The Maxam Sailor's Tool is a powerfully-effective multi-sailing, -fishing, -camping and -hunting tool that's designed for fast/easy cutting access. Featuring a honed blade, marlinspike, shackle key, bottle opener and stainless-steel handle with a 2"-ruler on one side, 5-cm on the other, our function...

Over 150 years ago, the skills needed to operate a merchant sailing vessel were many and varied. While not nearly as much in demand today as they were in the days of the Yankee clippers, these skills nevertheless remain important and necessary to today's yachtsmen and owners of smaller pleasure boat...

“It was the best of dreams, it was the worst of dreams, it was an age of consulting the nautical experts, it was the age of landlubber foolishness, it was the epoch of determination, it was the epoch of despair, it was the season of hurricanes, it was a spring of beachcombing…” If you dream about ch...

Hervey Garrett Smith was the foremost marine illustrator of the 1950s and 1960s, and his wonderful drawings of traditional ropework quickly propelled The Marlinspike Sailor to cult classic status when it was published in 1956. With the addition of a section on modern, synthetic rope in the 1970s, it...

This is not just an instructional book---it's an insight into a sailor's approach to the sea, boats, and the ever-changing dynamic of wind on the water "A learn-to-sail book with heart."--WoodenBoat "A real winner...a masterful blend of straightforward text with delightful and instructive illustrat...

Learn how to design, make, repair, improve, and maintain sails If you want to produce sturdy sails for daysailing and cruising, built of low-tech materials you can repair with a few simple tools, The Sailmaker's Apprentice can show you how. Emphasizing the handwork that distinguishes the highest-qu...

With 85 fuss-free and fabulous recipes, The Boat Cookbook serves up simple, mouth-watering galley grub to enjoy at sea―prepared almost as quickly as it will be devoured by your hungry crew.For anyone with a tiny galley kitchen, there's good news: no more bland leftovers aboard. These delicious and e...

5" overall. Stainless serrated blade with thumb studs. Bail secures marlin spike in closed position. Release bail to open spike which serves as handle for pliers. Extend spike completely to lock into open position, which secures with linerlock. Red anodized aluminum handles with pocket clip. Nylon s...

Discover the dozens of nautically flavored craft projects you can make with rope! You will be surprised by the fancy projects you can make with a square knot, a double-French hitching, or four-strand braids (a dog collar, a tool grip, and a decorated picture frame, respectively)! You can also tie th...

The most comprehensive and helpful guide ever written for selecting and equipping a cruising sailboat Whether you’re a coastal or offshore cruiser, you’ll find your most pressing concerns treated with the know-how that makes for skillful, confident cruising in Nigel Calder’s Cruising Handbook. The...

Cruising on a small boat is a continuous learning experience. Sometimes you discover answers on your own, but more often the best lessons come from casual conversations with other cruisers. Why Didn't I Think of That? brings together the lessons learned, the tested advice, and the ingenious solution...

With this new, fresh, and highly readable introduction to sail trim, Dallas Murphy’s Plain Sailing goes far to demystify the often intimidating aspects of sailing that confront the unseasoned sailor. By focusing on “wind awareness,” Plain Sailing will help all sailors better understand the principle...