Water Sports

This is a groundbreaking, technical analysis of yacht design, linked to the theory and testing of how a sailing yacht behaves underway. It is cutting edge - the author (a world expert in the field) has drawn his conclusions from years of research,...

Anyone going to sea needs an understanding of maritime flags, and this handy book is the perfect pocket-sized reference. Concise but comprehensive, it includes: - National maritime flags - Special ensigns, jacks, burgees, official and defence flags,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780955803574Author Roger D. TaylorFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint The FitzRoy PressPublisher The FitzRoy Press

Though geographically close the two areas covered in this sea kayaking guidebook are as different in character as it is possible to conceive. The South East of England has a varied landscape of chalk cliffs, pebble beaches, vast expanses of sand,...

The author has acquired a vast wealth of knowledge, data and experience in boat angling, sport and wreck diving over a period of almost 50 years and has written various wreck books, including two volumes about shipwrecks off the north-east coast of...

Swimming is Britain's most popular participation sport. Nearly one in four people swim at least once a month, with around 80 million visits to swimming pools recorded every year. Surprisingly, although public baths have formed a vital part of community...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781578268443Author Sarah FuhrmannFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Hatherleigh Press,U.S.Publisher Hatherleigh Press,U.S.

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This unique and entertaining travel guide to Greek waters recreates parts of voyages undertaken in myth, anchoring off landmarks or ports associated with ancient legends. It follows the trails of Odysseus, Hercules, and Jason and the Argonauts, as well...

No matter if you're a surfer, or have never even seen the sea, you can't help but be transfixed by the aquatic sculptures of infinite variety that are waves. Photographers dedicate their lives to capturing their majesty and this book is a testament to...

Live a more creative, content and fulfilled life by reconnecting with nature.Brothers Jack, Calum and Robbie have been swimming together their whole lives, and have never lost the sense of wonder, excitement and relief that getting in open water brings...

Chart scale 1:220 000 Plans included: Novigrad (1:15 000) Porec (1:15 000) Rovinj (1:15 000) Brijuni Islands to Pula (1:85 000) Veruda to Medulin Bay (1:85 000) Approaches to Punat (1:20 000) Approaches to Mali Losinj (1:40 000) Otok Ilovik...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781785730429Author BerlitzFormat PaperbackPage Count 732Imprint Berlitz TravelPublisher APA Publications

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.About the AuthorJohn C. Payne is a cruising sailor and professional marine electrical engineer and surveyor with a 28-year career in merchant shipping and the offshore oil...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781732547070Author Tim MurphyFormat HardbackPage Count 368Imprint Seapoint BooksPublisher Seapoint Books

David Lewis and his small yacht, Ice Bird, set sail from Sydney, Australia, on a search for high adventure. The voyage, full of drama, emotion and pain, takes place in the least hospitable and most fascinating part of the earth, the Antarctic. No one...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781953534033Author Roger DeakinFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Tin House BooksPublisher Tin House BooksWeight(grams) 431gDimensions(mm) 217mm * 145mm...

With over two-thirds of the globe covered by water, the ability to navigate safely and quickly across the oceans has been crucial throughout human history. As seafarers attempted longer and longer voyages from the sixteenth century onwards in search of...

Masters scullers range in age from Grade AA (21 in the US) or Grade A (27 in the UK) to Grade M (89 plus). Although diverse in age, these athletes all have one thing in common - they are each unique. This book partners with each individual athlete to...

Gold medal winning coach, Jon Emmett works with sailors and coaches around the world and is frequently asked things like: 'What is a good exercise to improve this?' 'Why do we do this exercise?' 'How do we make the exercise more / less difficult?' This...

Diving the Thistlegorm is a unique in-depth look at one of the world's best-loved shipwrecks, the World War II British Merchant Navy steamship, featuring award-winning underwater photography. In this highly visual guide, cutting edge photographic methods...

Part of an exciting new series of small format guides which help you better understand the sea by William Thomson FRGS. An essential guide to the Moon, clearly explained through a seamless blend of simple descriptions and rich infographics. As the...

Packrafts are rugged, portable rafts, small enough to attach under a rucksack, but stable on the water to reassure first time paddlers. Weighing from 1-3 kilos, they open up a whole new world of amphibious adventuring, from navigating easily accessible...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783967040982Author gestaltenFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint gestaltenPublisher Die Gestalten VerlagDimensions(mm) 290mm * 225mm * 30mm

The author of "A Manual of Sail Trim" has designed a guide for the competitive racing dinghy sailor that explains the art of maneuvering. The object of the text is to provide instructions on keeping a dinghy in relation to its competitors so that it...

The modern racing yacht is awash with onboard instruments and electronics giving enormous amounts of data. But few people fully understand how to get the most out of all the information at their fingertips, let alone make it useful for the team to enable...

The recorded history of the diving industry has been fundamentally corrupted over the past 150 years. The result is a complete misunderstanding of how it all began. Who invented the diving helmet? Refer to any encyclopaedia or history book and the...

In the year 2000, Roz Savage seemed to have it all. But she felt there was a mismatch between the person she was pretending to be on the outside, and the person she wanted to be on the inside. Leaving behind her life as a London professional, she set out...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692171035Author Kelly StarrettFormat PaperbackPage Count 402Imprint Mobilitywod Inc.Publisher Mobilitywod Inc.Weight(grams) 925g

Over the last decade, a handful of surfers have been progressing the sport of big wave surfing to new extremes. Kai Lenny, one of the preeminent big wave surfers, offers readers a glimpse into this world. Lenny shares his personal stories and...

This is a practical guide covering clinker and cold-moulded construction methods for boats up to 20 feet in length.Book InformationISBN 9780713636437Author John LeatherFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Adlard Coles NauticalPublisher Bloomsbury...

For over fifty years Maurice Griffiths cruised in a variety of small yachts amongst the rivers and creeks of the Thames Estuary and round the coasts of Suffolk, Essex and Kent. In this classic book he tells of the boats he owned in that time, and shows...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781578268467Author Alexander HutchisonFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Hatherleigh Press,U.S.Publisher Hatherleigh Press,U.S.

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143109396Author William FinneganFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 363gDimensions(mm) 213mm *...

Plans included: Eyemouth Harbour (1:7500) Berwick Harbour (1:12 500) Holy Island Hbr (1:17 500) Farne Islands (1:90 000) Warkworth Harbour (Amble) & Approaches (1:22 500) Blyth Harbour (1:10 000) River Tyne (1:10 000) Continuation of the River...

A book of ideas collected by the coaches at Plas y Brenin. Over 300 top tips to help canoe and kayak coaches fill their own 'coach's toolbox'.Book InformationISBN 9780953195664Author Plas y Brenin (Wales) National Mountain CentreFormat PaperbackPage...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578864105Author Fares KsebatiFormat HardbackPage Count 232Imprint Fares KsebatiPublisher Fares KsebatiWeight(grams) 152g

'Barefoot navigation: 5,000 years in the making.' Barefoot Navigator introduces us to a unique take on navigation - using the skills of the ancients and technology-free techniques, we learn how to navigate using the sun, sea, wind and stars, and even...

The Longboard Travel Guide is the first surf guidebook written specifically for longboarders. Loaded with mouth-watering lineup photos, the book describes 100 of the best longboard waves in the world and offers insider tips on how to ride them. From the...

Since the development of the International Moth into a fully foiling dinghy there has been an explosion in the popularity of the class with some of the world's top sailors competing in it and many others enjoying the exhilaration of `flying'. However...