Water category: 2366 books
Winging It
ORACLE TEAM USA's Incredible Comeback to Defend the America's Cup
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2013
"The design and tactical battles that led to the most exciting America’s Cup in history are laid out in meticulous detail in Winging It: Oracle Team USA’s Incredible Comeback to Defend The America’s Cup. Written by three veteran sailing journalists, Winging It provides an insider’s look...
by Barlow Cumberland
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2016
This narrative is not, nor does it purport to be one of general navigation upon Lake Ontario, but solely of the vessels and steamers which plyed during its century to the ports of the Niagara River, and particularly of the rise of the Niagara Navigation Co., to which it is largely devoted. Considerable...
The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats : Reviews and Comparisons of 360 Boats Under 26 Feet: Reviews and Comparisons of 360 Boats Under 26 Feet
Reviews and Comparisons of 360 Boats Under 26 Feet
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2009
For the first time ever, a comparative survey of 95 percent of the fiberglass pocketcruising sailboats ever built
Author Steve Henkel has researched hundreds of cruising sailboats less than 26 feet long--pocket cruisers--to create this definitive gallery and handbook of the small cruising sailboats...
Dinghy Sailing: Start to Finish
From Beginner to Advanced: The Perfect Guide to Improving Your Sailing Skills
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2009
Dinghy Sailing is the perfect book if you are new to sailing and want to learn the basics, or are an experienced sailor who wants to broaden your skills and develop your techniques. This easy-to-follow, step-by-step guide is packed with clear illustrations and photographs and contains everything you...
The Race
Extreme Sailing and Its Ultimate Event: Nonstop, Round-the-World, No Holds Barred
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2004
An invigorating behind-the-scenes look at the world of extreme sailing, The Race is also a taut, engrossing account of the first running of the competition called The Race, which began on December 31, 2000, in Barcelona and ended sixty-two days later in Marseilles. The most intense event of its kind...
by Mark Chisnell
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2011
Have you ever dreamed of sailing around the world?
If so, it probably wasn’t like this...
‘Big pressure on you,’ yelled hoarsely.
Then more urgently, ‘Big gust!’ A curse. ‘Thirty-eight knots, still building. Big pressure, look at the goddam speed! You wanna blow it!’
‘No,...
Racing Rules Companion 2017-2020
The Essential Compact Guide for All Racing Sailors Who Want to Win
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2016
The invaluable on-the-water reference guide to the essentials of the racing rules, updated for the latest 2017-2020 Racing Rules of Sailing. Every racing sailor should have a copy! The book summarises the basic principles, definitions and rules and then covers every aspect of the race. This edition...
The Practical Encyclopedia of Boating : An A-Z Compendium of Navigation, Seamanship, Boat Maintenance, and Nautical Wisdom: An A-Z Compendium of Navigation, Seamanship, Boat Maintenance, and Nautical Wisdom
An A-Z Compendium of Navigation, Seamanship, Boat Maintenance, and Nautical Wisdom
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2007
“Vigor is one of the finest boating writers of our time.”--Cruising World
“You name it, it’s in here. Covers every boating situation. This book is both informative and entertaining.”--Latitudes & Attitudes
“John Vigor is the answer guy if you’re having onboard arguments...
by Jon Emmett
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2015
This book will help you to succeed on the water whether your aim is Club, National, International (or even Olympic) level. With detailed analysis, challenging exercises and useful top tips throughout, everything is covered: from targets, goal setting and a winning mental attitude to boat handling,...
The Dinghy Cruising Companion
Tales and Advice from Sailing a Small Open Boat
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2014
'You will venture into the fringes of the wilderness with the minimum of simple gear, to live with it on its own terms. You will know that one of the sure ways to contentment in this life is a small boat, a fair wind, and a new coast to explore.'
Dinghy cruising is a wonderful way to experience...
Small Craft Advisory
A Book About the Building of a Boat
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2007
Small Craft Advisory is an enchanting book about Louis Rubin’s obsession with boats and his years of often hilarious boating adventures.When Louis Rubin was thirteen, he built a leaky little boat and paddled it out to the edge of the ship channel in Charleston, South Carolina, where he felt the inexorable...
by Frank Bethwaite
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2013
From the author of the bestselling High Performance Sailing and Higher Performance Sailing comes the first scientific analysis of what makes fast sailors fast. Eschewing the idea that luck or innate talent are the keys to success, Frank Bethwaite shows how knowledge truly is power. Making use of video...
Marine Diesel Basics 1
Maintenance, Lay-up, winter Protection, Tropical Storage, Spring Recommission
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2017
Seeing is understanding! With 300+ illustrations and 222 pages this book explains:
all basic maintenance tasks of the marine diesel system - fuel, lubrication, cooling, breathing, electrical, and drive train (coupling, shaft, shaft seal, propeller)
all the tasks to winterize the complete system...
Canoe Country
The Making of Canada
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2015
One of our favourite chroniclers of all things Canadian presents a rollicking, personal, photo-filled history of the relationship between a country and its canoes.
From the earliest explorers on the Columbia River in BC or the Mattawa in Ontario to a doomed expedition of voyageurs up the...