Kelsall Catamarans

by Derek Kelsall
 

This 40-page, professionally produced booklet is an elegant presentation of Kelsall’s motto: “Combining fresh and exciting ideas with style, variety and unmatched experience.” His design philosophy as well as his KSS building system is well documented. A list of stock designs, many fine drawings and color photographs complete this publication.
 

#317 40 pp, drawings, color photos …$20.00

 

 

 

Landfall Legalese: Pacific & Caribbean

by Alan E. Spears, Esq.
 

Attorney Alan Spears is Judge Advocate and Founding Member of the Chula Vista Yacht Club. He and his wife cruise on their Falmouth cutter Coco­nutz and have collected the forms (and experiences, good and bad) while entering foreign ports during their travels. A useful legal guide for passage­makers.

Two volumes have been written so far:

Landfall Legalese: The Pacific,

and...

Landfall Legalese: The Caribbean.

Pacific:

Part I. Polynesia: The Cook Islands, The Marquesas, Samoa, Society Islands, Tonga, Tuamoto Archipelago.

Part II. Melanesia: Fiji, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu.

Part III. Micronesia: Kiribati & Tuvalu, Kosrae, The Marshall Islands, Northern Marianas, Guam, The Palau Islands, Ponape, Truk, Yap.

Part IV. The Down Under: Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania.

Part V: Other Pacific Cruising areas: Baja & Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, Galapagos. In addition, there are chapters on Canada & United States Custom Clearance, Agreements, Documentations, The “Atlas” Array, and Medical Aid.

Caribbean:

The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bonaire, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Curaçao, Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Martinique, Saint Martin/Sint Maarten, St. Lucia, US Virgin Islands.

In addition, there are chapters on NOAA Custom Order Form, Vessel Documentation Form, Agreements, and Medical Aid and Evacuation.
 

#131 Landfall Legalese: Pacific, Softcover, 186 pp, 81/2" x 11,” …$29.95

#132 Landfall Legalese: Caribbean, Softcover, 134 pp, 81/2" x 11,” …$24.95

 

 

 

 

Learn to Navigate by the Tutorial System

by Charles A. Whitney and Frances W. Wright
 

This book is written for the mariner who wants to learn the concept of piloting and navigation and wants to do more than merely follow a closely prescribed set of rules. While the authors have supplied guidance in practical matters, such as reading the Almanac and carrying out sight re­ductions, they have also provided an understanding of the principles. Readers are expected to be active participants by working through the many exercises designed to help them along the way. What makes this book different from most others is its focus on 3 methods used in a Harvard freshman tutorial course: confrontation with misconceptions, definitions based on procedures, and the use of imaginary scenarios. The authors feel these are keys to learning, as they are much more powerful than memorization of rules. Charles A. Whitney is an astronomer with a lifelong interest in sailing and navigation, and is professor emeritus of astronomy at Harvard University. The late Frances W. Wright was a Harvard University astronomer for more than 50 years.
 

#343 Softcover, 11" x 8 1/2", 317 pp …$24.95

 

 

 

 

The Magic of Dolphins

by Dr. Horace Dobbs
 

There has existed an extra-special relationship between dolphin and man from the earliest times on.

One reason for this is the dolphin’s love of fun and companionship. They enjoy the company of humans, diving beneath people while they are swimming, riding the bow waves of boats, and even piloting them through difficult waters.

The other significant factor is the dolphin’s re­markable intelligence. Dr. Horace Dobbs describes some amazing encounters with dolphins in the wild, and demonstrates that the dolphin not only lives at peace in his habitat, but can bring happiness to humans.

Dr. Dobbs, one of Britain’s pioneers of underwater photography, founded The Oxford University Research Group in 1963. He is also founder and director of International Dolphin Watch. Although a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine, he gave up a career in medical and veterinary research in order to devote his life to his passion for dolphins.
 

#309 Softcover, 6 1/2" x 8 1/2", 88pp, many color and b&w photos …$9.95...Now $5.00