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  • The Frozen Frontier

    Polar Bound through the Northwest Passage

    by Jane Maufe ...
    The Northwest Passage proved so elusive for so long that many sailors and explorers believed it didn't actually exist. A sea route connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through the Arctic archipelago, it wasn't until Roald Amundsen's 1903–06 voyage that the Northwest Passage's existence was finally proved, but the transit is treacherous and entirely dependent upon the ice giving up its grip ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

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  • What Now Skipper?

    Test Your Navigation and Seamanship Skills and Learn from Expert Answers

    by Bill Anderson, Chris Beeson ...
    Series series Yachting Monthly
    Following in the Yachting Monthly paperback series (Confessions, Further Confessions, etc) this book is based on a popular run of articles over the last eight years in Yachting Monthly, in which navigational and seamanship problems are posed and the highly respected author (former RYA Training Manager Bill Anderson) gives his opinion on the best way to resolve them. And if there are several ... Read more

    $11.49 USD

  • The Ship and the Storm: Hurricane Mitch and the Loss of the Fantome

    by Jim Carrier ...
    "Utterly compulsive and unputdownable--the most exciting, authentic, and humanly moving of all the recent Storm books. Brilliantly paced and perfectly balanced. . . . Carrier is a marvelously trustworthy narrator. . . . A terrific book."--Jonathan Raban, author of Passage to Juneau: A Sea and Its Meanings and Bad Land: An American Romance"A wonderful story. An extremely well-written account of the ... Read more

    $16.19 USD

  • Nigel Calder's Cruising Handbook: A Compendium for Coastal and Offshore Sailors

    by Nigel Calder ...
    The most comprehensive and helpful guide ever written for selecting and equipping a cruising sailboatWhether you’re a coastal or offshore cruiser, you’ll find your most pressing concerns treated with the know-how that makes for skillful, confident cruising in Nigel Calder’s Cruising Handbook. The author -- one of the most respected marine how-to authors on either side of the Atlantic, and author ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • Higher Performance Sailing

    Faster Handling Techniques

    by Frank Bethwaite ...
    'Monumental!' - Bob Ross, Australian SailingHigh Performance Sailing isnow regarded as the bible of racing sailors and carries a string ofendorsements from high achievers. Since its publication in 1984, racingyachts and dinghies have developed out of all recognition - a newhigh-tech breed of 'apparent wind' fast racers has claimed the waterand so far no-one has applied themselves seriously to ... Read more

    $64.79 USD

  • A Warm Sea - Dreaming of Sailing and Making It Happen: Tales of Our Cruising Life in the Mediterranean

    by Ben Ho ...
    This is the whimsical story of a couple who decided to leave their comfortable suburban life in Canada and embark on a journey of exploration and self-discovery by living on board their sailboat and cruising the Mediterranean. More of a travelogue than a sailing how-to, this book takes the readers through the joys and challenges of the cruising life. Starting with how they became attracted to ... Read more

    $5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Mischief among the Penguins

    Hand (man) wanted for long voyage in small boat. No pay, no prospects, not much pleasure.

    by H.W. Tilman, Tom Cunliffe ...
    Series Book 4 - H.W. Tilman: The Collected Edition
    'Hand (man) wanted for long voyage in small boat. No pay, no prospects, not much pleasure.'So read the crew notice placed in the personal column of The Times by H.W. 'Bill' Tilman in the spring of 1959. This approach to selecting volunteers for a year-long voyage of 20,000 miles brought mixed seafaring experience: ' Osborne had crossed the Atlantic fifty-one times in the Queen Mary, playing double ... Read more

    $4.49 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Manoeuvring

    At Close Quarters Under Power

    by Bill Johnson ...
    This is a unique, practical, hands-on guide to boat manoeuvring.Manoeuvring a yacht under engine at close quarters in a marine of closeto other (expensive!) boats can be a daunting prospect for theinexperienced skipper - but it has to be done in order to take yourboat off a pontoon to go sailing, and to berth her after a day on thewater. Throw in fast flowing tides, and wind which might blow from ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Surveying Yachts and Small Craft

    by Paul Stevens ...
    This is the only book linked to a practical surveying course. Highly practical in nature, and packed with detailed close-up photography, step by step procedures, and helpful checklists, this definitive handbook will prove a godsend to small craft owners who want to check out defects on their own boats or on boats they are planning to buy, as well as practicing surveyors and surveying students ... Read more

    $32.99 USD

  • The Complete Ocean Skipper

    Deep-water Voyaging, Navigation and Yacht Management

    by Tom Cunliffe ...
    Following on from his bestselling The Complete Day Skipper and The Complete Yachtmaster, yachting legend Tom Cunliffe turns his attentions to the third strand of the RYA syllabus. With the same hugely popular, highly practical approach, The Complete Ocean Skipper covers everything a yachtsman needs to know when planning an offshore cruise or ocean passage.All aspects of planning and preparing for ... Read more

    $40.49 USD

  • Rats, Rust and Two Old Ladies

    by David Creamer ...
    The trials and tribulations experienced while sailing two old and tired American tugboats halfway around the world. An entertaining and greatly enjoyable read. ... Read more

    $13.09 USD

  • The Offshore Race Crew's Manual

    by Stuart Quarrie ...
    Success in any yacht race depends to a large degree on the ability of the crew to perform any boat-handling manoeuvre faultlessly and speedily. This book explains the evolution of just about every situation that is likely to be encountered during a race at sea. Each one is appraised with an overview of the sequence that should take place and its objective, then the task of each crew member is ... Read more

    $25.69 USD