Reeds Maritime Flag Handbook 3rd edition, 9781472994455
Paperback
Pocket guide unlocks maritime flag meanings, etiquette, and sailing secrets.

Reeds Maritime Flag Handbook 3rd edition

The Comprehensive Pocket Guide

$26.10

  • Paperback

    176 pages

  • Release Date

    13 February 2023

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Summary

Anyone going to sea needs an understanding of maritime flags, and this handy book is the perfect pocket-sized reference.

Concise but comprehensive, it includes:

  • National maritime flags
  • Special ensigns, jacks, burgees, official and defence flags, and code flags
  • Yacht club burgees
  • Signal flags (including naval codes, distress signals and racing codes)
  • Flag etiquette and usage (from positions to salutes to timing and more…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781472994455
ISBN-10:1472994450
Author:Miranda Delmar-Morgan
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:Reeds
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:176
Edition:3rd
Release Date:13 February 2023
Weight:180g
Dimensions:160mm x 100mm x 12mm
Series:Reeds Handbooks
What They're Saying

Critics Review

There is a difference, for instance, between the use of flags on land, and on sea. Curious? Well, read the book! … It is a comprehensive little reference book; very useful to have aboard.

A great little guide… Reeds Maritime Flag Handbook makes for fascinating reading and would serve as a handy reference on the bridge of any vessel. * Nautilus Telegraph *A cheerful and colourful little book intended to provide crews of yachts, motorboats and other small craft, with a ready reference. * Nautical Magazine *A concise useful reference tool to have to hand when cruising. * Gaffers Log *There is a difference, for instance, between the use of flags on land, and on sea. Curious? Well, read the book! … It is a comprehensive little reference book; very useful to have aboard. * Sailing Magazine *

About The Author

Miranda Delmar-Morgan

Miranda Delmar-Morgan has sailed for most of her life, and professionally for ten years. She currently sails in European waters both in a professional capacity, and cruising on her own boat. She is also a regular contributor to Yachting Monthly.

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