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Cape Horn to Starboard

by John Kretschmer ...

Narrated by Tom Perkins ...

Unabridged

6 hours 52 min

Legendary account of the author's voyage around Cape Horn in a 32-foot sailboat, sailing east-to-west (thus the Horn is to starboard, or on the right). This is a notoriously difficult and dangerous passage, especially in a boat this size. ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

Legendary account of the author's voyage around Cape Horn in a 32-foot sailboat, sailing east-to-west (thus the Horn is to starboard, or on the right). This is a notoriously difficult and dangerous passage, especially in a boat this size.
... Read more
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Sailing a Serious Ocean

Sailboats, Storms, Stories and Lessons Learned from 30 Years at Sea

by John Kretschmer ...

Narrated by Sean Runnette ...

Unabridged

10 hours 37 min

After sailing 300,000 miles and weathering dozens of storms in all the world's oceans, John Kretschmer has plenty of stories and advice to share. John's offshore training passages sell out a year in advance, and his entertaining presentations are popular at boat shows and yacht clubs all over the English-speaking world. John's talent for storytelling enchants his audience as it soaks up the ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

After sailing 300,000 miles and weathering dozens of storms in all the world's oceans, John Kretschmer has plenty of stories and advice to share. John's offshore training passages sell out a year in advance, and his entertaining presentations are popular at boat shows and yacht clubs all over the English-speaking world. John's talent for storytelling enchants his audience as it soaks up the
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Sea Trial

Sailing After My Father

by Brian Harvey ...

Narrated by Jason Gray ...

Unabridged

12 hours 40 min

Shortlisted for the 2019 Governor General’s Literary Award for Non-FictionAn adventure story set against the backdrop of a son trying to understand his fatherAfter a 25-year break from boating, Brian Harvey circumnavigates Vancouver Island with his wife, his dog, and a box of documents that surfaced after his father’s death. John Harvey was a neurosurgeon, violinist, and photographer who answered ... Read more

$32.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Shortlisted for the 2019 Governor General’s Literary Award for Non-FictionAn adventure story set against the backdrop of a son trying to understand his fatherAfter a 25-year break from boating, Brian Harvey circumnavigates Vancouver Island with his wife, his dog, and a box of documents that surfaced after his father’s death. John Harvey was a neurosurgeon, violinist, and photographer who answered
... Read more
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Love With a Chance of Drowning

A Memoir

by Torre DeRoche ...

Narrated by Candice Moll ...

Unabridged

11 hours 25 min

New love. Exotic destinations. A once-in-a-lifetime adventure. What could go wrong?City girl Torre DeRoche isn’t looking for love, but a chance encounter in a San Francisco bar sparks an instant connection with a soulful Argentinean man who unexpectedly sweeps her off her feet. The problem? He’s just about to cast the dock lines and voyage around the world on his small sailboat, and Torre is ... Read more

$24.72 CAD

New love. Exotic destinations. A once-in-a-lifetime adventure. What could go wrong?City girl Torre DeRoche isn’t looking for love, but a chance encounter in a San Francisco bar sparks an instant connection with a soulful Argentinean man who unexpectedly sweeps her off her feet. The problem? He’s just about to cast the dock lines and voyage around the world on his small sailboat, and Torre is
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To the Ice and Beyond

Sailing Solo Across 32 Oceans and Seaways

by Graeme Kendall ...

Narrated by Shaun Grindell ...

Unabridged

5 hours 30 min

All alone for 193 days in his purpose-built yacht Astral Express, New Zealand yachtsman Graeme Kendall crossed 28,000 miles of ocean, facing some of the Earth's most challenging seas. An enthralling adventure, To The Ice and Beyond will inspire you to live your dreams and to never give up.During his extraordinary solo circumnavigation, Kendall became the first person to sail the Northwest Passage ... Read more

$21.99 CAD

All alone for 193 days in his purpose-built yacht Astral Express, New Zealand yachtsman Graeme Kendall crossed 28,000 miles of ocean, facing some of the Earth's most challenging seas. An enthralling adventure, To The Ice and Beyond will inspire you to live your dreams and to never give up.During his extraordinary solo circumnavigation, Kendall became the first person to sail the Northwest Passage
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In My Element

Life lessons from the world's toughest solo ocean race

by Pip Hare ...

Narrated by Pip Hare ...

Unabridged

10 hours 20 min

Bloomsbury presents… In My Element: Life lessons from the world's toughest solo ocean race, written and read by Pip Hare*Includes bonus audio material from Pip's archives*'An entertaining and compelling page turner that will stay with you.' Pete GossThe boat picks up another wave and surfs again, faster this time, deafening. My eyes are streaming, sore from the icy wind that throws spray in my ... Read more

$22.99 CAD

Bloomsbury presents… In My Element: Life lessons from the world's toughest solo ocean race, written and read by Pip Hare*Includes bonus audio material from Pip's archives*'An entertaining and compelling page turner that will stay with you.' Pete GossThe boat picks up another wave and surfs again, faster this time, deafening. My eyes are streaming, sore from the icy wind that throws spray in my
... Read more
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First Light

Sailing Solo but Not Alone

by Cole Brauer ...

Narrated by Cole Brauer ...

Unabridged

7 hours

**NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A thrilling memoir from the first American woman to race a sailboat solo, nonstop around the world.“A must-read for every young woman with a dream.”—BILLIE JEAN KING“Brauer’s strength and resilience inspire us to challenge ourselves to venture out of our safe harbor and experience the high seas of life.”—CHRISTIE BRINKLEY**In 2024, Cole Brauer became the first American ... Read more

$28.99 CAD

**NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A thrilling memoir from the first American woman to race a sailboat solo, nonstop around the world.“A must-read for every young woman with a dream.”—BILLIE JEAN KING“Brauer’s strength and resilience inspire us to challenge ourselves to venture out of our safe harbor and experience the high seas of life.”—CHRISTIE BRINKLEY**In 2024, Cole Brauer became the first American
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Flirting with Mermaids

The Unpredictable Life of a Sailboat Delivery Skipper

by John Kretschmer ...

Narrated by Mitch Crawford ...

Unabridged

8 hours 40 min

Over 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 most memorable of them.He crosses the Western Caribbean with a crew of eccentric Swedes researching ancient Mayan mariners, lands in Aden at the outbreak of civil war, and endures a North Atlantic ... Read more

$28.84 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Over 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 most memorable of them.He crosses the Western Caribbean with a crew of eccentric Swedes researching ancient Mayan mariners, lands in Aden at the outbreak of civil war, and endures a North Atlantic
... Read more
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At the Mercy of the Sea

The True Story of Three Sailors in a Caribbean Hurricane

by John Kretschmer ...

Narrated by Jonathan Yen ...

Unabridged

7 hours 53 min

A "normal" Caribbean hurricane travels from east to west, but Lenny was anything but normal. Spawned south of Cuba in 1999, this late-season storm defied all predictions by moving steadily east toward the Leeward Islands. Eventually building almost to Category 5 strength, Lenny squatted for two days between the Virgin Islands and St. Martin, whipping the ocean with 155 mile-per-hour winds and ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

A "normal" Caribbean hurricane travels from east to west, but Lenny was anything but normal. Spawned south of Cuba in 1999, this late-season storm defied all predictions by moving steadily east toward the Leeward Islands. Eventually building almost to Category 5 strength, Lenny squatted for two days between the Virgin Islands and St. Martin, whipping the ocean with 155 mile-per-hour winds and
... Read more
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RYA Start Sailing (A-G3)

by Royal Yachting Association ...

Narrated by Chris Ryle Wright ...

Abridged

1 hour 41 min

RYA Start Sailing is, quite simply, the audiobook you must have if you want to learn to sail.If you are on a course at an RYA Training Centre then this audiobook is packed with the essential knowledge that you need to get afloat, regardless of your age.The RYA's long-established methods have never been bettered and this audiobook will help you gain both confidence and knowledge. ... Read more

$20.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

RYA Start Sailing is, quite simply, the audiobook you must have if you want to learn to sail.If you are on a course at an RYA Training Centre then this audiobook is packed with the essential knowledge that you need to get afloat, regardless of your age.The RYA's long-established methods have never been bettered and this audiobook will help you gain both confidence and knowledge.
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RYA Yacht Sailing Techniques (A-G94)

Describes the Basic Skills that a Skipper and Crew Require to Enjoy their Cruising in Good Conditions

by Jeremy Evans ...

Narrated by Chris Ryle Wright ...

Abridged

4 hours 52 min

There are few activities more pleasurable than yacht cruising. From Scotland’s west coast to the eastern Mediterranean, and the Baltic to the British Virgin Islands, there are worldwide possibilities for living and exploring while afloat. However, while there is much to be enjoyed, it is vital that the yacht is handled safely and securely at all times, whether on the open water or at rest in a ... Read more

$36.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

There are few activities more pleasurable than yacht cruising. From Scotland’s west coast to the eastern Mediterranean, and the Baltic to the British Virgin Islands, there are worldwide possibilities for living and exploring while afloat. However, while there is much to be enjoyed, it is vital that the yacht is handled safely and securely at all times, whether on the open water or at rest in a
... Read more
Audiobook

A Sailor, A Chicken, An Incredible Voyage

The Seafaring Adventures of Guirec and Monique

by Guirec Soudée ...

Narrated by Trevor Lawless ...

Unabridged

9 hours 4 min

“Exciting, funny, and occasionally heart-stopping … readers can stay home and dry, but feel like they are on the high seas.”—BOOKLISTA man and his chicken sail 45,000 nautical miles in this powerful story of following your dreams no matter what stands in your way.When Guirec Soudée was 21 years old, he bought a 30-foot sailboat and set out across the Atlantic, despite having only sailed a dinghy ... Read more

$34.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

“Exciting, funny, and occasionally heart-stopping … readers can stay home and dry, but feel like they are on the high seas.”—BOOKLISTA man and his chicken sail 45,000 nautical miles in this powerful story of following your dreams no matter what stands in your way.When Guirec Soudée was 21 years old, he bought a 30-foot sailboat and set out across the Atlantic, despite having only sailed a dinghy
... Read more
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Unsinkable

A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas

by Abby Sunderland, Lynn Vincent ...

Narrated by Jaimee Draper ...

Unabridged

7 hours 10 min

Abby Sutherland grew up sailing.Her father, Laurence, a shipwright, and her mother, Marianne, wanted their kids to develop responsibility, to see other cultures, to experience the world instead of watching it on TV. So they took them sailing down the coast of Mexico... for three years.When Abby was thirteen, she began helping her father deliver boats and soon was sailing solo. She loved being on ... Read more

$28.99 CAD

Abby Sutherland grew up sailing.Her father, Laurence, a shipwright, and her mother, Marianne, wanted their kids to develop responsibility, to see other cultures, to experience the world instead of watching it on TV. So they took them sailing down the coast of Mexico... for three years.When Abby was thirteen, she began helping her father deliver boats and soon was sailing solo. She loved being on
... Read more
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Voyage of The Aegre, The

From Scotland to the South Seas in a Shetland boat

by Nicholas Grainger ...

Narrated by Nicholas Grainger ...

Unabridged

10 hours 44 min

The Voyage of The Aegre is a dramatic true account of how a plan to sail a little fishing boat from the Highlands of Scotland down the coast to England turned into a trans-oceanic odyssey for Nick and Julie Grainger. It was the 1970s and their simple wooden boat was equipped with none of the aids modern yachts enjoy. Navigation was by sextant and compass, food cooked on a Primus, and weather ... Read more

$18.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

The Voyage of The Aegre is a dramatic true account of how a plan to sail a little fishing boat from the Highlands of Scotland down the coast to England turned into a trans-oceanic odyssey for Nick and Julie Grainger. It was the 1970s and their simple wooden boat was equipped with none of the aids modern yachts enjoy. Navigation was by sextant and compass, food cooked on a Primus, and weather
... Read more
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Long Lost Log

Diary of a Virgin Sailor

by Michael Chapman Pincher ...

Narrated by Michael Chapman Pincher ...

Unabridged

7 hours 47 min

Mick is the novice deckhand on a yacht, skippered by an Irishman who's off with his mistress to find a new life. Set in the 1970s, this witty, well-paced rite of passage is full of freshness, sexual impulse and a clash of values. Long Lost Log is a voyage of discovery into the price you pay to be free.A vivid, spellbinding account of a true-life adventure, packed with insights into the human ... Read more

$12.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Mick is the novice deckhand on a yacht, skippered by an Irishman who's off with his mistress to find a new life. Set in the 1970s, this witty, well-paced rite of passage is full of freshness, sexual impulse and a clash of values. Long Lost Log is a voyage of discovery into the price you pay to be free.A vivid, spellbinding account of a true-life adventure, packed with insights into the human
... Read more
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Tightwads on the Loose

by Wendy Hinman ...

Narrated by Robin Karno ...

Unabridged

12 hours 17 min

Everyone dreams of tropical escape. But what happens when you escape for too long? Imagine spending 24 hours a day with your spouse in 31 not-so-square feet . . . for years; crossing the Pacific Ocean on two gallons of fuel; and tossing spaghetti marinara around your living room, then cleaning it up while bouncing like ice in a martini shaker. Tightwads on the Loose tells the story of Wendy and ... Read more

$27.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Everyone dreams of tropical escape. But what happens when you escape for too long? Imagine spending 24 hours a day with your spouse in 31 not-so-square feet . . . for years; crossing the Pacific Ocean on two gallons of fuel; and tossing spaghetti marinara around your living room, then cleaning it up while bouncing like ice in a martini shaker. Tightwads on the Loose tells the story of Wendy and
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RYA Wing & Windsurfing for Instructors (A-G112)

by Royal Yachting Association ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Alistair G ...

Abridged

6 hours 4 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.RYA Wing & Windsurfing for Instructors is the exciting new audiobook for anyone wanting to teach windsurfing, wingsurfing, windfoiling, and wingfoiling, based on the RYA's training schemes.It guides you through the methods of instructing and coaching using clear and helpful session aids for both on and off the water.Additionally, there is information ... Read more

$32.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.RYA Wing & Windsurfing for Instructors is the exciting new audiobook for anyone wanting to teach windsurfing, wingsurfing, windfoiling, and wingfoiling, based on the RYA's training schemes.It guides you through the methods of instructing and coaching using clear and helpful session aids for both on and off the water.Additionally, there is information
... Read more
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Du bliver aldrig sømand, Kaj

by Kaj Lund ...

Narrated by Povl Marstal ...

Unabridged

8 hours 27 min

I sine erindringer fortæller Kaj Lund om sit liv på nogle af de sidste sejlskibe, der var i fragtfart, inden de moderne maskindrevne handelsskibe i 1930’erne for alvor tog over. Kaj Lund fortæller så levende om skibskost, at man næsten selv kan smage det, og så medrivende om indefrysninger og overisning, at man selv gyser ved tanken.Erindringsbogen "Du bliver aldrig sømand, Kaj" efterfølges af ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

I sine erindringer fortæller Kaj Lund om sit liv på nogle af de sidste sejlskibe, der var i fragtfart, inden de moderne maskindrevne handelsskibe i 1930’erne for alvor tog over. Kaj Lund fortæller så levende om skibskost, at man næsten selv kan smage det, og så medrivende om indefrysninger og overisning, at man selv gyser ved tanken.Erindringsbogen "Du bliver aldrig sømand, Kaj" efterfølges af
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Blind Without Barriers

by David Hume, Peter R Murray ...

Narrated by Robert de Graaw ...

Unabridged

4 hours 12 min

Sent blind soon after birth David Hume stubbornly refused to live the limited life well-meaning elders and social norms expected. 'I do not wake in the morning and regret I'm blind. No, I wake and look to another win in a busy life.' To date, that encompasses years in a blind institute, two marriages, grieving for two outstanding wives, founding recruiting firms, devising marketing techniques, ... Read more

$26.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Sent blind soon after birth David Hume stubbornly refused to live the limited life well-meaning elders and social norms expected. 'I do not wake in the morning and regret I'm blind. No, I wake and look to another win in a busy life.' To date, that encompasses years in a blind institute, two marriages, grieving for two outstanding wives, founding recruiting firms, devising marketing techniques,
... Read more
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Get Real, Get Gone

How to Become a Modern Sea Gypsy and Sail Away Forever…

by Rick Page ...

Narrated by Liam Gerrard ...

Unabridged

6 hours 26 min

The idea that you have to be rich to travel the world on your own yacht is so universal that it goes largely unquestioned. The ubiquitous images of rich men on super-yachts sipping Martinis only help cement this image. This book hopes to change all that.Rick's recent appearance on Ben Fogle's New Lives in the Wild chronicled his budget lifestyle and adventures aboard Calypso, and introduced the ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

The idea that you have to be rich to travel the world on your own yacht is so universal that it goes largely unquestioned. The ubiquitous images of rich men on super-yachts sipping Martinis only help cement this image. This book hopes to change all that.Rick's recent appearance on Ben Fogle's New Lives in the Wild chronicled his budget lifestyle and adventures aboard Calypso, and introduced the
... Read more
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Coming About

Life In the Balance

by Dr. Mario Dell'Olio ...

Narrated by Dr. Mario Dell'Olio ...

Unabridged

6 hours 20 min

A mid-life crisis, a sailing adventure, and a rescue at sea, Coming About tells a story of survival and inner-strength through a foundational loving relationship. Coming About is a memoir of Mario and Jim who, at 40, quit their jobs and sell their home in San Francisco to follow their dream. They buy a 50-foot sailboat and move to St. Thomas, Virgin Islands where they discover many quirky facets ... Read more

$17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

A mid-life crisis, a sailing adventure, and a rescue at sea, Coming About tells a story of survival and inner-strength through a foundational loving relationship. Coming About is a memoir of Mario and Jim who, at 40, quit their jobs and sell their home in San Francisco to follow their dream. They buy a 50-foot sailboat and move to St. Thomas, Virgin Islands where they discover many quirky facets
... Read more
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Uncommon Courage

The Yachtsmen Volunteers of World War II

by Julia Jones ...

Narrated by Mark Meadows ...

Unabridged

12 hours 59 min

Bloomsbury presents Uncommon Courage by Julia Jones, read by Mark Meadows.An extraordinary account of heroism and sacrifice. An unexpected and important story, rivetingly told. Rip roaring stuff. Get this into the paws of the sea dog in your life.' – Griff Rhys Jones'A book that had to be written' – Let's Talk'People ashore don’t realise what a grim war we are waging at sea with the Germans. A ... Read more

$22.99 CAD

Bloomsbury presents Uncommon Courage by Julia Jones, read by Mark Meadows.An extraordinary account of heroism and sacrifice. An unexpected and important story, rivetingly told. Rip roaring stuff. Get this into the paws of the sea dog in your life.' – Griff Rhys Jones'A book that had to be written' – Let's Talk'People ashore don’t realise what a grim war we are waging at sea with the Germans. A
... Read more
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Sonja til søs 1. Papegøje-øen

by Charlotte Karrebæk ...

Narrated by Lea Baastrup Rønne ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Sonja til søs
Unabridged

27 min

"Sonja til Søs. Papegøjeøen" er første bind i serien om Sonja, der bor på skibet Bent sammen med kaptajnen og papegøjen Pedro. Serien følger de tre venners oplevelser, når de sejler ud på verdenshavene.Teksterne er lydlette og i et enkelt sprog, som læsetræning fra 8 år.Sonja til søsSONJA TIL SØS kan anvendes som selvstændig læsetræning i indskolingen eller som fælles læsebøger. Teksterne er ... Read more

$10.99 CAD

"Sonja til Søs. Papegøjeøen" er første bind i serien om Sonja, der bor på skibet Bent sammen med kaptajnen og papegøjen Pedro. Serien følger de tre venners oplevelser, når de sejler ud på verdenshavene.Teksterne er lydlette og i et enkelt sprog, som læsetræning fra 8 år.Sonja til søsSONJA TIL SØS kan anvendes som selvstændig læsetræning i indskolingen eller som fælles læsebøger. Teksterne er
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Sonja til søs 2. Ved verdens ende

by Charlotte Karrebæk ...

Narrated by Lea Baastrup Rønne ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Sonja til søs
Unabridged

29 min

"Sonja til Søs. Ved verdens ende" er andet selvstændige bind i serien om Sonja, der bor på skibet Bent sammen med kaptajnen og papegøjen Pedro. Serien følger de tre venners oplevelser, når de sejler til verdens ende.Teksterne er lydlette og i et enkelt sprog, som læsetræning fra 8 år.Sonja til søsSONJA TIL SØS kan anvendes som selvstændig læsetræning i indskolingen eller som fælles læsebøger. ... Read more

$10.99 CAD

"Sonja til Søs. Ved verdens ende" er andet selvstændige bind i serien om Sonja, der bor på skibet Bent sammen med kaptajnen og papegøjen Pedro. Serien følger de tre venners oplevelser, når de sejler til verdens ende.Teksterne er lydlette og i et enkelt sprog, som læsetræning fra 8 år.Sonja til søsSONJA TIL SØS kan anvendes som selvstændig læsetræning i indskolingen eller som fælles læsebøger.
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