Water category: 2366 books
The Golden Rules
Finding World-Class Excellence in Your Life and Work
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2016
Bob Bowman, best known as the coach for the record-breaking run of Michael Phelps, is one of the most successful coaches in sports history. He is lauded for his intense personality, incredible dedication to his athletes, and his ability to nurture talent in athletes who have the heart and drive to...
Solitaire Spirit: Three times around the world single-handed
Three Times Around the World Single-Handed
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2012
Les Powles only had 8 hours of sailing experience when he decided to sail solo around the world. Many novices would be content to just dream of such an adventure, and maybe get as far as a solo Channel crossing a couple of years down the line. Not so Les Powles, one of the twentieth century's most...
by Martin Edge
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2012
“A Gigantic Whinge on the Celtic Fringe” is the story of a circumnavigation of Ireland aboard my 27ft yacht in 2011.From the Firth of Forth I went through the Caledonian Canal and round Ireland anti-clockwise, which many people consider to be the ’wrong way round’. Most, but by no means...
The Billionaire and the Mechanic
How Larry Ellison and a Car Mechanic Teamed up to Win Sailing's Greatest Race, the Americas Cup, Twice
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2013
**A Forbes Best Book of the Year: “Must reading for any yacht-racing aficionado.” —**Frank Deford
The America’s Cup, first awarded in 1851, is the oldest trophy in international sports, and one of the most hotly contested. In 2000, Larry Ellison, cofounder and billionaire CEO of Oracle...
Lee Shore Blues
Sex, Drugs and Bluewater Sailing
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2014
Lee Shore Blues is not your average nautical book. Peter Heiberg takes us on an irreverent charge through the highlights of his life at sea, from evading the homosexual advances of a 300-pound steward in the mid-Pacific at 19 years of age, to rebuilding and sailing a thirty-ton engineless Bristol...
by Diana Neggo
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2012
Ever felt like stepping off the treadmill, taking a year off work and sailing a yacht around Australia? Well, if you are reading this then it’s a good chance you have, during an occasional daydream, let go the mooring lines of work and family and quietly left the harbour to see what lies around...
Be Your Own Sailing Coach
20 Goals for Racing Success
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2008
If you want to win races you need to get organised! This unique guide shows you how to set your overall sailing goals, and breaks them down into manageable – yet stretching – mini-goals. Jon Emmett breaks racing down into 20 key skills (such as speed to windward and tactics) and, with detailed...
by Perce Harpham
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2013
This book was Perce's gift to his grandchildren for his eightieth birthday.
Following his boyhood dreaming he describes his many voyages around New Zealand, to the islands of the South Pacific, solo return across the Tasman Sea and elsewhere. His observations about people, places, boats and...
Asymmetric Sailing
Get the Most From your Boat with Tips & Advice From Expert Sailors
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2012
Learn the secrets of getting the most from your boat – whether you sail an entry level dinghy, high performance skiff, sportsboat or catamaran. Tips, advice and some great shortcuts from expert sailors in a wide range of classes gives you the inside knowledge to improve your techniques and get ahead...
by Ross Bodle
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2011
Anyone who has dreamed of throwing off the shackles of everyday life and running away to sea will find this book invaluable. It paints a true picture of life on board - the highs and lows - and gives expert advice on avoiding the pitfalls that many novice sailors fall into.
With a foreword...
by Faith Van Rooyen
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2014
Six months in a remote coral atoll sounds peaceful. And it was most of the time.Except for a fire on board, a visit from a North Sea rescue ship, a Hermit Crab Race Meeting, a dinghy sailing and rowing Regatta, a yacht wreck and other exciting moments.Then a two thousand mile voyage to Langkawi Island...
Coyote Lost at Sea : The Story of Mike Plant, America’s Daring Solo Circumnavigator
The Story of Mike Plant, America’s Daring Solo Circumnavigator
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2013
When Coyote and its skipper, Mike Plant, went missing mid-Atlantic in November 1992, the sailing world held its breath. Now, twenty years later, the story around the mystery, tragedy, and enigma is told at last
"[Plant] is as close as yachting gets to a James Dean character, going his...
by David Creamer
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2014
The trials and tribulations experienced while sailing two old and tired American tugboats halfway around the world. An entertaining and greatly enjoyable read.
Big Waves, Small Boat, Two Kids
A Family Sailing Adventure
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2017
Mark and Katya bought a thirty-four-foot steel sailboat. With their two daughters, they sailed around Lake Superior, then moved aboard for a year and sailed to the Bahamas. The sailing life proved both challenging and rewarding to the extreme, and big decisions made along the way stretched them to...