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Sailing Around the World the Wrong Way: Lake Michigan to Trinidad
ISBN: 9781418414344 / Angielski / Miękka / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Sailing Around the World the Wrong Way: Volume III Scandinavia to Rome
ISBN: 9781418428570 / Angielski / Miękka / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Sailing Around the World the Wrong Way: Volume II Trinidad to Scandinavia
ISBN: 9781418428693 / Angielski / Miękka / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Sailing Around the World the Wrong Way: Volume IV: Rome To Turkey
ISBN: 9781420844788 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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My Hand on the Tiller
ISBN: 9781420858945 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "My Hand on the Tiller" is an account of the author's sailing experiences over his lifetime. Gordon Findlay is a classic boat enthusiast and has sailed on many different sailing vessels, from the smallest dinghies to the largest square riggers. He has owned a variety of different boats over the years and some of these are described in the text. Gordon also describes some of his favourite places on the West Coast of Scotland, as well as his experiences in Tall Ships and at Classic Yacht Festivals in different parts of Europe This book is for sailing enthusiasts with a particular interest in...
"My Hand on the Tiller" is an account of the author's sailing experiences over his lifetime. Gordon Findlay is a classic boat enthusiast and has saile...
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Just the Two of Us
ISBN: 9781432707187 / Angielski / Miękka / 172 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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67,66 |
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Women Pirates and the Politics of the Jolly Roger
ISBN: 9781551640587 / Angielski / Miękka / 24-02-2026 / 298 str. Książka dostępna od: 24-02-2026 There have always been women among pirates and sea robbers. Metaphors of mysterious and destructive femininity may have perennially been assigned to the sea and its dangers, but the real women who sailed on ships - steered them, commanded them, sank with them, even commandeered them - have been ignored by a history written for and by men. Ample evidence of women and even feminine piracy nonetheless abounds; beginning with ancient legends of Amazon sailors in several cultural traditions, and continuing uninterrupted through a wealth of confirmed historical figures, up to the... There have always been women among pirates and sea robbers. Metaphors of mysterious and destructive femininity may have perennially been assigned t... |
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A Mile Down: The True Story of a Disastrous Career at Sea
ISBN: 9781560257103 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. If you've ever owned a sailboat or had a friend who did, you know how it begins: with a dream. You dream about the ship, and gradually the dream consumes you. Practical considerations lose all meaning ... until, inevitably, the dream morphs into a nightmare. David Vann is familiar with that nightmare. His begins in Turkey: a thirty-year-old tourist, he stumbles across the steel frame of a ninety-foot sailboat that cries out to be built. From friends, family, and credit cards, he borrows the 150,000 to construct the ship. The Turkish builders take shameless advantage of him, eventually...
If you've ever owned a sailboat or had a friend who did, you know how it begins: with a dream. You dream about the ship, and gradually the dream consu...
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75,35 |
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Pirates of the Carolinas, Second Edition
ISBN: 9781561643448 / Angielski / Miękka / 174 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Pirates of the Carolinas discusses thirteen of the most intriguing buccaneers in the history of piracy, including Henry Avery, Anne Bonny, Mary Read, Calico Jack, Stede Bonnet, and Captain Kidd. These men and women are all connected somehow to the Carolinas. In this new edition you'll find an all-new chapter on Blackbeard. Includes new sections such as The Truth about Piracy, How to Talk Like a Pirate, a list of pirate movies, a pirate quiz, and more.
Pirates of the Carolinas discusses thirteen of the most intriguing buccaneers in the history of piracy, including Henry Avery, Anne Bonny, Mary...
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41,11 |
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The Symmetry of Sailing: The Physics of Sailing for Yachtsman
ISBN: 9781574090000 / Angielski / Miękka / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Here is a detailed study of the motive forces of a yacht written in clear and accessible terms. The author has the rare gift of enabling his readers to relate the nautical phenomena with which they are so familiar to a scientific explanation of how and why these occur. The first part covers downwind sailing, upwind sailing, sails, the hull, and the dynamic motion of a yacht. Part Two is devoted to more mathematical explanations of the same phenomena for those requiring a more scientific approach.
Here is a detailed study of the motive forces of a yacht written in clear and accessible terms. The author has the rare gift of enabling his readers t...
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175,47 |
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From the Fo'c's'le
ISBN: 9781574090345 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Inthis collection of over sixty selected pieces readers will recognize their boats, their fellow sailors and themselves.
Inthis collection of over sixty selected pieces readers will recognize their boats, their fellow sailors and themselves.
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71,98 |
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Basic Coastal Navigation: An Introduction to Piloting for Sail and Power
ISBN: 9781574090529 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Basic Coastal Navigation is a clearly written, easy to understand introduction to coastal navigation, outlining the techniques of piloting that are fundamental to safe navigation for smal boats, whether power or sail. The reader is guided from simple to more complex piloting solutions and eventually learns to plot a complete day trip.
Basic Coastal Navigation is a clearly written, easy to understand introduction to coastal navigation, outlining the techniques of piloting that are fu...
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112,90 |
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Celestial Navigation in a Nutshell
ISBN: 9781574090581 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Despite the proliferation of electronic navigational devices, celestial navigation remains an essential tool for those who do not wish to be caught short when modern technology fails. In this easy-to-use guide, Hewitt Schlereth explains clearly and concisely how to navigate any stretch of sea using only a handheld sextant, a watch, a plotting sheet and a copy of the Nautical Almanac. The basic process is simple: take a sight with a sextant, establish a secondary reference or benchmark sight, compare the two, and plot the results of the comparison on a chart. Celestial Navigation in a Nutshell...
Despite the proliferation of electronic navigational devices, celestial navigation remains an essential tool for those who do not wish to be caught sh...
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66,83 |
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Liners to the Sun
ISBN: 9781574091076 / Angielski / Miękka / 512 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Maxtone-Graham, a maritime historian specializing in the history of ocean liners and cruise ships, revels in the past glories of the ocean liner and examines with affectionate detail today's best ships. Reveals how ships, crews, and passengers have changed and remained the same, looking at shipboard
Maxtone-Graham, a maritime historian specializing in the history of ocean liners and cruise ships, revels in the past glories of the ocean liner and e...
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Sailing Language
ISBN: 9781574091175 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a useful, literate compendium of boating language and terminology.
This is a useful, literate compendium of boating language and terminology.
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41,11 |
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Sailing to the Reefs
ISBN: 9781574091205 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Perhaps the title of this book, Bernard Moitessier's first, should have been "Sailing on the Reefs'--for that is exactly what he did, almost unbelievably, twice. After finding his beloved Marie-Therese, a beautiful junk in the Gulf of Siam, he set off across the Indian Ocean for Africa and eventually the Caribbean. Eighty days or so into the trip, Moitessier and Marie-Therese found themselves on the reef at Diego Garcia. It took Moitessier just nine months to build Marie-Therese II from scratch in Mauritius with no boat plans or power tools. From her launch he sailed her down to South Africa....
Perhaps the title of this book, Bernard Moitessier's first, should have been "Sailing on the Reefs'--for that is exactly what he did, almost unbelieva...
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All for a Bottle of Whisky
ISBN: 9781574091397 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Lying buried on Isle of Arran is a bottle of whisky. On the far side of the world a highly pressurized sales manager decides that the time has come for a change of gear. He wants to return to Europe, and instead of taking the plane he finds himself Ryusei, a beautiful 44-ft wooden sloop. Together with friends who form a happy gang of 'Three Men in a Boat, ' he sets sails. Taking a long route from Asia via Africa and the Americas they head to Scotland ??? to dig up the whisky.
Lying buried on Isle of Arran is a bottle of whisky. On the far side of the world a highly pressurized sales manager decides that the time has come fo...
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101,59 |
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Ready for Sea!: How to Outfit the Modern Cruising Sailboat and Prepare Your Vessel and Yourself for Extended Passage-Making and Living Aboard
ISBN: 9781574091441 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Tor Pinney explains how to prepare a yacht for extended cruising as well as for living aboard. He considers the systems, equipment, and modifications that will transform a basic yacht into a long-range cruiser.
Tor Pinney explains how to prepare a yacht for extended cruising as well as for living aboard. He considers the systems, equipment, and modifications ...
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Oceans Are Waiting: Around the World on the Yacht Tigger
ISBN: 9781574091458 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A true story of newlyweds on a four-and-a-half year circumnavigation aboard a sailboat. Single for many years, with her children grown, Sharon Ragle found herself facing a solitary future. Little did she know that one step off her familiar path would lead to adventure, romance and a life at sea.
A true story of newlyweds on a four-and-a-half year circumnavigation aboard a sailboat. Single for many years, with her children grown, Sharon Ragle f...
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97,70 |
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Ice Bird: The Classic Story of the First Single-Handed Voyage to Antarctica
ISBN: 9781574091519 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Ice Bird is one of the great true sea stories of the twentieth century. It is also a tale of human endurance, a testimony of one man's will to overcome almost anything and everything physical and psychological to stay alive.
Ice Bird is one of the great true sea stories of the twentieth century. It is also a tale of human endurance, a testimony of one man's will to overcom...
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