The Rocky Mountains are renowned for rugged grandeur, but the rivers flowing off the peaks are just as extraordinary in their beauty, nature, and allure.
Outward Bound Canoeing Handbook is a handy, illustrated resource on the fundamentals of canoeing, including solid, sound instruction on all aspects of canoeing, from types of canoes to equipment choices, paddle and on-the-water techniques, safety tips, and more.
Montana's rivers hold a wealth of riches, and Paddling Montana, fully updated and revised, features over thirty river trips for avid paddlers, floaters, and anglers.
The Long Way is Bernard Moitessiers own incredible story of his participation in the first Golden Globe Race, a solo, non-stop circumnavigation rounding the three great Capes of Good Hope, Leeuwin, and the Horn.
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.
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.
Few people would want to test their mettle in an ice-encrusted boat with an Arctic explorer, sail the Straits of Magellan with Joshua Slocum, or watch with Owen Chase as an angry whale sends his ship to the bottom, thousands of miles from the nearest land.
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.
This is not just an instructional book---it's an insight into a sailor's approach to the sea, boats, and the ever-changing dynamic of wind on the water "e;A learn-to-sail book with heart.
Von den Menschen, die im Hamburger Hafen leben und arbeiten, ihrer Geschichte und ihren Geschichten berichten die Reportagen in diesem Buch, bei denen der Leser "ganz nah dran" ist: Man ist u.
One shining yet overlooked moment that changed the course of the Revolutionary WarIn the opening months of 1781, General George Washington feared his army would fail to survive another campaign season.
Your vessel may be equipped with the most advanced technology and the most powerful engines, but the failure to apply the basic principles of bridge resource management can still prevent you from getting where you are going.
Alaska has few roads and even fewer trailsonly a few hundred miles of maintained footpaths exist outside the citiesso paddling the states thousands of miles of rivers and lakes is the best way to get off the beaten track.
In June 1898, three years and two months after departing Boston in his aged oyster sloop Spray, Captain Joshua Slocum made land fall in New England and became the first person ever to sail alone around the world.
Hilfreicher Begleiter auf dem Wasser: Das Yacht-BordbuchDas Yacht-Bordbuch ist das perfekte Nachschlagewerk für alle Segler – nun in der komplett überarbeiteten Auflage.
In dieser Sommer Edition XXL - Mega Malbuch - Band 13, erwarten Dich 250 tolle Motive, mit denen Du kreativ in die unterschiedlichsten Themen-Welten eintauchen kannst.
Now in its sixth edition, Yachtmaster for Sail and Power is an essential companion for anyone enrolling on the RYA Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster Offshore course.
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.
The best and newest big-wave surfing stories from the sports insidersMore than a decade ago, John Long published his now classic The Big Drop, an unprecedented look at the larger-than-life frontier of big wave surfing.
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.
Here at last is the thrilling memoir of the legendary mountaineer Bradford Washburn, one of the last surviving explorers and adventurers of the twentieth century.
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!
Gibs Odyssey is the true story of an extraordinary man, Gib Peters, and his solo journey along the Intracoastal Waterway from Key West to New York and back while suffering the ravages of Lou Gehrigs disease.
