Water category: 2366 books
Eddie Would Go
The Story of Eddie Aikau, Hawaiian Hero and Pioneer of Big Wave Surfing
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2004
In the 1970s, a decade before bumper stickers and T-shirts bearing the phrase Eddie Would Go began popping up all over the Hawaiian islands and throughout the surfing world, Eddie Aikau was proving what it meant to be a "waterman." As a fearless and gifted surfer, he rode the biggest waves...
The Instant Handbook of Boat Handling, Navigation, and Seamanship : A Quick-Reference Guide for Sail and Power: A Quick-Reference Guide for Sail and Power
A Quick-Reference Guide for Sail and Power
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2007
Instant answers for your boat handling, navigation, and seamanship questions
The Instant Handbook uses a dynamic new quick-reference format to cover the critical aspects of piloting, seamanship, and boat handling under sail or power more accessibly and effectively than has ever been done before....
by Don Casey
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 1999
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 1999
Don't Be Baffled by Your Electrical System--Handle Repairs and Improvements with Ease
With clear illustrations and simple explanations, Don Casey shows you exactly how to install wiring . . . make good, safe connections . . . match your battery bank and alternator to your needs . . . troubleshoot...
How to Read a Nautical Chart, 2nd Edition (Includes ALL of Chart #1)
A Complete Guide to Using and Understanding Electronic and Paper Charts
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2012
Authoritative, practical, and hands-on information on reading and relying on electronic and paper nautical charts
The classic How to Read a Nautical Chart explains every aspect of electronic and paper nautical charts: how a chart is assembled, how to gauge the accuracy of chart data, how to...
by Daniel S. Parrott
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2011
Your vessel may be equipped with the most advanced technology and the most powerful engines, but the failure to apply the basic principles of bridge resource management can still prevent you from getting where you are going.
Satellite systems, ARPA, electronic charts, AIS, sophisticated communication...
by Scott Welty
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2010
The science behind sailboats, told in layman's terms.
Paddlenorth
Adventure, Resilience, and Renewal in the Arctic Wild
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2014
Paddlenorth tells the riveting story of ’s 54 day paddling adventure on the Back River, in the northern wilderness of the subarctic, as she and her five companions battle raging winds, impenetrable sea ice, and treacherous rapids. The perils include rising tensions among the group, but these are...
Dazed but Not Confused
Tales of a Wilderness Wanderer
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2013
Kevin Callan presents his best adventures -- and misadventures -- in the wilderness. Entertaining, yet enlightening, the stories are full of enthusiasm and are designed to get people to explore the wilderness on their own, and it's hoped, be inspired to protect what's still left.
These captured...
by Big Book of Photos
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2013
This is a wonderful collection of 30 high-quality color images produced by a series of today's professional photographers. Enjoy and be inspired!
A Woman's Guide to the Sailing Lifestyle
The Essentials and Fun of Sailing off the New England Coast
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2015
A chance sailing trip with a friend from work led me to wonder if I could learn to sail. After all, Im a woman, and the sailing world seems to favor men. I am not athletic; I didnt grow up in a family where we learned about boating; I would be starting late, since I was in my thirties; and I suffer...
by Renee Petrillo
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2012
“It was the best of dreams, it was the worst of dreams, it was an age of consulting the nautical experts, it was the age of landlubber foolishness, it was the epoch of determination, it was the epoch of despair, it was the season of hurricanes, it was a spring of beachcombing…”
If you...
Fishes of the Maldives – Indian Ocean
Applicable to Central and Western Indian Ocean: East Africa, Seychelles, Mauritius/Reunion, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Chagos, Laccadives, Cocos Keeling Islands.
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2019
The only ebook you need for snorkelling and diving in the Maldives. Over 300 pages of stunning fish photography, concise expert information, diagrams and easy to reference icons. Written by a Marine Biologist Tim Godfrey and and Marine Expert, Rudi Kuiter. This new edition now features Sharks and...
Sailing a Serious Ocean : Sailboats, Storms, Stories and Lessons Learned from 30 Years at Sea
Sailboats, Storms, Stories and Lessons Learned from 30 Years at Sea
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2013
Learn what it takes to cross an ocean from a veteran sailor
In Sailing a Serious Ocean, author John Kretschmer uses his experiences and stories to show you what you will need to across an ocean or go around the world, in fair weather or foul. His true accounts of storms and other challenges...