Water category: 2366 books
Waypoints
Seascapes and Stories of Scotland's West Coast
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2017
Adventure, memoir, storytelling and celebration of all things maritime meet in Waypoints, a beautifully written account of sea journeys from Scotland's west coast. In the book Ian Stephen reveals a lifetime's love affair with sailing; each voyage honours a seagoing vessel, and each adventure is accompanied...
In Mischief's Wake
In the joy of the actors lies the sense of any action. That is the explanation, that the excuse.
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2017
‘I felt like one who had first betrayed and then deserted a stricken friend; a friend with whom for the past fourteen years I had spent more time at sea than on land, and who, when not at sea, had seldom been out of my thoughts.’
The first of the three voyages described in In Mischief’s...
Light Airs and Yachtsman's Gales
Robinetta, #3
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2015
We have owned our yacht Robinetta for 7 years, and never gone far from home, but in 2014 we decided it was time she finished going round Britain.
I say finished, because after Robinetta was built at Birkenhead in 1937, she headed north, and in 1938 got to the Isle of Skye. From there she headed...
Trails and Tribulations
Confessions of a Wilderness Pathfinder
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2009
In an age when "survival" shows permeate the media, noted northern traveller Hap Wilson shares accounts of his lifelong involvement with wilderness living within the Canadian Shield. Wilson knows better than most how to live in the woods. As park ranger, canoe guide, outfitter, trail builder,...
High Mountains and Cold Seas
The life of H.W. ‘Bill’ Tilman: soldier, mountaineer, navigator
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2017
Harold William ‘Bill’ Tilman (1898 –1977) was among the greatest adventurers of his time, a pioneering mountaineer and sailor who held exploration above all else.
The son of a Liverpool sugar importer, Tilman joined the army at seventeen and was twice awarded the Military Cross for bravery...
The Lure of Faraway Places
Reflections on Wilderness and Solitude
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2007
The Lure of Faraway Places is the publication canoeist Herb Pohl (1930-2006) did not live to see published. But Pohl's words and images provide a unique portrait of Canada by one who was happiest when travelling our northern waterways alone. Austrian-born Herb Pohl died at the mouth of the Michipcoten...
Hap Wilson's Wilderness 3-Book Bundle
The Cabin / Grey Owl and Me / Trails and Tribulations
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2018
Noted traveller and environmentalist Hap Wilson shares accounts of his lifelong involvement with wilderness living within the Canadian Shield. Wilson knows better than most how to live in the woods. As park ranger, canoe guide, outfitter, trail builder, and environmental activist, he learned from...
Hear The Boat Sing
Oxford and Cambridge Rowers Killed in World War I
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2017
During the First World War many sportsmen exchanged their sports field for the battlefield, switched their equipment for firearms. Here acclaimed author and screenwriter Nigel McCrery investigates over forty Oxbridge rowers all of whom put down their oars and gave their lives for their country. Complete...
by Nick Schade
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 1998
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 1998
Although books on strip building canoes abound, this is among the first to adapt the technique to crafting attractive, functional kayaks. Using high-quality, computer-generated illustrations and photographs to explain key techniques, the book provides complete plans and measurements for three different...
Sea Kayaking
A Guide for Sea Canoeists
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2013
In Sea Kayaking, , comprehensive guide for those who travel the open waters in the Southern Hemisphere, Philip Woodhouse, Australian paddler and Royal Australian Air Force veteran, shares his years of experience, technical training, and military teaching skills.
What began as a personal reference...
by Carol W. Hazelwood
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2013
This is a murder mystery that takes place in the northwest, and involves sea kayaking, rare book collecting and a beloved Newfoundland dog, who rides in the heroine's kayak. All the elements result in a harrowing rescue at sea.
by Jeff Counts
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2011
A travel guide for the paddling-inclined.
The Paddler’s Guide to Michigan takes users to the best quiet waters in the Great Lakes state, including rivers, inland lakes, and the Great Lakes. The guide is full of helpful suggestions for how to have the best paddling trips, even at the most...
by alex trostanetskiy
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2013
Are you looking for a journey that will take you through 100 of the Top Canoeing Champions of All Time, along with funny comments and a word puzzle? Then this book is for you. Whether you are looking at this book for curiosity, choices, options, or just for fun; this book fits any criteria. Creating...
by Johnny Molloy
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2015
Whether forging uncharted territory or slipping along marked canoe trails, get ready to experience more than 400 miles of creeks, bays, marshes, and the Gulf of Mexico. This indispensable guide for the ultimate adventure by canoe or kayak now includes GPS coordinates and twelve new paddle routes.