Water Sports category: 1998 books
by William V. McNaull
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2005
The story begins with the author as a child getting an unwitting education in the ways of moving water by playing in the creek that flowed by his boyhood home. The McNaull residence was located between a railroad embankment and a highway which were confining borders for a kid growing up. Finally aging...
Queen Victoria's Bathing Machine
with audio recording
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2014
Prince Albert comes up with a royally creative solution to Queen Victoria’s modesty concerns in this true story that reveals an overlooked splash of history.
Poor Queen Victoria! She loves to swim, but can’t quite figure out how to get to the water without her devoted subjects glimpsing...
The Kayak Companion
Expert guidance for enjoying the paddling experience in water of all types from one of America's premier kayakers
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2003
Get paddling! Joe Glickman, a two-time member of the US National Marathon Kayak Team, fills this kayaking primer with expert advice and plenty of encouragement. Beginners will benefit from Glickman’s clear descriptions of the basic techniques of sea, touring, and recreational kayaking, while experienced...
by Chet Bright with Derek Turner
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2012
Chet Bright faced the prospect of death on the water many times – during World War II, Korea and Vietnam – but in the end the sea was his savior.
The son of a West Texas cowboy, he ran away at seventeen to join the military after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
Aboard a destroyer during World...
by Robert F. Burgess
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2014
In this fast-paced true account of people who have risked their lives to go where no modern man has ever gone, author Robert F. Burgess whose non-fiction books take readers from sinkings, salvages and shipwrecks into the world’s most dangerous underwater caverns, now describes true accounts of divers...
Swim Speed Strokes for Swimmers and Triathletes
Master Freestyle, Butterfly, Breaststroke and Backstroke for Your Fastest Swimming
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2014
In her best-selling book Swim Speed Secrets, 4-time Olympian and gold medalist Sheila Taormina revealed the freestyle swimming technique used by the world's fastest swimmers.
Now in Swim Speed Strokes Taormina shows swimmers and triathletes how they can swim with elite technique in all four...
Suddenly Overboard
True Stories of Sailors in Fatal Trouble
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2013
WHEN YOU ARE MORE LIKELY TO DROWN WHILE BOATING: SAILING ON ROUGH WATERS OR DOCKING ON A SUNNY, CALM DAY?
Rough waters may seem the clear choice to you, but docking on a sunny, calm day can turn just as deadly--all you have to do is fail to think. That is what happened to author Tom Lochhaas more...
by Paul Trammell
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2017
"Fear is here for us to face, and adventure waits on the other side. "
An immersive non-fiction adventure story, "Becoming a Sailor" captures the scene as one would experience it. Readers will feel that they are sailing in the ocean on a dark and windy night, beating into...
Triathlon Swimming
Including training sessions for event preparation, stroke adaptations, front crawl turns and video clips to illustrate techniques
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2014
Book no. 3 of the Front Crawl series, this detailed and informative guide will give you everything you need to know in order to prepare for your Triathlon Swimming events. A clear and concise step-by-step approach supported with high quality video clips throughout to instantly demonstrate the...
by Marcos De Jesus
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2015
Many people interested in scuba diving are those with adventurous spirits. Still others are people passionate about the sea, while others rely on scuba diving as their livelihood. No matter your reason and your interest in buying this book, here you will learn everything you need to know to start...
by Rebecca Heller
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2012
Whether you live near the ocean or can only dream about being out in the water, you can achieve those sun-kissed locks and cheeks, that stellar physique, and the no-holds-barred spirit of the quintessential surfer girl. Get in the swim with this one-of-a-kind guide to all things surfer, which will...
by Mary L. Peachin
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2014
More than nineteen million visitors travel to the Caribbean each year, and scuba diving is one of the notable reasons. Hundreds of species of coral and over 500 species of fish, clear water, sandy bottoms, and relatively shallow depth combine to make local conditions especially interesting for...
by Shai S Bitton
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2014
Inside the Scuba Diver
Hence, its about considering to be become a certified scuba diver. Although! not exclusively to certified divers - it's an expansion to reach the "non diver" and that seeking to pursue scuba diving. Whether be it as a sport or as a professional career. Many...
by Daniel Hardie
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2012
Cast off on this amazing adventure and learn all that you need to know to become a sailor and adventurer yourself with this fun, but factual guide to sailing and why sailing is still as popular today as it was with our ancient ancestors.
In this detailed and factual guide you will discover...