Boating category: 581 books
by Andrew Gunson
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2011
The Voyage of the Maiatla with the Naked Canadian candidly chronicles the true life adventures of a family of four that set forth on a 52-foot sailboat to circumnavigate the world. The life-long dream of the head of the household seizes the family's imagination and together they sail off on a voyage...
Hell's Half Mile
River Runners' Tales of Hilarity and Misadventure
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2014
“A high-water mark in river running humor from the guides and the misguided.” —Tim Cahill, author of Pass the Butterworms and Pecked to Death by Ducks
“Full of great tales, funny stories, and river lore, it will make some river runners eager to get back into the boats—and some wishing...
To the Sea Again
Classic Sailing Stories
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
Few people would want to test their mettle in an ice-encrusted boat with Ernest Shackleton, sail the Straits of Magellan with Joshua Slocum, or watch with Owen Chase as an angry whale sends his ship to the bottom, thousands of miles from the nearest land. But it's quite another thing to read these...
by Chris Dickon
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2006
Since English settlers first touched the shore of the new country in 1607, the Chesapeake Bay has been a multifaceted engine of American history and commerce. The body of inland tidal water between the largest bay cities, Norfolk and Baltimore, was large enough to be the setting of adventure and close...
The Dangerous Book for Boaters
A Humorous Waterfront Guide to the Ways & Wiles of Boaters
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2009
A good-humored guide to the many idiosyncrasies of boats and boaters, this offbeat guide explains, with the help of whimsical drawings, topics such as how to use the head, understanding marine dress codes and etiquette, surviving seasickness, finding the ideal boat, and perfecting the art of romance...
The Certified Diver's Handbook : The Complete Guide to Your Own Underwater Adventures: The Complete Guide to Your Own Underwater Adventures
The Complete Guide to Your Own Underwater Adventures
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2004
The real-world guide for divers who want to enjoy their sport to the fullest
More than half of the 1.5 million people who achieve scuba certification each year are stymied in their pursuit of the sport because they lack time and money to enjoy the exotic diving experiences they've read about,...
by Robert Grey Reynolds Jr
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2013
My e-book is a compilation of newspaper stories of shark attacks in New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, Hawaii, South Africa, New Guinea, and Australia. Perhaps readers are unaware of the dangers of swimming in inlets, like those that empty into the open waters of Raritan Bay. At times sharks venture...
by Big Book of Photos
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2013
This is a wonderful collection of 30 high-quality amazing images produced by a series of today's top professional photographers. Enjoy and be inspired!
Instant Boatbuilding with Dynamite Payson
15 Instant Boats for Power, Sail, Oar, and Paddle
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2007
From the acknowledged master of the “instant boat”—tips, techniques, and designs for quick-and-easy plywood boatbuilding
Dynamite Payson offers you a new guide to building 15 exciting boats from master designer Phil Bolger. Instant Boatbuilding with Dynamite Payson includes plans and...
by Nick Schade
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2009
The first comprehensive book on stripbuilding almost any type of small boat
Strip-planking is a popular method of amateur boat construction, but until now there has never been a book that showed how to use it for more than one type of boat. Author Nick Schade presents complete plans for three...
The Splicing Handbook, Third Edition : Techniques for Modern and Traditional Ropes: Techniques for Modern and Traditional Ropes
Techniques for Modern and Traditional Ropes
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2010
The only reference devoted entirely to splicing today’s ropes
The Splicing Handbook includes step-by-step illustrations and explanations for the most useful and popular splices in traditional twisted and modern braided ropes, and it covers every kind of splicing project you are likely to...
by Robert Steward, Carl Cramer
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2010
Get the latest boatbuilding tips from this updated classic
Since its first publication in 1970, Boatbuilding Manual has become the standard reference in boatbuilding and boat design schools, in the offices of professional builders, and in the basement workshops of home builders. No other boatbuilding...
by Frank Mastini
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 1990
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 1990
In Ship Modeling Simplified, master model builder Frank Mastini puts to paper the methods he's developed over 30 years at the workbench to help novices take their first steps in an exciting pastime. You don't need the deftness of a surgeon or the vocabulary of an old salt to build a model. What you...
Building Outrigger Sailing Canoes
Modern Construction Methods for Three Fast, Beautiful Boats
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2007
Build the fastest, most exotic sailboats around!
Popular in Hawaii and throughout the South Pacific and Indian Oceans, outrigger canoes combine the romance of the South Seas with a ruthless efficiency of design and breathtaking sailing performance. This is the first book to present complete...