Water Sports category: 1998 books

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The Pirates' Pact

The Secret Alliances Between History's Most Notorious Buccaneers and Colonial America

by Douglas R. Burgess Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2008

The Secret Alliances Between History's Most Notorious Buccaneers and Colonial America Was classical piracy an earlier version of state-sponsored terrorism? Here's the story of how almost every well-known buccaneer of the “Golden Age of Piracy” enjoyed active sponsorship from England's...
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The Way of a Ship

A Square-Rigger Voyage in the Last Days of Sail

by Derek Lundy
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2013

When, as a young man in the 1880s, Benjamin Lundy signed up for duty aboard a square-rigged commercial sailing vessel, he began a journey more exciting, and more terrifying, than he could have ever imagined: a treacherous, white-knuckle passage around that notorious "graveyard of ships,"...
Cover of Ocean Life in the Old Sailing Ship Days
by John D. Whidden
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2019

**John D. Whidden started out at sea in 1834, at the age of twelve, and did not retire until 1870. ** This is his account of over a quarter-century spent on the high seas.  Orphaned at five, nothing held Whidden back from embarking on sea life seven years later. Serving as an apprentice,...
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Sea Fever

The True Adventures that Inspired our Greatest Maritime Authors, from Conrad to Masefield, Melville and Hemingway

by Sam Jefferson
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2015

How did a big-game fishing trip rudely interrupted by sharks inspire one of the key scenes in Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea? How did Robert Louis Stevenson's cruise to the cannibal-infested South Sea islands prove instrumental in his writing of The Beach of Falesa and The Ebb Tide? How did Masefield...
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Jackspeak

A guide to British Naval slang & usage

by Rick Jolly
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2012

Jackspeak is a comprehensive reference guide to the humorous and colourful slang of the Senior Service, explaining in layman's termsthe otherwise cryptic everyday language of the Royal Navy, the Royal Marines and the Fleet Air Arm. Featuring more than 4,000 alphabetical entries, it was compiled by...
Cover of A Paddlers Guidebook to the Lower Colorado River; Hoover Dam to Cottonwood Cove
by Richard Johnson
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2016

For all the people who have wanted to paddle a canoe or kayak down the Colorado below Hoover Dam but could not find a guide, or for those who read the, often terrifying, descriptions of the brain eating amoeba or the lack of rescue and so were afraid, this book is for you. I try to ease your fears...
Cover of Unofficial 2012 Olympic Guides: USA Canoe/Kayak Sprint
by Kyle Richardson
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2012

This is your complete guide to Canoe/Kayak Sprint at the London Summer Olympics. Learn about canoe/kayak sprint, who is on the American Olympic team and which athletes to expect in the fight for the podium. This guide is your complete insider look at Canoe/Kayak sprint in the 2012 London Olympics. Includes tips on how to become an Olympic Canoe/Kayak sprint athlete!
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Paddling Idaho

A Guide to the State's Best Paddling Routes

by Greg Stahl
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2016

Idaho’s rivers hold a wealth of riches for avid paddlers, floaters, and anglers. Paddling Idaho features the best river trips for the perfect paddle, whether it is a half-day or a full-day trip. History buffs will appreciate the sidebars detailing local information. Look inside to find: Full-color...
Cover of Unofficial 2012 Olympic Guides: USA Canoe/Kayak Slalom
by Kyle Richardson
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2012

This is your complete guide to Canoe/Kayak Slalom at the London Summer Olympics. Learn about canoe/ayak slalom, who is on the American Olympic team and which athletes to expect in the fight for the podium. This guide is your complete insider look at Canoe/Kayak Slalom in the 2012 London Olympics. Includes tips on how to become an Olympic Canoe/kayak slalom athlete!
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Instant surfing

Tips and techniques for riding the waves

by Infinite Ideas
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2012

This handy little guide is packed with tips and techniques for the surfing beginner. Clearly the best place to learn to surf is on a board in the ocean but we hope these ideas will give you background on kit, some tips on finding the best places to surf and motivate you to try out new moves. We cant...
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North Ionian eAlmanac

Sailing Pilot and Cruising Companion

by Dave Nairn
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2012

The North Ionian eAlmanac is perfect for anyone on a sailing holiday in Greece. It coveers all the Ionian harbours and anchoarges from the Faraway Islands north of Corfu to Lefkas Island in the south and includes Paxos, the Epirus Coast and Amvrakikos Gulf.  This pilot guide to greek...
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Hard Aground, Again

The Incomplete Idiot's Guide to Doing Stupid Stuff With Boats

by Eddie Jones
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2019

This book ALSO carries a 100% GUARANTEED RETURN POLICY. We GUARANTEE if you RETURN this book, we will scrap our RETURN POLICY. All kidding aside, we don't want irritated readers posting negative reviews, so if you are not 100% satisfied with this book, send a copy of your receipt and...
Cover of Mindfulness and Surfing: Reflections for Saltwater Soul
by Sam Bleakley
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2016

Mindfulness and Surfing casts a fresh perspective on this popular extreme sport, and explores how riding the waves can be the ultimate meditation. Engaging author Sam Bleakley takes us off on his longboard with a soulful journey across the tideline of his personal and philosophical travels....
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by David Curran
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2002

Each year Dave Curran travels alone by canoe into the Maine wilderness. He's paddled the Seboeis, the Allagash and the Moose. Despite the foolhardiness of such an adventure, he prefers to go alone. It's easier to plan, and going alone he's more focused, less distracted. He goes for the challenge,...
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