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  • The Complete Sailor, Second Edition

    by David Seidman ...
    This is not just an instructional book---it's an insight into a sailor's approach to the sea, boats, and the ever-changing dynamic of wind on the water"A learn-to-sail book with heart."--WoodenBoat"A real winner...a masterful blend of straightforward text with delightful and instructive illustrations. Quite simply a great primer on sailing and the world of boats for readers of all ages."--Cruising ... Read more

    $13.69 USD

  • Sailing to the Edge of Time

    The Promise, the Challenges, and the Freedom of Ocean Voyaging

    John Kretschmer is sailing's practical philosopher – as much a doer as a thinker. And that is the overarching theme of this chronicle of a sailing life. Often amusing, sometimes poignant, occasionally terrifying but always inspiring, his deeply personal account is a welcome reminder of the good life waiting at sea.With hundreds of thousands of nautical miles under his keel, John's adventures have ... Read more

    $15.39 USD

  • Voyage For Madmen, A

    by Peter Nichols ...
    "An extraordinary story of bravery and insanity on the high seas. . . . One of the most gripping sea stories I have ever read." — Sebastian Junger, author of The Perfect StormIn the tradition of Into Thin Air and The Perfect Storm, comes a breathtaking piece of maritime history and an oceanic adventure about an obsessive desire to test the limits of human endurance.In 1968, nine sailors set off on ... Read more

    $12.19 USD

  • A Lifetime In A Race

    With his last-gasp victory as part of the Great British coxless four team at the Athens Olympics, Matthew Pinsent clinched an historic fourth Olympic Gold to add to the three already won with his legendary rowing partner Steve Redgrave. In an uniquely exciting and evocative autobiography, Pinsent interweaves the build-up to Athens 2004 with the extraordinary story of his career and unforgettable ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • The Island Hopping Digital Guide to the Leeward Islands - Part V - Dominica

    Series Book 5 - The Island Hopping Digital Guide Leeward Island
    This edition is Part V of The Island Hopping Digital Guide to the Leeward Islands and covers Dominica in the Caribbean.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 ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • Solitaire Spirit: Three times around the world single-handed

    Three Times Around the World Single-Handed

    by Les Powles ...
    Les Powles only had 8 hours of sailing experience when he decided to sail solo around the world. Many novices would be content to just dream of such an adventure, and maybe get as far as a solo Channel crossing a couple of years down the line. Not so Les Powles, one of the twentieth century's most extraordinary and eccentric sailors.Les was in his 50s when he built himself a yacht with little ... Read more

    $12.79 USD

  • The Complete Trailer Sailor: How to Buy, Equip, and Handle Small Cruising Sailboats

    by Brian Gilbert ...
    A soup-to-nuts introduction to small, economical sailing craftTrailer sailers--the smallest, most economical sailboats with sleeping accommodations--are a popular platform for learning the basics of sailing and are often considered to be the entry level to cruising under sail. Author Brian Gilbert shows how trailer sailers can be the ideal craft for a lifetime of enjoyment, including serious, long ... Read more

    $20.19 USD

  • Cutty Sark

    The Last of the Tea Clippers (150th anniversary edition)

    by Eric Kentley ...
    An updated and expanded edition to celebrate the 150th anniversary of this iconic ship. The narrative spans her construction at Dumbarton in 1869; her famous tea voyages as well as those with other cargoes; her career under a Portuguese flag; her subsequent return to the Thames, Greenwich; and the dramatic fire, painstaking restoration and glorious reopening in April 2012.The book has been ... Read more

    $18.39 USD

  • Buehler's Backyard Boatbuilding

    Everybody has the dream: Build a boat in the backyard and sail off to join the happy campers off Pogo Pogo, right? But how? Assuming you aren't independently wealthy, if you want a boat that's really you, you gotta build it yourself.Backyard boatbuilding has its problems. Building in fiberglass is itchy, smelly, and yields a product that yachting maven L. Francis Herreshoff once called "frozen ... Read more

    $16.89 USD

  • Four Mums in a Boat

    Friends who rowed 3000 miles, broke a world record and learnt a lot about life along the way

    A TOP 10 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2018 SPORTS BOOK AWARDSLONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017The incredible true story of four ordinary working mums from Yorkshire who took on an extraordinary challenge and broke a world record along the way.Janette, Frances, Helen and Niki, though all from Yorkshire, were four very different women, all juggling full time ... Read more

    $5.09 USD

  • Seaworthy Offshore Sailboat: A Guide to Essential Features, Handling, and Gear

    by John Vigor ...
    "An invaluable resource. [Vigor's] practical wisdom gives you the know-how and confidence to prepare your boat for the sea."--Cruising World. Here is the book that answer the sailor's fundamental question--"Can my boat take me offshore safely?"--then shows how to make it happen. ... Read more

    $16.19 USD

  • Yachting Monthly's Confessions

    Yachtsmen Own Up to Their Sailing Sins

    Series series Yachting Monthly
    This is a wonderful cherry-picked collection of humiliating misadventures from the enduringly popular Confessional column of Yachting Monthly magazine.For over 25 years, yachtsmen have clamoured to tell the worldabout their most embarrassing exploits and their most shamefulblunders, and the cream of the crop are collected together here in thehope that the rest of us can learn from their mistakes ... Read more

    $12.89 USD

  • Mine's Bigger

    Tom Perkins and the Making of the Greatest Sailing Machine Ever Built

    As the dominant venture capitalist of Silicon Valley, Tom Perkins had seemingly done it all—from amassing a billion-dollar fortune to getting himself convicted of manslaughter in France. But his ultimate dream was to create the biggest, fastest, riskiest, highest-tech, most self-indulgent sailboat ever built.With keen storytelling and biting wit, bestselling author David A. Kaplan takes us inside ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Mutiny on Board HMS Bounty

    Series series Adlard Coles Maritime Classics
    On 28th April 1789 a small and unremarkable merchant vessel became one of the most famous ships in maritime history. HMS Bounty was under the command of 34-year-old Lieutenant William Bligh, an inexperienced commander who lacked the respect of a crew attracted to the promise of an easy life in a Tahitian paradise.Fletcher Christian led half the crew in mutiny against Bligh and after overpowering ... Read more

    $12.69 USD

  • The Kiwi Pair

    by Eric Murray ...
    A gritty story of commitment, self-discovery and the outer limits of human endurance. Hamish Bond and Eric Murray’s domination of world rowing is legendary. Double Olympic champions, world record holders and the winners of six World Championship titles in the coxless pair, they have been at the pinnacle of their sport since they captured their first title together in 2009. The Kiwi Pair shares the ... Read more

    $13.59 USD

  • LASER SAILING FOR BEGINNERS

    The Complete Guide on How to Get Started with Laser Sailing Including How to Sail a Laser Dinghy Sailboat

    The book "Laser Sailing for Beginners" is a comprehensive guide for anyone who is new to the sport of laser sailing. The book provides a step-by-step approach that guides the reader through the entire process of learning how to sail a laser dinghy sailboat.The book starts with an introduction to the sport of laser sailing. The author explains the history of laser sailing, the different types of ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Reeds Knot Handbook

    A Pocket Guide to Knots, Hitches and Bends

    by Mr Jim Whippy ...
    All boaters need to have a repertoire of reliable knots and splicesthey can call upon in many situations, both on board and at thedockside. This handy pocket guide, part of the bestselling Reeds Skipper's Handbookseries, is a quick aide memoire for experienced sailors, but alsoprovides novice sailors with all they need to know to master the mostuseful knots and splices they will need on a regular ... Read more

    $13.69 USD

  • Packrafting: A Beginner's Guide

    Buying, Learning & Exploring

    by Chris Scott ...
    Series Book 5 - Beginner's Guides
    Packrafts are rugged, portable rafts, small enough to attach under a rucksack, but stable on the water to reassure first time paddlers. Weighing from 1-3 kilos, they open up a whole new world of amphibious adventuring, from navigating easily accessible waterways to discovering more challenging rivers and lochs only reachable on foot or bicycle. Packrafting: A Beginners' Guide is a perfect ... Read more

    $10.59 USD

  • Cruising the Queensland Coast

    Third Edition

    by Greg Luck ...
    This book is a cruising guide for yachts cruising the Queensland coast.Each of the 13 coasts, from the Gold Coast to the Cooktown Coast, is covered in detail, including marinas, anchorages, public and private moorings, passages, wind and wave averages, public pontoons and quick reference information.It features hundreds of chartlets and high-resolution aerial photos of anchorages to take the ... Read more

    $74.80 USD

  • The Boatyard Book

    A boatowner's guide to yacht maintenance, repair and refitting

    The Boatyard Book is a practical, comprehensive reference manual that provides sensible, accessible advice for boatowners on planning and carrying out annual maintenance, repairs, upgrades and refits of sailing yachts and motorboats, up to 20 metres in length.Beginning with all the information owners will need to care for their boat, including how to budget and plan tasks to be done through the ... Read more

    $28.39 USD

  • Chesapeake Bay to Florida Cruising Guide, 7th edition Cape May, NJ to Fernandina Beach, FL Detailed Coverage of the Intracoastal Waterway

    by Maptech ...
    The Embassy Cruising Guide Chesapeake Bay to Florida is a must for recreational boaters traveling the waters of Delaware Bay, Chesapeake Bay and the Intracoastal Waterway from Norfolk, VA to the Florida border. ... Read more

    $25.19 USD

  • Asymmetric Sailing

    Get the Most From your Boat with Tips & Advice From Expert Sailors

    by Andy Rice ...
    Learn the secrets of getting the most from your boat – whether you sail an entry level dinghy, high performance skiff, sportsboat or catamaran. Tips, advice and some great shortcuts from expert sailors in a wide range of classes gives you the inside knowledge to improve your techniques and get ahead of the fleet. There's step-by-step guidance, and every stage of asymmetric sailing is covered, ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • The New Get Rid of Boat Odors, 2nd Edition

    A Boat Owner's Guide to Marine Sanitation Systems and Other Sources of Aggravation and Odor

    by Peggie Hall ...
    This is the completely-updated 2nd Edition of Peggie Hall's famous book "Get Rid of Boat Odors." "The New Get Rid of Boat Odors, 2nd ed." by Peggie Hall, known by many of her fans as "The Headmistress," will teach you how to eliminate annoying odors on your boat by treating the source instead of perfuming the symptoms. It covers all aspects of marine sanitation as well as other odor-causing ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • The Half Bird

    An inspiring true story of adventure, solitude, and soul-searching on the ocean

    by Susan Smillie ...
    Discover one woman's solo journey from Land’s End to Greece, embracing solitude, self-discovery, and resilience'A lesson on how to live, how to heal, how to grow and how to fly’ - Gordan Buchanan–'We have no idea how much resilience there is inside us until we have to draw on it. We learn that we grow through adversity only as we go through it. That we crave happiness like plants leaning toward ... Read more

    $7.19 USD