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The Sonshine of Our Lives
ISBN: 9781449068790 / Angielski / Twarda / 420 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Sheila Redgrave writes about her son Sir Steve Redgrave, the five times Olympic Gold Medallist which is based upon her own diary entries that she has religiously made each and every day of her life. The book depicts the Redgrave family life during the 30 years of Steve's rowing career. "The Sonshine of our Lives," is not a typo (although dyslexia does run in the family), but refers to the fact that Steve is her son, and that he has always been the sunshine of his parents' lives. The book recounts the Redgrave family history from 1975 to the turn of the millennium and includes all the family...
Sheila Redgrave writes about her son Sir Steve Redgrave, the five times Olympic Gold Medallist which is based upon her own diary entries that she has ...
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117,79 |
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The Sonshine of Our Lives
ISBN: 9781449068806 / Angielski / Miękka / 420 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Sheila Redgrave writes about her son Sir Steve Redgrave, the five times Olympic Gold Medallist which is based upon her own diary entries that she has religiously made each and every day of her life. The book depicts the Redgrave family life during the 30 years of Steve's rowing career. "The Sonshine of our Lives," is not a typo (although dyslexia does run in the family), but refers to the fact that Steve is her son, and that he has always been the sunshine of his parents' lives. The book recounts the Redgrave family history from 1975 to the turn of the millennium and includes all the family...
Sheila Redgrave writes about her son Sir Steve Redgrave, the five times Olympic Gold Medallist which is based upon her own diary entries that she has ...
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77,88 |
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Rowing the Atlantic: Lessons Learned on the Open Ocean
ISBN: 9781439153727 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Stuck in a corporate job rut and an unraveling marriage, Roz Savage realized that if she carried on as she was, she wasn't going to end up with the life she wanted. So she turned her back on an eleven-year career as a management consultant to reinvent herself as a woman of adventure. She invested her life's savings in an ocean rowboat and became the first solo woman ever to enter the Atlantic Rowing Race. Flashing back to key moments from her life before rowing, she describes the bolt from the blue that first inspired her to row across oceans, and how this crazy idea evolved from a dream...
Stuck in a corporate job rut and an unraveling marriage, Roz Savage realized that if she carried on as she was, she wasn't going to end up with the li...
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64,58 |
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The Naval Wordbook - (Die Seemannssprache) Ein Systematisches Worterbuch Marine-Technischer Ausdrucke in Englischer Und Deutscher Sprache
ISBN: 9781444694727 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republ...
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127,67 |
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The Splicing Handbook: Techniques for Traditional and Modern Ropes and Wires
ISBN: 9780071736046 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The only reference devoted entirely to splicing today's ropes The Splicing Handbook includes step-by-step illustrations and explanations for the most useful and popular splices in traditional twisted and modern braided ropes, and it covers every kind of splicing project you are likely to encounter, including modern cordage such as Spectra; mainstream rope materials such as Dacron and nylon; and wire and rope-to-wire splices. The only reference devoted entirely to splicing today's ropes The Splicing Handbook includes step-by-step illustrations and ex... |
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102,63 |
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The Complete Book of Anchoring and Mooring
ISBN: 9780870335396 / Twarda / 339 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Complete Book of Anchoring and Mooring addresses anchoring systems, techniques, and permanent moorings for boats from twelve feet to eighty feet in length. It covers monohulls, multihulls, light displacement sailboats, cruisers, sportfishers, passagemakers, and workboats. In short, it is for all recreational and working boats in this size range. Since the last printing of this book a number of revolutionary anchor concepts have appeared on the boating scene. These unique designs have shown exceptional performance when compared by a renowned testing agency with their contemporaries....
The Complete Book of Anchoring and Mooring addresses anchoring systems, techniques, and permanent moorings for boats from twelve feet to eighty feet i...
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125,76 |
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Yachts and Yachting: Being a Treatise On Building, Sparring, Canvassing, Sailing and the General Management of Yachts ...
ISBN: 9781144970190 / Angielski / Miękka / 518 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, e...
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118,99 |
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The Yachting Calendar and Review. Ed. by 'Argonaut'.
ISBN: 9781146511568 / Angielski / Miękka / 124 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, e...
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76,42 |
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A Sailing Guide to the Solent and Poole Harbour - With Practical Hints as to Living and Cooking on and Working a Small Yacht
ISBN: 9781446522394 / Angielski / Miękka / 122 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This vintage book is a complete guide to the ports and harbours of England, with information on notable locations and landmarks, history, and how to enter; as well as practical hints on living in, cooking on, and working a small yacht. Contents include: "Cooking, Catering, etc.," "Up Portsmouth Harbour," "Hayling and up Chichester Harbour," "To Bembridge and Brading Harbour," "To Seaview, Ryde, Wootton Creek, and Cowes," "Up the Medina," To Newtown," "To Yarmouth," "Bound and About the Needless," "To Swanage," "To Studland," "Up Poole Harbour," etc. Many vintage books such as this are...
This vintage book is a complete guide to the ports and harbours of England, with information on notable locations and landmarks, history, and how to e...
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140,44 |
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Adventures in the Ditch: A Memoir of Family, Navigation, and Discovery on the Intracoastal Waterway
ISBN: 9781936236510 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. As a seven-year-old boy, Jon Coile dreamed of spending the summer sailing Author of Evolution of an Xmas Letter the Atlantic. He just couldn't get his friends to cooperate. Coile grew up and spent time on the water, and in "Adventures in the Ditch," he shares one story of a family nautical adventure. Hoping to rekindle the wanderlust and excitement of earlier sailing experiences, Coile, his thirty-seven-year-old brother Andrew, and their eighty-one-year-old father Russell embark on a nine-day, 2,500-mile, round-trip voyage on the Intracoastal Waterway-from the Chesapeake Bay to Miami.... As a seven-year-old boy, Jon Coile dreamed of spending the summer sailing Author of Evolution of an Xmas Letter the Atlantic. He just couldn't get ... |
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56,83 |
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Yacht Cruising
ISBN: 9781450299527 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. One of the world's most experienced sea adventurers, the veteran of countless ocean voyages, including yacht deliveries on nearly every ocean, single-handed passages, and offshore cruises, has set down the wonderful collection of tricks, lore, shortcuts, techniques, and precautions that he has accumulated over the years. As Ellam says, "This book is for the yachtsman-whether sail or power-who already knows how to handle a boat under normal conditions and is familiar with the principles of piloting and seamanship but who would like to know more about the problems he may encounter-and how... One of the world's most experienced sea adventurers, the veteran of countless ocean voyages, including yacht deliveries on nearly every ocean, sing... |
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72,03 |
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British Rural Sports; Comprising Shooting, Hunting, Coursing, Fishing, Hawking, Racing, Boating, and Pedestrianism
ISBN: 9781446540930 / Angielski / Miękka / 1128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This antiquarian volume contains an extensive handbook on all manner of rural sports, including shooting, hunting, coursing, fishing, hawking, racing, boating, and pedestrianism. It contains a wealth of timeless sporting knowledge that is sure to prove as useful today as it was at the time of its original publication. "British Rural Sports" would make for a worthy addition to any collection, and is not to be missed by the serious sportsman. John Henry Walsh was a prolific English writer of sports-news who often wrote under the pen-name Stonehenge . This book was originally published in 1886....
This antiquarian volume contains an extensive handbook on all manner of rural sports, including shooting, hunting, coursing, fishing, hawking, racing,...
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187,27 |
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Strip Built Canoe: : How to build a beautiful, lightweight, cedar strip canoe
ISBN: 9781419660788 / Angielski / Miękka / 158 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The strip building method was first introduced in the late '60s and has enjoyed an ever expanding following over the years. Little has changed in the basic method of construction; however, over the years new techniques and numerous refinements have been introduced, many of which you will find here. The one thing that has remained constant is that unquestionably, the popularity of strip built watercraft comes from the natural beauty of the wood they are made from. When coated with clear resin and fiberglass, the rich tones and colors of the cedar strips cry out to be touched and admired. The...
The strip building method was first introduced in the late '60s and has enjoyed an ever expanding following over the years. Little has changed in the ...
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75,79 |
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Swan Song
ISBN: 9781460985519 / Angielski / Miękka / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. It's all about living aboard a boat full time with the adventures that accompany life on the sea. The author's husband, Jim, had the expertise and desire to live aboard a cruising yacht twenty-four-seven, and Swan Song presents the extremes of that life. The sea was both sincerely beloved and fearfully respected. But always adventurous, from calm waters to stormy seas, from happy porpoises to elusive herons. There were no dull days. Included in Swan Song is a humorous saga about buying a boat entitled "Seven Coats of Varnish on the Teak," and it's a wild ride with a couple who forgot to check...
It's all about living aboard a boat full time with the adventures that accompany life on the sea. The author's husband, Jim, had the expertise and des...
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59,87 |
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To the Sea Again: Classic Sailing Stories
ISBN: 9780762796489 / Angielski / Miękka / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Few people would want to test their mettle in an ice-encrusted boat with Ernest Shackleton, sail the Straits of Magellan with Joshua Slocum, or watch with Owen Chase as an angry whale sends his ship to the bottom, thousands of miles from the nearest land. But it's quite another thing to read these true accounts while settled into a favorite chair. Shackleton and Chase persevered in the face of travails that would have given even Job pause. Their stoic accounts are stronger and more dramatic for their total lack of affection, their frankness, and their lack of ego. Their gripping stories are...
Few people would want to test their mettle in an ice-encrusted boat with Ernest Shackleton, sail the Straits of Magellan with Joshua Slocum, or watch ...
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66,42 |
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Boat Sailing for Beginners
ISBN: 9781447411260 / Angielski / Miękka / 78 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This vintage book is a complete and accessible guide to sailing yachts, with information on all aspects from choosing a vessel to negotiating storms. With simple instructions and a wealth of useful tips, this volume is ideal for the novice sailor, and would make for a worthy addition to all collections of sailing literature. Contents include: "Selection of a Boat," "Rig," "Amount of Sail to Carry," "Terms and Expressions," "Getting Ready," "To Hoist the Mainsail," "To Hoist the Headsail," "To Reed the Mainsail," Securing the Sheets," "Before Setting Out," "Getting Under Way," "Sailing by the...
This vintage book is a complete and accessible guide to sailing yachts, with information on all aspects from choosing a vessel to negotiating storms. ...
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136,19 |
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Long-Houses and Dragon-Boats
ISBN: 9781447411345 / Angielski / Miękka / 20 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This vintage book is a complete guide to owning "long-houses" and "dragon-boats," being a comprehensive handbook on everything from buying and building to managing and maintaining. Written in simple, plain language and profusely illustrated, this volume is ideal for both existing and prospective owners, and would make for a fantastic addition to collections of related literature. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing "Long-Houses and Dragon-Boats" now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with...
This vintage book is a complete guide to owning "long-houses" and "dragon-boats," being a comprehensive handbook on everything from buying and buildin...
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72,32 |
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Boat Building Simplified - Being a Practical Guide to the 'Ashcroft' Method of Building, Rowing, Sailing and Motor Boats
ISBN: 9781447411888 / Angielski / Miękka / 76 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republ...
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140,44 |
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A Yachtsman's Guide to the Rules of the Road - A Collection of Historical Sailing Articles on Signals, Lights, Right of Way and Other Aspects of Boati
ISBN: 9781447414025 / Angielski / Miękka / 124 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is a collection of classic articles on sailing yachts, dealing with subjects including signalling, lights, right of way, and many other aspects of sailing. Carefully selected for a modern readership, these timeless articles will be of considerable utility to both novice and seasoned yachtsmen alike. The articles include: "Boat Sailing for Beginners," "Elements of Yacht Sailing and Cruising," "Junior Skipper's Handbook - A Guide to Sailing for Boys and Girls," "Learning to Sail," "Lee-Oh - A Guide to Enjoying the Art of Sailing," "Motor Boating for the Novice," "Outing Library of...
This book is a collection of classic articles on sailing yachts, dealing with subjects including signalling, lights, right of way, and many other aspe...
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114,90 |
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Reflections on San Francisco Bay: A Kayaker's Tall Tales
ISBN: 9781591092643 / Angielski / Miękka / 202 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Tall Tales of kayaking on San Francisco Bay.
Tall Tales of kayaking on San Francisco Bay.
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55,84 |