Seamanship: A Voyage Along the Wild Coasts of the British Isles
ISBN: 9780060753443 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) From Land's End to Cape Clear, past Roaringwater Bay and Cod's Head, on past Inishvickillane and Inishtooskert, up through the Hebrides, to Orkney and on to the Faeroes stretches the richest and wildest coastline in Europe. Adam Nicolson decided to sail this coast in the Auk, a 42-foot wooden ketch, embarking on a 1,500-mile voyage through what he hoped would be a sequence of revelatory landscapes. He was not disappointed. Seamanship is more than a travel journal. It describes an inner journey as much as an outer one--disasters and discoveries, powerful landscapes... From Land's End to Cape Clear, past Roaringwater Bay and Cod's Head, on past Inishvickillane and Inishtooskert, up through the Hebrides, to Orkney ... |
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68,67 zł |
A Voyage for Madmen
ISBN: 9780060957032 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) In 1968, nine sailors set off on the most daring race ever held: to single-handedly circumnavigate the globe nonstop. It was a feat that had never been accomplished and one that would forever change the face of sailing. Ten months later, only one of the nine men would cross the finish line and earn fame, wealth, and glory. For the others, the reward was madness, failure, and death. In this extraordinary book, Peter Nichols chronicles a contest of the individual against the sea, waged at a time before cell phones, satellite dishes, and electronic positioning systems. A Voyage for... In 1968, nine sailors set off on the most daring race ever held: to single-handedly circumnavigate the globe nonstop. It was a feat that had never ... |
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81,55 zł |
Celestial Navigation for Yachtsmen
ISBN: 9780070059283 / Angielski / Miękka / 80 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) There is deep mystery and profound satisfaction in finding your position on earth by reference to the sun, moon, and stars--not to mention profound relief when the GPS receiver stops working in mid-passage. That is why knowledge of celestial navigation is still a rite of initiation, and its practice still a favorite pastime among serious cruisers. That this edition of Celestial Navigation for Yachtsmen should appear 44 years after the first British edition and 27 years after its first publication in the U.S. is eloquent testimony to the author's clear, concise explanation of a difficult...
There is deep mystery and profound satisfaction in finding your position on earth by reference to the sun, moon, and stars--not to mention profound re...
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73,01 zł |
The Marlinspike Sailor
ISBN: 9780070592186 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Teaches a few basic knots: the bowline, sheet bend, and rolling hitch, among others - and splices in three-strand and braided rope. This book also covers decorative rope and canvaswork - the traditional arts of the sailor.
Teaches a few basic knots: the bowline, sheet bend, and rolling hitch, among others - and splices in three-strand and braided rope. This book also cov...
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94,48 zł |
A Cruising Guide to the Tennessee River, Tenn-Tom Waterway, and Lower Tombigbee River
ISBN: 9780070644151 / Angielski / Miękka / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) |
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158,90 zł |
Sailors' Secrets
ISBN: 9780071348690 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Sailor's Secrets contains over 1,000 tips, suggestions, evaluations, and nuggets of hard-won advice from more than 300 seasoned veterans. Instructive, humorous, biting, and challenging, Sailor's Secrets can be opened anywhere and enjoyed. Its wide-ranging chapters cover routine maintenance, understanding weather, safety at sea, storm strategies, piloting, engine troubleshooting, gear and outfitting, and simple solutions to complex problems. Michael Badham and Robby Robinson have created the nautical equivalent of an experts' forum. Don Casey, Dennis Conner, Bob Rice,... Sailor's Secrets contains over 1,000 tips, suggestions, evaluations, and nuggets of hard-won advice from more than 300 seasoned veterans. |
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115,95 zł |
Atlantic Coast of North America
ISBN: 9780071353311 / Angielski / Miękka / 236 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) These are the 2000 editions of NOAA's classic tidal current tables, now no longer published by the government. Included are the times and velocities of ebb and flood currents, information on rotary currents, Gulf Stream information, and data on thousands of locations in North America, South America, and Asia. Mandated by the U.S. Coast Guard for use aboard commercial vessels.
These are the 2000 editions of NOAA's classic tidal current tables, now no longer published by the government. Included are the times and velocities o...
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94,48 zł |
Sailmaker's Apprentice
ISBN: 9780071376426 / Angielski / Miękka / 512 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Learn how to design, make, repair, improve, and maintain sails
If you want to produce sturdy sails for daysailing and cruising, built of low-tech materials you can repair with a few simple tools, The Sailmaker's Apprentice can show you how. Emphasizing the handwork that distinguishes the highest-quality, most durable sails, sail pro Emiliano Marino tells you how to select a rig, introduces you to sail shape and theory, and then shows you -- step by step, with the help of over 700 detailed illustrations -- how to sew patches, hand sew rings, fix tears or frayed edges, and stitch seams, not... Learn how to design, make, repair, improve, and maintain sails
If you want to produce sturdy sails for daysailing and cruising, built of low-tech ... |
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111,96 zł |
Treacherous Waters: Stories of Sailors in the Clutch of the Sea
ISBN: 9780071388849 / Angielski / Miękka / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Stories of Sailors in the Clutch of the Sea. Edited by Tom Lochhaas Treacherous Waters is a collection of riveting, real life stories of adventure, loss, and survival at sea. Garnered from among the best writing about sailing and the sea from the past 40 years, it transports readers to remote polar waters, lee shores, forbidding capes, and into the hearts of tempests. Here is triumph, disaster, love, courage, guilt, rescue, and death as captured by Webb Chiles The Open Boat, Rob Mundle (Fatal Storm), Jim Carrier The Ship and the Storm), Gordon Chaplin (Dark Wind), Tami Oldham Ashcroft (Red...
Stories of Sailors in the Clutch of the Sea. Edited by Tom Lochhaas Treacherous Waters is a collection of riveting, real life stories of adventure, lo...
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81,60 zł |
Fast Track to Cruising: How to Go from Novice to Cruise-Ready in Seven Days
ISBN: 9780071406727 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Learn how to handle a cruising sailboat in as little as seven days--even if you've never sailed before Who says you have to be an experienced daysailor before you can think about cruising? Steve and Doris Colgate know that most of us don't have that kind of time. At the Offshore Sailing School, the Colgates have helped more than 100,000 adults--three-quarters of whom started as beginning sailors or complete newcomers--take the helm of a midsize cruising sailboat. Now Fast Track to Cruising offers these proven instructional methods to all aspiring sailors with big... Learn how to handle a cruising sailboat in as little as seven days--even if you've never sailed before Who says you have to be an experi... |
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137,42 zł |
40,000 Miles in a Canoe
ISBN: 9780071414265 / Angielski / Miękka / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) In May 1901, just three years after Joshua Slocum's legendary solo voyage around the world, another professional seaman idled by the passing of the Age of Sail set off on an extraordinary ocean journey. Saying goodbye to his wife and children, he put to sea from Victoria, British Columbia, with one other man in a converted Native American war canoe. Voss's objective was to circle the world in a boat smaller than Slocum's Spray, and his canoe, which he named Tilikum, certainly qualified. Although 38 feet long, it was a mere 5 and a half feet wide and drew just 24 inches when fully loaded. When...
In May 1901, just three years after Joshua Slocum's legendary solo voyage around the world, another professional seaman idled by the passing of the Ag...
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94,48 zł |
Once Is Enough
ISBN: 9780071414319 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) The Sailor's Classics library introduces a new generation of readers to the best books ever written about small boats under sail When the 46-foot Tzu Hang sailed from Australia into the vast Southern Ocean in December 1956, her crew of three couldn't know what terror awaited them. The Sailor's Classics library introduces a new generation of readers to the best books ever written about small boats under sail When... |
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81,60 zł |
How to Sail Around the World: Advice and Ideas for Voyaging Under Sail
ISBN: 9780071429511 / Angielski / Twarda / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) A new classic from one of the world's most respected sailing authors More than 35 years ago, Hal Roth quit his job as a journalist and went sailing. Since then, he's logged more than 200,000 sea miles. Along the way, Roth also has authored eight voyaging classics, including the 1978 bestseller After 50,000 Miles. Taking that book as its starting point, this handsome new volume incorporates the new technologies and discoveries of the last quarter century along with another 150,000 miles of experience. A compendium of mature, time-tested sea wisdom from one... A new classic from one of the world's most respected sailing authors More than 35 years ago, Hal Roth quit his job as a journalist an... |
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236,20 zł |
The Voyager's Handbook: The Essential Guide to Blue Water Cruising
ISBN: 9780071437653 / Angielski / Twarda / 592 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) "Belongs in the bookshelf of every cruising vessel."--Blue Water Sailing "If you are serious about that extended voyage, read The Voyager's Handbook."--Sailing "Every now and then a new voice emerges in the world of sailing literature that stands out, a voice that is both clear and of lasting quality. The appearance of such a new voice is something of an event, and that's what we'd call the publication of The Voyager's Handbook."--Blue Water Sailing This inspirational and comprehensive manual leads you step by step through every aspect of... "Belongs in the bookshelf of every cruising vessel."--Blue Water Sailing "If you are serious about that extended voyage, read The Voya... |
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249,08 zł |
The Complete Book of Laser Sailing
ISBN: 9780071452199 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) The definitive guide to the Laser. The Complete Book of Laser Sailing is the most comprehensive book about successfully sailing and racing this popular and challenging high-performance dinghy. Dick Tillman tells you everything you need to know about the boat and how to set it up and sail it, including:
The definitive guide to the Laser. The Complete Book of Laser Sailing is the most comprehensive book about successfully sailing an... |
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124,54 zł |
Sailing Skills & Seamanship
ISBN: 9780071470292 / Angielski / Miękka / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Learn the essentials of sailing and seamanship from one of the world's premier boating organizations Since 1978, Sailing Skills and Seamanship has been the required manual for students in the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary's esteemed sail-training programs. Now this exclusive handbok is available for the first time to every beginning and intermediate sailor. It is your thorough introduction to recreational sailing's fundamentals, from choosing the right sailboat to knowing the rules of the nautical road and everything in between. Discover the answers to all your questions... Learn the essentials of sailing and seamanship from one of the world's premier boating organizations Since 1978, Sailing Skills and Se... |
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231,90 zł |
At the Mercy of the Sea: The True Story of Three Sailors in a Caribbean Hurricane
ISBN: 9780071498876 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) "The tale of Carl Wake and the hurricane that was waiting for him goes straight to the heart of the greatest sea stories: they are not about man against the sea, but man against himself. John Kretschmer's book is as perfectly shaped and flawlessly written as such a story can be. In addition to being the best depiction I have ever read of what it is like to be inside a hurricane at sea, At the Mercy of the Sea is as moving a story of a man's failure and redemption as can be found anywhere in the literature of the sea. This book is surely destined to become a classic."--Peter Nichols, author... "The tale of Carl Wake and the hurricane that was waiting for him goes straight to the heart of the greatest sea stories: they are not about man ag... |
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94,48 zł |
Sailing as a Second Language: An Illustrated Dictionary
ISBN: 9780071560603 / Angielski / Miękka / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) A former officer of Marines, who has logged much time aboard vessels ranging from aircraft carriers to destroyers to amphibious landing craft, presents a no-frills nautical dictionary written for the modern sailing lifestyle.
A former officer of Marines, who has logged much time aboard vessels ranging from aircraft carriers to destroyers to amphibious landing craft, present...
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94,48 zł |
The Sharpie Book
ISBN: 9780071580137 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) The Sharpie Book traces the development of the sharpie from its earliest days to the latest plywood-and-epoxy designs; gives comprehensive instructions that can be used to build sharpies of all types and sizes; and includes more than a dozen designs and plans for sharpies from 15 to 40 feet from the likes of Chapelle, Kunhardt, Munroe, Boiger, Clapham, Kirby, and the author. A sharpie is a long, narrow, flat-bottom craft that evolved in the 19th century along the Connecticut shore as an oyster fisherman's boat. An 1880 report by the U.S. Census Bureau characterized the sharpie as "so...
The Sharpie Book traces the development of the sharpie from its earliest days to the latest plywood-and-epoxy designs; gives comprehensive inst...
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124,54 zł |
Two Years Before the Mast: A Personal Narrative of Life at Sea
ISBN: 9780375757945 / Angielski / Miękka / 544 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) A personal narrative of life aboard an American merchant ship in the 1830s.
A personal narrative of life aboard an American merchant ship in the 1830s.
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103,07 zł |