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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 Chan……続きを見る

This book provides comprehensive coverage of the basic theoretical work required by Marine Engineering Officers and Electrotechnical Officers (ETOs), putting into place key fundamental building bloc……続きを見る

Sailing is fun for everyone. No matter where you are or how old you are, anyone can get involved. There are only two things you need to get afloat – a kitbag full of enthusiasm, and this book. In th……続きを見る

Britain's Canals is a charming and insightful exploration into the amazing architecture and engineering wonders that surround Britain's inland waterways – from the awe-inspiring 30-lock flight on th……続きを見る

Reeds Introductions: Essential Sensing and Telecommunications for Marine Engineering Applications covers all fundamental and essential theoretical maritime physics principles which underpin modern m……続きを見る

Knots in Use is a bestseller amongst knotting books. Bite-sized and accessible, it covers all the most useful and practical knots, bends, hitches, whippings and splices used everyday by anyone going……続きを見る

Mollare tutto e partire. Chiudendo i conti con obblighi e impegni sociali, alla ricerca di una nuova dimensione del tempo e dell'esistenza. La storia di una coppia che ha realizzato il sogno di molt……続きを見る

Australia infers pictures of the Great Barrier Reef, extraordinary white sharks, tremendous crocodiles, and agreeable individuals. Zane Gray angled all over the place, however, he frequently wound u……続きを見る

In "Practical Boat-Sailing: A Concise and Simple Treatise," Douglas Frazar offers an insightful exploration into the art and science of sailing, seamlessly blending practical guidance with theoretic……続きを見る

Planiamo estasiati sulle onde crescenti. Cavalloni increspati ci sorprendono alle spalle facendo vibrare il Naïf. È un attimo. Quasi fossero trampolini, la barca prende velocità e vola, di un volo l……続きを見る

Dieci anni di Mai Stracc, dieci anni di navigazione, ma soprattutto dieci anni di vita. Andrea racconta delle sue traversate atlantiche, di New York, della Polinesia e del Pacifico australe. Parla d……続きを見る

"Shellenberger has perfected the art of gunkholing . . . An excellent book for both those who enjoy weekend cruises and those who merely want to know more about Chesapeake Bay." -- Daily Press (Newp……続きを見る

This trilogy of brilliant novels - The Sportswriter, Independence Day, and The Lay of the Land - that charts the life and times of one of the most beloved and enduring characters in modern fiction. ……続きを見る

Christians often find it difficult to talk or preach or engage with the possibility of climate catastrophe and an uninhabitable earth, for the questions are enormous. Faith in God needs to engage wi……続きを見る

Finding the реrfесt Arizоnа сlаѕѕifiеd ad with the perfect bоаt fоr уоu, еѕресiаllу if уоu аrе a firѕt-timе boater, mау seem like a vеrу diffiсult tаѕk tо ассоmрliѕh. Tо hеlр you in your ԛuеѕt fоr t……続きを見る

In "Hints to Young Yacht Skippers," Thomas Fleming Day provides a meticulous guide for aspiring yacht captains, encapsulating a wealth of practical knowledge and nautical wisdom. The book is charact……続きを見る

Questo libro è il risultato di una lunga esperienza di navigazioni oceaniche dall’Alaska all’Antartide e di una vita passata a bordo del Mai Stracc, i cui lavori di manutenzione sono sempre stati ef……続きを見る

“The yachting world is divided into three factions: those who believe the Imperial Poona Yacht Club exists, those who may be termed the ‘come-on-pull-the-other one’ lot, and my wife,” wrote former y……続きを見る

How would you feel if you found you were lost on a riverbank in Dwarf City? Would you expect to find yourself captured by a dark witch, in a charming tale of good against evil? And would you anticip……続きを見る

This article, "The Steam-Yacht 'North Star,'" originally from the July 1853 issue of The Knickerbocker magazine, describes a yacht privately used by the Yankee millionaire Cornelius Vanderbilt III. 続きを見る

During the 1880s, Chesapeake Bay boatbuilders began constructing small wooden open boats, referred to as deadrise boats, out of planks with V-shaped bows. As boatbuilders created larger deadrise boa……続きを見る

A caccia di alisei sui mari e sugli oceani di tutto il mondo Una vita avventurosa, vissuta al di fuori delle consuetudini, una vita piena, appagante, ma soprattutto libera, trascorsa inseguendo gli ……続きを見る

Rigging Modern Anchors demystifies anchoring with today’s modern anchors. Through years of systematic testing, Drew Frye has produced a new benchmark of understanding based on empirical data instead……続きを見る

Bruce and April Winship were young and newly married when they decided to go looking for a little adventure. With little to no experience they hopped on a sailboat bound for Tahiti, and after two ye……続きを見る

"Waterborne" is the story of an artist, an engineer and a Labradorーthree entirely different personalitiesーwho abandon a stable middle-age lifestyle for a pitching deck and the possibility of pirat……続きを見る

ANCESTOR is the story of a Carriacou sloop, an engineless, locally-built sailing vessel purchased and refit by the author while living and sailing in the vicinity of the islands of St. Vincent and G……続きを見る

On October 2, 2013, Dave Rearick began an epic solo voyage around the world. Onboard his specifically built Class 40 racing sloop appropriately named “Bodacious Dream,” Dave sailed from Newport, Rho……続きを見る

Dear POTENTIAL BOAT OWNER: I offer the below letter from a yacht broker as a warning. Boat ownership is not nearly as easy as Jimmy Buffett makes it out to be. Beer helps. Money helps more. "Thank y……続きを見る

The year I turned thirty my wife became pregnant with our first child. That was on me; I take full responsibility. I was warned by others--men, mostly--that my wife was about to change. Wait, what I……続きを見る

Yachtmaster for Sail and Power is a major reference book that has proved invaluable for the many sailors following the RYA Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster Offshore course. This highly respected and refr……続きを見る