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Motorboating Start to Finish
From Beginner to Advanced: The Perfect Guide to Improving Your Motorboating Skills
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2019
Motorboating Start to Finish is the perfect book for you if you are new to motorboating and need to learn the basics, or if you are experienced, but wish to broaden your skills and develop your techniques. This easy-to-follow, step-by-step guide takes you through the basic principles, preparing to...
Confident Powerboating : Mastering Skills and Avoiding Troubles Afloat: Mastering Skills and Avoiding Troubles Afloat
Mastering Skills and Avoiding Troubles Afloat
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2008
A practical how-to guide to handling and avoiding powerboat problems and emergencies
With no secondary method of propulsion, poorer stability profiles, and enough speed to get themselves into trouble fast, powerboats are far more susceptible to emergencies than sailboats. Confident Powerboating...
by Barry Pickthall
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2012
Most diesel engines will develop a problem at some point in their lives, but armed with the right knowledge a skipper needn't worry.
The Reeds Diesel Engine Troubleshooting Handbook is a compact, pocket-sized guide to finding solutions to all of the most common engine problems, and many of...
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...
Yachting Start to Finish
From Beginner to Advanced: The Perfect Guide to Improving Your Yachting Skills
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2019
Yachting Start to Finish is the perfect book for you if you are new to sailing, or if you are an experienced sailor wanting to broaden your skills and develop your techniques. This easy-to-follow, step-by-step guide takes you through the basic principles, preparing to sail, your first sail and safety...
by Bill Johnson
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2013
The Reeds Skipper's Handbook, now in its 6th edition, has been a bestseller since first publication 20 years ago. Now for the first time, here is the Reeds Crew Handbook for skippers to hand to new and aspiring crew. It will give them all the essential knowledge they need to undertake the tasks traditionally...
by Jane Russell
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2013
The Atlantic Crossing Guide is a complete reference for anyone planning an Atlantic passage in their own boat. It is described by Yachting World magazine as 'An invaluable mixture of planning manual and pilot book, and an essential investment if you're planning to cross the Pond.'
From ideal...
Competent Crew
For New Crew and Competent Crew Students
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2013
Competent Crew covers both the shorebased and the practical aspects of the RYA Competent Crew course. It will prepare newcomers for the first time afloat by explaining basic skills and boat handling including: sail trimming and sail handling; understanding the compass; sailing a course; anchoring...
West Country Cruising Companion
A Yachtsman's Pilot and Cruising Guide to Ports and Harbours from Portland Bill to Padstow, Including the Isles of Scilly
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2014
First published in 1988 as West Country Cruising, Mark Fishwick's definitive sailing guide for the ever attractive coastline of Dorset, Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly combines a skilful blend of pilotage and cruising information, enhanced with full colour photography, including many additional...
The Anatomy of Sail
The Yacht Dissected and Explained
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2014
An encyclopedic compendium of every element of a yacht, this book contains a wealth of information for the aficionado as well as the newcomer, taking apart the sailboat to explore every part of it in depth. Gloriously illustrated with beautiful photography and explanatory diagrams, each page is packed...
The Island Hopping Digital Guide To The Virgin Islands - Part II - The British Virgin Islands
Including Tortola, Jost Van Dyke, Norman Island, Virgin Gorda, and Anegada
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2017
This edition is Part II of The Island Hopping Digital Guide to the Virgin Islands and covers Tortola, Jost Van Dyke, Norman Island, Virgin Gorda, and Anegada.
The Island Hopping Digital Guides are the digital versions of the world-famous cruising guides written by Stephen J. Pavlidis. Over...
Rough Weather Seamanship for Sail and Power
Design, Gear, and Tactics for Coastal and Offshore Waters
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2010
Written by an accomplished naval architect, this book shows the average boater how to safely weather the fiercest storm. Rough Weather Seamanship for Sail and Power arms readers with the knowledge they need to select and modify a boat for heavy weather; understand, track, and evade storm systems;...
Ghost Wave
The Discovery of Cortes Bank and the Biggest Wave on Earth
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2011
Rising from the depths of the North Pacific lies a fabled island, now submerged just 15 feet below the surface of the ocean. Rumors and warnings about Cortes Bank abound, but among big wave surfers, this legendary rock is famous for one simple (and massive) reason: this is the home of the biggest...
by Jennifer Marsh
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2012
Swimming Drills: The Ultimate Swimming Training Guide
This book covers several topics including:
Chapter 1: History Of Swimming Chapter 2: Breaststroke Workouts Chapter 3: Basic Swimming Strokes Chapter 4: Breaststroke Kick Chapter 5: Exhaling While Swimming Chapter 6: Butterfly...