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Chasing the Cup
My America's Cup Journey
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2017
Jimmy Spithill is arguably one of the world's greatest skippers: the youngest and double winner of the America's Cup, the oceanic version of Formula 1; winner of the Sydney Hobart; multiple world champion in match and fleet racing... the list goes on. And on a day off he'll paddleboard 32 miles through...
by John Champion
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2012
Tells of a sailing journey from San Diego to Australia in a 40 foot sailing boat. Covers Mexico, French Polynesia, Cook Islands, Tonga and Fiji. Also has a chapter on various events "that were too much fun," for the crew. Includes useful detail on various formalities required in the respective...
North Ionian eAlmanac
Sailing Pilot and Cruising Companion
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2012
The North Ionian eAlmanac is perfect for anyone on a sailing holiday in Greece. It coveers all the Ionian harbours and anchoarges from the Faraway Islands north of Corfu to Lefkas Island in the south and includes Paxos, the Epirus Coast and Amvrakikos Gulf.
This pilot guide to greek...
The Gathering Wind
Hurricane Sandy, the Sailing Ship Bounty, and a Courageous Rescue at Sea
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2013
October 2012. A replica of the famous HMS Bounty, an eighteenth-century tall sailing ship, set a collision course with a storm that became the largest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic—a clash that proved to be one of the most unforgettable stories of Superstorm Sandy.
The Bounty, crewed...
Voice of a Voyage
Rediscovering the World During a Ten-year Circumnavigation
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2016
In 2001, sixty-year old author Doann Houghton-Alico and her husband embarked on a ten-year sailing circumnavigation visiting forty-one countries and sailing over 43,000 nautical miles. As an award-winning author of both technical books and poetry, she brings her love of research into the tangents...
by Brian Gilbert
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2009
A soup-to-nuts introduction to small, economical sailing craft
Trailer sailers--the smallest, most economical sailboats with sleeping accommodations--are a popular platform for learning the basics of sailing and are often considered to be the entry level to cruising under sail. Author Brian...
by Rod Heikell
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2013
Rod Heikell is the acknowledged expert on Mediterranean sailing, and this is the perfect guide for anyone cruising the area. Thoroughly updated and in colour throughout, this new edition conveys the magic of Mediterranean cruising, as well as giving practical first-hand advice on sailing these enticing...
by H. Fiennes Speed
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2012
He didn't cross oceans or battle mighty storms, but H. Fiennes Speed's Log of the "Watersnake" and "Water Rat" provides a vivid look the birth of small boat sailing as a sport in Victorian England. The author and his companions take their 16 foot sailing canoe on cruises to Holland,...
Box Wine Sailors
Misadventures of a Broke Young Couple at Sea
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2015
The true story of a young couple who quit their jobs and set sail for a year on the ocean with no boating experienceAmy and Jimmie were not sailors and their experience on the seas included reading a few books, watching a couple of instructional videos, and boating once a week each year. They were...
Sabbatical at Sea
A Family sets Sail
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2015
They are a normal family with a normal family life – until the day REGINA happens. A wonderful sailing yacht, which minimizes doubts and fears and makes dreams come true. Packed with humour and self-irony, absolutely understandable and with extreme honesty, the author Leon Schulz describes, how...
MoonWind at Large
Sailing Hither and Yon
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2014
~~~ More delightful nautical yarns from Constant Waterman ~~~
Matthew “Constant Waterman” Goldman and his sailboat "MoonWind" constantly roam the waters of southeast New England, where these stories are centered. Each tale is short and sweet and imbued with a wry smile, a gentle bemusement,...
Great American Sailing Stories
Lyons Press Classics
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2018
Few people would want to test their mettle in an ice-encrusted boat with an Arctic explorer, sail the Straits of Magellan with Joshua Slocum, or watch with Owen Chase as an angry whale sends his ship to the bottom, thousands of miles from the nearest land. But it's quite another thing to read these...
Solent Cruising Companion
A Yachtsman's Pilot and Cruising Guide to the Ports and Harbours from Keyhaven to Chichester
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2015
The Solent is the spiritual home of sailing and one of Britain’s most popular sailing spots, offering a varied and interesting cruising ground. In this fully updated third edition, Derek Aslett provides an authoritative companion that helps you make the most of your visit. Centred on Cowes and covering...
The Psychology of Sailing for Dinghies and Keelboats
How to Develop a Winning Mindset
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2013
The Psychology of Racing for Dinghies and Keelboats is an inspirational practical guide to mind training for racing sailors. Aimed at aspiring dinghy sailors as well as yacht racers, the style is light, friendly and conversational - designed to inspire, guide and promote positive analytical thinking...