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Nautical books for learning and seamanship
Build your knowledge of navigation, boating and working at sea. Explore a selection of textbooks and practical handbooks for leisure boaters, maritime students and seafarers who want to learn more.
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Courses and boating qualifications
Books for boating courses, leisure skipper studies and basic navigation. Choose a book to suit your course, level and preferred language.
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Illustrated Navigation
23,68 € Read more - Made to order
The leisure boat skipper
91,83 € Add to cart - Made to order
The road to the boatmaster test
41,08 € Add to cart - Out of stock
The road to the boat driving test – questions and answers
18,37 € Read more - Made to order
The leisure skipper in theory and practice
67,18 € Add to cart - Made to order
The boatmaster test in theory and practice
43,50 € Add to cart
Practical seamanship
Learn about boat handling, working as crew, knots, bends and splicing. Practical handbooks to help you build confidence with tasks on board.
- In stock
Handbook of practical seamanship
79,75 € Add to cart - In stock
Illustrated seamanship
23,68 € Add to cart - Low stock
Crew pocket handbook
22,14 € Add to cart - Low stock
New as crew in the boat
12,47 € Add to cart - Low stock
Knots and stings in the boat
12,47 € Add to cart - Low stock
Maneuvering for sails and engine
28,80 € Add to cart - In stock
Powerboat – Tips for small boaters
12,47 € Add to cart - Low stock
The Splicing Handbook
21,75 € Add to cart - In stock
Knots, Splices and Fancy Work
22,14 € Add to cart - In stock
Brown’s Knots and Splices
9,57 € Add to cart - In stock
Rope Splicing
13,44 € Add to cart - In stock
Wire Splicing
16,34 € Add to cart
Sailing, rigging and weather
Explore sailing technique, rig tuning, strategy and weather. Find books for developing your skills and planning your sailing.
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Illustrated rope & rigging trim
21,75 € Add to cart - In stock
Skipper’s Mast and Rigging Guide
20,30 € Add to cart - Low stock
High Performance Sailing
76,36 € Add to cart - Out of stock
Sailing Strategy: The Classic Text
20,30 € Read more - Made to order
RYA Weather Handbook
21,75 € Add to cart - In stock
Weather in the boat
12,08 € Add to cart
Maintenance, systems and safety
Understand your boat’s systems and plan maintenance. The selection also covers VHF, radar, first aid and handling demanding situations.
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Safer sailing
64,67 € Read more - Low stock
First aid in the boat
12,08 € Add to cart - Low stock
Crisis management in the boat
12,08 € Add to cart - Out of stock
The RYA Book of Buying Your First Sailing Cruiser
18,85 € Read more - Low stock
The boat owner – A guide to a better boating life
32,77 € Add to cart - In stock
Diesel in the boat
12,08 € Add to cart - Low stock
Boat maintenance – in brief
22,14 € Add to cart - Low stock
Electricity in the boat
12,47 € Add to cart - Low stock
Radar in the boat
12,47 € Add to cart - In stock
MAYDAY – Practical use of VHF
38,47 € Add to cart
Navigation and celestial navigation
Build on your chart work with practical navigation, compass work, tides and celestial methods. Star charts and tables support calculations and exercises.
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Celestial Navigation for Yachtsmen
16,92 € Read more - Low stock
Astronavigation (3rd and final edition)
14,50 € Add to cart - In stock
Practical Navigation – Practical Navigation for Sailors and Motorboat Operators
28,51 € Add to cart - In stock
The Elements of Navigation and Nautical Astronomy
58,87 € Add to cart - In stock
Magnetic Compass Deviation and Correction
34,70 € Add to cart - In stock
Brown’s Tidal Streams
54,03 € Add to cart - In stock
Bernard’s Nautical Star Chart
22,35 € Add to cart - Low stock
Hansen’s Improved Ex-Meridian Tables
30,83 € Add to cart
Collision regulations, buoyage and signals
Learn to recognise buoyage and signal flags, and study the collision regulations. Explanatory books and reference cards support learning and revision.
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Seaway rules
14,31 € Add to cart - Low stock
Chapman Quick Reference Guide to Nautical Flags
43,50 € Add to cart - In stock
EuroRegs for Inland Waterways
15,47 € Add to cart - In stock
Brown’s Rule of the Road Manual
73,37 € Add to cart - In stock
The Collision Regulations Fully Explained
26,00 € Add to cart - In stock
International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea
14,40 € Add to cart - In stock
Maritime Buoyage System A – Wall Chart
5,34 € Add to cart - In stock
Brown’s International Code of Signals – Large Signal Card
9,20 € Add to cart - In stock
The International Code of Signals – Small Signal Card
3,79 € Add to cart
Maritime studies and further learning
Textbooks for cadets, maritime students and professionals studying navigation, bridge work, stability and ship construction. Check the language, edition and level on the product page, and choose books to match your syllabus.
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Maritime World
82,07 € Read more - In stock
Nicholls Concise Guide – Volume 1
133,30 € Add to cart - In stock
Nicholls Concise Guide – Volume 2
99,46 € Add to cart - In stock
Radar and AIS for Watchkeeping Officers
81,10 € Add to cart - In stock
Practical Ship Handling
33,73 € Add to cart - In stock
Meteorology for Seafarers – 6th Edition
114,93 € Add to cart - In stock
Merchant Ship Stability – Metric Edition
61,77 € Add to cart - Low stock
Management Level Stability
76,27 € Add to cart - Low stock
Operational Level Stability
67,57 € Add to cart - Low stock
Elements of Modern Ship Construction
85,93 € Add to cart
Maritim verden is temporarily out of stock. Expected back in March 2027.
Back to subjects ↑Maritime history and reading
Read about the development of navigation, sailing ships and life at sea. Explore historical works, stories and books offering inspiration for your own time afloat.
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Sailing Ship Rigs and Rigging
24,07 € Add to cart - In stock
Masting and Rigging
34,70 € Add to cart - In stock
The Log of the Cutty Sark
38,57 € Add to cart - In stock
A History of the Navigator’s Sextant
31,80 € Add to cart - In stock
A History of the Practice of Navigation
31,80 € Add to cart - Low stock
One Hundred Years of Maritime Radio
57,90 € Add to cart - Low stock
The Atlantic Ocean
16,34 € Add to cart - Low stock
Shipwrecks of the Revolutionary & Napoleonic Eras
16,92 € Add to cart - Low stock
Welcome aboard! The Sea Stallion from Glendalough
17,88 € Add to cart - Low stock
First trip
28,51 € Add to cart
Nautical reference for Norwegian fishing vessels
Norsk Fiskaralmanakk 2026
A Norwegian-language reference covering collision regulations, navigation and practical information for fishing and coastal operations.
Under section 85 of the Norwegian regulations for fishing vessels under 15 metres, fishing vessels with a length below 10.67 metres may use Norsk Fiskaralmanakk together with the necessary charts for their trading area as an alternative to the nautical publications otherwise required by that section.
This option concerns charts and nautical publications; it is not a general exemption from separate requirements for logbooks, radio publications or other vessel documentation. The charts must still be adequate and up to date.
Legal basis: section 85 – charts and nautical publications (Norwegian)
View Norsk Fiskaralmanakk 2026 (Norwegian) →Find harbours and plan your route
Books about your cruising area
Harbour descriptions, anchorages, regional pilot books and books on ocean passages and route planning are grouped on our harbour guides and pilot books page.
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Operational references, codes and publications
For Thomas’ Stowage, handbooks on tanker operations, cargo and port operations, and professional publications, visit the publications and regulations section.