This book continues to demonstrate how maritime trade has been the key driver of the world's wealth-creation, economic and intellectual progress.

The Book of the month June 2024. With over 100 fascinating images from Mirrorpix, one of the world’s biggest photo libraries, 200 Years of Lifesaving at Sea is a testament to the brave folk who sailed and continue to sail towards danger, rather than away from it.

In the 200 years since it was founded, the RNLI has saved more than 144,000 lives. The book of the Month June 2024.

The book tells the story of how The Nautical Institute came to be established in 1972 and chronicles the activities of the first 30 years.

George Elliot was a self-made Victorian entrepreneur who rose from humble beginnings as a pit boy in England's north-east to become one of the biggest coal owners in the world.

It is perfect for planning your next sailing adventure, or alternatively allows you to indulge in some armchair sailing in boats and places of your wildest dreams.