Boating: Sport and leisure

Vier Wochen dauert die Atlantik-Überquerung des Traditionsseglers Brigg Roald Amundsen.

Abby Sutherland grew up sailing.

"The Powerhouse of Mental Strength 2"Fortsættelsen af ​​​​​rejsen ind the mental forces verden med Sami Duymaz aka Samuel Samiris.

This vintage book is a complete guide to designing and building model boats, with information on tools and equipment, rigging, fitting engines, and many other related aspects.

Are you dreaming of becoming a boat-owner?

One of Britain's greatest living sailors shares a collection of distilled wisdom, acute observation and fascinating anecdotes.

Learn the secrets of getting the most from your boat - whether you sail an entry level dinghy, high performance skiff, sportsboat or catamaran.

A new volume in the Handbook of Sports Medicine and Science series from the International Olympic Committee, this volume Canoeing provides an accessible and comprehensive summary of the topic.

A new volume in the Handbook of Sports Medicine and Science series from the International Olympic Committee, this volume Canoeing provides an accessible and comprehensive summary of the topic.

This volume reveals the wisdom we can learn from sailing, a sport that pits human skills against the elements, tests the mettle and is a rich source of valuable lessons in life.

This volume reveals the wisdom we can learn from sailing, a sport that pits human skills against the elements, tests the mettle and is a rich source of valuable lessons in life.

The ultimate self-learning guide to sailboat racing In this practical self-coaching guide for the serious racing buff, veteran sailing coach Jon Emmett explains how anyone can improve his or her sailing technique in manageable stages.

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

"e;My Life as an Explorer"e; by Roald Amundsen is a riveting autobiography that chronicles the life and adventures of one of history's greatest explorers.

Are you dreaming of becoming a boat-owner?

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

Written between 1994 and 2009, is a memoir of global travel and an unfulfilled college crush.

This book starts in Nassau Bahamas with a six-year old's perspective on how calves are born, and ends with the mapping out of a newly discovered million-square-mile WWII battlefield.

Far to the north of Russia, across the cold waters of the Barents Sea, lies the desolate archipelago known as Franz Josef Land.

Roger Taylor follows on from his highly praised Voyages of a Simple Sailor, taking us on three more extraordinary voyages aboard his junk-rigged Corribee Mingming.

* Mixes adventure travel with natural history in this solo kayaking adventure* Includes the author's hand-drawn illustrationsIn this insightful account of her solo voyage in a sixteen-foot kayak, Jennifer Hahn vividly relates the ecstatic moments and terrifying predicaments of paddling against the wind through Alaska's Inside Passage.

Create a canoeing or kayaking experience youll never forget, through Floridas Everglades National Park and the 99-mile Wilderness Waterway.

Written by the American Canoe Association and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Introduction to Paddling is an easy-to-understand guide to flatwater and river paddling.

Get the authoritative guide to the rivers of New York, featuring 50 of the states best paddling trips.

For readers who relish the image of clinging to a sinking makeshift raft while fighting off sword-wielding and delirious mutineers wrenching the last cask of water from a sailor's sun-scorched hands (while sharks circle in famished anticipation), Shipwrecked!

The ultimate guide to paddling whitewater in the western Carolinas, Carolina Whitewater has guided boaters to the best water in the Tar Heel and Palmetto states for almost 30 years.

The rich tapestry of Alaska is threaded together by 365,000 miles of waterways, from cascading mountain streams to meandering valley rivers, from the meltwaters of glaciers to broad rivers that empty into the sea.

In the heartland of America rise the Ozark Mountains, teeming with cascading, free-flowing streams.

Get the authoritative guide to the waterways of West Virginia, featuring almost all of the states paddleable waterways in more than 200 trips.

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.

When Ray Whaley set out to accomplish his bucket-list goal of kayaking the length of the St.

When Jennifer Frick-Ruppert and her husband set sail for the first time in their newly purchased 37-foot sailboat, they were hoping to leave colder climes behind, learn something about sailing, and get away from the daily grind.

2005 National Outdoor Book Award Winner.

2003 National Outdoor Book Award Winner.

Maps and descriptions for more than 200 Pennsylvania waterways.

Each year Dave Curran travels alone by canoe into the Maine wilderness.

Get the authoritative guide to the waterways of West Virginia, featuring almost all of the states paddleable waterways in more than 200 trips.

Create a canoeing or kayaking experience youll never forget, through Floridas Everglades National Park and the 99-mile Wilderness Waterway.

GPS For Dummies gives new meaning to finding yourself.

A heart-warming, thoroughly modern, marvelously illustrated guide, BoundaryWaters Canoe Camping is aimed at paddlers in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area in Minnesota and covers places to go, planning a canoe trip, navigating, selecting a canoe and rigging it out, selecting equipment, camping and cookery, traveling with children, and dealing with hazards--all brought to you by one of America's most renowned canoeing experts, Cliff Jacobson.

A generously photographed and illustrated handbook for beginners and seasoned paddlers, Kayaking Made Easy is brimming with advice, humor, and personal anecdotes about every aspect of flatwater and sea kayaking.