'This book is a must-have for any serious racing sailor' Sir Ben Ainslie, four-time Olympic gold winning sailorPaul Elvstrom is arguably the greatest Olympic sailor of all time.
Learn the essentials of sailing and seamanship from one of the world's premier boating organizationsSince 1978, Sailing Skills and Seamanship has been the required manual for students in the U.
The ultimate guide to paddling whitewater in the western Carolinas, Carolina Whitewater has guided boaters to the best water in the Tar Heel and Palmetto states for almost 30 years.
The second in a series of highly practical, hands-on, step-by-step photographic manuals, Upgrading Your Boat's Interior fills a gap in the market for the DIY boat builder and repairer.
With over 30 cocktail and drinks recipes, as well as in-the-know ideas for finding the best quaffing locations worldwide, this book shows you what to drink, where to drink it and ideas for accompanying nibbles from tapenade to tapas.
Wyl Menmuir's The Draw of the Sea is a beautifully written and deeply moving portrait of the Cornish Coast and the people who make their livings there, examining the ephemeral but universal pull the sea holds over the human imagination.
Wenn jemand wie Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, der erste Segler, der die Welt nonstop und einhand umrundet hat, der mit Gewinn der Golden Globe Regatta, dem Vorläufer des "Everest zur See", der gerade jüngst zum 7.
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.
This trilogy tells how Ian Nicolson, yachtsman, naval architect and author, joined a Canadian and a Norwegian to sail the 45-foot ketch Maken from England via the Panama Canal to Vancouver, Canada.
In 2005, Dennis Van Norman climbed into a kayak for the first time to spend an afternoon ';Huck Finning' down the Mississippi River with his son and grandson.
Confined in a small space for months on end, subject to ship's discipline and living on limited food supplies, many sailors of old lost their minds and no wonder.
Principles of Yacht Design has established itself as the standard book on the subject for practising designers, naval architecture students, discerning boat owners as well as the boatbuilding industry as a whole.
The Weather Handbook is the essential guide to how the weather is formed, providing readers with the ability to look at the sky and interpret its signs, and combine this knowledge with information provided by professional forecasts to assess for themselves what the coming weather is likely to be.
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.
Als Sportbooteigner in einer Studie gefragt wurden, welche Gründe sie von der Ausübung ihres Hobbys abhielten, nannten sie an erster Stelle nicht etwa die Angst vor Sturm oder Seekrankheit.
Freediver Timo Niessner zeigt in seinem Buch erprobte Atemtechniken und praktische Atemübungen, um endlich wieder richtig durchzuatmen, einen klaren Kopf zu bekommen, die eigene innere Kraft zu entfalten und so mit voller Power Beruf und Alltag zu meistern – auch in stürmischer See.
Freediver Timo Niessner zeigt in seinem Buch erprobte Atemtechniken und praktische Atemübungen, um endlich wieder richtig durchzuatmen, einen klaren Kopf zu bekommen, die eigene innere Kraft zu entfalten und so mit voller Power Beruf und Alltag zu meistern – auch in stürmischer See.
This definitive guide to the sport of whitewater kayaking draws on the combined 30+ years of experience of world-renowned paddlers and instructors Ken Whiting and Kevin Varette.
'A beautiful, brilliantly written book on grief, self-discovery and swimming' EMMA GANNON'Immersive and compelling' CATHY RENTZENBRINK*SHORTLISTED FOR THE NERO BOOK AWARDS 2023*In a bid to fill the empty space left by her brother's death, Freya sets out with her friend Miri to swim every tidal pool in Britain in a year.
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.
