Acknowledgements, iv; Frontispiece, vi; I Introduction, 1; II The Marine Cartography of Devon in the Context of South-West England William Ravenhill, 5; III The Implications of the Tidal Range Alan Carr, 25; IV Climatic Change and the Herring and Pilchard Fisheries of Devon and Cornwall Alan Southward, Gerald Boalch and Linda Maddock, 33; V Handling the 'Fully-Rigged Ship' Peter Allington, 59; VI Shiphandling in Restricted Waters Edmund Eglinton, 79; Notes on Contributors, 85.