Water Sports

The cruising tale is full of the sights and sounds, the fragrances and native customs of foreign lands, especially Central American and the Caribbean. It is a story of a leisurely sail through the Gulf of Cortez and on through Panama Canal to the Azores...

Plans included: The Mumbles (1:25 000) Swansea Marina (1:17 500) Porthcawl (1:60 000) Cardiff Bay (1:20 000) Penarth Marina (1:7500) Avonmouth (1:40 000) Continuation of River Avon (Avonmouth Bridge to Bristol) (1:60 000) Bridgwater Bay and...

Winner of the 2019 National Outdoor Book Award for Outdoor Literature! In the summer of 1987 Ed Gillet achieved what no person has accomplished before or since, a solo crossing from California to Hawaii by kayak. Gillet, at the age of 36 an accomplished...

For this 2022 edition the chart has been fully updated throughout with revised depths Laminated editionAbout the AuthorImray Laurie Norie & Wilson Ltd was formed in 1904 when three private chart publishing firms amalgamated. Each of these London...

Kayaking, canoeing and sailing are exhilarating, demanding and hugely enjoyable outdoor pursuits. This practical guide offers a comprehensive introduction to all three sports, for those at all levels of experience and ability. All aspects of each sport...

Popularly thought of as a recreational vehicle and one of the key ingredients of an ideal wilderness getaway, the canoe is also a political vessel. A potent symbol and practice of Indigenous cultures and traditions, the canoe has also been adopted to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780771082566Author Don StarkellFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint McClelland & Stewart Inc.Publisher McClelland & Stewart Inc.Weight(grams)...

VHF Afloat explains how to use your VHF DSC radio. It covers licensing the equipment and gaining the operator certificate, and then takes you through each type of call. Each procedure is clearly illustrated using the yacht Sierra, to show how the radio...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780992402518Author Louise SoutherdenFormat PaperbackPage Count 274Imprint Louise SoutherdenPublisher Louise SoutherdenWeight(grams) 389g

This is a useful, literate compendium of boating language and terminology.Book InformationISBN 9781574091175Author Elliott Dunlap SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Sheridan HousePublisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams) 454gDimensions(mm)...

Includes essays on the Mary Celeste and the Bermuda Triangle.Reviews...a burning natural talent....his writings are a pleasure for any lover of good writing as well as a brilliant collection of yarns about his life, his sailing adventures, and his...

The Antarctic Dive Guide is the first and only dive guide to the seventh continent, until recently the exclusive realm of scientific and military divers. Today, however, the icy waters of Antarctica have become the extreme destination for recreational...

This complete course to catamaran racing is made easy-to-understand by clarity of explanation and countless drawings and photographs.About the AuthorPhil Berman has been sailing and racing catamarans since 1969. A past winner of the Hobie 14 World...

Plans: Falmouth Yacht Marina Falmouth Inner Harbour Mylor Yacht HarbourAbout 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...

Description currently unavailableBook InformationISBN 9780954275099Author Christopher SevernFormat PaperbackPage Count 372Imprint Seafarer BooksPublisher Rowman & Littlefield

Since publication in 1990, Ocean Cruising on a Budget has been highly praised as an essential guide for all those planning a blue water voyage, whether on a budget on not. Based on a lifetime of practical experience, Anne Hammick gives advice on choosing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780811727228Author Dave HarrisonFormat PaperbackPage Count 60Imprint Stackpole BooksPublisher Stackpole BooksWeight(grams) 140g

Up Aloft with Old Harry is another wonderful collection of Des Sleightholme's batty observations on the sailing scene. Wickedly perceptive, Sleightholme attacks pomposity with scarifying gusto, taking the mickey out of everything and everybody afloat...

With Sailing: The Basics, acclaimed teacher and racer Dave Franzel moves you quickly from book to boat. It is his firm conviction that the best and most effective way to learn to sail is to be out on the water. Accordingly, he treats the theory of...

Just in time for the 2012 Olympics-prepare to peek into the mind of a champion with this newly updated edition of Michael Phelps' autobiography, Beneath the Surface.In this candid memoir, Phelps talks openly about his battle with attention deficit...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Alex Awards 2000.Book InformationISBN 9780786864515Author Linda GreenlawFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint HyperionPublisher Hyperion

Amyr Klink, whose sailing exploits have made him a hero in Brazil, tells of his daring singlehanded circumnavigation below the Antarctic Convergence. Surfing the waves in his custom-built 50-foot "aluminum red truck," PARATII, Klink enjoys the quiet...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780648138600Author Ian Hugh SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 210Imprint Sydney Wooden Boat SchoolPublisher Sydney Wooden Boat SchoolWeight(grams) 210g

Golden Daze tells the story of Australian surfing one year at a time through the lives of our greatest surfers. The book takes a deep dive into a significant year of their surfing lives. Years when they won, years when they lost. Years where their...

The Cambridge Lower Secondary Complete Physics Student Book builds a solid foundation in Lower Secondary Physics through a rigorous, separate science approach and develops the skills students need to prepare them for the step up to IGCSE. This...

Plans: Golfo di Policastro Approaches to Vibo Valentia Isole Alicudi Stretto di MessinaBook InformationISBN 9781786790934Author Imray ImrayFormat PaperbackPage Count 1Imprint Imray, Laurie, Norie & Wilson LtdPublisher Imray, Laurie,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780972146104Author Joe FarinaccioFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Bookspecs PublishingPublisher Bookspecs PublishingWeight(grams) 263gDimensions(mm)...

'Inshore Britain' is an invaluable resource when planning a journey by small boat anywhere along Britain's coast. Designed to provide guidance for sea kayakers, it is also appropriate for those making day trips in small craft. Full of sound and practical...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.ReviewsConrad scholars have known for years that this study by master mariner and distinguished sea writer Alan Villiers was in the works but not finished. When Villiers died in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.About the AuthorCharlie Doane is Cruising Editor of Sail magazine, the largest yachting magazine in the US. He has also published articles in The New York Times, Offshore and...

Drawn from the best of Adrian Morgan's entertaining columns musing on the world of traditional boats and the joys of building, sailing and working on them, here is his long-awaited bunkside read. Billed as a 'zen and the art of wooden boatbuilding', it...

Plans included: Baie de Lampaul (Ouessant) (1:30 000) Port du Conquet (1:20 000) Port de Brest & Marina du Moulin Blanc (1:30 000) Marina du Moulin Blanc (1:9000) L'Elorn - Continuation to Landerneau (1:80 000) Port de Camaret-sur-Mer (1:12 500) ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781574091892Author Max WoodFormat PaperbackPage Count 168Imprint Sheridan HousePublisher Rowman & Littlefield

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780988505827Author Michael KaufmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 182Imprint DiveheartPublisher DiveheartWeight(grams) 435gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm * 12mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780615654102Author Andrew StarykowiczFormat PaperbackPage Count 74Imprint For Swimmers 365 Main SetsPublisher For Swimmers 365 Main SetsWeight(grams)...

The Golden Age of Yachting is a book consisting mostly of yachting history, as the author felt and rightly so that a review of the past is the best way to make an introduction to the sport. In this great book, the author presents a panoramic view of...

Based on interviews with the crew and captain of a torpedoed tanker who survived nineteen days in a lifeboat in heavy seas and scorching tropical sun this information is incredibly useful even today. How to Abandon Ship was written during World War II to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909461406Author H.W. TilmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint TilmanPublisher Crescent House

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781612181431Author G. Bruce KnechtFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Amazon PublishingPublisher Amazon PublishingWeight(grams) 390gDimensions(mm) 210mm *...

The ultimate underdog story of a swim coach who could not swim, a swim club that accepted minorities when others would not, and a group of young swimmers who became Olympic champions.Before the United States was the swimming power it is today, a novice...