Boating: Sport and leisure

For 50 years Heavy Weather Sailing has been regarded as the ultimate international authority on surviving storms at sea aboard sailing and motor vessels.

Knots are elusive but very important details of the sportsman's, and in particular, the angler's equipment.

This classic guide focuses on the fundamentals of seamanship that are essential knowledge to all ocean paddlers.

Norbert Blank und Olaf Obsommer entführen Sie zu 30 faszinierenden Kajakzielen der Welt.

You either lie down and die, or you fight.

The Weather Handbook is the essential guide to how the weather is formed, providing readers with the ability to look at the sky and interpret its signs, and combine this knowledge with information provided by professional forecasts to assess for themselves what the coming weather is likely to be.

WHEN YOU ARE MORE LIKELY TO DROWN WHILE BOATING: SAILING ON ROUGH WATERS OR DOCKING ON A SUNNY, CALM DAY?

Instant Weather Forecasting has been a perennial bestseller since it was first published nearly 50 years ago.

In June 2009, Caspar and Nichola created a plan to sail around the world with their young children.

Superyacht Master covers the requirements of the navigation and radar modules for the Officer of the Watch (Yachts) and the Master (Yachts) Certificates required for captains and crew of commercialyachts over 24m and under 3,000 tons.

Winner of the 2019 National Outdoor Book Award for Outdoor Literature!

This charming account of the voyage of two men in a small boat half wayround the world from Plymouth to New Zealand in 1953 is a rare insight into a time, not long ago, whensailors had no GPS, electronics, radio or any of the mod cons that wetake for granted today.

Interested in learning to sail but feel like you re navigating in murky waters?

After a mysterious sea monster damages an ocean liner, the US government assembles a team in New York City to track down the creature and destroy it.

Illustrated with examples from the story and compelling case studies, this engaging book provides the resources and tools to support teams on their sometimes-tumultuous journey to success.

A charming and characterful guidebook to the best of Britain's diverse and fascinating canal network for all waterway enthusiasts.

Weather determines when we sail, where we sail to and whether we arrive safely.

'a very useful companion for anyone planning a trip across the Channel' Sailing Today Make the most of your time ashore with Adlard Coles Shore Guide to the Channel Coast of FranceWith the sailing behind you, you'll be looking to explore your destination, asking questions such as: How far to the nearest shops and where are the places to eat?

The Thames is an extraordinary river: linking London to the countryside and the sea, the Thames is the heart of the capital and its waters the lifeblood of England.

Im Meer der tausend Inseln Kristallklares Meer, wilde Küsten, idyllische Häfen und moderne Marinas: Die Adriaküste von Kroatien und Slowenien ist aus gutem Grund das Lieblingsrevier vieler Segler und Motorbootfahrer.

Nur wenige Sportarten sind derart vom Wetter abhängig wie der Wassersport.

This is the ultimate guide to liferaft survival for all boaters and its purpose is to ensure the survival of skipper and crew in the event of their boat sinking.

This charming account of the voyage of two men in a small boat half wayround the world from Plymouth to New Zealand in 1953 is a rare insight into a time, not long ago, whensailors had no GPS, electronics, radio or any of the mod cons that wetake for granted today.

South-central Wisconsin provides an impressive array of opportunities for all types of paddling, including some of the very best day trips in the entire state and even Upper Midwest.

Although books on strip building canoes abound, this is among the first to adapt the technique to crafting attractive, functional kayaks.

In Superyacht Captain, a professional at the zenith of one of the world's most lavish and exclusive industries gives a rare insight into a career that makes for eyebrow-raising reading, as entertaining as it is instructive.

On May 24, 1869, John Wesley Powell and nine crewmen in four wooden rowboats set off down the Green River to map the final blank spot on the American map.

This book is a collection of vintage articles about designing and building punts and canoes.

The passagemaking bible updated to help you live your long-distance voyaging dreamsFirst published in 1975, Robert Beebe's Voyaging Under Power revolutionized long-distance cruising, encouraging powerboaters to enjoy what was once exclusive to sailboats and their crews: crossing oceans to exotic, interesting, and beautiful places in comfort with a minimum of problems and expense.

Minnesota, the Land of 10,000 Lakes is replete with wonderful paddling options for everyonefrom families seeking serene waters for youngsters, to expert kayakers looking to test their skills on ripping rapids.

"e;It was the best of dreams, it was the worst of dreams, it was an age of consulting the nautical experts, it was the age of landlubber foolishness, it was the epoch of determination, it was the epoch of despair, it was the season of hurricanes, it was a spring of beachcombing.

This vintage book is a complete guide to sailing, with chapters on cooking and housekeeping at sea.

Dieses Buch enthält die 28 schönsten Ein- und Mehrtagestouren für Kajak, Canadier und SUP in Baden-Württemberg.

In diesem Buch werden die 21 schönsten Kanuwandertouren zwischen Saar und Weser beschrieben.

The first quick-and-easy composite construction method for canoes and kayaksThis book is certain to appeal to any paddler with a DIY bent.

Expert advice on how to find (and purchase and outfit) that safe, affordable, and responsive sailboat to take readers around the world, or around the bayUnlike other books that go into fundamentals about rudder designs, etc.

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Stress-Free Engine Maintenance is an accessible and practical guide to understanding what is going on with your boat's engine, how to look after it, spotting the signs when all is not well, and how to fix it.

This is the perfect guide for anyone cruising in the Mediterranean by Rod Heikell, the acknowledged expert on Mediterranean sailing.

Hilfreicher Begleiter auf dem Wasser: Das Yacht-BordbuchDas Yacht-Bordbuch ist das perfekte Nachschlagewerk für alle Segler – nun in der komplett überarbeiteten Auflage.

'You will venture into the fringes of the wilderness with the minimum of simple gear, to live with it on its own terms.

For many years in Yachts and Yachting magazine, these very practical, workable sketches by yacht designer Ian Nicolson appeared regularly and they apply to every part of a boat.

Charlie Doane is among the most infectious prose-poets of todays marine literature.

On August 16th, 2016 Santiago Lange amazed the sporting world when he and his teammate Cecilia Carranza won the gold medal in sailing at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Work-around solutions and emergency repairs that will get your boat home when all else failsPractical Boat Mechanics belongs onboard every boat that has a gasoline, diesel, inboard, or out-board engine.

In 1700, a young man named John Lawson left London and landed in Charleston, South Carolina, hoping to make a name for himself.

The second edition of the Sunday Times Sports Book of the Year is updated with a new chapter describing Nick's eventual completion of the Fastnet Race thirty years after his first, ill-fated attempt.

Earning a captain's license just got easierWhether you are an avid boater seeking to improve your seamanship and get a discount on boat insurance or aspire to start a business running a charter, sightseeing, or whale-watching boat, this revised and updated Fifth Edition is the only resource you need to obtain the captain s license you want, including the six-passenger Six-Pack, Master and Mate Inland, Master and Mate Near Coastal, and Sail/Auxiliary Sail Endorsement.