FLIGHT OF THE SHEARWATER
£15.99
Alan Jones, Ailsa Publishing
Readers gripped by The Gathering Storm, volume one of the Sturmtaucher Trilogy, will need no inducement to continue the story of the Kastner and Nussbaum families during the Second World War. It includes a thoroughly good sailing adventure, featuring a sturdy gaff-rigged ketch, some extremely nasty weather and a use of shallow waters off the Danish coast that’s reminiscent of Erskine Childers. Second volumes are often a letdown but this is an exception.
CROSSING THE THAMES ESTUARY (3RD EDITION)
£29.50
Roger Gaspar, Imray
The author has identified 60 routes across the Thames Estuary from Ramsgate to the Kent, Essex and Suffolk rivers. This includes internal crossings such as Harwich Harbour to the Swale. The outstanding feature of this edition is the inclusion of passage planning tables. Gaspar has used advances in Excel technology to work through all his previous data and represent it in an interactive way. His meticulous work will save hours of pencil calculation, and there is a helpful YouTube video, which is also a godsend.
QUIRKY HISTORY
£17.99
John Quirk, Fernhurst
John Quirk’s drawings will already be familiar to many readers. An architect by profession, he can draw boats, planes and machines with absolute certainty. His humorous pictures of people often display a sly,
