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Endless Sea: Alone around Antarctica--As Far South as a Boat Can Sail by Amyr Klink
RRP: $29.23Booksplease Price: $28.31Amyr 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... -
Aka by Tristan Jones
RRP: $23.38Booksplease Price: $17.53Bill Conan, a middle-aged adventurer, has entered a 30,000 mile solo race around the world in the sloop Josephine, seeing it as his last chance to win status and success. Risking the ultimate test... -
Things I Wish I'd Known Before I Started Sailing, Expanded and Updated by John Vigor 9781493051397
RRP: $29.23Booksplease Price: $27.14With a Foreword by Don Casey, Aimed at sailboat owners of all kinds, this reference book contains 200 entries packed with solid practical advice and valuable tips. Each entry is categorized... -
Ready for Sea!: How to Outfit the Modern Cruising Sailboat and Prepare Your Vessel and Yourself for Extended Passage-Making and Living Aboard by Tor Pinney 9781574091441
Booksplease Price: $35.31Tor Pinney explains how to prepare a yacht for extended cruising as well as for living aboard. He considers the systems, equipment, and modifications that will transform a basic yacht into a... -
Oceans Are Waiting: Around the World on the Yacht Tigger by Sharon Riggle 9781574091458
RRP: $37.03Booksplease Price: $33.50This is a true story of newlyweds on a four-and-a-half year circumnavigation aboard a small sailboat. Single for many years, with her children grown, Sharon Ragle found herself facing a solitary... -
Joseph Conrad: Master Mariner: The Novelist's Life at Sea, Based on a Previously Unpublished Study by Alan Villiers by Peter Villiers 9781574092448
Booksplease Price: $31.30Apologies 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... -
Salvage - A Personal Odyssey by Ian Tew 9781574092561
Booksplease Price: $60.63'No cure, no pay'- those are the terms under which a salvor operates, and in doing so he takes on an onerous responsibility. If he is defeated by the elements he is not paid. He receives nothing,... -
The Corvette: #5 A Nathaniel Drinkwater Novel by Richard Woodman 9781574091007
Booksplease Price: $24.24The frozen splendor of the Arctic Ocean and the absorbing drama of a nineteenth century whale hunt unfold as Drinkwater escorts a whaling fleet to Greenland and meets disaster, treachery and death... -
The Lusitania: Unravelling the Mysteries by Patrick O'Sullivan 9781574090949
RRP: $25.33Booksplease Price: $24.22The sinking of the Lusitania is one of the most famous naval disasters in history.Book InformationISBN 9781574090949Author Patrick O'SullivanFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Impr -
The Captains' Guide to Liferaft Survival by Michael Cargal
Booksplease Price: $40.62The Captains' Guide to Liferaft Survival contains everything a castaway needs to know to survive in a liferaft and get rescued as quickly as possible. Filled with useful experience from the author's... -
Folkboat Story: From Cult to Classic -- The Renaissance of a Legend by Dieter Loibner 9781574092745
RRP: $48.75Booksplease Price: $44.77This modern classic of small boat literature details the history of the Nordic Folkboat--a class that enjoys remarkable popularity in some of the world's most beautiful and challenging sailing waters... -
Cape Horn: The Logical Route: 14,216 Miles Without a Port of Call by Bernard Moitessier 9781574091540
Booksplease Price: $26.03This is the story of Bernard and Francoise Moitessier's honeymoon voyage aboard Joshua, sailing from Europe to the islands of the Pacific and back by way of Cape Horn, the "logical route," because it... -
Handbook of Offshore Cruising: The Dream and Reality of Modern Ocean Cruising by Jim Howard 9781574092790
Booksplease Price: $49.53Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.ReviewsFor those planning an ocean cruise, whether it's a day sail or circumnavigation, this book is the ideal primer that... -
The Annotated Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana 9781574093100
Booksplease Price: $51.01A true story of the battered life of a foremast crewman, Two Years Before the Mast is Richard Henry Dana's classic travel narrative, which inspired canonical works such as Moby Dick and Sailing Alone... -
One Hand for Yourself, One for the Ship: The Essentials of Single-Handed Sailing by Tristan Jones 9780924486036
Booksplease Price: $30.15Tristan Jones has logged more miles--and more adventure--sailing single-handed than any other person alive in our time. He has crossed the Atlantic many times, often alone, and has circumnavigated... -
The Best Used Boat Notebook: From the Pages of Sailing Mazine, a New Collection of Detailed Reviews of 40 Used Boats plus a Look at 10 Great Used Boats to Sail Around the World by John Kretschmer 9781574092349
RRP: $48.75Booksplease Price: $44.42With the used boat market growing and becoming more complex, here is the book that all boat buyers have been waiting for: John Kretschmer's Used Boat Notebook has long been one of the most popular... -
Small Boat To Freedom: A Journey of Conscience to a New Life in America by John Vigor 9781574093032
RRP: $27.28Booksplease Price: $25.56Details a journey of conscience and courage that took John and his family from Durban, past the aptly named Cape of Storms, around the treacherous Cape of Good Hope, and across the open Atlantic and... -
Northwest Passage Solo by David Scott Cowper 9781574093520
Booksplease Price: $25.39No other vessel-sail or power driven-had ever passed through the dangerous straits of the Northwest Passage and completed a voyage round the world before David Scott Cowper's daring journey in the... -
Vencedor: The Story of a Great Yacht and an Unsung Herreshoff Hero in the Golden Age of Yachting by Charles Axel Poekel, Jr. 9781493075379
Booksplease Price: $33.17Impeccably researched and colorfully told, Vencedor is a fascinating account of not just a racing sailboat storied for its exploits and victories, but of the man who built it: Danish-American naval... -
The Flying Squadron: #11 A Nathaniel Drinkwater Novel by Richard Woodman 9781574090772
Booksplease Price: $27.05It is 1811 and Napoleon's French Empire dominates Europe. Desperate to stem the encroaching French tide and avert war with the emerging power of the United States, the Royal Navy orders Captain... -
The Shadow of the Eagle: #13 A Nathaniel Drinkwater Novel by Richard Woodman 9781574091038
Booksplease Price: $24.80It is 1814 and Napoleon has abdicated as Emperor of the French. King Louis XVIII is brought out of his English exile and escorted back to France by an Allied squadron commanded by the Duke of... -
The Celtic Ring by Bjorn Larsson
Booksplease Price: $25.37First published in Sweden, Bjor Larsson's thriller became a bestseller in Europe.ReviewsIn the 1990s, a sailor hands his logbook to a Swede named Ulf living on his sloop in Denmark, then disappears... -
Capt. Nat Herreshoff: The Wizard of Bristol by L. Francis Herreshoff
Booksplease Price: $50.72Nathaniel G. Herreshoff was the greatest yacht and marine designer and builder this country has ever produced. Captain Nat Herreshoff is credited with the introduction of more new devices in the... -
The Rudder Treasury: A Companion for Lovers of Small Craft by Tom Davin 9781574091601
Booksplease Price: $27.20Featuring contributions from some of the most famous and diverse figures in the history of yachting and sailing, from Thomas Fleming Day and C. Andrade Jr. to John Alden and L. Francis Herreshoff,... -
The Physics of Sailing Explained by Bryon D. Anderson 9781574091700
RRP: $29.23Booksplease Price: $27.32What is the best shape for a sailboat? How does turbulence affect a sailboat's movement through the water? Why do some keels have wings? Is it true that some sailboats can sail faster upwind than... -
Understanding Boat Corrosion, Lightning Protection And Interference by John C. Payne 9781574091991
RRP: $21.43Booksplease Price: $19.60Apologies 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... -
Sailing Language by Elliott Dunlap Smith 9781574091175
RRP: $15.58Booksplease Price: $15.19This is a useful, literate compendium of boating language and terminology.Book InformationISBN 9781574091175Author Elliott Dunlap SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint -
My First Two Thousand Years: The Autobiography of the Wandering Jew by George Sylvester Viereck 9781574091281
Booksplease Price: $31.41The Wandering Jew is a cosmic symbol-he is man, he is woman, he is sex, he is history, he is life itself.Book InformationISBN 9781574091281Author George Sylvester ViereckFormat PaperbackPage -
Understanding Boat Electronics by John C. Payne 9781574092288
RRP: $23.38Booksplease Price: $21.18From John C. Payne, one of the foremost international authorities on marine electrical systems and electronics, comes a new series of easy to understand yet thorough treatments of technical issues... -
Ice Bears And Kotick Peter Webb 9781574092646
RRP: $27.28Booksplease Price: $25.56Apologies 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... -
Ready To Sail: A Captain's Guide to Boat Inspection and Repairs - Preparations of Boat and Crew for Offshore Passagemaking by Ed Mapes 9781574092714
RRP: $48.75Booksplease Price: $44.42Licensed USCG Master Mariner and delivery captain Ed Mapes spent more than a dozen years conducting boat inspections. Seeing how ill-prepared many craft were for sailing offshore, Mapes developed his... -
Annotated Sailing Alone Around The World by Joshua Slocum 9781574092752
Booksplease Price: $30.83After an epic journey lasting over three years, Joshua Slocum succeeded in becoming the first man to sail single-handed around the world. This is his account of that voyage in the form of a magical... -
Navigation Through The Ages by Donald Launer 9781574092783
RRP: $35.08Booksplease Price: $34.59Sailors have been navigating the seas for thousands of years, and navigational technology has progressed exponentially during that time. This concise yet comprehensive volume from popular Sheridan... -
All for a Bottle of Whisky by Ralph von Arnim 9781574091397
Booksplease Price: $41.42Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781574091397Author Ralph von ArnimFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint -
The Symmetry of Sailing: The Physics of Sailing for Yachtsman by Ross Garrett 9781574090000
RRP: $58.50Booksplease Price: $51.66Here is a detailed study of the motive forces of a yacht written in clear and accessible terms. The author has the rare gift of enabling his readers to relate the nautical phenomena with which they... -
Flirting with Mermaids: The Unpredictable Life of a Sailboat Delivery Skipper by John Kretschmer 9781574091649
Booksplease Price: $30.83Over the course of twenty years of delivering sailboats to far-flung quaysides, John Kretschmer has had innumerable adventures, both humorous and terrifying. in Flirting with Mermaids, he recounts... -
The Complete Book of Party Games by Alexander Van Rensselaer 9781574093186
RRP: $27.28Booksplease Price: $25.56Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781574093186Author Alexander van RensselaerFormat PaperbackPage Count 320 -
A, B, Sea: A Loose-Footed Lexicon by Jack Lagan 9781574093223
Booksplease Price: $32.00A, B, Sea is an entertaining, comprehensive guide to the language and lore of 21st-century seafarers. This playful mariner's glossary of nautical terms includes definitions for and cross-references... -
The Long Way: Sheridan House Maritime Classic by Bernard Moitessier
RRP: $25.33Booksplease Price: $19.66The Long Way is Bernard Moitessier's own incredible story of his participation in the first Golden Globe Race, a solo, non-stop circumnavigation rounding the three great Capes of Good Hope, Leeuwin,... -
Sutton Hoo: The Excavation of a Royal Ship-Burial by Charles Green 9781574093537
RRP: $23.38Booksplease Price: $19.40Charles Green tells here the dramatic story of the initial excavation of Sutton Hoo, one of the richest archaeological finds of all time. In the Sutton Hoo burial grounds scientists unearthed a ship...