The Adlard Coles Nautical publishing company was founded by Championship yachtsman, Kaines Adlard Coles, in 1947.
Adlard Coles Nautical has been supporting Summer Sailstice with book prizes from their collection of almanacs, cruising guides, pilot books and how-to instruction books, as well as large format photographic books, sailing narratives and sea-related reference, maritime history, humour and trivia books.