Water Sports category: 1998 books
Fifty Places to Sail Before You Die
Sailing Experts Share the World's Greatest Destinations
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2012
Landlubbers joke that sailors are always wanting to head off to the ends of the earth, but Chris Santella takes that life-changing desire very seriously. In this, the third installment in his immensely successful Fifty Places” series, Santella assembles a crew of the world’s greatest championship...
by Richard V. Simpson
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 1999
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 1999
The dominance of the New York Yacht Club, in possession of the America's Cup between 1851 and 1983, has given Newport, Rhode Island, the status of yachting capital of the world. Seven of the most respected America's Cup defenders were built in Bristol, Rhode Island. The state's contribution to racing...
Mischief in Greenland
Only a man in the devil of a hurry would wish to fly to his mountains
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2016
‘Only a man in the devil of a hurry would wish to fly to his mountains, forgoing the lingering pleasure and mounting excitement of a slow, arduous approach under his own exertions.’
H.W. ‘Bill’ Tilman’s mountain travel philosophy, rooted in Africa and the Himalaya and further developed...
by Desmond Fforde
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2012
An attraction that can't be ignored. A spoilt little rich girl. A rough ex-soldier. When Callie Frobisher and Paul Mason are stranded after their plane crashes, the mismatched couple are forced into battling each other and their feelings... Callie has it all - rich parents, a private education, and...
Hound of the Sea
Wild Man. Wild Waves. Wild Wisdom.
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2016
In this thrilling and candid memoir, world record-holding and controversial Big Wave surfer Garrett McNamara chronicles his emotional quest to ride the most formidable waves on earth.
Garrett McNamara—affectionately known as GMac—set the world record for the sport, surfing a seventy-eight-foot...
Canoeing Wild Rivers
The 30th Anniversary Guide to Expedition Canoeing in North America
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2015
The 30th Anniversary Edition of the classic Expedition Canoeinghas long been considered the premier guide to canoeing and exploring North America's waterways. This thirtieth-anniversary edition expertly details everything you need to know about paddling the continent's wild rivers.
Outdoors...
by Anthony (Jo) Johansen
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2015
Born in Bristol, England, Anthony (Jo) Johansen grew up with the sea. His love of ships and sailing led him to a fascinating life in the British Merchant Navy. This book is filled with his adventures, as he lives through the Blitz, travels the world, encounters some unforgettable characters, and faces...
The Last Voyageur
Amos Burg and the Rivers of the West
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2012
Boatman's Quarterly review: "It will keep you on the edge of your easy chair. You'll want to read this Amos Burg book by Vince Welch more than once, that's for sure."CLICK HERE to download the first 45 pages from, The Last Voyageur(Provide us with a little information and we'll send your...
by Marjean Tinoco
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2011
With, love, faith, and determination; everything can be possible. When we are given gifts and talents, we must use these to our fullest potential. This is the powerful and inspiring message 76-year-old great grandmother Marjean Tinoco brings forth in the pages of her autobiography.
by Richard Ankony
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2015
The first thing you will learn about the Mississippi River if you travel the length of it, is that “Tug Boats Rule.”
These “monsters” that are pushing their massive loads in barges, both rule the day and the night and take no prisoners.
For if someone tells you that they traveled the river...
Surfing Newport Beach
The Glory Days of Corona Del Mar
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2013
Corona del Mar was once California's premier surfing spot, holding the sport's first Pacific Coast competition in 1928. Attempts to tame Corona and to make the Newport Beach harbor mouth safe for watercraft drastically altered board riding, destroying the great "wave-making machine" of Corona and creating...
Paddling the Boreal Forest
Rediscovering A.P. Low
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2004
The boreal forest of Quebec/Labrador -- some of the most rugged and isolated land in Canada -- has captivated avid canoeists for generations. In the latter 19th and early 20th centuries, the intrepid A.P. Low of the Geological Survey of Canada spent, in total, more than ten years of his working life...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2001
The canoe is a symbol unique to Canada. One of the greatest gifts of First Peoples to all those who came after, the canoe is Canada's most powerful icon. Within this Canexus II publication are a collection of essays by paddling enthusiasts and experts. Contributing authors include: Eugene Arima, Shanna...
Pike's Portage
Stories of a Distinguished Place
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2010
"Pike's Portage plays a very special role in the landscape of Canada's Far North and its human history. It is both an ancient gateway and the funnel for early travel from the boreal forest of the Mackenzie River watershed to the vast open spaces of the subarctic taiga, better known as the "Barren...