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Lodestar Books is an independent British publisher based in London, specializing in nautical literature. Founded in 2009 with the publication of “Holmes of the Humber”, the publisher is dedicated to rediscovering and publishing classic and lesser-known maritime works, particularly from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

The London-based one-man publishing house Lodestar Books is dedicated to new and neglected nautical writings. The program is a real treasure trove for lovers of wooden ships and readers who are enthusiastic about the biographies of interesting designers and daring sailors.

DETAILS OF DINGHY BUILDING / W.N.C. Stirling

Nothing compares to a traditionally clinker-built small boat - whether it is rowed, sailed independently or used as a dinghy for a larger vessel.If the building is "done right", the result is a boat that is a true ornament on the water, that charms all who use or see it, and that retains its value.In Details of Dinghy Building boatbuilder Will Stirling meticulously describes and illustrates in colour the many arcane but vital tasks that can daunt the budding boatbuilder.Will has been building clinker dinghies professionally for many years and has made all the mistakes that lurk for the unwary and learned how to avoid them. Benefit from his experience and some "tricks of the trade" and be inspired by the many stunning photographs of finished boats that grace the book.If you are building a boat yourself, this text and photo reference book will save you time, frustration and embarrassment. If you don't build your own (yet), you will still be enthralled by this fascinating look at a time-honoured traditional craft.192 pages. Hundreds of colour photos. Format 21.6 x 21.6 cm, softcover with thread stitching, cover flaps and matt lamination. In English.

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PEOPLE OF THE SEA / James Wharram, Hanneke Boon

James Wharram's life changed forever when, in his early twenties, he saw Thor Heyerdahl's film about the Kon-Tiki voyage and came across a book about Polynesian double canoe sailboats in Manchester Central Library.He decided to refute Heyerdahl's claim that Polynesia could only have been settled from South America and not from Southeast Asia, which would have required a more sophisticated vessel than a balsa wood raft.He devoted his working life to demonstrating the seaworthiness, windward capability and practicality of the Polynesian double canoe form, and probably sailed more nautical miles in boats of this design - all of his own design - than any other man.For sixty-five years James Wharram designed, built and sailed boats in the shape of Polynesian double canoes, demonstrating with them that the sea, far from being a barrier between islands, was their artery of communication. Long before Western man "discovered" them, the "People of the Sea", as many inhabitants of the South Pacific islands called themselves, had a vibrant, socially highly developed culture in which water travel played an essential role.Inspired by James Wharram's lifelong creativity and spirit of discovery, many modern "People of the Sea" sail all seas in boats they built themselves from Wharram's designs.James and his team's ocean voyages culminated in their circumnavigation of the globe on the 63-foot Spirit of Gaia, exploring the lands and cultures of their spiritual homeland, the Polynesian Islands.James Wharram died in December 2021 at the age of 93.2nd revised edition. 272 pp. Colour plates, numerous black and white photographs, drawings and diagrams, bibliography, index. Format 15.6 x 21.6 cm, softcover with thread stitching, cover flaps and matt lamination. In English.

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