Holiday Hours: Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day, & New Year’s Day.
Otherwise: mostly regular hours. Stop by for a “reindeer treat”/chocolate and navigational charts!
MERRY CHRISTMAS
At first glance, our neighbourhood appears to be a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Wind funnels down a canyon of condos and whips across dusty rubble while giant machines demolish sidewalks, traffic lanes, and the peace. Look deeper though, and beneath the desolate moonscape you’ll find a vibrant community, brimming with delicious food, fun activities, and great deals! When you visit our store, you’ll find the same selection of books, charts, and calendars as on our site (in pleasantly browsable, physical form) as well as special store-only bargains, magazines, DVD rentals, and a puppy! You’ll also be able to swap yarns and expertise with our staff of Arctic tug crew, tall ship sailors, and seasoned yachties.
 Pylons! |
 Puppy! (not for sale) |
 Skating! |
 Rubble! |
When you’re done with us, load up on rugged gear for you, your boat, and your family at Genco Marine next to the Beer Store, or Tilley Endurables in the nearby Queen’s Quay Terminal. QQT’s a fun boutique mall, home to a games store, fudge shop, food court, and more. Apart from the food court, there are plenty of tasty and unique restaurants nearby like Grill 4 U Shawarma, Indian Roti House, and Shoeless Joe’s. Special mention must go to Spice Thai Cafe, whose hot and sour soup is the best in the city, and the unfortunately-named Lick It Gelato whose coffee is molto béne.
The Tall Ship Caledonia — Right across the street from us!
Activities and entertainment also abound, including one of the best skating rinks in the city, tall ship watching (now with extra “tall” thanks to the arrival of Caledonia), the Power Plant Gallery, the Music Garden, and of course, beholding the engineering marvel of major enhancements to municipal infrastructure.
* Parking can be challenging, especially if there’s an event at the Sky Dome/Rogers Centre, but there’s metered parking and several lots in the neighbourhood (including beneath the Radisson). The nearby police station is the Marine Unit, and so generally more interested in fining you for missing paper navigation charts than giving parking tickets. There’s a 509 bus running from the similarly devastated Union Station.
The Nautical Mind wishes Toronto Brigantine & STV Pathfinder a happy anniversary, and congratulates them on fifty years of bringing tall ship adventures to youths!
Alumni attending the 50th Anniversary Celebrations at Harbourfront receive a 10% discount on all purchases made at The Nautical Mind on Saturday, November 10th.
TBI Favourites include Small Craft Piloting & Coastal Navigation, Chapman Seamanship & Piloting, The Ashley Book of Knots, The 74 Gun Ship, and The Aubrey & Maturin Series.
Tristan Gooley, author of The Natural Navigator writes:
We listened for months to our water companies banging on about how worryingly dry the winter had been, which is never that exciting. Then nature laughed at us and turned the taps on to wash out our summer.
I really felt I had no alternative but to dress up in full storm weather sailing oilskins, complete with lifejacket and harness. And since I was dressed for the part I thought I may as well jump in my small boat and sail from Scotland into the Arctic Circle. With one friend, I headed north until we saw the midnight sun north of Iceland.
Ha ha ha! I laughed madly to myself. It may only be a bag of knuckles above the horizon in the middle of the day, but now it’s the middle of the night, I can still see the sun and it is due north!
The main reason for the voyage was to research the relationship between the marine life and the distance from land in the North Atlantic. Something the Vikings knew a long time ago, is that nature invented the radar.
We collected sightings of birds, cetaceans, flotsam, jellyfish and found that by the end of the trip we could sense the nearest land with the help of the birds, without seeing it.
The long-finned pilot whales that confirmed that we were closing land at the end of the sail were the icing on the Iceland cake.
We sailed over 1000 nautical miles without seeing another sail of any description. We didn’t get rained on much either.
Queen's Quay W and Rees St, looking West
Pixie Haughwout and Ralph Folsom write:
So how did two San Diego trailer-sailors fall in love with Lake Huron’s North Channel? The answer is Marjorie Cahn Brazer’s classic cruising guide, Well-Favored Passage, first published in 1975 in Toronto….and yes it was spelled “Well-Favoured Passage.” Friends loaned us a copy of her third 1987 edition (now a collectible) and she took us to enchanting, wilderness anchorages and charming Canadian ports-of-call. Marjorie, who left us in 1992, was also an exquisite storyteller….”The Great Sawmill Robbery,” “The Curse of the Bearwalk” and more are still found in our updated, greatly expanded 2012 edition of Well-Favored Passage: The Magic of Lake Huron’s North Channel. It comes replete with GPS coordinates. Heirs to her remarkable legacy, our new edition is intended to share the rapture of cruising the North Channel. Bon Voyage! – Captain Pixie Haughwout and First Mate Ralph Folsom
IMDG 2012
IMDG Code, 2012 Edition
The International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code, 2012 Edition will be available in November, 2012. This edition of the Code will come into effect on January 1, 2014 for 2 years and may be applied voluntarily from January 1, 2013. It includes Amendment 36-12. The IMDG Code Supplement, 2010 edition is still valid. Two-volume set. The electronic editions will also be available in early 2013.
Marine Terminal Management and Self Assessment (MTMSA)
MTMSA 2012
This document introduces the Marine Terminal Management and Self Assessment (MTMSA) process which has been developed by OCIMF as a standardised tool for global application to assist terminal operators in the assessment of the effectiveness of their management systems for berth operations and the management of the ship/shore interface. This is also available as an ebook.
BLCH 2012
Bulk Liquid Chemical Handling Guide for Plants, Terminals, Storage
The BLCH Guide covers all aspects of typical chemical tank terminal activities, from basic design and layout to the ongoing safe and efficient operation, maintenance and management of the facility. This practical comprehensive publication focuses on safety, environment and security, bringing together international consistent best practices. Two-volume set. Ebook version also available.
Lloyd's Maritime Atlas
Lloyd’s Maritime Atlas of World Ports and Shipping Places
Published since 1951, this is the 27th edition of a book used throughout the shipping industry. It contains precise latitude and longtitude co-ordinates of more than 8,000 ports world-wide.
Guide d’application des Regles et des principes
Full-colour illustrations help explain the rules and regulations for preventing collisions at sea, 1972 with Canadian modifications. This is the only study guide of its kind available in French. Well organized and easy to use.
Reed's #13
Reed’s Vol. 13: Ship Stability, Powering and Resistance
This is a new volume from the Reed’s Marine Engineering Series. It covers stability, resistance and powering based topics, such as flotation and buoyancy, small angle, large angle and longitudinal stability, water density effects, bilging, ship resistance, and advanced hydrostatics, and is geared to marine students and professionals.
COLREGS
Colregs Guide
This is the 4th edition of a great learning guide to the collision regulations where every rule is presented on one page and the interpretations are presented on the face page. It is amply illustrated with computer-modelled drawings which give true-to-life views of the situation.
FTP Code
FTP Code
A new edition of the International Code for Application of Fire Test Procedures, 2010. Also available as an ebook.
ISPS and Security Guide
Guide to Maritime Security and the ISPS Code, 2012
This book does not supersede the ISPS Code, 2003 Edition but aims to assist SOLAS Contracting Governments in relation to the provisions of SOLAS chapter XI-2 and the ISPS Code.
Meteorology Today
Meteorology Today: An Introduction to Weather, Climate, and the Environment
This is an updated edition of a book that provides a comprehensive look at weather, climate, and the environment, explained with hundreds of colour illustrations. The written material covers topics directly related to everyday experiences and stresses understanding and applying the fundamentals. Workbook also available.
Polar Ship Operations
Polar Ship Operations
A comprehensive practical guide to navigation in the polar regions. Covers preparation of the ship, personnel, and cargoes for polar transits. Introduces the mariner to ice physics, operation in polar ice (north and south), tactics for ice navigation, ice convoy work with particular focus on polar ice regimes, polar infrastructure, communications, environmental response and insurance.
Thomas' Stowage
Thomas’ Stowage: Properties and Stowage of Cargoes
A revised and rewritten edition of the definitive text on the properties and stowage of cargo.
Ship Construction
Ship Construction
Written by George Bruce & D. J. Eyres, this excellent text is often used by schools.
Ship Stability
Ship Stability for Masters and Mates
A new edition of a standard text for those wishing to become deck officers or acquire an engineering certificate of competency.
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Google Translator on NauticalMind.com
After some testing, we’ve added the Google Translator language tool to NauticalMind.com. It’s on the left side of the site, just below the book categories and catalogue download. Using this tool, you can select the language you’d prefer to browse our site in. Note that it only translates our web site, not our books.
Après quelques essais, nous avons ajouté l’outil Google Translator langue NauticalMind.com. C’est sur le côté gauche de la page, juste en dessous des catégories de livres et télécharger le catalogue. Grâce à cet outil, vous pouvez sélectionner la langue que vous préférez naviguer sur notre site in Notez qu’il ne fait que traduire notre site Web, pas nos livres.
Justin Writes:
Phoenix from the Ashes
Most adventures are meticulously planned – ours came about by accident. For seven years Linda, my wife and I, lived and sailed on board a traditional wooden Gaffer that we built ourselves, as amateurs. Not for us the sweltering sun and tropical islands – we headed to the Celtic Coasts of Scotland and Ireland; visited tiny fishing communities; met the quirky folk who live there, and foraged for our living on their low-water shores. In the winters we headed up to the tops of rivers or sea-lochs where we would be protected from winter’s howling gales; walked the lonely hills by day; and at night read books by the cosy glow of a glass-fronted wood burning stove. Phoenix from the Ashes tells the story of an unexpected journey – but it’s really about the people we met: interesting, funny, quirky or sometimes just downright odd – real people struggling to make sense of the stuff that life throws at them. Just like us. I’m grateful to Nautical Mind for making my book available in Canada – I hope you enjoy it, and I’d love to hear from you via the email address you’ll find inside. Best Wishes, Justin.
Justin and Linda
We’ll be labouring on Monday between noon and five. Come on by!
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