Water sports and recreations

An excellent manual for embarking on a wooden boat restoration project.

I had no money, could get no floats, my navigation was uncertain, plane inadequate.

Francis Chichester's name is synonymous with the spirit of adventure and courage at its highest level.

Sir Francis Chichester, adventurer, entrepreneur, aviation expert and record breaking sailor, is probably best known as the first man to sail solo around the world, in 1966-67.

DISCOVER THE INCREDIBLE TRUE STORY BEHIND NETFLIX'S BLOCKBUSTER MOVIE NYAD.

A chance sailing trip with a friend from work led me to wonder if I could learn to sail.

From the bestselling author of Blood and Money: A haunting true story of three people locked in a fierce struggle against time and the sea-and each other.

"e;South Sea Tales"e; is a fantastic 1911 collection of short stories written by Jack London, most of which centre around island communities or life abroad a ship.

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Buckrammer's TalesIn the Fall of 2003, Catboat Summers, a collection of boating memoirs hit bookseller's shelves.

Discover the pioneering days of spearfishing and scuba diving, read about the sports early spearmen and women and the founding fathers of scuba diving in Australia.

The dory has seen duty as a fishing boat, lumbermans batteau, lifeboat, recreational rowing boat, and racing sailboat.

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 Triumph of the Amateurs is the story of the lost world or professional rowing in America, a sport that attracted crowds of thousands, widespread betting, and ultimately corruption that foretold its doom.

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.

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

Anchored by two stunning national parks, carved by dozens of rivers and sprinkled with glistening lakes, Montana is a standup paddling paradise.

Outward Bound Canoeing Handbook is a handy, illustrated resource on the fundamentals of canoeing, including solid instruction on all aspects of canoeing, from types of canoes to equipment choices, paddle and on-the-water techniques, safety tips, and more.

The hardest part of paddling South Carolina is choosing your route!

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

Northern California is a paddlers paradise, and this updated and revised guide has all the information you need to plan a variety of excursions.

Essential Sculling is an authoritative, concise, and thoroughly readable handbook that focuses on helping anyone become an accomplished sculler.

Harvard University coach and acclaimed rowing author, Dan Boyne, tells a humorous story of his first year of freshman crew, including a sub plot of personal redemption against an insufferable football player who has bullied him throughout high school.

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.

The Ultimate Guide to Paddling the Everglades!

The origins of a remarkable number of everyday words and phrases are anchored in our seafaring past.

Paddling Wisconsin pulls together 40 excellent paddling adventures, offering destinations evenly spread throughout the state.

The Ultimate Guide to Tennessees Great Paddling!

The Ultimate Guide to Georgias Greatest Paddling!

Ernie Coleman survived the worst open-sea defeat in US Navy history.

Over the course of twenty years of delivering sailboats to far-flung quaysides, John Kretschmer has had innumerable adventures, both humorous and terrifying.

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.

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.

The nation's rivers connect mountains to sea, communities to natural places, and people to wildlife.

Strengthen and Balance Your Body and Soul for Health, Happiness, and LongevityYoga for Surfing guides you through over 100 yoga and meditation practices that effectively teach the reader how to access the flow state of consciousness for greater health, happiness, creativity, success, and life fulfillment.

Winner of the 2018 National Outdoor Book Award for Best Instructional Book!

Yoga for Paddling is a visual, instructional guide designed to walk readers through 30 -35 yoga poses that are effective in stretching the muscles that paddlers use most, and strengthening the muscles that they use least.

The Art of Kayaking is the distilled essence of a lifetime of kayak instruction at all skill levels around the world, with the added insights gained from years of designing kayaks, paddles, and kayaking equipment.

In 1981, Nigel Foster flew to Canada's Baffin Island to begin a solo kayak trip south toward northern Labrador.

Southern Florida is a paddlers paradise, from sandy keys, to mazes of mangroves, and sparkling aquamarine water in between.

The Florida Keys Paddling Atlas, a first of its kind detailed color atlas of the Florida Keys, from Key Largo to Key West, is specifically designed for paddlers, fly fishers, snorkelers, and other small craft water enthusiasts interested in shallow water exploration.

With gushing springs, clear-water streams, lush hardwood forests, and limestone bluffs rising hundreds of feet, the Ozarks offer enough paddling to fill a lifetime, including seven streams in the National Wild & Scenic Rivers system and three rivers protected by national parks.

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.

Mavericks and more, a celebration of feminine beauty, athleticism, wisdom, and skill when the surf is bombingWomen Who Surf profiles some of the world's most inspiring female surfers ranging from Bethany Hamilton to Wrenna Delgado.

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

A comprehensive guide to Virginia and West Virginia's best paddling trips with routes for every type of paddler, including access points, difficulty ratings, special points of interest, history and more.

Don't Be Left Up a River Without a PackraftPackrafts are lightweight, inflatable boats that can be carried in a backpack, on a bicycle or in a duffel bag.

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

This exciting and demanding sport is much different than its flat-water sibling, with different equipment and techniques, all of which are covered in Basic Illustrated Sea Kayaking.

The kayak touring, stand up paddling, and kayak fishing along the Connecticut and Rhode Island coast is some of the finest in the country.