Boating category: 581 books
by Steve Haywood
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2011
She was particularly taken with the small narrow ledges that ran along either side of the boat. For a cat, four inches is an airport runway – she could dance a Moonwalk along them on her two hind legs, juggling at the same time.'
Casting aside the road maps that show the country as a web...
by Malcolm Pearson
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2013
The Reed's Skipper's Handbook, now in its 6th edition, has been a bestseller since first publication. A handy pocket size, it is an aide-memoire of everything a boater would need to know at sea. Packed with a wide range of information in a concise form it is frequently recommended by Yachtmaster Instructors...
The Complete Ocean Skipper
Deep-water Voyaging, Navigation and Yacht Management
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2016
Following on from his bestselling The Complete Day Skipper and The Complete Yachtmaster, yachting legend Tom Cunliffe turns his attentions to the third strand of the RYA syllabus. With the same hugely popular, highly practical approach, The Complete Ocean Skipper covers everything a yachtsman needs...
by David Burch
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2013
Become an Expert Small-Craft Radar Operator
Nothing beats radar for guiding your boat through the darkest night or the thickest fog. Radar enables you to plot a fix from just a single buoy or landmark, and it is the only navigation tool that tells you not just where you are, but who else or what else...
by Charlie Wing
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2006
Keep your boat's electrical systems running and reliable
“Boatowner’s Illustrated Electrical Handbook is perfect for learning how your boat’s electrical system and much of its equipment works, and it will be an invaluable guide when adding equipment as well. This book needs to be in every...
by Charlie Wing
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2008
Know you’ll pass before you take the exam.
If you are planning to take paying passengers on your boat or you want to save money on your insurance, you’ll need to pass the U.S. Coast Guard captain’s ratings exams. Get Your Captain’s License is the quickest, easiest, and least expensive...
by Charlie Wing
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2015
Earning a captain’s license just got easier
Whether you are an avid boater seeking to improve your seamanship and get a discount on boat insurance or aspire to start a business running a charter, sightseeing, or whale-watching boat, this revised and updated Fifth Edition is the only resource...
Your First Powerboat
How to Find, Buy, and Enjoy the Best Boat for You
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2008
Navigate the hazards of boat ownership with absolute confidence
Next to your house, your boat may well be the biggest investment you ever make. Buying and owning a boat involves one baffling decision after another. Yet informed, impartial guidance is almost impossible to find--until now, that...
On Course to Win
Jim Saltonstall's Racing Tips for Sailors
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2013
Jim Saltonstall has coached multiple National, European, World and Olympic racing champions, including Ben Ainslie, one of Britain's most successful Olympians. This quick reference handbook distills the wisdom of 40 years in the business to help all dinghy, yacht and windsurfers to improve their performance...
GPS for Mariners, 2nd Edition
A Guide for the Recreational Boater
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2011
The operator's manual that should come with every boater's GPS receiver or chart plotter.
Emergency Navigation, 2nd Edition
Improvised and No-Instrument Methods for the Prudent Mariner
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2008
Find Your Way at Sea, No Matter What
“Inherently interesting and fun to read . . . provides the clearest understanding of general navigation principles we've seen yet.”--BoatU.S.
“Thorough and authoritative.”--Sea Kayaker
“A definitive work of instant appeal to seamen...
Day Skipper for Sail and Power
The Essential Manual for the RYA Day Skipper Theory and Practical Certificate 3rd edition
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2017
Day Skipper for Sail and Power is a major reference book for anyone following the RYA Day Skipper course. Brought thoroughly up-to-date with new developments and covering all the theory and practical aspects of the RYA Day Skipper Certificate with full colour photography, helpful diagrams and worked...
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 Alan Phillips
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2011
International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea.All vessels should have a copy of these International Regulations on board.