LIBRARY LIST
25th September
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2020
DCA BULLETINS:- no. 1 to the present, excluding 36 and 37 - which believe never issued - Two complete sets are held in the Library CD-ROM from 1 to 234 (1969 - Summer 2017) available £10
A-) Dinghy Cruising ( & Narrative), Camping & Living Aboard, DCA Publications
Camping by Water Noel Carrington
Dinghies for all Waters Eric Coleman
The Spur Cruising Cookbook Ann Devine
Ocean-Crossing Wayfarer Frank & Margaret Dye
Open-Boat Cruising Frank & Margaret Dye
Sailing to the Edge of Fear Frank Dye
Dinghy Cruising (1992) Margaret Dye
The Spur Book of Dinghy Cruising Margaret Dye
Dinghy Cruising A G Earl
Open Boat Cruising (1973) John Glasspool
Open Boat Cruising (1990) John Glasspool
Cooking Afloat Fiona Grafton
Lightweight Boating PW Blandford
Roving in Open Boats Ian Nicolson
Sea-Boats, Oars and Sails Conor O,Brien
Cruising the Leader Len Wingfield
The Dinghy Cruising Companion Roger Barnes
Practical Dinghy Cruiser Paul Constantine
B) Dinghy Sailing, Racing, Rigs, Sails and Techniques
Small Sailing Craft John F Sutton
100 Small Boat Rigs Philip C Bolger
Dinghy Sailing Bob Bond and Steve Sleight
Make Your Own Sails R M Bowker & S A Budd
The Spur Book of Sailing Terry Brown & Rob Hunter
Small Boat and Dinghy Sailing John Chamier
Dinghy Sailing Ken Duxbury
Sailing a Small Boat F J G Hewitt
Dinghy Ownership Geoffrey Nightingale
Sailing Primer W D Park
Sailing the Mirror Roy Partridge
The Science of Sailing Bill Robinson (editor)
When Dinghies Delight Robin Steavenson
Teach Yourself Sailing C E Tyrrell Lewis
C) Seamanship, Boat Handling, Navigation, Safety, Tides and Meteorology
Marine Weather Forecasting (2000) Frank Brumbaugh
Jottings for the Young Sailor (1944) L F Callingham
An Introduction to Charts and Their Use M Chriss and G R Hayes
The Shell Guide to Yacht Navigation Captain John Coote
Seamanship in Small Boats Ken Duxbury
Seamanship Norris D Hoyt
The Spur book of Chart & Compass Rob Hunter
One Hand for Yourself, One for the Ship - essentials of single-handed sailing Tristan Jones
Celestial Navigation by H.O. 249 John E Milligan
Clouds and Weather R K Pilsbury
Yachtmaster - Shore Based Course Notes R. Y. A.
First Aid for the Cruising Yachtsman (booklet) R. Y. A.
Meteorology at Sea Ray Sanderson
Small Cruiser Navigation R M Tetley
Instant Weather Forecasting Alan Watts
Navigation An RYA Manual
D) Boat Types/Classes, Equipment, Trailers, Engines and Electrics
Sailing Dinghies John Fisher
Sailing Dinghies of the World Percy Blandford
Dinghy Recognition A R Burrett
Facts about Spark Plugs and Engines Champion (Pub.)
Gear for Outdoors... and how to make it Hazel Constance
Sail and Oar Drawings of York's North Sea Fishery pre-steam Ernest Dade Electric Boats - the handbook of clean, quiet boating Douglas Little
Keep Your Outboard Motor Running Richard Thiel
How to Build Boat Trailers Glen L Witt
E) Boat Building and Design, Plans, Modifications, Repair and Maintenance
Outriggers 1969 Ayrs Publications
The Encyclopedia of Small Craft Maintenance Percy Blandford
The Complete Guide to Boat Kits & Plans (USA/1994) Boatbuilder Magazine (Pub.) Upgrading Your Small Sailboat for Cruising (1988) Paul and Marya Butler
Take the Mystery Out of Boat Maintenance Lawrence A Diamond
Build Your Boat with Me Alec Grieve
Q&A Wooden Boat Construction (1978) Ron Jurd
Designs for Boatbuilding Iain Oughtred
Small Craft Advisory – a book about the building of a boat (1991) Louis D Rubin Jr
Rigging (1988) Enrico Sala
Wooden Boats ... Restoration & Maintenance Manual John Scarlett
Fitting Out J D Sleightholme
Boat Building Manual Robert M Steward
Boat Repairs and Conversion Michael Verney
Haynes Sailing Boat Manual (2008) Dennis Watts
Fifty Wooden Boats Vol 1 Wooden Boat Magazine
F) Canoeing, Inflatables and "Underwater"
Malo’s Complete Guide to Canoeing and Canoe-Camping John W Malo
Men, Rivers and Canoes Ian Player
Sea Kayak Navigation 2nd ed 2007 Franco Ferrero
Sea Touring ..for sea canoeists J J Ramwell (BCU)
Pole, Paddle and Portage - A Complete Guide to Canoeing Bill Riviere
Paddling My Own Canoe Audrey Sutherland
How to Build a Tin Canoe - Confessions of an Old Salt Robb White
Inflatable Boats GWR Nicholl
The Inflatable Boat Book K McDonald & M Todd
Northeast Waterways Derek Bowskill Waterways of Western Europe (The Guinness Guide to...) Hugh McKnight
Lancashire's Unknown River George Mould
Inland Cruising Viscount St. Davids
H) Pilots, Guides, Cruising Areas, Charts and Launching Sites
The Firth of Clyde George Blake
The Solent from the Sea David and Joan Hay
Mediterranean Cruising Handbook Rod Heikell
Dutch Waterways - with Chart (1954) John Howlett
Gulf of Morbihan - Information pack MF3 Jeff and Sally Rogers
Firth of Forth Dinghy Cruising Pilot MF3 Ed Wingfield
Brittany and Channel Islands Cruising Guide David Jefferson
Cruising Anglesey and Adjoining Waters Ralph Morris
North Sea Passage Pilot Brian Navin
The West – Sailing Companion to the West Coast of Scotland Ronald Faux
Angelsey & North Wales Coast Pilot Yachting Monthly
East Coast Rivers Jack H Coote
East Coast Rivers from the Air Jack H Coote
I) Voyages, Cruises, Travels and Biographical
Shrimpy Sails Again Shane Acton
Temptress Returns Edward Allcard
Small Boats on Green Waters – anthology Brian Anderson
The Thousand Dollar Yacht Anthony Bailey
The Four Winds of Adventure Marcel Bardiaux
Airman at the Helm Eric Blackman
Looming Lights – a true story of the lightships George E Carter
Innocent Aboard Chay and Maureen Blyth
The Voyage of the Mayflower II (1957) Warwick Charlton
‘Gipsy Moth’ Circles the World Francis Chichester
Open Boat Across the Pacific Webb Chiles
The Sea Takes No Prisoners Peter Clutterbuck
Gotty and the Guv'nor AE Copping
Gotty in Furrin Parts AE Copping
Catalan Castaway Ben Crawshaw
The Thames to the Solent – by canal to the sea JB Dashwood
The Lugworm Chronicles Ken Duxbury
North-West Passage Willy de Roos
The Voyage of the 'Petula' Frank Evans
A Dinghy on the London River E Fairholme & P Powell
Captain Scott Ranulph Fiennes
In Shackleton's Wake Arved Fuchs
In Quest of the Sun - The Journal of the “Firecrest” Alain Gerbault
'Dove' Robin Lee Graham
The Magic of the Swatchways Maurice Griffiths
Some Voyages Around New Zealand & Elsewhere Perce Harpham
Sheila in the Wind Adrian Hayter
The 'Ra' Expeditions Thor Heyerdahl
The Biggest boat I Could Afford – sailing up the US coast in a dinghy Lee Hughes
At One with the Sea Naomi James
Chasing Shackleton Tim Jarvis
Sailing Yarns Ted Jones
The Improbable Voyage (1986) Tristan Jones
The Cruise of the “Alerte” E F Knight
The Cruise of the “Falcon” E F Knight
A World of My Own R Knox-Johnstone
Taking On the World Ellen MacArthur
The Southseaman (1926) Weston Martyr
The Cruise of the Kate EE Middleton
A White Boat form England (1951) George Millar
Oyster River George Millar
A Vagabond's World Berbard Moitessier
Tamata and the Alliance Bernard Moitessier
By Way of the Wind Jim Moore
The Cruise of the 'Amaryllis' G H P Mulhauser
A Voyage for Madmen P Nichols
The Last Grain Race Eric Newby
The Thumbnail Circumnavigation Paul Packwood
The Log of the Maken, 'Sea-Saint' & Building the St Mary (Ian Nicolson Omnibus)
Small Boat on the Thames Roger Pilkington
Small Boat Through Sweden Roger Pilkington
Small Boat to Elsinore Roger Pilkington
The Boy, Me and The Cat - Cruise of the ‘Mascot’, 1912-1913 Henry M Plummer
Escape to the Sea Fred Rebell
Deep Water and Shoal W A Robinson
My ‘Lively Lady’ Alec Rose
Fastnet Force 10 John Rousmaniere
By Way of the Golden Isles Anthony Rushworth-Lund
The Brendan Voyage Tim Severin
Seas of Memory Capt. FH Shaw
Sailing Alone Around the World Capt. Joshua Slocum
Ready About on the River Blackwater - 'Creeksailor' Tony Smith
Sea – Country – 'Creeksailor' Tony Smith
October Potter Stanley Smith
Smiths at Sea Stanley Smith
Sail South till the Butter Melts Geoff Stewart
In Shoal Waters AC Stock
Roving Commissions - an Anthology of Cruising Logs - Volume 10 Royal Cruising Club (Pub.) Roving Commissions - an Anthology of Cruising Logs - Volume 15 Royal Cruising Club (Pub.) Roving Commissions - an Anthology of Cruising Logs - Volume 16 Royal Cruising Club (Pub.)
Voyage of the Century C Simpson & C Angeloglou
The Sea and the Snow Philip Temple
Shoalwater and Fairway H Alker Tripp
Left for Dead Nick Ward
Epic Voyage Tamar to Truro David Weston
The Cruise of the Conrad Alan Villiers
The Set of the Sails Alan Villiers
The Stormy Voyage of Father's Day Hugh Vihlen
CD-ROM
CD-ROM/Video: Summer Cruise - a voyage into Northern waters in a Wayfarer 1964 Frank Dye CD-ROM/Video: Creeks and Harbours of the Solent Adlard Coles/Paul Heiney 2001
CD-ROM/Video: Getting Afloat - Episode 4: Dinghy Cruising (DCA meet filmed) 2002 Orbit Productions
CD-ROM/Video: Smack Down Under 2003
CD-ROM/Video: NE Region Holy Island Rally 2003 Tim Roberts
CD-ROM/Video: Beale Park 2008 Chris Perkins
CD-ROM/Video: Inside Outside – Atlantic Crossing without instruments/cooker 2008 Berque Bros CD-ROM/Video: DCA 50th Anniversary Photos 2009
Articles - DCA
Beachcruising MF1 Douglas Alvord
Dinghy Cruising with Phillips (DCA reprint of 1981 booklet) MF1 Alan Phillips The Naylor Noggin – A celebration of the years of dinghy cruising MF1 Paul Constantine All you ever wanted to know about Peter’s Pint MF1 Paul Constantine (DCA) “Sabine’s” Spring and Summer Cruises 2001 – 2 booklets MF1 Edwin Dewhirst (DCA) Dinghy Cruising Safety & Heavy Weather- Lecture Notes MF1 Liz Feibusch
Down the River and Turn Right - a Summer Cruise MF1 Anne & Dennis Kell (DCA) Otters, Whales and Eagles - Wayfaring amongst the Inner Hebrides MF1 Anne & Dennis Kell (DCA) Beginners’ Experiences and Needs - Re-prints of Bulletin articles MF2 DCA Booklet
Cruising in Dinghies - Re-prints of Bulletin articles MF2 DCA Booklet Heavy Weather Problems & Tactics - Re-prints of Bulletin articles MF2 DCA Booklet “Roamer” - Re-prints of Bulletin articles on the Roamer MF2 DCA Booklet The Chinese Sailing Rig - Designing and Building Your Own PDF Derek Van Loan
The Wayfarer Book MF2 Wayfarer Association (Pub)
Pygmy Kayak Kits - construction manual for 16’ 10” ocean-going kayakMF2 John Lockwood Selway Fisher Design Catalogue - 250+ designs from 4’ to 60’ MF2 Selway Fisher (pub. Sailmaking for the Home Boatbuilder inc. altering second-hand sails MF2 Selway Fisher (pub.) Dinghy Cruising Equipment ‘Check Lists’ - comprising:- MF2 & File2 DCA Booklet 1) Suggested Equipment List for Cruising (2 pages) covering Boat (based Unknown
on 'Wayfarer'), Personal, Camping, Trailer, Outboard, Food and Drink.
2) Boat Checklist (1 ) - cruising equipment, etc. based on personal needs Alan Glanville (1999) 3) Dinghy Trailing/Cruise Kit (8 + photos) - based on 'Wayfarer' Werner Cook (1999)
4) My Check List (1) Peter Bick (1999)
5) Open Boat Cruising (1) - Equipment list (from Internet) Richard Gooderick 6) The Ultimate Cruiser, Maine Style (5) (from Internet) Doug O’Heir
7) Equipment for Dinghy Cruising (4) David Sumner (2000)
N.B: The above may be borrowed as a booklet or individually
A Suitable Boat? - correspondence and articles on types DCA
A Manual of Small Plywood Boat Construction Techniques MF3 Selway Fisher (pub.)
Catamaran Designs MF3 James Wharram
Gulf of Morbihan - Information pack MF3 Jeff and Sally Rogers
Firth of Forth Dinghy Cruising Pilot MF3 Ed Wingfield
PLANS:- DESIGNER
"Tarpon" - PBD46 - 14' x 5'6" general purpose dinghy MF3 Percy Blandford "Foamcrest" - PBD75 - 12' x 5' single chine dinghy MF3 Percy Blandford “Chameleon” - 10’ 4” ‘nesting’ dinghy FILE 2 Danny Greene "Barbel II" - 14' Cabin Sloop - construction sheets, etc. FILE 2 Maurice Redman
File 4
Guildford’s Forgotten Sailing Ships MF4 Len Wingfield
Copies of articles (mostly cruise accounts) from PBO, YM,YW, MB MF4 Collection of articles and letters extracted from Yachting Monthly Magazine and on subjects relating to dinghy cruising - published in years just before and after the formation of the DCA (1949 - 1957) MF4 Extracts from "East Coast Digest" (previously "Coast and Country") - stories and articles on the East Coast. (320 pages) - Not catalogued. MF4
Classic Boat Nov 2005 – DCA 50th Anniversary Rally; ILUR sailing boat MF1 Peter Willis; Roger
Barnes***Temporarily placed in last of the MFs holding Set 3 of the bulletin
File 1
DCA Launching Site Guide 1985 FILE 1
Man Overboard Recovery procedure - 1 sheet FILE 1 Unknown
BOAT TYPES:- BUILDER (when published)
(Articles, pamphlets, data sheets, etc. - mostly single sheets.)
NOTE: New and/or up-to-date information sheets always welcome!
ADVENTURER TO LUNE PILOT IN FILE1 REST IN FILE2
Adventurer - 10'4" and Adventuress - 12'6" (1984) Anglo Marine Services Caprice - 18’6” Sloop (1959 Test Report)
Carra 16 Amber Boats
Coleman Canoes (various) (1999) Avoncraft
Comet: Trio - 15’ (2001), Duo - 12’ (‘99), Zero - 11’ (‘01), etc. Comet Dinghies Cornish Crabbers Range - incl. Cormorant 12’ and Coble 16’ (1999) Cornish Crabbers Ltd.
Devon Yawl - 16' (2000) ETS Mouldings Ltd.
Discovery 20 Chris White Designs
Drascombe Dabber, Lugger, Longboat and Coaster (2002) Churchouse Boats Ltd
Eagle 525 (1999) Morton Boats
Embassy - 11’ - designed by R Reynolds Tratman & Lowther Ltd. Farthing - 11’7” (1997), Ha’penny - 16’5” and Shilling - 20’ (2000) Willow Bay Boats GP 14 - 14’ - Class Association Leaflet (1999)
Gull - 11' (designed by Ian Proctor) Martin Boats Limited
Gull Spirit - 11’ (Ian Proctor) (2001) Porter Brothers
Heron - 11' Sapphire Marine Systems 340
Ibiza - 12’, Devon Potter - 14’ and others (2001) Wootton Bridge Industries Jolly Boat - 20’ and Islander - 11’8” (2001) A.J.S. Marine Service Jollyboat 18’, Kingfisher 20’ and Sanderling 22’ - Laurent Giles (1999) Harwich Boatcraft Kingfisher - 14’ Dayboat (Selway Fisher) and others (1999) Chippendale Craft Ltd. Kittiwake: Classic Yawl and Tourer Yawl - both 21’ (1999) Kittiwake Boats
Laser Stratos and others (1999) Laser
Leader II - 14' (2000) Porter Brothers
Lune Pilot - 14', Lune Whammel - 17', etc. (2001) Character Boats Mirror - 10’10” and Miracle - 12’9” (1999) Widebeam (Bell)
North Quay 17 Dayboat - 17’ (1999) Greenwich Marine
Oystercatcher - 15’3”, Spoonbill - 15’10” and Shoveler - 9’9” (1999) Conrad Natzio Ptarmigan - 11’6” (Ian Oughtred design) (1999) Colin Trevelion Sandpiper - 12’8”, Storm Petrel - 14’ and Razorbill - 15’9” (1999) Swallow Boatworks Scalloway and The Eela Boat - Shetland Boats (1999) Frank Schofield, Norfolk
Seafly - 14'9" C M Marine (Christchurch)
Signet - 12'6" 356
Star Trekka - 16’1” Medina Valley Centre
Swale Pilot - 16’, Faversham - 14’, Windmill - 12’ and others (2001) J.E.P. Marine, Faversham
Swallow - 12’ and others (2000) Barrow Boat Company 359
Tideway and Tepco range (2002) Neil Pipe The Boatyard, Essex
Tinker Inflatables J M Henshaw (Marine) Ltd.
Topper, etc. - Price List (1999) Topper UK
Virus Plus 16ft. Trimaran - 1 page appraisal following a test sail John Hughes (DCA) Wagtail - 12’6” and Tela - 16’6” (2001) Salterns Boatbuilders
Wanderer - 14’ (2002) Porter Brothers
Wayfarer - 16’ (2002) Richard Berney Porter Brothers
West Wight Potter - 14’3” (2000) plus article by Bob Burgess on Potter, etc. Pot Wight Marine
Westray 16 - 16’ Day Boat (1999) PJS Boats
