Water Sports

Diving in UK waters offers a range of unique experiences that can equal some of the best sites in the world. You can be gripped with awe and humility on a shipwreck or be amazed at the abundance of colour and life on a rugged reef. Discover hidden caves...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781594203473Author William FinneganFormat HardbackPage Count 464Imprint The Penguin PressPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 658gDimensions(mm) 244mm...

The origins of a remarkable number of everyday words and phrases are anchored in our seafaring past. Three Sheets to the Wind: The Nautical Origins of Everyday Expressions is an entertaining compilation revealing the maritime roots of common English...

'Mick Dawson's gripping Never Leave A Man Behind, effectively two adventure stories for the price of one, can be justifiably described as "unputdownable". Dawson is a man you would want on your side, whether in battle or tackling waves as high as houses...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913012267Author Dick HawkesFormat HardbackPage Count 164Imprint Riverside Publishing Solutions LtdPublisher Riverside Publishing Solutions...

Joshsua Slocum spent a lifetime at sea. He ran away from his Nova Scotia home at the age of 14 and for the next 35 years he sailed the world holding every shipboard rank. When a ship under his command was wrecked on the coast of Brazil in 1887, it seemed...

The Stormrider Surf Guide Tropical Islands travels through the trade winds belt on the ultimate island-hopping journey to explore and compare the world's best warm-water surf zones. Many of the planet's finest surf breaks are found between the Tropics of...

In The 100 Greatest Swimmers in History, John Lohn profiles some of the biggest names the sport has ever seen, from Mark Spitz and Tracy Caulkins to Katie Ledecky and Michael Phelps. Each swimmer is ranked based on achievements such as Olympic medals,...

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906594022Author Robert DearnPage Count 2Imprint AnchorlightPublisher Anchorlight

While traditional navigation has been largely superseded by GPS, traditional navigation remains a valuable skill, an enjoyable pastime and necessary for some navigation and training courses. This handy, splash-proof, on-the-water reference guide is an...

It is every sailor's goal to cross the Atlantic - but to complete an entire Atlantic circuit by sailing the tradewind circular route, with the highlight of a Carribbean cruise on the way, is the stuff that dreams are made of. This book is intended for...

A new and updated edition of the only sailing manual that you will ever need.Whether you're a seasoned seafarer or just starting out, this fully revised and updated sailing manual is perfect for all levels of experience. Learn how to handle any sailing...

"The Thumbnail Circumnavigation" is a sailing narrative.Book InformationISBN 9780955024344Author Paul PackwoodFormat PaperbackPage Count 140Imprint Seafarer BooksPublisher Rowman & Littlefield

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780972146173Author John MarplesFormat PaperbackPage Count 156Imprint Bookspecs PublishingPublisher Bookspecs PublishingWeight(grams) 218gDimensions(mm)...

Fourth Edition - updated and released in 2023. This book gives a comprehensive overview of island history, Indian Ocean maritime history and famous shipwrecks of the Maldives. Dive Maldives includes a useful diver information section, resort names and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906266196Author John MahonFormat PaperbackPage Count 393Imprint Sheridan HousePublisher Rowman & LittlefieldDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 13mm

Plans included:Macinaggio (1:10 000)Bastia (1:15 000)Approaches to Calvi (1:35 000)Ajaccio (1:12 500)Approach to Propriano (1:20 000)Bonifacio (1:12 500)Iles Lavezzi (1:50 000)On this 2016 edition the latest depth surveys have been applied where...

By the turn of the twentieth century, racing for the America's Cup was no longer simply a gentleman's game. Fraught with danger and political tension, the contest for the Cup had become a showcase of technological innovation and national grit. In 1903,...

Shantyboat is the story of a leisurely journey down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers to New Orleans. For most people such a journey is the stuff that dreams are made of, but for Harlan and Anna Hubbard it became a cherished reality. In the fall of 1944...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.About the AuthorImray Laurie Norie & Wilson Ltd was formed in 1904 when three private chart publishing firms amalgamated. Each of these London companies had a long history going...

With Surf Tribe, photographer Stephan Vanfleteren shows that there is far more to surf culture than just sport and competition. Surfing is also about a deep admiration and respect for the ocean, as well as the feeling of insignificance when confronted...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781523890514Author Swimming IdeasFormat PaperbackPage Count 88Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781780911618Author Martin CrossFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint DB PublishingPublisher DB Publishing

In Fifty Places to Paddle Before You Die, the newest addition to the Fifty Places series, Chris Santella explores the best destinations for the diverse sport of paddling. The book features the world's top spots for kayaking, rafting, canoeing, and...

Perhaps the title of this book, Bernard Moitessier's first, should have been "Sailing on the Reefs'--for that is exactly what he did, almost unbelievably, twice. After finding his beloved Marie-Therese, a beautiful junk in the Gulf of Siam, he set off...

Human twins have many meanings and different histories. They have been seen as gods and monsters, signs of danger, death and sexual deviance. They are taken as objects of wonder and violent repression, the subjects of scientific experiment. Now millions...

While relatively few cruise single-handed, many sail short-handed. It may be a couple sailing together or indeed a skipper with a novice crew - he may have lots of people onboard but, in terms of the sailing, he is probably short-handed. They soon...

Foreword by Laurel Cooper, author of Sell Up and Sail Selling up and escaping to sea on their own boat is a dream that many think they can never make happen. Escape Under Sail is here to show you that it can be done, and for less money that you might...

Diving Equipment: Choice, maintenance and function is a guide to how diving gear works. It is completely independent of brands - focusing instead on the design, technology and practicality of the equipment options available for scuba and other types of...

Recounted with his usual level of meticulous historical research, Rod weaves an easily readable account of the build-up to and implementation of Operation Desecrate 1 - the raid undertaken to destroy Japanese ships and aircraft in the lagoons of Palau...

Rigging covers every aspect of standing and running rigging on a boat. The book explains the various options and materials with clear illustrations and photographs. An easy step-by-step guide, you will learn how to choose and fit equipment on cruising...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780954289614Author Ian CurrerFormat PaperbackPage Count 196Imprint Lakes ParaglidingPublisher Lakes Paragliding

This cruising guide for ocean voyagers provides invaluable passage-planning information for tried and tested routes around the world. Climates and weather patterns, currents, seasons and timings are key to selecting routes, but just as important is...

Generations of children and their parents have delighted in Arthur Ransome's `Swallows and Amazons' books, but one of them stands out from the rest as being of a different order altogether. "We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea" is both larger of theme and...

Well-travelled divers all acknowledge that the best diving in the world is found in the warm waters of tropical Asia.No other region on earth presents such a rich variety of marine life, and none can boast as many different types of dive sites: tiny,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.ReviewsFans of sailing and nautical adventuring will relish Ice Bears and Kotick, a true story of a boat journey sailing and rowing through the ice pack. Their many survival...

Considered to be the saltiest shore in England, the Blackwater provides the background for John Leather's story of Essex seafaring. It is an accurate study of men and craft that have sailed form the small communities beside this broad estuary and river...

Open Water Swimming: A Complete Guide for Swimmers and Triathletes is aimed at all levels of open water swimmer, from beginners right through to competing professionals. It covers all aspects of the sport: its history and health benefits; a through...

When Kasimir Malevich's Black Square was produced in 1915, no-one had ever seen anything like it before. And yet it does have precedents. In fact, over the previous 500 years, several painters, writers, philosophers, scientists and censors - each working...