Water sports and recreations

Kentucky's waters hold a wealth of riches, and Paddling Kentucky features forty of the best river and trips for avid paddlers, floaters, and anglers.

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.

The Runyaker's Journey is a story of two journeys.

20,000 Leagues Over the Bounding Main is meant for the enjoyment of not only aspiring, active duty and retired military personnel, but also nostalgia lovers.

Experts agree that if you set a goal and track your progress, youll succeed where others fail.

Kein Boot?

A MUST READ LOADED RESOURCE FOR MASTER SWIMMERS, TRIATHLETES, FITNESS SWIMMERS AND COACHESSwimming for the Mature Audience is a great resource for the above 18-year-old swimmer.

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.

The story begins with the author as a child getting an unwitting education in the ways of moving water by playing in the creek that flowed by his boyhood home.

How do you invent an Olympic sport?

"e; The author and his First Class Mate have provided those who may be new to boating with hundreds of tips to help make their cruising experiences safe and pleasurable "e; -Jennifer Castle Field, President, Chapman School of Seamanship"e;Prestegaard's writing has style and elegance, and a way of stoking the imagination.

WHAT IF THE FAMILY YOU WANT.

Live a more creative, content and fulfilled life by reconnecting with nature.

'A masterpiece.

'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.

Paddle Your Own Canoe or Tip for Boys is a wonderful guidebook written with the intention of inspiring young boys to embrace outdoor activities, offering them guidance on what they can do and how they can do it effectively, safely, and enjoyably.

This antiquarian book contains a comprehensive and novice-friendly guide to sailing.

This is William Albert Robinson's seminal 1944 travel book, "e;Deep Water and Shoal"e;.

Originally published in 1905.

This antiquarian book contains a detailed guide to building and using radio control systems for model ships, boats, and aircraft.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.

This antiquarian book contains an account of a 2000 mile canoe journey in the artic prairies - in search of Caribou.

This vintage book is authentic tales of nineteenth-century seafaring adventures and experiences.

This is John Kendrick Bangs' 1897 novel, "e;The Pursuit of the House-Boat"e;.

This vintage book is a collection of humorous sailing poems, anecdotes, and extracts, illustrated with delightful drawings and interspersed with handy tips and useful information.

This vintage book is a detailed guide to boating, with information on design and construction, history, boating as a profession and for sport, training, rowing clubs, and many other related aspects.

This narrative is not, nor does it purport to be one of general navigation upon Lake Ontario, but solely of the vessels and steamers which plyed during its century to the ports of the Niagara River, and particularly of the rise of the Niagara Navigation Co.

This book is a fascinating and detailed chronicle of over two years spent in the American merchant service during the early 1800s.

This vintage book is a complete guide to build, rig, and sail self-acting model yachts.

Carefully selecting the best articles from our collection of classic magazines we have compiled a series of informative publications on the subject of sport.