Boating category: 581 books
Marine Knots
How to Tie 40 Essential Knots
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2018
Learn to master dozens of knots essential for boating and all water activities with this innovative illustrated guide.
Packed with helpful step-by-step instructions and beautifully detailed illustrations, Marine Knots includes forty different knots every water sportsperson—including sailors,...
Up the Strait
Coastal British Columbia Stoires
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2016
Boating, hiking, and survival off the grid in coastal British Columbia, where mountains drop into the sea and people practice self-reliance and a different sense of purpose. Destinations on the Strait of Georgia that can be reached by boat, bicycle, all-terrain vehicle, and sea kayak. Contrarian views...
Wooden Boats
The Art of Loving and Caring for Wooden Boats
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2015
There is something beautiful and nostalgic about wooden boats. These exquisite, polished works of art give us a glimpse into the past, a time when technology wasn’t so advanced, a time when everything was crafted by hand. These magnificent vessels deserve our attention and our utmost respect.
As...
Kitchen Afloat
Recreational Boating, #2
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2017
Chock full of valuable information on all galley and food related issues for the modern sailor and powerboater, this keep aboard book will coast you through the intricacies of your galley. Learn to tailor your supplies and provisions to your cooking and cruising style, and to plan and execute menus...
The Perfect First Mate
Recreational Boating, #3
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2017
An all-new revised and modernized version of the classic original. Learn the hard-won secrets of performing critical first mate duties while keeping boat and crew shipshape.
The Perfect FIRST MATE is intended for the recreational boater, power or sail, who wants to streamline tasks and maximize...
by United States Government US Army
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2013
TC 4-15.51 Marine Crewman’s Handbook is a comprehensive guide to boating safety and procedures. It’s 17 chapters are essential reading for anyone who operates a boat in modern waterways.
The United States (U.S.) Army watercraft fleet is made up of all types of vessels, including...
The Art of Boat Names
Inspiring Ideas for Names and Designs
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2009
Shouldn’t your boat’s name look as distinctive as your boat?
A well-chosen and well-designed name on a transom or topsides is the finishing touch and creates the ultimate first impression for any boat. Your boat’s name is the single most highly visible clue to your nautical interests...
Sailing Acts
Following An Ancient Voyage
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2006
For those who love sailing and you-are-there travel literature. Also for those who enjoy studying the life and times of the Apostle Paul. But definitely for those who love adventure, or at least reading about it! Seafaring isn't for the faint of heart. It wasn't for the Apostle Paul in the first century...
A Full Cup
Sir Thomas Lipton's Extraordinary Life and His Quest for the America's Cup
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2010
An in-depth biography of Sir Thomas Lipton, the founder of Lipton Tea-a portrait of a remarkable self-made man and intrepid sailor.
Today Lipton means tea. However, in his time Sir Thomas Lipton was known for much more. Raised in desperate poverty, he became rich beyond his wildest dreams....
by Richard V. Simpson
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2016
Thomas J. Lipton s America s Cup Campaigns is the saga of one man s three decade obsession with winning the America s Cup. This is author Richard V. Simpson s fifth title concerning the quest for the America s Cup the Blue Ribbon prize for the sport of large ocean racing yachts. In this book, Simpson...
A Pearl in the Storm
How I Found My Heart in the Middle of the Ocean
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2009
“If you want to be inspired, read this book. You won’t stop till you’ve finished.”
—Sena Jeter Naslund, author of Ahab’s Wife
A Pearl in the Storm is the true story of Tori Murden McClure, the first woman to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean. McClure’s memoir,...
by Matts Djos, Jeanine Djos
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2014
This is a book for retirees, armchair sailor, dreamers, and lovers of the wind and sea. Sailing couple, Matts and Jeanine Djos, will suggest how to find just the right pre-owned boat by their own example and describe from personal experience what may be involved in buying and refitting...
The Sea is Not Full
Ocean Sailing Revelations & Misadventures
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2017
The Sea Is Not Full is an eclectic personal sailing narrative that mixes accounts of two dramatic boat abandonments and a cruise up a West African river with practical advice on learning to sail, navigation, heavy weather tactics, and other topics. Also included are philosophical essays on ocean sailing...
by Mark Chisnell
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2011
Are you warm, safe and dry?
Good - because the ocean can be a dangerous place and never more so than when the barometric pressure plummets and huge waves start to rise up from the deep. These five short stories - chilling, funny and scary in turns - will show you just how ugly and dangerous...