Nautical


Vasa 1628

The Vasa, 1628 – the people, the ship, the times

Anders Wahlgren

The Vasa – this ship is a national treasure about which there is still a great deal to tell. Here we are taken back to Stockholm in the 1620s. King Gustav II Adolf already had a lot of power, but wanted even more. He ordered the construction of the b ...

Vildmarkshav

Wilderness Ocean

Rolf Bjelke

Winner of the Ocean Club Award of Merit for 2010.This is the story of an unparalleled around-the-world voyage through areas that are as close as you can get to unspoilt wilderness. For 26 years, Deborah Shapiro and Rolf Bjelke, with their 12 metre ...

Mat ombord

Food on Board!

Henrik Styvén

A book written for boat people by boat people! If you are experienced in cooking you will get help with planning and what to buy. If you lack experience, then you will get help the whole way and won’t need to risk having your ingredients becoming ine ...

Grilltips för båtfolk

Grilling for Boat People

Bosse Niklasson

Grilling is the perfect way of preparing food when you are out at sea with your boat. To stand there looking out over the bay, the smell of the grilling spreading over the deck and no pans that need washing… But grilling at sea also demands some kno ...

I Cooks kölvatten

In Cook’s Wake

Arne Mårtensson

“Ten nautical miles outside Durban, a humpback whale suddenly surfaced one boat-length ahead of the prow. I threw myself over the wheel but didn’t know if I should steer to port or starboard. The whale dived and its tail fin reached high over the coc ...

Segelvård

Sails Maintenance

Birger Sjöberg

After more than thirty-five years as a professional sail-maker, Birger Sjöberg is now sharing his best tips with us. In Sails Maintenance, everybody who loves sailing can also read about the history of sails and find useful information to sort out th ...

Riggskolan

Rigging School

Birger Sjöberg

Nobody can say for certain when man first started to travel across water. Let alone how the idea occurred to raise a sail on a mast. The word ‘rig’ or ‘rigging’ is used to describe the construction that shall carry a wardrobe of sails, and it is also ...

Stora boken om träbåtsrenovering

Wooden Boats

Thomas Larsson

This revised and updated edition will be useful to all wooden boat owners, both experienced and new owners. The book is generously illustrated with more than 200 sketches and photographs in colour and b/w, with practical instructions and fact-boxes ...

Med båt genom Europas kanaler

By boat on Europe’s canals

Lars Hässler

Lars Hässler is a sailing veteran with long experience of ocean sailing, but also of journeys on Europe’s internal water roads – the canals. Europe’s canal system is well built-out and journeying along them is very different from visiting the usual t ...

Kappsegla!

Yacht Racing

Bengt O. Hult

What types of course are used in yacht racing? Who has right of way? How do you avoid breaking the rules? In Yacht Racing you will find the necessary information to be successful on the yacht racing course. Instructive illustrations show the most co ...

Kajak

The Kayak Book

Stefan Jönsson

This is a new standard work with everything about technique and safety, outdoor life and motion, created by one of Sweden’s leading experts on kayak training. Through insightful descriptions of day tours and longer journeys with overnight stops, we g ...

Vid nytt roder

At a New Rudder

Arne Mårtensson

Arne and Heléne Mårtensson have worked for many years as senior executives in the bank world. Arne was the Chairman of the board of Handelsbanken and was a director of several other important Swedish companies when they decided to realise their dream ...

Köpa segelbåt

Buying a Sailing Boat

Eje Wåhlstedt

Eje Wåhlstedt provides the boat buyer with the necessary knowledge to be able to make the best possible decision concerning the purchase, and avoid unpleasant surprises.How do you know what type of sailing boat is suited to the waters and for the pur ...

Köpa motorbåt

Buying a Motorboat

Eje Wåhlstedt

Are you considering buying a motorboat? In that case you have good reason to think about it very carefully so as to avoid unpleasant surprises. Buying a Motorboat contains the necessary knowledge for you to be able to make the correct decision about ...

Plotter, gps och radar

Plotter, GPS and Radar

Bengt Utterström

Many boat-owners have navigators and radar in their boats, but are uncertain about how to make best use of them. The instruction manuals tell them how to activate the various functions, but rarely why they should do so. In his book, Bengt Utterström ...

Vårda din plastbåt

Take Care of Your Plastic Boat

Björn Peter Behrens

This handbook of renovation and maintenance work describes the problems one comes across with older plastic boats and how best to deal with them. Read about how plastic boats are constructed, what to look for in a used boat and what maintenance shoul ...