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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

    R71,39

  • Go to Sea

    by Greg LeBreton ...
    Have you ever watched a sailboat slip from its dock and cruise out to sea? Have you wanted to go along? "Go to Sea" gives you all the reasons to climb aboard a sailing adventure with your family. With plenty of links to cruising resources, web pages, and equipment information, Go to Sea is a must have for every new sailor wanting to cruise. ... Read more

    R33,07 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Sailing Adventures in Paradise.

    by Vincent Bossley ...
    Somewhere between the Galapagos Islands en route to the Marqesas Group in the darkest of nights, at approximately six degrees south of the equator a sailboat is whispering along under full sail. The fresh south east trades are pushing her sleek hull through the coal black water at around eight knots. The man standing at the wheel, wearing ragged shorts only in the warm tropical breeze gently ... Read more

    R116,17 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 438 Days

    One man's incredible story of survival against all odds

    by Jonathan Franklin ...
    The incredible true survival story of fisherman Salvador Alvarenga – and his record-breaking fourteen months lost at sea.On 17th November, 2012, Salvador Alvarenga left the coast of Mexico for a two-day fishing trip. A vicious storm killed his engine and the current dragged his boat out to sea. The storm picked up and carried him West, deeper into the heart of the Pacific Ocean. Alvarenga would ... Read more

    R239,76

  • A Sail of Two Idiots: 100+ Lessons and Laughs from a Non-Sailor Who Quit the Rat Race, Took the Helm, and Sailed to a New Life in the Caribbean

    by Renee Petrillo ...
    “It was the best of dreams, it was the worst of dreams, it was an age of consulting the nautical experts, it was the age of landlubber foolishness, it was the epoch of determination, it was the epoch of despair, it was the season of hurricanes, it was a spring of beachcombing…”If you dream about chucking it all away and sailing toward an island life, read this firstRenee and Michael didn’t have ... Read more

    R412,84

  • Yachting Yarns from South Australia

    Tales and History of 10 Extraordinary South Australian yachts

    by Judith Roinich ...
    Yachting Yarns is great news for lovers of all things nautical. This captivating book with its fascinating sea stories is a must for anyone with maritime interests.It traces the history of 10 South Australian sailing vessels, each from its construction through its life journey and is interspersed with humorous anecdotes. To promote the remarkable achievments of South Australian sailors, author ... Read more

    R23,68

  • Why Sailing - Adventure on the High Seas

    by Daniel Hardie ...
    Cast off on this amazing adventure and learn all that you need to know to become a sailor and adventurer yourself with this fun, but factual guide to sailing and why sailing is still as popular today as it was with our ancient ancestors.In this detailed and factual guide you will discover everything you need to know about sailing including the jargon, history, and the sport of sailing as well as a ... Read more

    R66,31 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 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

    R231,71

  • Adrift

    A True Story of Love, Loss and Survival at Sea

    by Tami Oldham Ashcraft, Susea McGearhart ...
    THE HEART-STOPPING MEMOIR, NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING SHAILENE WOODLEY AND SAM CLAFLIN, AND DIRECTED BY BALTASAR KORMAKUR (EVEREST)A compelling, at times devastating, ultimately inspiring account of how much can go wrong on the ocean and how, miraculously, one woman conquered her own fears.‘An inspirational and empowering read’ Shailene WoodleyYoung and in love, their lives ahead of them, ... Read more

    R147,30

  • 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

    R275,30

  • At the Mercy of the Sea : The True Story of Three Sailors in a Caribbean Hurricane: The True Story of Three Sailors in a Caribbean Hurricane

    The True Story of Three Sailors in a Caribbean Hurricane

    by John Kretschmer ...
    “The tale of Carl Wake and the hurricane that was waiting for him goes straight to the heart of the greatest sea stories: they are not about man against the sea, but man against himself. John Kretschmer’s book is as perfectly shaped and flawlessly written as such a story can be. In addition to being the best depiction I have ever read of what it is like to be inside a hurricane at sea, At the ... Read more

    R321,18

  • Sailing to Jessica

    by Kelly Watts ...
    At 35-years old, Kelly and Paul Watts sold their home and quit their jobs to sail around the world, without any sailing experience. Two days after purchasing their forty-two-foot sloop, they got caught in a forty-knot gale off the coast of Cape Fear, NC.  Their sails ripped; the engine overheated; the GPS broke; they suffered hypothermia and severe seasickness.  And yet they persevered on their ... Read more

    R171,82

  • True Spirit

    The Aussie girl who took on the world

    by Jessica Watson ...
    The story of a remarkable girl who followed her dream and conquered the world.On 15 May 2010, after 210 days at sea and 24,285 nautical miles, 16-year-old Jessica Watson sailed her yacht, Ella's Pink Lady, triumphantly back into Sydney Harbour. She had become the youngest person to sail solo, unassisted and non-stop around the world.Told in Jessica's own words, this fully updated edition of True ... Read more

    R276,10

  • The Hal Roth Seafaring Trilogy : Three True Stories of Adventure Under Sail: Three True Stories of Adventure Under Sail

    Three True Stories of Adventure Under Sail

    by Hal Roth ...
    Big adventures on the high seas—from one of the greatest seafaring writers of our ageHal Roth’s vivid, authentic tales of the sea have riveted readers around the world for forty years. Here, in one volume, are three of his classic sea stories, each one a white-knuckled, rail-down voyage into the unknown.A hard-working San Francisco husband and wife abandon their jobs, their security, and, some ... Read more

    R384,78

  • A Gigantic Whinge on the Celtic Fringe

    by Martin Edge ...
    "A Gigantic Whinge on the Celtic Fringe" is the story of a circumnavigation of Ireland aboard my 27ft yacht in 2011.From the Firth of Forth I went through the Caledonian Canal and round Ireland anti-clockwise, which many people consider to be the 'wrong way round'. Most, but by no means all of the journey, was sailed solo.On the way I skirted a lot of the bits of what is sometimes called the ... Read more

    R54,01 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Adlard Coles' Heavy Weather Sailing, Sixth Edition

    by Peter Bruce ...
    The seamanship classic you should have on-board when sailing in rough weatherAdlard Coles' Heavy Weather Sailing provides you with expert advice for when you venture out of sight of land, whether for racing or cruising. It gives a clear message of seamanlike design features, preparations, and tactics that you should consider against the time when it comes on to blow. It includes new how-to ... Read more

    R549,92

  • The Perfect Storm

    A True Story of Men Against the Sea

    by Sebastian Junger ...
    The worst storm in history seen from the wheelhouse of a doomed fishing trawler; a mesmerisingly vivid account of a natural hell from a perspective that offers no escape.The ‘perfect storm’ is a once-in-a-hundred-years combination: a high pressure system from the Great Lakes, running into storm winds over an Atlantic island – Sable Island – and colliding with a weather system from the Caribbean: ... Read more

    R147,30

  • Close to the Wind

    An Extraordinary Story of Triumph Over Adversity

    by Pete Goss ...
    Pete Goss became a national and international hero when he rescued French yachtsman Raphael Dinelli as his boat sank beneath him in the round-the-world single-handed sailing race, the Vendee Globe, on Christmas Day 1996. In doing so Pete scuppered his own chances in the race but was awarded theLegion d'Honneur by France's president and made a friend for life in Dinelli.Close to the Wind is his own ... Read more

    R227,34

  • Sailboat Projects

    by Clarence Jones ...
    Here's what reviewers have said about this book:This book is full of well-illustrated ideas to make your boat safer and more comfortable. All of the projects are easy and economical to perform most with common items available at any hardware store. This is a great read for novices as well as seasoned sailors and particularly for those with smaller boats and weekend cruisers.. . .Downloaded the ... Read more

    R49,69 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • More Yachting Yarns from South Australia

    The tales and history of 10 extraordinary South Australian yachts

    by Judith Roinich ...
    MORE YACHTING YARNS is great news for South Australians and lovers of all things nautical.  This captivating book with its fascinating sea and river stories is a must for anyone with yachting or maritime interests.  It traces the history of 10 South Australian sailing vessels from construction through their life journey and is interspersed with humorous anecdotes. To promote the remarkable ... Read more

    R23,68

  • Tell Tales - The Sailing Adventures of Norlee

    by Diana Neggo ...
    Ever felt like stepping off the treadmill, taking a year off work and sailing a yacht around Australia? Well, if you are reading this then it's a good chance you have, during an occasional daydream, let go the mooring lines of work and family and quietly left the harbour to see what lies around the next headland or what white sandy bay awaits. Rob Manning and Diana Neggo turned that very same ... Read more

    R99,72 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Inspecting the Aging Sailboat

    by Don Casey ...
    ". . . the perfect place to begin, or continue, your education."--SailingWhether you are shopping for a used fiberglass boat or prioritizing maintenance tasks on the one you already own, this book saves money--and perhaps even disaster. With clear step-by-step drawings and instructions, Don Casey explains how to recognize problems--both surface and hidden--and how to separate cosmetic flaws from ... Read more

    R275,30

  • The One That Got Away

    The addictive, claustrophobic thriller with a twist you won't see coming

    by Egan Hughes ...
    SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA NEW BLOOD DAGGER***Don't miss the utterly gripping new thriller from Egan Hughes - LEAVE THE LIGHTS ON is out now***'This one really pulled me in' JANE CORRY'Tense, thrilling and full of twists and turns' ANGELA MARSONS'A summer must-read' WOMAN'S WEEKLY'A masterclass in storytelling' THE COURIER... ... Read more

    R227,34

  • Learning to Sail

    In Dinghies or Yachts: A No-Nonsense Guide for Beginners of All Ages

    by Basil Mosenthal ...
    For anyone learning to sail in either dinghies or yachts, this book is easy to read with lively colour illustrations. Now in a larger format, this is a no-nonsense guide for beginners of all ages and is valuable as a back-up to sailing courses or for anyone learning to sail with a friend. It covers how to start sailing, the different kinds of boats you will sail in, various parts of a boat, ... Read more

    R195,14