Advise, inform, entertainNew books for the sailing summer

YACHT-Redaktion

 · 24.03.2024

Sailing with Wilfried Erdmann
Photo: Delius Klasing Verlag
Reading fodder and practical help: exciting, helpful and inspiring topics for owners and fellow sailors in these book tips for the start of the sailing season. Including: Wilfried Erdmann, cocktails by Beaufort, a Venice novel and interesting facts about the North Sea

Sailing with Wilfried Erdmann: Planning and practice - Experiences of a circumnavigator

yacht/fotoweb/100031233Photo: Delius Klasing Verlag

The contents are not new, but will always be relevant: The experiences of circumnavigator Wilfried Erdmann, who died in 2023, are bundled together in a 500-page work that is as useful as it is practical and richly illustrated, and has now been republished. It deals with predictable topics such as yachts and various aspects of technology, anchoring, storms and night sailing, but also with very personal issues such as fear, nutrition, single-handed sailing and health. A contribution on simple astronavigation is interesting in times of potentially disrupted GPS signals. With its personal flavour, "Sailing with Wilfried Erdmann" is an ideal addition to the standard work "Seemannschaft".


Isabelle Autissier: Acqua Alta

yacht/fotoweb/100031236Photo: mare Verlag

Isabelle Autissier, the first woman to sail around the world in a regatta and a French ocean icon, has written another novel. It links Venice, engulfed by a flood, with the fate of a family that has fallen apart in the face of climate change and its consequences. The 200 pages ultimately lead to the question: How would you have acted yourself, what position would you have taken?

  • MAREVERLAG, 23,00 EURO

Ulrike Fach-Vierth: Cocktails according to Beaufort - Drinks for every wind force

yacht/fotoweb/100031231Photo: Delius Klasing Verlag

After "Cooking according to Beaufort", which recommends recipes for different wind strengths, now comes "Cocktails according to Beaufort". The organising principle: the stronger the wind, the stronger the ingredients - for harbour days, mind you. Nice: The anticipation of a good drink is accompanied by a beautiful layout, successful food photography and masterful mood photography on 140 pages. Cheers!


Olaf Kanter: marginal sea

yacht/fotoweb/100031234Photo: KJM Verlag

This work presents the North Sea, a marginal sea of the Atlantic, in its past and present. From the dry tundra, the land bridge to England and the settlement of Doggerland to the tsunami that turned the land into the sea 8,400 years ago and today's development as a maritime cultural and industrial area: sailor Olaf Kanter describes a special region in 140 pages.

  • KJM BUCHVERLAG, 20,00 EURO

Jens Feddersen: E-mobility on the water - eMission-free travelling with sailing and motorboats

yacht/fotoweb/100031235Photo: Delius Klasing Verlag

Electromobility is also an issue on the water and therefore the subject of a technical guidebook that answers the many questions and provides new expertise. The 126-page book covers all topics, from ecological considerations to systems, drives and batteries to installations. Good: The author presents various solutions from the shipyards.


Frank Koorneef: Inland tours Netherlands

yacht/fotoweb/100031230Photo: Delius Klasing Verlag

14.00 metres mast height, 1.90 metres draught: those whose boat does not exceed these dimensions can sail inland from the west of Holland to the German border with a standing rig instead of taking the North Sea route. The 170-page book describes the sections of the tour with a wealth of knowledge and many nautical and tourist tips.


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