Cargoes : A Celebration of the Sea Through the Pen and the Paintbrush of John Masefield and Kenneth D Shoesmith. Nautilus Telegraph's Book of the Month for March 2020.

The product of remarkable labour of love, this very handy guide for existing and aspiring pharologists provides vital visiting details for no fewer than 612 lighthouses.

The raising of the Mary Rose in 1982 was a remarkable feat of archaeology and her subsequent preservation and display at Portsmouth a triumph of technical skill and imagination. She is more than a relic, however. She has a story to tell, and her sinking in the Solent in 1545, when under attack by the French, and the reasons for it, have intrigued historians for generations. With the benefit of access to her remains, archaeologists have been able to slowly unravel the mystery of her foundering on a calm summer's day in July 1545.

Congratulations to David Abulafia, whose work The Boundless Sea has won the Mountbatten Award for Best Book at the Maritime Foundation’s annual Maritime Media Awards.

Nautilus Telegraph's Book of the Month for December 2019.

Bill Mallalieu was a journalist before going to sea, and his writing experience is put to good use in this pacey, vibrant tale based on his own experiences, full of lively characters and punchy, irreverent dialogue.