Water sports and recreations

Dear POTENTIAL BOAT OWNER: I offer the below letter from a yacht broker as a warning.

Qu'il s'agisse de longs voyages ou de petites vacances, d'escapades en couple ou de périples en famille, en haute mer ou en longeant les côtes, il y a autant de façons de naviguer qu'il y a de plaisanciers.

Dieses Lehrbuch für Tauchsportanfänger bietet Informationen zu allen Wissensgebieten, die Einsteiger erlernen müssen, um erfolgreich eine international anerkannte Tauchausbildung zu absolvieren und die abschließenden Prüfungen bis zum CMAS* zu bestehen.

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.

Ingeborg von Heister, Segel-Pionierin und Atlantik-BezwingerinEin Solo-Segeltörn ist ein Abenteuer, bei dem auch erfahrene Fahrtensegler mit modernen Booten an ihre Grenzen kommen können.

Das kleine Fischerdorf Nazaré an der portugiesischen Costa de Prata hat sich in den letzten Jahren zum Hotspot für die besten Surfer der Welt entwickelt.

"Die meisten von uns limitieren sich selbst, bevor sie überhaupt angefangen haben.

In "e;Under the North Pole: The Wilkins-Ellsworth Submarine Expedition,"e; Sir Hubert Wilkins narrates the thrilling account of an unprecedented journey beneath the icy Arctic waters.

In Surviving the Shark, Jonathan Kathrein describes his incredible shark attack experience.

Bend to Baja documents a surf-inspired road trip along the West Coast of North America.

A guide to the hottest new trend in full-body, no-impact exercisepool workouts where your feet never touch the bottomWhether you're a professional athlete or general fitness enthusiast, wouldn't you prefer a workout that's kinder to your joints while also producing amazing results?

Over the last century only six men had defied the power of nature and successfully rowed across the Atlantic from west to east.

Dieses Lehrbuch ist ein Handwerkszeug für alle, die auch bei schwierigeren oder erweiterten Rahmenbedingungen sicher tauchen und die notwendigen Kenntnisse und Fertigkeiten dazu erlernen möchten.

Perched impossibly on a ridge overlooking a 10,000-foot drop into Tibet, Sano Babu Sunuwar and Lakpa Tsheri Sherpa wait.

Few people would want to test their mettle in an ice-encrusted boat with Ernest Shackleton, 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.

Missy Franklin is one of the most talented swimmers in the world.

Is this an entertaining book?

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.

Boats require constant care.

Discover the dozens of nautically flavored craft projects you can make with rope!

Navigate the hazards of boat ownership with absolute confidenceNext to your house, your boat may well be the biggest investment you ever make.

The definitive guide to a critical, hotly debated topicHow should a sailor cope with storms at sea?

Shouldn't your boat's name look as distinctive as your boat?

A fiberglass hull's seamless nature leads many boatowners to conclude that repair must be difficult.

This densely illustrated, hands-on guide to diesel engine maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair renders its subject more user-friendly than ever before.

Written by an accomplished naval architect, this book shows the average boater how to safely weather the fiercest storm.

You either lie down and die, or you fight.

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.

Still regarded as the bible for both new and experienced kayakers after more than thirty years in print, Sea Kayaking covers the basics of equipment and technique, including types of paddles and strokes, as well as such essential skills as how to read the weather and the water, how to navigate with and without GPS and how to travel with a group.

'A hugely enjoyable love letter to swimming and open water adventures' Sophie RaworthSports and Virgin Radio Breakfast Show presenter Vassos Alexander found solace and distraction swimming in the Thames during a difficult summer, and was bitten by the bug.

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

Master your instruments and turn on-board information into racing results Modern sailors are bombarded with a wealth of information from their on-board instruments.

Skip Novak is revered around the world for his sailing adventures.

Tired of the 9-5?

If you are looking to find new ways to ignite your children's imagination, a picture book on large sea creatures may be one of the better options.

The basis of adequate prepping is being prepared for both common and dire events that may occur under the worst of all possible circumstances.

This is the ultimate guide to discovering the vast River of Grass ecoregion of the southern Florida mainland.

In Paddling Alaska, you can drive to all the lakes and rivers described in this guide.

Now available in the US, this is the revised and expanded fifth edition of a book that has been the standard reference work for divers, anglers and scientists for over 30 years.

In 2020, Christiaan De Beukelaer spent 150 days covering 14,000 nautical miles aboard the schooner Avontuur, a hundred-year-old sailing vessel that transports cargo across the Atlantic Ocean.

Ich freue mich sehr, Ihnen dieses Buch uber das praktische Erlernen von Stand Up Paddle vorstellen zu durfen.

Mauritius – Die Tropeninsel im Indischen Ozean zieht jedes Jahr Tausende Besucher in ihren Bann – hat sie doch mehr als nur Strandurlaub zu bieten.

Guiding a craft using one of the oldest of the mariner's arts-celestial navigation As romantic sounding as sailing to Tahiti did centuries ago, using the sun, moon, planets, and stars to guide one's boat on the seas is enjoying a comeback.

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

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.

The only reference devoted entirely to splicing today's ropesThe Splicing Handbook includes step-by-step illustrations and explanations for the most useful and popular splices in traditional twisted and modern braided ropes, and it covers every kind of splicing project you are likely to encounter, including modern cordage such as Spectra; mainstream rope materials such as Dacron and nylon; and wire and rope-to-wire splices.