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Sailing Adventures in Paradise

South Seas Cruising in a Sailboat

by Vincent Bossley ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Cole G ...

Unabridged

9 hours 44 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Vivid chronicle of the authors several years sailing adventures in the paradise of the South Seas. Told through the eyes of the sailboat it is a most refreshing and knowledge filled narrative, with many insights and problem solving events. Great reading for anyone planning or contemplating planning their own sailing adventure cruise. Includes '101 ... Read more

$11.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Vivid chronicle of the authors several years sailing adventures in the paradise of the South Seas. Told through the eyes of the sailboat it is a most refreshing and knowledge filled narrative, with many insights and problem solving events. Great reading for anyone planning or contemplating planning their own sailing adventure cruise. Includes '101
... Read more
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Making Waves at River View Cottage

An escapist, heartwarming read from Jennifer Bohnet

by Jennifer Bohnet ...

Narrated by Julia Franklin ...

Unabridged

7 hours 20 min

***'***Making Waves at River View Cottage is a delightful, well-written novel in an idyllic setting. What more could you ask for?' Jo BartlettLife doesn’t always give you a second chance to make another choice…Cassie Lewis, a widow for over 20 years has begun to realise there must be more to life.In-between working at the family boatyard in picture perfect Dartmouth and raising two children, she ... Read more

$25.92 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

***'***Making Waves at River View Cottage is a delightful, well-written novel in an idyllic setting. What more could you ask for?' Jo BartlettLife doesn’t always give you a second chance to make another choice…Cassie Lewis, a widow for over 20 years has begun to realise there must be more to life.In-between working at the family boatyard in picture perfect Dartmouth and raising two children, she
... Read more
Audiobook

RYA Advanced Sailing (A-G12)

by Royal Yachting Association ...

Narrated by Chris Ryle Wright ...

Abridged

2 hours 40 min

The RYA National Sailing Scheme's higher-level modules for small-boat sailing are covered comprehensively in this audiobook. As well as the information for Seamanship Skills, Day Sailing, Sailing with Spinnakers, Performance Sailing, and Start Racing, there is extra detail on dealing with capsizes, trapezing, and foiling.Following on from the audiobook RYA Start Sailing, RYA Advanced Sailing will ... Read more

$20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The RYA National Sailing Scheme's higher-level modules for small-boat sailing are covered comprehensively in this audiobook. As well as the information for Seamanship Skills, Day Sailing, Sailing with Spinnakers, Performance Sailing, and Start Racing, there is extra detail on dealing with capsizes, trapezing, and foiling.Following on from the audiobook RYA Start Sailing, RYA Advanced Sailing will
... Read more
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RYA Start Sailing (A-G3)

by Royal Yachting Association ...

Narrated by Chris Ryle Wright ...

Abridged

1 hour 41 min

RYA Start Sailing is, quite simply, the audiobook you must have if you want to learn to sail.If you are on a course at an RYA Training Centre then this audiobook is packed with the essential knowledge that you need to get afloat, regardless of your age.The RYA's long-established methods have never been bettered and this audiobook will help you gain both confidence and knowledge. ... Read more

$15.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

RYA Start Sailing is, quite simply, the audiobook you must have if you want to learn to sail.If you are on a course at an RYA Training Centre then this audiobook is packed with the essential knowledge that you need to get afloat, regardless of your age.The RYA's long-established methods have never been bettered and this audiobook will help you gain both confidence and knowledge.
... Read more
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Blind Without Barriers

by David Hume, Peter R Murray ...

Narrated by Robert de Graaw ...

Unabridged

4 hours 12 min

Sent blind soon after birth David Hume stubbornly refused to live the limited life well-meaning elders and social norms expected. 'I do not wake in the morning and regret I'm blind. No, I wake and look to another win in a busy life.' To date, that encompasses years in a blind institute, two marriages, grieving for two outstanding wives, founding recruiting firms, devising marketing techniques, ... Read more

$18.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Sent blind soon after birth David Hume stubbornly refused to live the limited life well-meaning elders and social norms expected. 'I do not wake in the morning and regret I'm blind. No, I wake and look to another win in a busy life.' To date, that encompasses years in a blind institute, two marriages, grieving for two outstanding wives, founding recruiting firms, devising marketing techniques,
... Read more
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Swell

A Sailing Surfer's Voyage of Awakening

by Liz Clark ...

Narrated by Liz Clark ...

Series series Patagonia
Unabridged

12 hours 31 min

Chasing a dream is never easy, but if you go far enough, it will set you free.Captain Liz Clark spent her youth dreaming of traveling the world by sailboat and surfing remote waves. When she was 22, she met a mentor who helped turn her desire into reality. Embarking on an adventure that most only fantasize about, she set sail from Santa Barbara, California, as captain of her 40-foot sailboat, ... Read more

$22.99 USD

Chasing a dream is never easy, but if you go far enough, it will set you free.Captain Liz Clark spent her youth dreaming of traveling the world by sailboat and surfing remote waves. When she was 22, she met a mentor who helped turn her desire into reality. Embarking on an adventure that most only fantasize about, she set sail from Santa Barbara, California, as captain of her 40-foot sailboat,
... Read more
Audiobook

Sailing Adventures in Paradise

South Seas Cruising in a Sailboat

by Vincent Bossley ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Cole G ...

Unabridged

9 hours 44 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Vivid chronicle of the authors four year sailing adventures in the paradise of the South Seas. Told through the eyes of his sailboat it is a most refreshing and knowledge filled narrative with many insights and problem solving events. Great reading for anyone planning or contemplating planning their own sailing adventure cruise. Includes '101 Dollar ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Vivid chronicle of the authors four year sailing adventures in the paradise of the South Seas. Told through the eyes of his sailboat it is a most refreshing and knowledge filled narrative with many insights and problem solving events. Great reading for anyone planning or contemplating planning their own sailing adventure cruise. Includes '101 Dollar
... Read more
Audiobook

Drop in the Ocean, A

by Jasna Tuta ...

Narrated by Barbara Tanze ...

Unabridged

4 hours 2 min

Tales of great heroism and daring at sea are all well and good. But this isn’t one of them. Totally free of hyperbole and exaggeration, A Drop in the Ocean is an honest and genuine account of what it is really like to cross a very big ocean, on a very small sailboat, for the very first time...When you raise the sails and head into the unknown, you take on the most fascinating challenge of your ... Read more

$7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Tales of great heroism and daring at sea are all well and good. But this isn’t one of them. Totally free of hyperbole and exaggeration, A Drop in the Ocean is an honest and genuine account of what it is really like to cross a very big ocean, on a very small sailboat, for the very first time...When you raise the sails and head into the unknown, you take on the most fascinating challenge of your
... Read more
Audiobook

A Sailor, A Chicken, An Incredible Voyage

The Seafaring Adventures of Guirec and Monique

by Guirec Soudée ...

Narrated by Trevor Lawless ...

Unabridged

9 hours 4 min

“Exciting, funny, and occasionally heart-stopping … readers can stay home and dry, but feel like they are on the high seas.”—BOOKLISTA man and his chicken sail 45,000 nautical miles in this powerful story of following your dreams no matter what stands in your way.When Guirec Soudée was 21 years old, he bought a 30-foot sailboat and set out across the Atlantic, despite having only sailed a dinghy ... Read more

$27.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

“Exciting, funny, and occasionally heart-stopping … readers can stay home and dry, but feel like they are on the high seas.”—BOOKLISTA man and his chicken sail 45,000 nautical miles in this powerful story of following your dreams no matter what stands in your way.When Guirec Soudée was 21 years old, he bought a 30-foot sailboat and set out across the Atlantic, despite having only sailed a dinghy
... Read more
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Into the Ice

The Northwest Passage, the Polar Sun, and a 175-Year-Old Mystery

by Mark Synnott ...

Narrated by Mark Deakins ...

Unabridged

12 hours 33 min

New York Times bestselling author Mark Synnott has climbed with Alex Honnold. He’s scaled Mount Everest. He's pioneered big-wall first ascents, including the north-west face of the mile-high Great Trango Tower, and skied monster first descents. But in 2022, he realized there was a dream he’d yet to achieve: to sail the Northwest Passage in his own boat-- a feat only four hundred or so sailors have ... Read more

$24.00 USD

New York Times bestselling author Mark Synnott has climbed with Alex Honnold. He’s scaled Mount Everest. He's pioneered big-wall first ascents, including the north-west face of the mile-high Great Trango Tower, and skied monster first descents. But in 2022, he realized there was a dream he’d yet to achieve: to sail the Northwest Passage in his own boat-- a feat only four hundred or so sailors have
... Read more
Audiobook

An Audio Bundle: Storm & Deep Blue

by Sebastian Junger, Michael Groom, Gordon Chaplin, Jack London, Rick Bass, Jack LeMoyne, John Vaillant, John Muir, Whitney Balliett, Richard Byrd; Patrick O'Brian, Farley Mowat, Robert Louis Stevenson, Philip Ashton, Rockwell Kent, Herman Melville, Nathaniel Philbrick, Stephen Crane ...

Narrated by Terence Aselford, Rick Foucheux, Nick Sampson, Gary Telles, Richard Rohan, Barrett Whitener ...

Unabridged

13 hours 1 min

Most people associate storms and other big weather with death—with the kind of force that makes each of us wonder about life, and time and the nature of our surroundings. Some people go out looking for bad weather or go to places where they’re likely to encounter it. Others have the misfortune of being at the wrong place at the wrong time. Still, the stories in Storm have more to say than that. ... Read more

$34.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Most people associate storms and other big weather with death—with the kind of force that makes each of us wonder about life, and time and the nature of our surroundings. Some people go out looking for bad weather or go to places where they’re likely to encounter it. Others have the misfortune of being at the wrong place at the wrong time. Still, the stories in Storm have more to say than that.
... Read more
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In My Element

Life lessons from the world's toughest solo ocean race

by Pip Hare ...

Narrated by Pip Hare ...

Unabridged

10 hours 20 min

Bloomsbury presents… In My Element: Life lessons from the world's toughest solo ocean race, written and read by Pip Hare*Includes bonus audio material from Pip's archives*'An entertaining and compelling page turner that will stay with you.' Pete GossThe boat picks up another wave and surfs again, faster this time, deafening. My eyes are streaming, sore from the icy wind that throws spray in my ... Read more

$21.00 USD

Bloomsbury presents… In My Element: Life lessons from the world's toughest solo ocean race, written and read by Pip Hare*Includes bonus audio material from Pip's archives*'An entertaining and compelling page turner that will stay with you.' Pete GossThe boat picks up another wave and surfs again, faster this time, deafening. My eyes are streaming, sore from the icy wind that throws spray in my
... Read more
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Flirting with Mermaids

The Unpredictable Life of a Sailboat Delivery Skipper

by John Kretschmer ...

Narrated by Mitch Crawford ...

Unabridged

8 hours 40 min

Over the course of twenty years of delivering sailboats to far-flung quaysides, John Kretschmer has had innumerable adventures, both humorous and terrifying. In Flirting with Mermaids, he recounts the most memorable of them.He crosses the Western Caribbean with a crew of eccentric Swedes researching ancient Mayan mariners, lands in Aden at the outbreak of civil war, and endures a North Atlantic ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Over the course of twenty years of delivering sailboats to far-flung quaysides, John Kretschmer has had innumerable adventures, both humorous and terrifying. In Flirting with Mermaids, he recounts the most memorable of them.He crosses the Western Caribbean with a crew of eccentric Swedes researching ancient Mayan mariners, lands in Aden at the outbreak of civil war, and endures a North Atlantic
... Read more
Audiobook

RYA Competent Crew Skills (A-CCPCN)

by Royal Yachting Association ...

Narrated by David Crawford ...

Abridged

1 hour 19 min

RYA Competent Crew Skills is the official companion for the RYA's popular Competent Crew Course.Over 12,000 people, with no sailing experience, successfully complete the course every year. This audiobook has been created using the knowledge of hundreds of experienced instructors. The techniques explained are tried and tested and suitable for most types of cruisers.This audiobook is designed to ... Read more

$21.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

RYA Competent Crew Skills is the official companion for the RYA's popular Competent Crew Course.Over 12,000 people, with no sailing experience, successfully complete the course every year. This audiobook has been created using the knowledge of hundreds of experienced instructors. The techniques explained are tried and tested and suitable for most types of cruisers.This audiobook is designed to
... Read more
Audiobook

Maverick Marketer

by Bob Johnstone ...

Unabridged

13 hours 6 min

Maverick Marketer is the story of National Sailing Hall of Fame marketing guru, Bob Johnstone, who built the leading performance brands of J/Boats in sailboats and MJM Yachts in powerboats.“A rollicking tale of a life well-lived. Anyone who loves sailing or is interested in building a new business brand will find Bob Johnstone’s memoir fascinating and inspiring.”ROBERT SIMONS, Baker Foundation ... Read more

$12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Maverick Marketer is the story of National Sailing Hall of Fame marketing guru, Bob Johnstone, who built the leading performance brands of J/Boats in sailboats and MJM Yachts in powerboats.“A rollicking tale of a life well-lived. Anyone who loves sailing or is interested in building a new business brand will find Bob Johnstone’s memoir fascinating and inspiring.”ROBERT SIMONS, Baker Foundation
... Read more
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Rough Water: Stories of Survival From The Sea

by Sebastian Junger ...

Narrated by George Guidall ...

Unabridged

5 hours 19 min

Hear the stories of men and women battling the elements, and sometimes each other, to stay alive, confronting savage storms, rogue waves, icebergs, sharks, starvation and their own fear and suffering.From Sebastian Junger’s The Whale Hunter to Herman Wouk’s The Caine Mutiny to Lawrence Beesley’s The Loss of The S.S. Titanic, Rough Water is a unique collection of the finest writing on why men and ... Read more

$24.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Hear the stories of men and women battling the elements, and sometimes each other, to stay alive, confronting savage storms, rogue waves, icebergs, sharks, starvation and their own fear and suffering.From Sebastian Junger’s The Whale Hunter to Herman Wouk’s The Caine Mutiny to Lawrence Beesley’s The Loss of The S.S. Titanic, Rough Water is a unique collection of the finest writing on why men and
... Read more
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Voyage of The Aegre, The

From Scotland to the South Seas in a Shetland boat

by Nicholas Grainger ...

Narrated by Nicholas Grainger ...

Unabridged

10 hours 44 min

The Voyage of The Aegre is a dramatic true account of how a plan to sail a little fishing boat from the Highlands of Scotland down the coast to England turned into a trans-oceanic odyssey for Nick and Julie Grainger. It was the 1970s and their simple wooden boat was equipped with none of the aids modern yachts enjoy. Navigation was by sextant and compass, food cooked on a Primus, and weather ... Read more

$13.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The Voyage of The Aegre is a dramatic true account of how a plan to sail a little fishing boat from the Highlands of Scotland down the coast to England turned into a trans-oceanic odyssey for Nick and Julie Grainger. It was the 1970s and their simple wooden boat was equipped with none of the aids modern yachts enjoy. Navigation was by sextant and compass, food cooked on a Primus, and weather
... Read more
Audiobook

RYA Yachtmaster Handbook (A-G70)

The Official Book for the RYA Yachtmaster Sail & Power Exams

by James Stevens ...

Narrated by Chris R. Wright ...

Abridged

3 hours

The RYA Yachtmaster examination is the gold-standard qualification for sail and power boaters the world over.This audiobook is the RYA's official and definitive guide to the Coastal and Offshore exams. It offers a unique insight into what you need to know, how the exams will be conducted, and the skills required. Whether you are going to take either of the exams, or are thinking of it and want to ... Read more

$34.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The RYA Yachtmaster examination is the gold-standard qualification for sail and power boaters the world over.This audiobook is the RYA's official and definitive guide to the Coastal and Offshore exams. It offers a unique insight into what you need to know, how the exams will be conducted, and the skills required. Whether you are going to take either of the exams, or are thinking of it and want to
... Read more
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Boating: The Ultimate Guide to Learn How to Choose the Perfect Boat

by Red Katys ...

Narrated by Todd Studer ...

Unabridged

35 min

Do you want to own your very own boat and spend your days sailing, fishing, or exploring new places?Do you want to vacation on a boat but dont know where to go?Are you new to the idea and want advice on the best boat for your needs?There is nothing more exciting than taking a trip on a boat, sailing around a coastline, dropping anchor for a night, or mooring at a small port to soak up the local ... Read more

$4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Do you want to own your very own boat and spend your days sailing, fishing, or exploring new places?Do you want to vacation on a boat but dont know where to go?Are you new to the idea and want advice on the best boat for your needs?There is nothing more exciting than taking a trip on a boat, sailing around a coastline, dropping anchor for a night, or mooring at a small port to soak up the local
... Read more
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Sea Trial

Sailing After My Father

by Brian Harvey ...

Narrated by Jason Gray ...

Unabridged

12 hours 40 min

Shortlisted for the 2019 Governor General’s Literary Award for Non-FictionAn adventure story set against the backdrop of a son trying to understand his fatherAfter a 25-year break from boating, Brian Harvey circumnavigates Vancouver Island with his wife, his dog, and a box of documents that surfaced after his father’s death. John Harvey was a neurosurgeon, violinist, and photographer who answered ... Read more

$24.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Shortlisted for the 2019 Governor General’s Literary Award for Non-FictionAn adventure story set against the backdrop of a son trying to understand his fatherAfter a 25-year break from boating, Brian Harvey circumnavigates Vancouver Island with his wife, his dog, and a box of documents that surfaced after his father’s death. John Harvey was a neurosurgeon, violinist, and photographer who answered
... Read more
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Selviytyjä

by Tapio Lehtinen, Ari Pusa, Timo Numminen ...

Narrated by Jari Nissinen ...

Unabridged

8 hours 56 min

Yksinpurjehtijan selviytymistarina.Merellinen tosielämän seikkailukertomus kertoo rohkeudesta, sisukkuudesta ja huumorin sävyttämästä elämänasenteesta, jolla selviää tiukoistakin paikoista.Tapio Lehtisen toinen purjehdus maailman vaativampana pidetyssä Golden Globe Race -yksinpurjehduskilpailussa katkesi 75 päivän jälkeen dramaattiseen onnettomuuteen Intian valtameren ja Eteläisen jäämeren rajalla ... Read more

$12.19 USD

Yksinpurjehtijan selviytymistarina.Merellinen tosielämän seikkailukertomus kertoo rohkeudesta, sisukkuudesta ja huumorin sävyttämästä elämänasenteesta, jolla selviää tiukoistakin paikoista.Tapio Lehtisen toinen purjehdus maailman vaativampana pidetyssä Golden Globe Race -yksinpurjehduskilpailussa katkesi 75 päivän jälkeen dramaattiseen onnettomuuteen Intian valtameren ja Eteläisen jäämeren rajalla
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Maiden Voyage

by Tania Aebi ...

Narrated by Tania Aebi ...

Unabridged

11 hours 26 min

What begins as the sheer desire for adventure turns into a spiritual quest as a young woman comes to terms with her family, her dreams, and her first love.Tania Aebi was an unambitious eighteen-year-old, a bicycle messenger in New York City by day, a Lower East Side barfly at night. In short, she was going nowhere—until her father offered her a challenge: Tania could choose either a college ... Read more

$24.99 USD

What begins as the sheer desire for adventure turns into a spiritual quest as a young woman comes to terms with her family, her dreams, and her first love.Tania Aebi was an unambitious eighteen-year-old, a bicycle messenger in New York City by day, a Lower East Side barfly at night. In short, she was going nowhere—until her father offered her a challenge: Tania could choose either a college
... Read more
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Cape Horn to Starboard

by John Kretschmer ...

Narrated by Tom Perkins ...

Unabridged

6 hours 52 min

Legendary account of the author's voyage around Cape Horn in a 32-foot sailboat, sailing east-to-west (thus the Horn is to starboard, or on the right). This is a notoriously difficult and dangerous passage, especially in a boat this size. ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Legendary account of the author's voyage around Cape Horn in a 32-foot sailboat, sailing east-to-west (thus the Horn is to starboard, or on the right). This is a notoriously difficult and dangerous passage, especially in a boat this size.
... Read more
Audiobook

A Sea of Gold

Thomas Kydd 21

by Julian Stockwin ...

Narrated by Christian Rodska ...

Series Audiobook 21 - Thomas Kydd
Unabridged

11 hours 13 min

Perfect for fans of Patrick O'Brian, Bernard Cornwell, and swashbuckling adventure during the great Age of Sail. Thiswill be the twenty-first novel in Julian Stockwin's acclaimed Thomas Kydd series.1809. After his heroic actions during the retreat to Corunna, Captain Sir Thomas Kydd is the toast of London society. Here he falls in with the legendary frigate captain, Lord Thomas Cochrane.So begins ... Read more

$27.99 USD

Perfect for fans of Patrick O'Brian, Bernard Cornwell, and swashbuckling adventure during the great Age of Sail. Thiswill be the twenty-first novel in Julian Stockwin's acclaimed Thomas Kydd series.1809. After his heroic actions during the retreat to Corunna, Captain Sir Thomas Kydd is the toast of London society. Here he falls in with the legendary frigate captain, Lord Thomas Cochrane.So begins
... Read more

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