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Lessons from My Good Old Boat
ISBN: 9781574092509 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In these pages the author shares his accumulated knowledge and experience from decades of sailing and provides the reader with lots of practical information that will make sailing better, safer and more enjoyable. Contents include: Sails and Rigging, Electronics, Navigation and Boat-Handling, Engine and Accessory Equipment, The Hull, In the Cabin, The Environment and The Sailing Life. This book is a compilation of some of the hundreds of articles Launer has written over the years. Most of them originally appeared in Good Old Boat magazine, for which he is Contributing Editor. Others were...
In these pages the author shares his accumulated knowledge and experience from decades of sailing and provides the reader with lots of practical infor...
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92,18 |
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The Golden Age of Yachting
ISBN: 9781574092516 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Golden Age of Yachting is a book consisting mostly of yachting history, as the author felt and rightly so that a review of the past is the best way to make an introduction to the sport. In this great book, the author presents a panoramic view of yachting, providing an insightful introduction to the pleasures, craft and history of yachting with emphasis on the era of the great steam yachts. What gives the book true life and depth is the individualistic style of the author. It is fresh and original, with subtle humor and a bit of gentle sarcasm.
The Golden Age of Yachting is a book consisting mostly of yachting history, as the author felt and rightly so that a review of the past is the best wa...
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153,72 |
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Song of the Sirens
ISBN: 9781574092547 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Song of the Sirens is rich in detail, colorful characters, and poignant insights. It is the story of one man's love affair with the old boats he has owned or chartered. Focusing on his favorites (his 17 sirens), the book explores the fascination man has with the sea and attempts to explain the allure of the vessels he has designed to sail upon her. Like the sirens of Greek mythology who, with enchanting songs, lured by sailors to dash their ships against hidden rocks, Gann's ships are seductresses, tempting and urging him on until he plunges forward into their purchase, unmindful of the...
"Song of the Sirens is rich in detail, colorful characters, and poignant insights. It is the story of one man's love affair with the old boats he has ...
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76,81 |
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Sailing with Strangers: A Story of Courage, Survival, and Living a Dream
ISBN: 9781595940186 / Angielski / Miękka / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Sailing with Strangers documents one man's quest for validation and self-understanding, and demonstrates how 'will' can enable ordinary people to realize extraordinary dreams.
Sailing with Strangers documents one man's quest for validation and self-understanding, and demonstrates how 'will' can enable ordinary people to real...
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85,40 |
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Captian Jack's Basic Navigation
ISBN: 9781892216090 / Angielski / Miękka / 132 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Jack I. Davis has written this very easy to understand instructional navigation book. After traveling thousands of miles on the water and teaching hundreds of navigation and boating courses, Captain Jack has put his vast experience into this excellent book. Filled with knowledge, sea stories and humorous anecdotes, this book is not only a learning tool but thoroughly enjoyable to read. He has even thrown in a few boating lessons to help you at sea.
Captain Jack takes the reader through each phase of navigation by first explaining, in detail, the steps needed to complete each phase. This is... Jack I. Davis has written this very easy to understand instructional navigation book. After traveling thousands of miles on the water and teaching hun...
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83,90 |
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Captain Jack's Celestial Navigation
ISBN: 9781892216182 / Angielski / Miękka / 140 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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83,90 |
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Cruising South -- What To Expect Along The ICW
ISBN: 9781892216380 / Angielski / Miękka / 152 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Joan Healy starting her boating endeavors with a small canoe and it soon turned into a long time love affair with boats and boating. Like most of us, she started in a small boat and learned along the way, finally achieving her long time dream of liveaboard cruising. Joan has written this highly illustrated book to help the first time Snow Birds understand the ICW and what to expect from this diverse, ever changing boater's highway to the south.This is not a cruising guide book. You will not find listings of the best anchorages, lovely restaurants or fancy marinas. In these pages you will find...
Joan Healy starting her boating endeavors with a small canoe and it soon turned into a long time love affair with boats and boating. Like most of us, ...
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83,90 |
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Logbook for Cruising Under Sail
ISBN: 9781898660354 / Angielski / Miękka / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A modern sailor's logbook, designed to last a full season, it allows space for electronic navigation information and narrative.
A modern sailor's logbook, designed to last a full season, it allows space for electronic navigation information and narrative.
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61,13 |
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A Ship's Tale
ISBN: 9781932482034 / Angielski / Miękka / 454 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Walter Cronkite --A Ship's Taleby N. Jay Young is "an extraordinary tale from World War II of an extraordinary sailing vessel written by a courageous and extraordinary author."
James P. Delgado, Host of National Geographic Television's The Sea Hunters and Executive Director, Vancouver Maritime Museum -- "A Ship's Taleby N. Jay Young is compelling, true to life, and hitting straight in the heart. I can empathize with those men who love that ship--for I too have loved and lost a ship. I encourage anyone with a love of the sea as well as... Walter Cronkite --A Ship's Taleby N. Jay Young is "an extraordinary tale from World War II of an extraordinary sailing vessel wri...
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95,51 |
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Sailing and Science: In an Interdisciplinary Perspective
ISBN: 9788716123503 / Angielski / Miękka / 148 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The three books in the series -Sport and Science- present a multi-disciplinary scientific approach to sailing, soccer and running. Each book contains important information and perspectives within the many disciplines in sport science. Leading experts have contributed to the books, integrating the physiological, psychological, historical and social aspects of each sport.
The foundation of any scientific approach to a sport should be based in the sport itself, and the authors have been selected for their combined scientific expertise and experience within the sport. Each chapter... The three books in the series -Sport and Science- present a multi-disciplinary scientific approach to sailing, soccer and running. Each book contains ...
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240,58 |
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The Cure for Anything Is Salt Water: How I Threw My Life Overboard and Found Happiness at Sea
ISBN: 9780060747039 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. At forty, Mary South had a beautiful home, good friends, and a successful career in book publishing. But she couldn't help feeling that she was missing something intangible but essential. So she decided to go looking for it . . . at sea. Six months later she had quit her job, sold the house, and was living aboard a forty-foot, thirty-ton steel trawler she rechristened Bossanova. Despite her total lack of experience, South set out on her maiden voyage--a fifteen-hundred-mile odyssey from Florida to Maine--with her one-man, two-dog crew. But what began as the fulfillment of an idle wish... At forty, Mary South had a beautiful home, good friends, and a successful career in book publishing. But she couldn't help feeling that she was mis... |
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61,11 |
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How to Build and Sail Small Boats - Canoes - Punts and Rafts
ISBN: 9781406787498 / Angielski / Miękka / 76 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A fascinating collection of articles by various authors, first published in 1886. Contains detailed, illustrated chapters on making and sailing a variety of boats. Contents include: Small Boats: How to Rig and Sail Them - How to Make a Boat - How to Build a Catamaran - Flat-Boating for Boys - How to Make a Canvas Canoe - Canadian and Birch Bark Canoes - Paper and Other Typical Canoes - How to Build a Punt - Rafts and Catamarans, etc.
A fascinating collection of articles by various authors, first published in 1886. Contains detailed, illustrated chapters on making and sailing a vari...
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128,37 |
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Adlard Coles Pocket Logbook
ISBN: 9780713688702 / Angielski / Spiral bound / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a handy-sized logbook, ideal for slipping in the pocket on deck to jot down the essential facts whilst underway. In a convenient spiral binding with neat rounded corners and a splashproof cover, both skippers and crew will find it perfect for noting down the essential information on passage prior to transferring it in expanded form to the main logbook at a later point. This is a well designed, practical logbook for on-deck use. Sailors and motorboaters alike will welcome its arrival. This is a handy-sized logbook, ideal for slipping in the pocket on deck to jot down the essential facts whilst underway. In a convenient spi... |
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51,19 |
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The Hungry Ocean: A Swordboat Captain's Journey
ISBN: 9780786864515 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The term fisherwoman does not exactly roll trippingly off the tongue, and Linda Greenlaw, the world's only female swordfish boat captain, isn't flattered when people insist on calling her one. "I am a woman. I am a fisherman. . . . I am not a fisherwoman, fisherlady, or fishergirl. If anything else, I am a thirty-seven-year-old tomboy. It's a word I have never outgrown." Greenlaw also happens to be one of the most successful fishermen in the Grand Banks commercial fleet, though until the publication of Sebastian Junger's The Perfect Storm, "nobody cared." Greenlaw's boat,...
The term fisherwoman does not exactly roll trippingly off the tongue, and Linda Greenlaw, the world's only female swordfish boat captain, isn't flatte...
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99,37 |
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No Excuse to Lose
ISBN: 9780393304329 / Angielski / Miękka / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. No Excuse to Lose is the book Dennis Conner still refers to as "the bible," He says (Time magazine, 9 February 1987), "I like to compete. I guess I don't dislike it, but my sailing is just bottom line, like adding up the score in bridge. My real interest is in the tremendous game of life."
No Excuse to Lose is the book Dennis Conner still refers to as "the bible," He says (Time magazine, 9 February 1987), "I like to com...
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76,44 |
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Going About!
ISBN: 9780978935023 / Angielski / Miękka / 180 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Over two northeastern summers, Gillian Outerbridge, Tucker, and their 20-foot vessel Dart explored and adventured together. Up and down rivers, waterways, and canals, through locks and marine railways, the trio traveled. Thus the tale was spun, and these pages tell the story. Join these travelers as they navigate thousands of miles of waterways, experience new places, and make many new friends. Discover with them both the serenity and challenges of a new way of life. You'll experience through Gill's words how compelling it is to move leisurely through the water and take in all the inspiring...
Over two northeastern summers, Gillian Outerbridge, Tucker, and their 20-foot vessel Dart explored and adventured together. Up and down rivers, waterw...
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83,90 |
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Illustrated Sail & Rig Tuning: Genoa & Mainsail Trim, Spinnaker & Gennaker, Rig Tuning
ISBN: 9781898660675 / Angielski / Miękka / 80 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A beautifully, uniquely illustrated nautical guide to how to trim your sails and rig for maximum performance. With a revolutionary approach, this guide tackles the practical and realistic elements of tuning your boat, plus the theory of sail aerodynamics.
A beautifully, uniquely illustrated nautical guide to how to trim your sails and rig for maximum performance. With a revolutionary approach, this guid...
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75,62 |
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RYA Go Sailing: A Practical Guide for Young People
ISBN: 9781905104048 / Angielski / Miękka / 84 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Aimed at children between 8-12 years old but suitable for a wider age group, this practical handbook covers many of the basic skills of sailing as well as providing a background to the sport.
Aimed at children between 8-12 years old but suitable for a wider age group, this practical handbook covers many of the basic skills of sailing as wel...
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62,99 |
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Mate of the Caprice
ISBN: 9780850364446 / Angielski / Miękka / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the 1930s, hundreds of barges sailed the crowded waters of the Thames estuary carrying up to 100 tons of every sort of cargo - wheat and barley, coal, gun powder, cement and gravel. These remarkable craft were worked by a crew of two - skipper and mate. Here, the shipmate tells his story.
In the 1930s, hundreds of barges sailed the crowded waters of the Thames estuary carrying up to 100 tons of every sort of cargo - wheat and barley, co...
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40,94 |
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By the Grace of the Sea: A Woman's Solo Odyssey Around the World
ISBN: 9780071435420 / Angielski / Miękka / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Henry's captivating account fills readers with admiration for her courage and stamina." --Booklist "A wonderful voyage of self-discovery." --Indianapolis Star "A powerful and compelling personal account of Henry's] battle with the elements--plus inner and outer demons--while struggling to complete her solo journey around the world. What a book and what a woman " --Willard Manus, author, This Way to Paradise "Henry's captivating account fills readers with admiration for her courage and stamina." --Booklist "A wonderful vo... |
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95,55 |
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