this book is a masterpiece. I recommend it to all sailing people». A classic that should not be missing on any long journey.