Posted by: admin
on Nov 16, 2009
We just started carrying this new title:
Here's a gorgeous, high-quality photo book--perfect for the coffee table and for inspiration, design ideas, etc. All along the northeast coast, from Newport to Nova Scotia, there are charming harbors that beckon you with names such as Sorrento, Friendship, Rogue Bluffs, Seal Cove, Fishers Landing, and Birch Harbor. Dinghies are a mainstay of these harbors. These small boats, including prams, skiffs, and tenders, can be very rudimentary in their design or works of exceptional craftsmanship...Paired with quotations from great thinkers, and the short story "Rowboat" from author Peter H. Spectre, the photographs in Afloat on the Tide offer a reflective journey through the strikingly beautiful world of small wooden craft. 200 Color plates. Paperback. 208 pages. 8.5 x 8.5" $29.95 Click here to order.
Posted by: admin
on May 28, 2009
Just received a couple of new books for our SCA book store. Click on the book or title if you're interested in ordering a copy. Thanks! —Eds
The Complete Trailer Sailor
Regular Small Craft Advisor contributor, Brian Gilbert's long-awaited trailersailing text has finally arrived in 2009. Full of specific information on inspecting, buying, maintaining and equipping a small boat—as well as how-to sections on trailering, sailing, navigating, and cruising. Beautifully illustrated, this 266-page book covers galleys and heads, safety gear, anchors, and much more. There's even a nice buyer's guide covering many popular trailersailers. The book makes reference to ComPacs, Hunters, Catalinas, Seawards, Sea Pearls, Nordicas, ODays, Tanzers, Potters, and many other designs.
Small Trimarans: An Introduction
Here's a VERY small-boat specific title you won't find many other places. Author Joe Farinaccio sits down with experts from all over the sailing world and talk small trimarans. Interviews inlude: Russel Brown, Dick Newick, Chris Ostlind, Chuck Leinweber, Gary Dierking and many others. Boats discussed include: Magnum, Windrider, Rave, Weta, Tremolino and many others.
Posted by: admin
on May 2, 2009
Here are a few new titles just now available at the Small Craft Advisor store.
26 Feet to the Charlottes
A sailor's guide to enjoying the Queen Charlotte Islands, written by June Cameron who sailed her 26-foot wooden sloop through this land of sheltered waters, protected anchorages, lovely views and abundant salmon and shellfish. 240 pages. $17.95.
Dangerous Book for Boaters
Regular contributor Marlin Bree has new book out, and this one is something totally different—96 pages of nautical humor and cartoons. Where else can you read pithy passages like: I went to the head, and nearly fell in. Why wasn't the seat down, like it shoulda been? $9.95
Catboats
A new portfolio of catboat designs from prolific designer Jay Benford, including a number of smaller cruisers. Includes details of building, rigging and outfitting. Lots of good ideas here. 8.5 x 11, 128 pages. $19.95
