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by Tim Davison
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2018
The ideal companion for anyone new to sailing, or those looking to remind themselves of the essential skills. Written in a friendly and approachable way, it assumes no nautical knowledge and uses diagrams and photographs to demystify the art of sailing. A yacht can seem a daunting place to a new crew....
by George S.W. DuBose
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2015
This book was inspired by my purchase of a 1973 Pearson 36-1 on eBay. I already had a Pearson 26, so I knew the quality of the construction and what I was facing when considering putting the Pearson 36-1 through a total renovation.
This book details the renovation projects, the suppliers...
Sun, Wind, & Water - Part 1 of 2
The Essential Guide to the Energy-Efficient Cruising Boat
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2017
This is Part 1 of 2 of Sun, Wind, & Water, The Essential Guide to the Energy-Efficient Cruising Boat.
Part 1 covers the following topics:
• Main Power Plant
• Engine Alternators
• Gas & Diesel Generator Sets
• Alternative Fuels
• ...
by Jean Luc Pallas
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2013
The aim of this book with its detailed step-by-step colour photographs and diagrams, is to enable every owner to fix their diesel engine with ease. Troubleshooting tables help diagnose potential problems, and there is advice on regular maintenance and winterising and repair.
Jean-Luc Pallas's...
Powell Lake by Barge and Quad
Coastal British Columbia Stories
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2016
In the spirit of Up the Lake and Beyond the Main, join the author for quad adventures to destinations on Powell Lake only accessible by boat. Unique places where all-terrain vehicles explore logging roads and trails in one of British Columbia’s most picturesque regions. From Chippewa South to the...
Crash Test Boat
How Yachting Monthly Took a 40ft Boat Through 8 Disaster Scenarios
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2013
From the people behind the UK's leading sailing magazine for cruisers comes Crash Test Boat, a dramatic documentation of controlled sailing disasters which has the potential to save the lives of each and every seaman who buys it.
Crash Test Boat is unique in its field, with no other title on...
by A. Ansted
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
This vintage book is an exhaustive and profusely illustrated dictionary of nineteenth- and eighteen-century nautical terminology. “A Dictionary of Sea Terms” will appeal to those with an interest in sailing, and would make for a fantastic addition to collections of related literature. Many old...
by Stephen J Pavlidis
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2017
This edition is Part V of The Island Hopping Digital Guide to the Leeward Islands and covers Dominica in the Caribbean.
The Island Hopping Digital Guides are the digital versions of the world-famous cruising guides written by Stephen J. Pavlidis. Over the past 20 years, Stephen J. Pavlidis...
The Island Hopping Digital Guide To The Virgin Islands - Part I - The United States Virgin Islands
Including St. Thomas, St. John, and St. Croix
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2017
This edition is Part I of The Island Hopping Digital Guide to the Virgin Islands and covers the US Virgin Islands, including St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix.
The Island Hopping Digital Guides are the digital versions of the world-famous cruising guides written by Stephen J. Pavlidis. Over...
by Stephen J Pavlidis
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2017
This edition is Part I of The Island Hopping Digital Guide to the Leeward Islands and covers Saint Martin and Sint Maarten.
The Island Hopping Digital Guides are the digital versions of the world-famous cruising guides written by Stephen J. Pavlidis. Over the past 20 years, Stephen J. Pavlidis...
by Stephen J Pavlidis
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2017
This edition is Part I of The Island Hopping Digital Guide to the Turks and Caicos and covers the Caicos Islands.
The Island Hopping Digital Guides are the digital versions of the world-famous cruising guides written by Stephen J. Pavlidis. Over the past 20 years, Stephen J. Pavlidis has...
by Stephen J Pavlidis
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2017
This edition is Part II of The Island Hopping Digital Guide to the Windward Islands and covers the island of St Lucia in the Caribbean Sea.
The Island Hopping Digital Guides are the digital versions of the world-famous cruising guides written by Stephen J. Pavlidis. Over the past 20 years,...
The Oarsome Adventures of a Fat Boy Rower
How I Went from Couch Potato to Atlantic Rowing Race Winner
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2010
True, brilliantly written story of how one young man solved his crisis by rowing the Atlantic. This is a story about trying to find happiness. There is a strange trick to being happy. You have to think certain things, believe certain things and hold your tongue the right way. This is the story of...
The Island Hopping Digital Guide To The Southern Bahamas - Part I - Long Island
Including Conception Island, Rum Cay, and San Salvador
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2017
This edition is Part I of The Island Hopping Digital Guide to the Southern Bahamas and covers Long Island, Conception Island, Rum Cay and San Salvador.
The Island Hopping Digital Guides are the digital versions of the world-famous cruising guides written by Stephen J. Pavlidis. Over the past...