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  • The First and the Fastest

    Comparing Robin Knox-Johnston and Ellen MacArthur's Historic Round-the-World Voyages

    de Nigel Sharp ...
    This is the story of two single-handed non-stop round-the-world voyages: Robin Knox-Johnston's in 1968/69 and Ellen MacArthur's in 2004/05. Although there were similarities – both voyages started and finished in Falmouth, for instance, and neither sailor was in a conventional race – the story is mainly one of contrasts, mostly as a consequence of thirty-six years of technological developments. ... Leer más

    $19.49 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Troubled Waters

    Leisure Boating and the Second World War

    de Nigel Sharp ...
    This is the story of how the Second World War affected leisure boating: of the people who managed to overcome huge difficulties to go sailing during the war itself and the difficulties of re-establishing the sport in post-war years; of the sailing and yacht clubs which survived bombings, requisitioning, shortages and a host of other problems, and still thrive today. Its comprehensive account ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

  • Dunkirk Little Ships

    de Nigel Sharp ...
    In May 1940, following the rapid advance of German troops through Holland, Belgium and France, the British Expeditionary Force and French army retreated to Dunkirk. Operation Dynamo was instigated in an attempt to rescue as many of them as possible. With the harbour at Dunkirk severely damaged, much of the evacuation would have to take place from the beaches; only small, shallow-draught boats ... Leer más

    $11.99 USD

  • A History of St Mawes Sailing Club

    de Nigel Sharp ...
    St Mawes Sailing Club was founded in 1920 and has functioned without interruption from that date, with the exception of the war years. Today it is a vibrant club with around 1,800 members. Every year it provides numerous sailing opportunities – both for local people and for holiday visitors – including around sixty club races; championship events for at least half a dozen classes, both traditional ... Leer más

    $11.99 USD

  • Classic Boats

    de Nigel Sharp ...
    Featuring 180 wonderful images, Classic Boats offers an accessible, beautifully illustrated guide to some of the stunning craft that can be seen around the shores of Europe today. Covering a wide range of vessels – some dating back to the nineteenth century and extensively restored, while others are just a few years old – Nigel Sharp’s writing and photographs truly bring the subject to life. ... Leer más

    $11.99 USD

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  • An Unsung Hero

    de Michael Smith ...
    The story of the remarkable Tom Crean who ran away to sea aged 15 and played a memorable role in Antarctic exploration. He spent more time in the unexplored Antarctic than Scott or Shackleton, and outlived both. Among the last to see Scott alive, Crean was in the search party that found the frozen body. An unforgettable story of triumph over unparalleled hardship and deprivation. ... Leer más

    $10.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The Strange Last Voyage of Donald Crowhurst

    Now Filmed As The Mercy

    de 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... ... Leer más

    $3.99 USD

  • A World of My Own

    The First Ever Non-stop Solo Round the World Voyage

    de Sir Robin Knox-Johnston ...
    On Friday 14 June 1968 Suhaili, a tiny ketch, slipped almostunnoticed out of Falmouth harbour steered by the solitary figure at herhelm, Robin Knox-Johnston. Ten and a half months later Suhaili,paintwork peeling and rust streaked, her once white sails weathered andbrown, her self-steering gone, her tiller arm jury rigged to the rudderhead, came romping joyously back to Falmouth to a fantastic ... Leer más

    $13.99 USD

  • Sunk Without Trace: 30 dramatic accounts of yachts lost at sea

    30 dramatic accounts of yachts lost at sea

    de Paul Gelder ...
    By the same author as the bestselling Total Loss this is a new collection of terrifying and compelling accounts of yachts lost at sea. The seven deadly causes of loss continue to take their toll and Paul Gelder has compiled first-hand accounts of shipwreck and sinking caused by Collision Gear Failure Stress of Weather Faulty Navigation Fire Crew Failure and Exhaustion. The moving emotionally ... Leer más

    $11.99 USD

  • Force of Nature

    de Robin Knox-Johnston ...
    In January 1969, aboard his home-built wooden boat Suhaili, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston became the first person every to sail solo, non-stop around the world. 25 years later, Sir Robin again completed a record-breaking circumnavigation, co-skippering Enza with Kiwi yachting legend Sir Peter Blake. His place in sailing's pantheon of greats was assured.Then, after the tragic death of his wife Sue, Sir ... Leer más

    $10.99 USD

  • The HMS Victory Story

    de John Christopher ...
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    Constructed from the wood of over 6,000 trees HMS Victory was designed as a 'first-rate ship', packing a formidable punch with over 100 guns arranged over three decks. Immortalised as Admiral Lord Nelson's flagship in the Battle of Trafalgar, after bringing Nelson's body back to England the Victory sailed out on a number of expeditions until her retirement in 1812.In a wonderfully entertaining ... Leer más

    $11.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Fastnet, Force 10: The Deadliest Storm in the History of Modern Sailing (New Edition)

    The Deadliest Storm in the History of Modern Sailing

    de John Rousmaniere ...
    In August 1979, 303 yachts began the 600-mile Fastnet Race from the Isle of Wight off the southwest coast of England to Fastnet Rock off the Irish coast and back.It began in fine weather, then suddenly became a terrifying ordeal. A Force 10, sixty-knot storm swept across the North Atlantic with a speed that confounded forecasters, slamming into the fleet with epic fury. For twenty hours, 2,500 men ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD