Water category: 2366 books
by Claude Muncaster
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2016
This instructive book is complete in its unabridged, original form, extensively illustrated and full of instruction that is as useful and practical today as it was when originally published. This work would prove very useful to beginners who wishes to further their ability or improve their knowledge...
by Wes Ferguson, Jacob Croft Botter
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2017
For eighty-seven miles, the swift and shallow Blanco River winds through the Texas Hill Country. Its water is clear and green, darkened by frequent pools. Wes Ferguson and Jacob Botter have paddled, walked, and waded the Blanco. They have explored its history, people, wildlife, and the natural beauty...
Running the River
Secrets of the Sabine
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2014
Growing up near the Sabine, journalist Wes Ferguson, like most East Texans, steered clear of its murky, debris-filled waters, where alligators lived in the backwater sloughs and an occasional body was pulled from some out-of-the-way crossing. The Sabine held a reputation as a haunt for a handful of...
Woodlands Canoeing
Pleasure Paddling on Woodland Waterways
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2011
A recreational canoeman in his native Texas, Rick Sparkman thought he knew all about the sport when he moved to Nova Scotia in 1981. The swift, cold rivers and streams of his new home adjusted his thinking in the most personal way: he got dumped. That’s when he started learning to paddle in earnest....
by Ed Kraisler
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2013
There are 3 key skills to know before 2 people set out on open water in a canoe. Getting into the canoe without getting wet or tipping it over is a good starting point. Since canoes are brought ashore bow (front) first, these instructions assume it's in the water with the stern (back) furthest from...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2012
Part of our value-added professional format series of U.S. military manuals, this U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) rescue and survival systems manual covers survival skills and equipment for water survival. It has specific, detailed information about survival skills (what to eat, how to survive without a raft)...
by Joy Symons
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2017
Whether you are thinking about starting your children in swimming lessons or you already have, this book will help you get the most out of lessons.'Sink or Swim' includes tips and expert advice on what you should expect from swimming and water safety teachers. It includes instructions to show...
Tides and the Ocean
Water's Movement Around the World, from Waves to Whirlpools
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2018
Surfers, sailors, and anyone who loves the ocean will enjoy this visual exploration of the world's seas along its shores, including rip tides, swells, waves, and tsunamis.
Tide is the vertical motion of water, something so subtle it is impossible to see with the naked eye. Inspired by his travels...
Swim Speed Secrets
Master the Freestyle Technique Used by the World's Fastest Swimmers
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2018
Sheila Taormina’s Swim Speed Series is America’s favorite guide to faster swimming.
In this new edition of the best-selling Swim Speed Secrets, the 4-time Olympian, gold medalist, and triathlon world champion reveals the swim technique used by the world’s fastest swimmers.Taormina’s...
Swimming
Steps to Success
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2016
Be confident in the pool or open water with Swimming: Steps to Success. This proven program will help you master these techniques:
• Freestyle
• Backstroke
• Breaststroke
• Butterfly
• Starts and Turns
• Open Water
• Survival Swimming
Step-by-step...
by Aquatic Exercise Association
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2018
Aquatic fitness is not just for older adults or those with physical limitations. Water exercise is a proven fitness activity that is challenging and fun for all age groups and abilities. It offers reduced-impact options for group exercise, small-group fitness, and personal training. As the primary...
Teach Dinghy Sailing
Learn to Communicate Effectively & Get Your Students Sailing!
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2008
Whether drifting in Optimists or skimming the water in a catamaran, the principles of instruction are the same and the major difficulty is communicating knowledge. This is a step-by-step course in how to teach beginners to sail safely and effectively. It takes you through the basics of teaching someone...
The Upside Down Spinnaker
Ups and Downs of Cruising, Racing, And Buying Cruiser Size Sail Boats
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2017
This book about sailing begins with an account of the author's and his collaborator's separate early experiences and the problems they encountered. In one case, ignorance was not bliss - it resulted in property damage. The other case, despite life-threatening conditions at sea, luckily had a happy...
by Gideon Samson
Language: Dutch
Release Date: November 25, 2010
Language: Dutch
Release Date: November 25, 2010
Donderdag is voor Gied de ergste dag van de week. Want dan is er schoolzwemmen en dat is het stomste wat er bestaat. Duiken. Watertrappelen. Zwemmen met kleren aan. Gied moet al die vreselijke dingen kunnen en doen. Elke week weer.
Gelukkig krijgt Gied hulp van de man met de uiven. Als de schoolzwembus...