Water Sports category: 1998 books
by Natalie H. Wiest
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
Within about seventy-five miles of downtown Houston, some 1,500 miles of rivers, creeks, lakes, bayous, and bays await discovery. Canoeing and Kayaking Houston Waterways, by longtime paddler Natalie Wiest, is the perfect companion for anyone who wants to experience Houston’s well-watered landscape...
Cheap Outboards
The Beginner's Guide to Making an Old Motor Run Forever
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2014
* Outboard motor repair for the average guy *
Fix up an old outboard and SAVE $1000 or more compared to buying a new motor!
With a little know-how and a few common tools, you can fix an old motor—bring it back from the dead. Sometimes all it takes is a squirt of WD-40 into...
by Bloomsbury Publishing
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2012
Even the most well designed boats will suffer from wear and tear due to
normal use on the water. Whilst accidents are less common, they too can
result in damage which needs to be repaired on the spot. Highly
illustrated, with step by step instructions, this book equips the
reader with the vital 'first...
The Boat Improvement Bible
Practical Projects to Customise and Upgrade your Boat
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2015
The Boat Improvement Bible is the most up to date, user friendly and hands-on practical manual for boatowners who wish to improve their sailboat or motorboat. It will equip any boatowner with average DIY skills to improve all aspects of their boat: safety, comfort, facilities, storage and performance...
Hell or High Water
Surviving Tibet's Tsango River
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2014
From the bestselling author of The Dog Stars, the true story of an elite kayaking team's heroic conquest of the world’s last great adventure prize: Tibet's Tsangpo River.
The Tsangpo Gorge in southeastern Tibet has lured explorers and adventurers since its discovery. Sacred to the Buddhists,...
The Art of Seamanship
Evolving Skills, Exploring Oceans, and Handling Wind, Waves, and Weather
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2014
Wind, waves, weather, and water demand the practiced art of seamanship
"Planning and reacting to the unanticipated are the flip sides of seamanship. This blending of pre-voyage preparedness with effective on-the-water response is learned rather than inherent--together they define the art of seamanship."...
by Chuck Slaught AA BSB MED EDD ABD
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2013
A MUST READ LOADED RESOURCE FOR MASTER SWIMMERS, TRIATHLETES, FITNESS SWIMMERS AND COACHES Swimming for the Mature Audience is a great resource for the above 18-year-old swimmer. This is a comprehensive guide for USMS Master Swimmers, USAT and new Triathletes, Open Water Swimmers (USA and Masters),...
Tactics Made Simple
Sailboat racing tactics explained simply
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2019
Olympic gold medallist and multiple world champion, Paul Goodison, explains why this book is important if you want to win races. He says: “To win sailboat races you need to sail the boat fast. This comes down to hours on the water training and tuning – there are few shortcuts to hours of practising...
Just Add Water
A Surfing Savant's Journey with Asperger's
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2015
“Clay Marzo is an amazing, nearly amphibious surfer with a one-of-a-kind life story. What an inspiring book!” —Matt Warshaw, author of The Encyclopedia of Surfing
From childhood, it was obvious that Clay Marzo’s single-minded focus on surfing was unique, his skills otherworldly. But...
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)...