Water sports and recreations

Who says you have to travel far from home to go on a great hike, paddle, or bike ride?

From the canyons of Big Bend to the cypress swamps of Pine Island Bayou, the waters of Texas have something for most every type of paddler and every paddling mood.

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.

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.

The rivers of Maryland and Washington, D.

The 30th Anniversary Edition of the classic Expedition Canoeinghas long been considered the premier guide to canoeing and exploring North Americas waterways.

Stand up paddling (SUP) is experiencing fast growth in the United States and around the world.

Paddling South Carolina features 40 paddling adventures, offering destinations across the state.

For a generation, the Basic Illustrated series has been as much a part of the outdoors experience as backpacks and hiking boots.

Pennsylvania is a paddler's heaven and one of America's most blessed states when it comes to total miles of rivers and streams.

Colorado may be a skier's paradise, but once the snow melts, it makes an abrupt transition into an exciting home for paddlers.

Kein Boot?

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.

Here is the inspiring story of a man who overcame childhood polio to live an adventure-filled life as captain of Maine's most famous windjammer, the schooner Adventure, now a National Historic Landmark in Gloucester, Massachusetts.

WHAT IF THE FAMILY YOU WANT.

'An important, inspiring book by someone that has encouraged million of people to experience the wonders and friendships of Britain's rivers, lakes and seas' ROBERT MACFARLANE'A treasured guide for anyone who wants to venture into rivers, estuaries, lakes and seas for a dip, a moonlit swim or a great adventure.

'A jewel of a book, a paean to the wonders of water and our place within it' James Nestor, bestselling of author of Breath 'Glorious' The New York Times Take a dive into the deep and discover what it is about water that seduces us, heals us and brings us together.

***Featuring the exclusive first chapter from upcoming novel ATMOSPHERE***From the bestselling author of DAISY JONES & THE SIX and THE SEVEN HUSBANDS OF EVELYN HUGO'Thank you Taylor Jenkins Reid for the escapism we all need- a sex-on-the-beach cocktail (quite literally) of a book' PANDORA SYKES'I LOVE it .

I Found My Tribe is inspiring, humbling and a picture of what love really looks like Marian KeyesAn invocation to all of us to love as hard as we can, and live even harder, I Found My Tribe is an urgent and uplifting letter to a husband, family, friends, the natural world and the brightness of life.

Is there anything quite so exhilarating as swimming in wild water?

The rhythmic lullaby of 'North Utsire, South Utsire' has been lulling the nation's insomniacs to sleep for over 90 years.

'Rain pelted down on the back of my neck and saltwater rushed down my throat as I tried to breathe into a wave.

In Dip, Andrew Fusek Peters describes an extraordinary year of wild swimming.

Mit dem Boot durch Holland: Törn-Abenteuer im Land der tausend WasserwegeEntdecken Sie die Niederlande aus einer neuen PerspektiveErleben Sie die reiche Vielfalt der niederländischen Landschaft mit "Mit dem Boot durch Holland: Unterwegs im Land der tausend Wasserwege.

*Now a Major Film*On the night of 24 August 1875 Matthew Webb, a 27-year-old British Navy captain, launched himself into the English Channel at Dover.

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For fans for Sylvia Day, J.

Telling the unforgettable story of America's greatest Freediver, One Breath is a gripping and unforgettable read for anyone captivated by Netflix's The Deepest Breath.

Storms, fatigue, equipment failure, intense hunger, and lack of water are just a few of the challenges that ocean rower Mick Dawson endured whilst attempting to complete one of the World's 'Last Great Firsts'.

Octogenarian Anthony Smith's journey was originally inspired by both the Kontiki Expedition of Thor Heyerdahl (who he knew) and the incredible story of the survivors of a 1940 boat disaster, who spent 70 days adrift in the Atlantic, eventually reaching land emaciated and close to death.

Georgia's waters hold a wealth of riches, and Paddling Georgia features thirty-eight river and coastal trips for avid paddlers, floaters, and anglers.

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

BASIC ILLUSTRATED CANOE PADDLINGHarry Roberts and Steve Salins guide canoeists in everything they need to know, such as choosing the right paddle, safe launches, basic forward, turning and correction strokes, and working in wind, waves and moving water.

This is a book of days and moments spent sailing on the east coast of Newfoundland and over the Atlantic to the Azores.

Two surfers look for Latin America's best waves-and best food: "e;Part travelogue, part cookbook, and all outstanding .

WINNER OF THE FIRST WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK AWARD Strikingly reminiscent of Chariots of Fire, this classic bestseller tells the story of the sporting event which shook both Oxford University and its Boat Club to the very foundations during the harsh winter of 1986/7.

Double Olympic gold-medal winner, James Cracknell.

David Vann has loved boats all his life.

'One of the best books ever written about sailing'Time 27,000 miles, three and a half to five months alone at sea, chilling casualty rates, the unrelenting strain of handling 60-foot boats day and night, the absolute certainty of weather and waves that could destroy them.

Von der kroatischen Küste bis nach Montenegro: die schönsten Törns in der AdriaSonne satt, blaues Meer und wildromantische Buchten: Ein Segeltörn in Kroatien weckt die Sehnsucht vieler Segler und Sportbootkapitäne.

Now a major motion picture, directed by George Clooney.

Surfing in Ireland was once considered little more than a fringe and slightly lunatic pursuit.

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'She'd been intimately his, and he hers, for twenty-seven years - which were his final twenty-seven years.

With his last-gasp victory as part of the Great British coxless four team at the Athens Olympics, Matthew Pinsent clinched an historic fourth Olympic Gold to add to the three already won with his legendary rowing partner Steve Redgrave.

*SHORTLISTED FOR THE COMMONWEALTH WRITERS' PRIZE*From when he was twelve years old Robert Radnor had been in love with the idea of being a sailor.

Waterlog celebrates the magic of water and the beauty of wild Britain.