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It is always very
difficult to find an original gift for a sailor...
somebody who loves boats or the sea or rivers or canals or France or a 'soon to
be sailor'.
Here are some fairly inexpensive items which will give stacks of pleasure.
They are
suitable for the beginner or the circumnavigator....
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THE
IDEAL PLANNING PAIR.
Navicarte 21
+
French Canal Routes.
These
two publications together are the perfect gift for anybody considering
taking their boat through the Canals and Rivers of France to the
Mediterranean
You can
plan your trip in detail and see exactly which Navicarte you will need
to suit your particular route
It would be
just possible to do the entire trip with only these two items and they
contain all the necessary information to make this particularly
delightful dream a reality.........
.For more info -
here
£26.50 the
pair
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Or
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 Charts
of the World
This cd contains all the charts for
the entire world. Once loaded into your computer you can dream, plan
your voyages from your home port to just along the coast or to the South
Pacific. The charts are detailed and the planning facilities as
used in merchant ships.. A wonderful gift for the experienced, novice or
just would be sailor..... the perfect dream builder...
This
Charts
of the World CD contains C-Map type charts of
the entire world including passage charts and detailed
harbour charts for the Mediterranean Sea and all the other adjoining
seas.
If you have a laptop with
Charts of the
World - CM-93 installed
and you buy a little GPS puck receiver it will also do the navigation
for you. Display your position on the chart in real-time, display
your actual Lat & Long, speed over the ground etc etc etc.
£34-99
for more info
HERE
works with Windows 95/98/2000/XP.
can’t guarantee it with
vista - you might need help to install
it with Vista |
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THE ART GALLERY has a series of 'boaty'
original sketches, drawings, photographs and oil paintings available as
Greetings Cards or Posters.
The following three DVD's are what
dreams are made of - if you are a sailor or planning to be a sailor
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BLUE
WATER CRUISING
the original production
Blue Water Cruising
was
shot entirely in the
Caribbean
on board 'Bambola' a Moody 36.
It
shows what living in a small boat and blue water cruising is really like.
The equipment you need to make the boat comfortable and safe.
If
you want to know the how, what and where of long distance cruising, particularly in the
Caribbean,
then this is the perfect guide.
Visits the Dominican Republic,
Martinique, Antigua, as well
as the main islands. It describes and demonstrates what sort of equipment
is useful in a live aboard cruising boat.
Details of how to contact HERB for Atlantic weather
and CARIBWX for Caribbean weather.
Approximately 40 minutes duration
£15.50
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The start of the dream is
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BLUE WATER DESTINATIONS
- part one
An essential
planning aid for anyone thinking of sailing from the Caribbean to the
Pacific Ocean
 This DVD covers the Panama Canal
transit as well as
the passage from Trinidad via 'Angel Falls' canoe visit in Venezuela,
the deserted nature reserve islands all the way to the ABC's - Aruba, Bonaire &
Curacao.
The passage to the Galapagos Islands with visits to all
the places yachts are allowed in this very special group of 'Darwin'
islands.
Then
3200 miles, landfall at the
Polynesian
island
of
FATU-HIVA
. Sailing
North via the beautiful but isolated
TAHUATA
to visit the graves of
PAUL
GAUGUIN and JACQUES Brel
–Wonderful ancient Polynesian tiki and Meae. From
UA-POU to the capital
island
of
NUKU-HIVA
with
Comptrollers
Bay
where
HERMAN MELVILLE (Moby Dick) landed as a young man from a whaling ship. The
very dangerous
Tuamotu
Islands
and a BLACK
EARL FARM.
Approximately 70 minutes
duration - £19.50
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AT THE OTHER END OF
THE WORLD IS-
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BLUE WATER DESTINATIONS
- part two
Sailing the
magical Pacific Ocean from Tahiti to Tonga and Fiji to Australia and the
far East
 Anchored
in same Lagoons Bligh in 'Bounty' and Cook in the 'Endeavour' we explore
the magical Polynesian islands including –
Tahiti
.
The fascinating ceremony of the 'crowning of the kings son' performed by
Polynesian warriors. The island of
MOOREA and
cockfighting, Bora-Bora then on to the very special Cook Islands. In
TONGA Bambola sails into Vavau and visits
TONGATAPU,
the burial sites and flying foxes. The culture shock of
FIJI
with its international hustle and bustle and kava markets.
- I was so excited and
proud to sail my own boat Sydney
harbour. Visit Bondi Beach and Kings Cross' then northwards,
to the lagoon of
LADY
MUSGRAVE
ISLAND,
where 60 knot winds drive two yachts onto the reef. The
ensuing
HELICOPTER RESCUE.
The WHITSUNDAY’S & NARA
INLET and the fishing town of
BOWEN
with its murals.
COOK
TOWN
and the islands of the
GREAT BARRIER REEF
to
DARWIN.
West Timor and into the myriad of
islands that is Indonesia - along the little visited north coast of
Flores visiting the villages where they fish from dug out canoes. To Rimini and Komodo home of the giant dragons. Bali and 1000 mile up across the
equator to Singapore. The Malacca straights with luxurious stops in Malaya
and it's tax free island. Into Thailand and the cruising live-aboard
centre of Phuket. Finally across the Indian ocean to Galle in Sri Lanka.
Approximately 70 minutes
duration - £19.50
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£17.95 |
DREAM
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BOTH PRODUCTIONS
BLUE WATER DESTINATIONS
parts one & two
Special offer £38
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DREAMS?
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BLUE
WATER CRUISING
BLUE WATER DESTINATIONS
- part one
BLUE WATER DESTINATIONS
- part two
Special offer for all 3 DVDs £52.50
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