Water Sports category: 1998 books
Hand, Reef and Steer 2nd edition
Traditional Sailing Skills for Classic Boats
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2016
In Hand, Reef & Steer - winner of the Best Book of the Sea Award - Tom explains the different sailing characteristics of classic craft and shares his grasp of the special skills required to handle them. He describes how to handle heavy loads using tackles rather than winches and reveals the mysteries...
by Ben Evridge
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2009
Work-around solutions and emergency repairs that will get your boat home when all else fails
Practical Boat Mechanics belongs onboard every boat that has a gasoline, diesel, inboard, or out-board engine. This practical collection of fast fixes enables you to repair failed machinery with basic...
The Liveaboard Guide
Living Afloat on the Inland Waterways
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2012
The romantic dream of downsizing, giving up the ratrace, and living life at 4mph on the inland waterways is proving more and more attractive. But for tens of thousands of people it is not just a romantic dream but an actual lifestyle.
Tony Jones is one of those people. He has lived aboard his...
by Mike Westin
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2013
The second in a series of highly practical, hands on, step-by-step photographic manuals, Replacing Your Boat's Electrical System
fills a gap in the market for the DIY boat builder and repairer. It is a
subject covered only in piecemeal fashion by the yachting press, which,
like general boat repair...
The Sailor's Word-book
An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, Including Sme More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; As Well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc.
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2013
This edition features
• a linked Table of Contents
About the Author
"ADMIRAL WILLIAM HENRY SMYTH, K.S.F., D.C.L., &c., (1788 – 1865) was an English sailor, hydrographer, astronomer, and numismatist." -- Wikipedia
Sculling
Training, Technique and Performance
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2015
Whether you are about to go out in a sculling boat for the first time, simply enjoy recreational sculling, or have aspirations to be a member of the national team, this book contains information that will help you to improve your performance and maximize your potential. Sculling considers the principles...
Golden Lily
Asia’s First Dinghy Sailing Gold Medallist
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2016
The fascinating autobiography from Asia’s first ever dinghy sailing gold medallist. Learning to sail and becoming a full-time athlete at just 10 years old, Lijia Xu was taken away from her parents and enrolled on the gruelling Chinese training regime, a programme meticulously prescribed across all...
Thelon
A River Sanctuary
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 1996
David Pelly tells the Thelon's story, exploring the mystery of Man's relationship with this special place in the heart of Canada's vast Arctic barrenlands. From Thanadelthur and Telaruk to J.W. Tyrrell, John Hornby and Eric Morse, the history is detailed, complete and exciting. The Thelon is the setting...
by Gerry Bay, Gale Bay
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2015
“What’s it REALLY like to sail the Caribbean islands?” We are frequently asked this question. For two seasons, we’ve sailed the island chain and this book relates our daily adventures. Whether you’re an armchair sailor, a lover of adventure in general or you are contemplating sailing down...
by Kay Pope
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2012
The Observer newspaper once wrote of Dudley Pope that he was ‘an author who really knows Nelson's navy’, whilst the Guardian maintained he had an 'expert knowledge of naval history'. Imagine, therefore, his heightened emotions and sense of history as he sailed his yacht past Cape Trafalgar one...
From Tampa to the Cape
Eight Days Around the Florida Peninsula
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2008
"How often do we set on the beach and look out at the ocean and marvel at the beauty of the sails that dot the horizon? From Tampa to the Cape tells the reader what the beach looks like from the ocean, and what it takes for one to believe they can make that adventure happen for them. There is...
by James Elfers
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2014
Expert advice on how to find (and purchase and outfit) that safe, affordable, and responsive sailboat to take readers around the world, or around the bay
Unlike other books that go into fundamentals about rudder designs, etc., Bluewater Sailing for Any Budget concentrates on specific advice...
The Boat Data Book
The Owners' and Professionals' Bible
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2014
The Boat Data Book is a treasure trove of invaluable information for boatowners, designers, builders, surveyors, chandlers and anyone maintaining their own boat.
This seventh edition has been updated throughout and is now in colour for the first time. It contains more tables of lengths, widths,...
by Lars Larsson, Rolf Eliasson
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2014
"This book is deeply fascinating...a must." -- Classic Boat
Principles of Yacht Design is the authority on planning and creating your desired yacht. Inside you will find all the essentials, including:
Design methodology and considerations
The yacht's specifications
Hull geometry, including...