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  • The Art of Seamanship

    Evolving Skills, Exploring Oceans, and Handling Wind, Waves, and Weather

    by Ralph Naranjo ...
    Wind, waves, weather, and water demand the practiced art of seamanship"Planning and reacting to the unanticipated are the flip sides of seamanship. This blending of pre-voyage preparedness with effective on-the-water response is learned rather than inherent--together they define the art of seamanship." -- Author RALPH NARANJOEach time a sailboat casts off its docklines the sailor enters a marine ... Read more

    $59.99 CAD

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    Enriched Edition. The Endurance Shipwreck, Weddell Sea Pack Ice, and an Antarctic Survival Memoir of Leadership and Resilience

    by Ernest Shackleton, Celia Orwinley ...
    South is Ernest Shackleton's gripping account of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914–1917, a journey that became one of the great survival narratives of modern exploration. Written in a plain, disciplined prose shaped by journals, ship's records, and firsthand recollection, the book combines documentary precision with understated drama. Its literary context lies between Victorian ... Read more

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  • A World of My Own

    The First Ever Non-stop Solo Round the World Voyage

    by Sir Robin Knox-Johnston ...
    On Friday 14 June 1968 Suhaili, a tiny ketch, slipped almostunnoticed out of Falmouth harbour steered by the solitary figure at herhelm, Robin Knox-Johnston. Ten and a half months later Suhaili,paintwork peeling and rust streaked, her once white sails weathered andbrown, her self-steering gone, her tiller arm jury rigged to the rudderhead, came romping joyously back to Falmouth to a fantastic ... Read more

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  • Ship Modeling Simplified: Tips and Techniques for Model Construction from Kits

    by Frank Mastini ...
    In Ship Modeling Simplified, master model builder Frank Mastini puts to paper the methods he's developed over 30 years at the workbench to help novices take their first steps in an exciting pastime. You don't need the deftness of a surgeon or the vocabulary of an old salt to build a model. What you need is an understanding coach. Mastini leads readers from the mysteries of choosing a kit and ... Read more

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  • Farther Up the Strait

    Coastal British Columbia Stories

    by Wayne J. Lutz ...
    Coastal British Columbia from Jervis Inlet to Desolation Sound serves as the backdrop for stories of boating in the Strait of Georgia and the islands to the north. Tales from remote areas of Canada where people are isolated from the bustle of the surrounding world. Stories for the stout of heart and those who crave wilderness adventure. Numerous maps and photos accompany the stories, a follow-up ... Read more

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  • Quick and Easy Boat Maintenance, 2nd Edition : 1,001 Time-Saving Tips: 1,001 Time-Saving Tips

    1,001 Time-Saving Tips

    by Sandy Lindsey ...
    Tips to improve and quicken your boatkeeping, so you can stop working on your boat and go boating!Quick and Easy Boat Maintenance is perfect for boatowners who want simple, quick, cost effective ways to take care of their pride and joy. This bestselling resource is now updated to include green solutions, information about dealing with ethanol in fuel, how to maintain the new batteries, and an all ... Read more

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  • Ker-SPLASH! Recreational Power Boaters Guide

    by Floyd M. Orr ...
    This book of non-fishing, recreational powerboats, a step up from the very basic Power Boating for Dummies, offers the avid boater or novice a comprehensive overview of the hobby. Packed inside are how-to articles, builder histories and addresses, and engine option details. This 2002 publication is being offered at a special low price prior to the 2010 release of an updated edition. ... Read more

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  • Jackspeak

    A guide to British Naval slang & usage

    by Rick Jolly ...
    From 'A1' to 'Zulu', the fully revised and updated third edition of Jackspeak is a comprehensive guide to the slang of the Royal Navy.Discover the humorous and colourful and cryptic slang of the Senior Service, explained in layman's terms. Featuring more than 4,000 alphabetical entries, Jackspeak was compiled by an ex-RM surgeon who spent 24 years in the service.With useful cross-references and ... Read more

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  • Practical Junk Rig

    Design, Aerodynamics and Handling

    by H.G. Hasler, J.K. McLeod ...
    This encyclopaedic volume synthesises 25 years of research and development of this unique rig as adapted to western craft. It is a work which has been welcomed by the growing number of yachtsmen and designers throughout the world who already enjoy the benefits of junk rig or who wish to do so.Now available as an ebook for the first time, Practical Junk Rig examines the design and aerodynamic ... Read more

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  • Fibreglass Boats

    Construction, Gel Coat, Stressing, Blistering, Repair, Maintenance

    by Hugo du Plessis ...
    This masterly work will continue to be an invaluable source of reference foranyone wanting practical advice on working with GRP, in order to makerepairs and improvements correctly and thus extend the life of theirboat.Since it was first published 45 years ago, Hugo du Plessis' Fibreglass Boats has become a classic, relied upon by owners, surveyors and boat builders keento understand how fibreglass ... Read more

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  • Ashanti Sails South

    by Carola Englert ...
    After three decades of hard work Carola and Elmar, her husband and captain, are about to fulfil their lifelong dream: To sail south on Ashanti, their CS 36T sailboat. Despite their misgivings of abandoning house and family, and whether their boat and 33-year marriage will survive the adventure, they risk storms and gales to traverse the tumultuous Great Lakes to Florida and the Bahamas.This ... Read more

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  • Hand, Reef and Steer 2nd edition

    Traditional Sailing Skills for Classic Boats

    by Tom Cunliffe ...
    In Hand, Reef & Steer - winner of the Best Book of the Sea Award - Tom explains the different sailing characteristics of classic craft and shares his grasp of the special skills required to handle them. He describes how to handle heavy loads using tackles rather than winches and reveals the mysteries of making the boat work for you rather than fighting with her gear. He shares step by step advice ... Read more

    $36.99 CAD