This fully revised third edition of a classic manual is a mine of information for yachtsmen to customise their boats.

Ian Nicolson provides a wide range of easy-to-follow designs for the owner, user, builder or repairer of any yacht or small boat.

John Kretschmer is a professional delivery skipper with over 200,000 bluewater miles.

With the used boat market growing and becoming more complex, here is the book that all boat buyers have been waiting for: John Kretschmer's Used Boat Notebook has long been one of the most popular features in Sailing Magazine where Kretschmer provides a hard hitting, detailed review of a well-known boat each month. In this new collection, Kretschmer dedicates each chapter to an individual boat, providing the same fine details and updated information that made his magazine column a success. The thoroughly researched reviews of the 40 most popular boats include owner insights, a guide to common problems and suggestions on where to find parts, advice and support. There are plenty of books that offer general information on what to look for in an offshore boat, but only this book focuses on the specifics a prospective buyer is looking for.

A treasure trove of invaluable information for boat owners, designers, builders, surveyors, chandlers and anyone maintaining their own boat.

Ian Nicholson provides an accessible introduction to open boat cruising.

Tells the story of Doug Von Allmen's plan to build an extraordinary yacht and the way that the 2008 financial crisis threatened the project and the livelihood of the one thousand employees of the shipyard where it was built.

A guide with enough information on how to build these boats and some plans are available at low cost.

This book is a practical guide to both methods, starting from the design requirements, necessary tools and working conditions, and choice of timber through step-by-step construction and repair.

Ian Nicolson, a professional boat designer and sail maker withover 30 years of experience, has created a book that is guaranteed to improve the abiltiy and understanding of all sailors. He has compiled over 150 practical tips with easy-to-follow instructins that cover all sail types and situations. Mainsails, genoas, working jibs and stay sails, spinnkers, storm jibs, and trisails are all discussed in depth.