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The Voyager's Handbook : The Essential Guide to Blue Water Cruising

The Essential Guide to Blue Water Cruising

by Beth Leonard ...

“Belongs in the bookshelf of every cruising vessel.”—Blue Water Sailing“If you are serious about that extended voyage, read The Voyager’s Handbook.”—Sailing“Every now and then a new voice emerges in the world of sailing literature that stands out, a voice that is both clear and of lasting quality. The appearance of such a new voice is something of an event, and that’s what we’d call the ... Read more

$41.49 USD

“Belongs in the bookshelf of every cruising vessel.”—Blue Water Sailing“If you are serious about that extended voyage, read The Voyager’s Handbook.”—Sailing“Every now and then a new voice emerges in the world of sailing literature that stands out, a voice that is both clear and of lasting quality. The appearance of such a new voice is something of an event, and that’s what we’d call the
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Heavy Weather Sailing 8th edition

by Martin Thomas, Peter Bruce ...

For over 50 years Heavy Weather Sailing has been regarded as the ultimate international authority on surviving storms at sea aboard sailing and motor vessels.In this book, former Commodore of the Ocean Cruising Club Martin Thomas brings together a wealth of expert advice from many of the great sailors of the present, including fresh accounts of yachts overtaken by extreme weather, from Ewan ... Read more

$48.59 USD

For over 50 years Heavy Weather Sailing has been regarded as the ultimate international authority on surviving storms at sea aboard sailing and motor vessels.In this book, former Commodore of the Ocean Cruising Club Martin Thomas brings together a wealth of expert advice from many of the great sailors of the present, including fresh accounts of yachts overtaken by extreme weather, from Ewan
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Chapman Piloting & Seamanship 70th Edition

The Boating Book of Record

by Charles Chapman ...

The definitive boating book for sailors and powerboaters, America’s trusted guide to safe, confident, and joyful boating.For more than a century, Chapman Piloting & Seamanship has been the foundational boating book—the essential reference trusted by sailors, powerboaters, and navigators on coastal and inland waters. Used and recommended by the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, U.S. Power Squadrons, ... Read more

$19.99 USD

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The definitive boating book for sailors and powerboaters, America’s trusted guide to safe, confident, and joyful boating.For more than a century, Chapman Piloting & Seamanship has been the foundational boating book—the essential reference trusted by sailors, powerboaters, and navigators on coastal and inland waters. Used and recommended by the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, U.S. Power Squadrons,
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The Strange Last Voyage of Donald Crowhurst

Now Filmed As The Mercy

by Nicholas Tomalin, Ron Hall ...

'A masterpiece.' New Yorker'Wholly riveting, brilliantly researched.' Evening Standard'A meticulous investigation into the seeds of disaster... fascinating, uncomfortable reading.' Sunday TimesIn 1968, Donald Crowhurst was trying to market a nautical navigation device he had developed, and saw the Sunday Times Golden Globe round the world sailing race as the perfect opportunity to showcase... ... Read more

$3.99 USD

'A masterpiece.' New Yorker'Wholly riveting, brilliantly researched.' Evening Standard'A meticulous investigation into the seeds of disaster... fascinating, uncomfortable reading.' Sunday TimesIn 1968, Donald Crowhurst was trying to market a nautical navigation device he had developed, and saw the Sunday Times Golden Globe round the world sailing race as the perfect opportunity to showcase...
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Chapman Piloting & Seamanship 69th Edition

The Boating Book of Record

Edited by Jonathan Eaton, Charles Chapman ...

The authoritative 920-page boating book covers all aspects of sailing and boat handling for any boater. Set sail with confidence with Chapman’s, every time.With three million copies sold, this essential sailing book is the trusted resource for boaters of all levels, from those learning how to tie knots to seasoned sailors who want to explore skills like star navigation.Chapman’s covers the rich ... Read more

$19.99 USD

The authoritative 920-page boating book covers all aspects of sailing and boat handling for any boater. Set sail with confidence with Chapman’s, every time.With three million copies sold, this essential sailing book is the trusted resource for boaters of all levels, from those learning how to tie knots to seasoned sailors who want to explore skills like star navigation.Chapman’s covers the rich
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Seamanship Secrets : 185 Tips & Techniques for Better Navigation, Cruise Planning, and Boat Handling Under Power or Sail: 185 Tips & Techniques for Better Navigation, Cruise Planning, and Boat Handling Under Power or Sail

185 Tips & Techniques for Better Navigation, Cruise Planning, and Boat Handling Under Power or Sail

by John Jamieson ...

"Secrets' is the modern Bowditch, written so clearly that navigation and seamanship will be comprehensible to anyone . . ."-- Dave and Jaja Martin, circumnavigators and authors of Into the Light: A Family's Epic Journey"It's a great book. The prose is simple and clear . . ."--John Vigor, author of The Seaworthy Offshore Sailboat"The nautical tips and techniques presented are encyclopedic, ye... ... Read more

$12.99 USD

"Secrets' is the modern Bowditch, written so clearly that navigation and seamanship will be comprehensible to anyone . . ."-- Dave and Jaja Martin, circumnavigators and authors of Into the Light: A Family's Epic Journey"It's a great book. The prose is simple and clear . . ."--John Vigor, author of The Seaworthy Offshore Sailboat"The nautical tips and techniques presented are encyclopedic, ye...
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Astounding Sea Stories

Fifteen Ripping Good Tales

Edited by Tom McCarthy ...

Stories that will entertain, inform, and inspire.Few people would want to test their mettle in an ice-encrusted boat with Ernest Shackleton, or search for the Northwest Passage with Franklin’s doomed crew, or watch their mates being beheaded by angry pirates like Daniel Collins. But it’s quite another thing to read these true accounts while settled into a favorite chair. Here are stoic and hardy ... Read more

$10.99 USD

Stories that will entertain, inform, and inspire.Few people would want to test their mettle in an ice-encrusted boat with Ernest Shackleton, or search for the Northwest Passage with Franklin’s doomed crew, or watch their mates being beheaded by angry pirates like Daniel Collins. But it’s quite another thing to read these true accounts while settled into a favorite chair. Here are stoic and hardy
... Read more
All Hands on Deck

A Modern-Day High Seas Adventure to the Far Side of the World

by Will Sofrin ...

For readers drawn to true stories of adventure, teamwork, and survival at sea, All Hands on Deck offers a gripping, firsthand look at a journey where the only way forward was to keep sailing.In the late 1990s, Hollywood needed a ship—and found itself with a problem. The Rose, a full-scale replica of an eighteenth-century warship, was sitting in Newport, Rhode Island. Filming for Master and ... Read more

$12.49 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

For readers drawn to true stories of adventure, teamwork, and survival at sea, All Hands on Deck offers a gripping, firsthand look at a journey where the only way forward was to keep sailing.In the late 1990s, Hollywood needed a ship—and found itself with a problem. The Rose, a full-scale replica of an eighteenth-century warship, was sitting in Newport, Rhode Island. Filming for Master and
... Read more
Starboard Attitude

How I Kept a Starboard Attitude While Sailing the World

by Bob Bitchin ...

Sometimes You Need to Keep a Starboard Attitude.For the past 15 years Bob Bitchin has been the heart of the sailing community. His magazines, Latitudes & Attitudes and Living Aboard, share the joys of the cruising lifestyle, and his nationally televised weekly TV show shares the true adventure of what it is like to be a sailor in the 21st Century. This is a collection of articles that show what it ... Read more

$5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Sometimes You Need to Keep a Starboard Attitude.For the past 15 years Bob Bitchin has been the heart of the sailing community. His magazines, Latitudes & Attitudes and Living Aboard, share the joys of the cruising lifestyle, and his nationally televised weekly TV show shares the true adventure of what it is like to be a sailor in the 21st Century. This is a collection of articles that show what it
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Letters from the Lost Soul

A Five Year Voyage of Discovery and Adventure

by Bob Bitchin ...

The perennial bestseller from the man behind Latitudes & Attitudes.This is an exciting and hilarious account of Bob Bitchin's extraordinary adventures with his wife, Jody, as they circumnavigate the globe aboard a magnificent staysail ketch. Along the way, everything that can go wrong does, but throughout it all Bitchin's irreverence and humor persevere, as does his passion for the sailing ... Read more

$4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The perennial bestseller from the man behind Latitudes & Attitudes.This is an exciting and hilarious account of Bob Bitchin's extraordinary adventures with his wife, Jody, as they circumnavigate the globe aboard a magnificent staysail ketch. Along the way, everything that can go wrong does, but throughout it all Bitchin's irreverence and humor persevere, as does his passion for the sailing
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Biker to Sailor

The True Story of Bob Bitchin

by Bob Bitchin ...

From outlaw biker and bodyguard for Evel Knievel to sailing on the Flagship for Green Peace that had no engine and used kerosene running lights. Experience a hurricane in Cabo San Lucas where 27 boats went up on the beach. Then sail across the pacific with nothing but a sextant, make an 800 mile error and then end up arriving as a volcano is erupting! By the author and creator of Latitudes & ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

From outlaw biker and bodyguard for Evel Knievel to sailing on the Flagship for Green Peace that had no engine and used kerosene running lights. Experience a hurricane in Cabo San Lucas where 27 boats went up on the beach. Then sail across the pacific with nothing but a sextant, make an 800 mile error and then end up arriving as a volcano is erupting! By the author and creator of Latitudes &
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The Sailing Life

A Look at the Reality of the Cruising Lifestyle

by Bob Bitchin ...

Bob Bitchin has a unique perspective from which to describe The Sailing Life.As founder and editor of the highly successful magazine Latitudes & Attitudes, he surveys and comments on the good and the bad, the funny and the sad, the practical and the theoretical of the sailing scene. This collection of his editorials and other writings is full of useful advice, keen observations and, yes, some ... Read more

$4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Bob Bitchin has a unique perspective from which to describe The Sailing Life.As founder and editor of the highly successful magazine Latitudes & Attitudes, he surveys and comments on the good and the bad, the funny and the sad, the practical and the theoretical of the sailing scene. This collection of his editorials and other writings is full of useful advice, keen observations and, yes, some
... Read more
A Woman's Guide to the Sailing Lifestyle

The Essentials and Fun of Sailing off the New England Coast

by Thomas Desrosiers ...

A chance sailing trip with a friend from work led me to wonder if I could learn to sail. After all, Im a woman, and the sailing world seems to favor men. I am not athletic; I didnt grow up in a family where we learned about boating; I would be starting late, since I was in my thirties; and I suffer from seasickness. What I discovered over the next twenty-five years is that I could indeed learn to ... Read more

$3.99 USD

A chance sailing trip with a friend from work led me to wonder if I could learn to sail. After all, Im a woman, and the sailing world seems to favor men. I am not athletic; I didnt grow up in a family where we learned about boating; I would be starting late, since I was in my thirties; and I suffer from seasickness. What I discovered over the next twenty-five years is that I could indeed learn to
... Read more
The Ian Nicolson Trilogy

by Ian Nicolson, C. Eng. FRINA Hon. MIIMS ...

This trilogy tells how Ian Nicolson, yachtsman, naval architect and author, joined a Canadian and a Norwegian to sail the 45-foot ketch Maken from England via the Panama Canal to Vancouver, Canada. It goes on to describe how Ian returned home from Vancouver: how he hitch-hiked his way between Canada’s east and west coasts, via California; found the bare hull of a 30-foot, 6-inch yacht in a ... Read more

$11.69 USD

This trilogy tells how Ian Nicolson, yachtsman, naval architect and author, joined a Canadian and a Norwegian to sail the 45-foot ketch Maken from England via the Panama Canal to Vancouver, Canada. It goes on to describe how Ian returned home from Vancouver: how he hitch-hiked his way between Canada’s east and west coasts, via California; found the bare hull of a 30-foot, 6-inch yacht in a
... Read more
Into the Ice

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

by Mark Synnott ...

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

$9.99 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
The Island Hopping Digital Guide to the Exuma Cays - Part III - The Central Exumas

by Stephen J Pavlidis ...

Series Book 3 - The Island Hopping Digital Guide to the Exuma Cays
This edition is Part III of The Island Hopping Digital Guide to the Exuma Cays and covers the Central Exumas.The Island Hopping Digital Guides are the digital versions of the world-famous cruising guides written by Stephen J. Pavlidis. Over the past 20 years, Stephen J. Pavlidis has written more than 10 excellent cruising guides covering all of the waters from south Florida to the islands of ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This edition is Part III of The Island Hopping Digital Guide to the Exuma Cays and covers the Central Exumas.The Island Hopping Digital Guides are the digital versions of the world-famous cruising guides written by Stephen J. Pavlidis. Over the past 20 years, Stephen J. Pavlidis has written more than 10 excellent cruising guides covering all of the waters from south Florida to the islands of
... Read more
Stress-Free Sailing

Single and Short-handed Techniques

by Mr Duncan Wells ...

This brand new edition of Stress-Free Sailing is the answer to single or short-handed crews' prayers – a step-by-step handbook addressing the most common sailing situations that anyone cruising will have to manage.Here you will find clever, highly effective and successfully tried and tested shorthanded solutions for dealing with everything from getting off and then back onto the dock in a variety ... Read more

$21.39 USD

This brand new edition of Stress-Free Sailing is the answer to single or short-handed crews' prayers – a step-by-step handbook addressing the most common sailing situations that anyone cruising will have to manage.Here you will find clever, highly effective and successfully tried and tested shorthanded solutions for dealing with everything from getting off and then back onto the dock in a variety
... Read more
The Mirror Book

Mirror Sailing from Start to Finish

by Peter Aitken, Tim Davison ...

Series Book 2 - Start to Finish
The Mirror dinghy was a significant factor in the boom of dinghy sailing in the 1960s, introducing thousands to the delights of sailing. While sailing has come a long way since then and there have been a lot of far more exotic craft launched, the Mirror remains a fantastic boat in which to learn to sail and to compete at the highest levels. With this second edition, The Mirror Book has been bought ... Read more

$16.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The Mirror dinghy was a significant factor in the boom of dinghy sailing in the 1960s, introducing thousands to the delights of sailing. While sailing has come a long way since then and there have been a lot of far more exotic craft launched, the Mirror remains a fantastic boat in which to learn to sail and to compete at the highest levels. With this second edition, The Mirror Book has been bought
... Read more
The Idiot Farm: Sailing Painfully Slowly Round Britain’s ‘Big Island’ in a Small Boat, with a Side Order of Low Countries

by Martin Edge ...

"The Idiot Farm" is the story of my sailing trip round what most people would probably call Mainland Britain in my wee 27ft long keeled yacht. I never really set out to go round the whole thing, so the journey was incredibly slow, sporadic, and and not in any particular order. I started out in 2006 and didn't really finish until 2018. Had a garden snail started out on the same 3000 mile journey at ... Read more

$4.60 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

"The Idiot Farm" is the story of my sailing trip round what most people would probably call Mainland Britain in my wee 27ft long keeled yacht. I never really set out to go round the whole thing, so the journey was incredibly slow, sporadic, and and not in any particular order. I started out in 2006 and didn't really finish until 2018. Had a garden snail started out on the same 3000 mile journey at
... Read more
Blue Water Women

Making the Leap from Landlubber to a Life at Sea

by Gina DeVere ...

This book is for the young and young at heart who yearn for adventure. It is written for those women considering a life-changing direction and those seeking a career at sea. It is not an instruction book, but you will learn from the experience of other blue water women what you need to know to have your own adventures. Interviewed within are other blue water sailing women. Shared advice and ... Read more

$8.69 USD

This book is for the young and young at heart who yearn for adventure. It is written for those women considering a life-changing direction and those seeking a career at sea. It is not an instruction book, but you will learn from the experience of other blue water women what you need to know to have your own adventures. Interviewed within are other blue water sailing women. Shared advice and
... Read more
Inshore Navigation

by Tom Cunliffe ...

Navigation is a subject best learned outside the classroom so this book is written to get you started as soon as possible. Once you've mastered a few simple principles, it helps you to get afloat and stay out of trouble as you learn the necessities and build confidence. Using straightforward explanations and clear illustrations, Inshore Navigation goes straight to the heart of each topic. This is ... Read more

$14.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Navigation is a subject best learned outside the classroom so this book is written to get you started as soon as possible. Once you've mastered a few simple principles, it helps you to get afloat and stay out of trouble as you learn the necessities and build confidence. Using straightforward explanations and clear illustrations, Inshore Navigation goes straight to the heart of each topic. This is
... Read more
Reeds Skipper's Handbook 8th edition

For Sail and Power

by Mr Andy Du Port ...

Series Book 8 - Reeds Handbooks
The Reeds Skipper's Handbook is the essential pocket-sized reference to everything you need to know at sea, packed with a wide range of information in a concise and quick to read form. A useful aide-memoire for all sailors and powerboaters, it is also frequently recommended by instructors as a revision aid for anyone taking their Day Skipper and Yachtmaster certificates.Now in its revised and ... Read more

$13.69 USD

The Reeds Skipper's Handbook is the essential pocket-sized reference to everything you need to know at sea, packed with a wide range of information in a concise and quick to read form. A useful aide-memoire for all sailors and powerboaters, it is also frequently recommended by instructors as a revision aid for anyone taking their Day Skipper and Yachtmaster certificates.Now in its revised and
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Wavewalker

A Memoir of Breaking Free

by Suzanne Heywood ...

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERA TIMES BEST MEMOIR OF 2023‘Grippingly vivid and pacey’ THE TIMES‘A seven-year old girl on a seventy-foot yacht, for ten years, over fifty thousand miles of sailing’ SIMON WINCHESTER‘A seven-year old girl on a seventy-foot yacht, for ten years, over fifty thousand miles of sailing … a fantastic story of a truly Odyssean journey across all... ... Read more

$12.99 USD

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERA TIMES BEST MEMOIR OF 2023‘Grippingly vivid and pacey’ THE TIMES‘A seven-year old girl on a seventy-foot yacht, for ten years, over fifty thousand miles of sailing’ SIMON WINCHESTER‘A seven-year old girl on a seventy-foot yacht, for ten years, over fifty thousand miles of sailing … a fantastic story of a truly Odyssean journey across all...
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Snow Petrel

(A father-son voyage to the windiest place on the planet)

by Jon Tucker ...

When Ben Tucker and his kid brother Matt decided to sail south in search of icebergs on Ben's small home-built kiwi sloop, their father Jon was allowed to come along as their cabin-boy, on a promise of good behaviour.The unfolding adventure took them through thick pack ice to become trapped at the windiest place on the planet, a remote location in East Antarctica.'Snow Petrel' is proof of what ... Read more

$4.28 USD

When Ben Tucker and his kid brother Matt decided to sail south in search of icebergs on Ben's small home-built kiwi sloop, their father Jon was allowed to come along as their cabin-boy, on a promise of good behaviour.The unfolding adventure took them through thick pack ice to become trapped at the windiest place on the planet, a remote location in East Antarctica.'Snow Petrel' is proof of what
... Read more

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