Zero2Sixty

The Ashley Book of Knots

2011-11-08T10:15:00Z

The classic and complete book of knots. If you don’t have this book, you are lacking in your library. So many new knots to learn, you’ll never go thru them all.

Virgin Anchorages

2011-11-08T07:30:00Z

A perfect way to see your anchorages from and aerial viewpoint. Terrific idea! A great companion to their Cruising Guide to the Virgin Islands

Cruising Guide to the Virgin Islands

2011-11-07T17:20:00Z

Part of a group of guides to all parts of the Caribbean. This one covers all the Windward islands and is a wonderful companion to their Virgin Anchorages guidebook.

Windward Anchorages

2011-11-07T17:15:00Z

A perfect way to see your anchorages from and aerial viewpoint. Terrific idea! A great companion to their Cruising Guide to the Windward Islands

Cruising Guide to the Windward Islands

2011-11-07T17:07:00Z

Part of a group of guides to all parts of the Caribbean. This one covers all the Windward islands and is a wonderful companion to their Windward Anchorages guidebook.

Leeward Anchorages

2011-11-07T16:48:00Z

A perfect way to see your anchorages from and aerial viewpoint. Terrific idea! A great companion to their Cruising Guide to the Leeward Islands

The Splicing Handbook

2011-11-06T00:00:00Z

I picked up this book in La Coruna, Spain when the anchor snubber had broke in a previous anchorage in France. I asked one of the maritimo’s if he knew someone who could splice rope as ai had a project that needed doing. I’ll never forget his amazement when he answered “All sailors know how to splice”. I felt embarrassed so I bought this book and taught myself to splice! The snubber I spliced up is still working fine so I can heartedly recommend this book.

A Passion for the Sea

2011-11-06T00:00:00Z

An excellently done book that makes you want to get in your yacht and take off to explore the places Jimmy has been too. We should all be so lucky as to be able to do a small part of this book in our lifetime. The photography is excellent as well.

Reeds Knot Handbook

2011-11-06T00:00:00Z

I love books on knots and this is a super-handy one to slip into your pocket or backpack with a couple pieces of rope to while away some hours. A very nicely done book.

Ocean Passages and Landfalls

2011-11-06T00:00:00Z

I’ve been giving some thought to doing a circumnavigation one day and this book gives an enormous amount of information on routes, weather and the facilities found en-route. There’s so many places to visit, I’m not sure when I’ll every wear this book out but I’ll try!

Cruising Guide to the Leeward Islands

2011-11-06T00:00:00Z

An essential guidebook to everything you need to know about sailing in the Leeward Islands. Updated on a regular basis, I have the 2010-2011 edition. It’s a companion to the Leeward Anchorages book as well.

Sailing an Atlantic Circuit

2011-11-06T00:00:00Z

The best one yet on all aspects of an Atlantic circuit. Picked this up while in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria waiting to leave on the ARC. It’s an excellent reference for not just the circuit but weather, customs in the Caribbean, safety and security at anchorage, etc. A very well-crafted book.

World Cruising Destinations

2011-11-06T00:00:00Z

Part of my core books to study and learn from in preparing for big passages and a possible circumnavigation in few years.

Understanding a Nautical Chart

2011-09-04T03:00:00Z

Wow, I’ve been waiting for a book like this for a while. Crisp, clear defintions of all the symbols you find on nautical charts with detailed explanation on what they mean. A must-have reference on-board.

Rules of the Road

2011-09-04T03:00:00Z

One of the hardest parts of sailing for me is to learn all the regulations on who has the right of way in one situation versus another. Likewise, being able to identify what kind of boat is out there are night strictly by its lights escapes me too. This book is going a long way toward helping me overcome these problems. The text and images are clear and I’m actually having a good time learning with this book. Definitely worthwhile to read and keep on-board as a reference tool.

Celestial Navigation

2011-09-01T03:00:00Z

OK, so Celestial Navigation seems ‘old school’ in the world of electronic navigation using Chartplotters, GPS and the like. But, when you are sailing, you have all kinds of time on your hands so why not take some time to learn this skill? Before all the modern ‘stuff’, people have used sextants for navigating and it’s fun on a passage to take some readings to see how close you are to GPS. It’s also a requirement for the RYA YAchtmaster Ocean rating to know how to use a sextant. I have many books on using sextants but this one is simple, to the point and easy to understand even for a guy like me!

The Complete Yachtmaster

2011-06-03T03:00:00Z

I picked this up on a recent trip to Southampton for my LRC course and have really enjoyed reading this book. Tom is an excellent teacher and his level of understanding shows in his writing style. He covers material that is written about in lots of other books on the subject but somehow his style enables me to understand it better. The illustrations and photgraphs are really first-class and 32 chapters cover evedrything you ever wanted to know about sailing. Truly one of the best books I’ve read lately. I inadvertantly have two of these books and my wife wanted one for herself!

Modern Marine Weather

2011-06-02T03:00:00Z

Weather is something I’m rather fond of. When I was an active pilot, it was crucial to get a good understanding of the weather before I took off or landed somewhere. Sailing has a similar need for good weather understanding. The difference being the slower speed of the yacht versus an airplane and the size of the area you need to study the weather. I find my prior knowledge of aviation weather to be a big help in sailing however there are a number of differences that this book covers quite well. Highly recommended.

RYA VHF Radio

2011-06-01T03:00:00Z

This book covers a lot of the same ground as their other book, RYA VHF Handbook but in less detail as it is to be used for preparation for the taking the SRC course. Good book but I would choose only one of these to have on-board

The Voyager's Handbook

2011-06-01T03:00:00Z

Another classic reference for those us who want to venture beyond the coast. Beth has an extensive amount of first-hand knowledge that she shares with her readers. For me, planning to cross the Atlantic, this book comes at a good time as there’s a lot of information I can directly apply to my challenge. Reading about other people’s experiences in something you want to accomplish is a huge help in pulling it off safely. Thanks Beth!