In this book he explains in straightforward terms how to look at the sky and interpret what the clouds tell you is coming your way.

Suitable for RYA Day Skipper and Yachtmaster students.

Adlard Coles Nautical. T: 020 7758 0200. E: sales@acblack.com Gardners teams with SailForce Gardners Books has teamed up with Mike Hall's SailForce to offer a catalogue of more than 2,000 specialist marine books.

The subjects covered include the RYA list of tiles, rules of the road, seamanship, photography, endurance and survival, biography/auto-biography, waterways, surfing, windsurfing, kayaking, navigation and weather, electronics, mechanics, maintenance, engineering, design, history and warfare, swimming and diving, powerboating and cruising, sailing and racing and pilotage. And they offer "popular charts" as well.

Shown here is the current catalogue, but Gardner Books says it will produce another in time for the 2005 Schroders London International Boat Show.

SailForce. T: 01598 710951.

E: mhall@sail-force.com ISPS Code - A Practical Guide Peter Moth. £16.50, 168pp, A5 paperback.

This book offers an insight into the complexities of the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code that came into force on July 1 this year.

The ISPS Code was adapted by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) in December 2002 for shipping companies, port facility operators, contracting governments and all SOLAS ships engaged in international voyages.

Official estimates indicate that some 60,000 ships and port facilities will have to comply with the code, which applied to all SOLAS vessels engaged in international voyages.

Foreshore Publications. T: 023 9246 0111. F: 023 9246 0123 E: foreshore@mail.com The Laser Book Tim Davison. £14.95, 242 x 170, 128pp, full colour, paperback This 4th edition of Tim Davison's Laser book is also the company's 25th anniversary edition and brings Laser sailing right up to date.

With 128pp and full colour pictures and diagrams, the book makes good use of photo sequences and diagrams to take the reader form beginner to club champion status.

Fernhurst Books. T: 01903 882277.

E: sales@fernhurstbooks.co.uk The RYA Book of Knots Peter Owen. £7.99, 210 x 148, 96pp, colour diagrams, paperback.

This second edition of Peter Owen's book offers over 560 of the most commonly used knots, plus hints of whipping, splicing and even some decorative ropework, all supported by clear diagrams.

Adlard Coles Nautical. T: 020 7758 0200. E: sales@acblack.com Nelson's Fleet at Trafalgar Brian Lavery. £14.99, 192pp, 240 x 190, paperback.

Published in time for the various 200th anniversary of Trafalgar celebrations planned for 2005, Nelson's Fleet at Trafalgar is, says the publisher, leading the way in marking this important event. Written by Brian Lavery, curator of naval history at the National Maritime Museum and the historical adviser on the Russell Crowe movie Master and Commander, the title will be available from the National Maritime Museums' new imprint (NMMP).

National Maritime Museum. T: 020 8312 6545. E: stwigg@nmm.ac.uk Sailing: a beginner's guide David Seidman. £14.99, 208pp, 234 x 185mm, b/w, paperback.

A book ideally timed to take advantage of the thousands of new sailors we'll get after all those Olympic medals.

Seidman has been sailing since he was a child. A writer and columnist for boating magazines in the UK and USA, where he lives, Seidman has put together a book that takes the readers step by step through the process from their first sail to a better understanding of how it all works.

The book gives simple explanations in text and black and white illustrations, covering everything from how to read the wind to navigation, safety, seamanship and lots more.

Adlard Coles Nautical. T: 020 7758 0200. E: sales@acblack.com The RYA book of Mediterranean cruising Rod Heikell. £15.99, 170pp, 244 x 170, black and white, paperback.

The Mediterranean can deliver a few surprises to the unwary and this book attempts to reveal those little surprises.

Rod Heikell has spent more than 20 years cruising the coasts and islands of the Mediterranean and is, says the publisher, an acknowledged expert on Mediterranean sailing.

Heikell offers tips on anchoring, berthing, what weather to expect and popular routes. Each country around the Mediterranean is covered comprehensively.

Adlard Coles Nautical. T: 020 7758 0200. E: sales@acblack.com