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  • The Improbable Voyage

    by Tristan Jones ...
    The sailor-author navigates his famous yacht, Outward Leg, across the rivers of Europe in this travel memoir that’s “vintage Tristan Jones” (Publishers Weekly).The Improbable Voyage is the account of master sailor and storyteller Tristan Jones' 2,307-mile voyage across Europe in an oceangoing trimaran, Outward Leg. Continuing his round-the-world journey, Jones traveled from the North Sea to the ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Dark and Magical Places: The Neuroscience of Navigation

    How the brain helps us to understand and navigate space—and why, sometimes, it doesn’t work the way it should.Inside our heads we carry around an infinite and endlessly unfolding map of the world. Navigation is one of the most ancient neural abilities we have—older than language. In Dark and Magical Places, Christopher Kemp embarks on a journey to discover the remarkable extent of what our minds ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Illustrated Seamanship

    Ropes & Ropework, Boat Handling & Anchoring

    by Ivar Dedekam ...
    Series Book 3 - Illustrated Nautical Manuals
    Today, yachts are often equipped with electrical windlasses, autopilot, bow thrusters, etc. This equipment has also become much more reliable, making it possible to make long offshore passages without much knowledge of seamanship. However, as the coastguards in many countries can confirm, more and more yachts require assistance, even when they should be able to reach harbour on their own. In this ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Avventura nei sette mari

    Storia della navigazione dal 5000 a. C. al XX secolo

    Translated by Angela Fanis ...
    Hendrik van Loon, pioniere e maestro della divulgazione, racconta la storia di una delle più antiche arti del mondo, la navigazione, che ha permesso all'Uomo di spingersi negli angoli più remoti del pianeta. Dalle primitive zattere fino ai transatlantici, dalle repubbliche marinare alla scoperta delle Americhe, il vertiginoso racconto di van Loon prende il lettore per mano, spaziando tra geografia ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Yachtmaster for Sail and Power

    A Manual for the RYA Yachtmaster® Certificates of Competence

    by Roger Seymour ...
    Yachtmaster for Sail and Power is a major reference book that has proved invaluable for the many sailors following the RYA Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster Offshore course. This highly respected and refreshingly practical study guide covers the whole syllabus in detail, all illustrated with colour photographs, charts and worked examples throughout.It covers:· Chartwork - with useful worked examples· ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • Atlantic Britain: The Story of the Sea a Man and a Ship

    by Adam Nicolson ...
    Accompanied by an eight-part series, this is the story of Adam Nicolson’s adventure in a small boat around the western coast of the British Isles.Early in the year, Adam Nicolson decided to leave his comfy life at home on a Sussex farm and go on an adventure. Equipped with the Auk, a forty-two-foot wooden ketch, and a friend who at least knew how to sail, he set off up the Atlantic coasts of the ... Read more

    $0.99 USD

  • Reeds Weather Handbook 2nd edition

    Weather determines when we sail, where we sail to – and whether we arrive safely. This essential pocket-sized guide equips the reader with all the necessary tools to predict and deal with local and distant weather conditions, whether on a day trip or a longer cruise, along the coast or further offshore.Each topic is broken down into digestible chapters, explaining the origins and effects of the ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Yachting Monthly's Expert Sailing Skills

    No Nonsense Advice That Really Works

    by Tom Cunliffe ...
    Become a better yachtsman with the help of Tom Cunliffe and Yachting Monthly. There are plenty of sailing and seamanship skills that don't feature on the syllabus of even the most advanced official sailing course - and a wealth of wisdom can be found in these pages. There's advice on everything from fixing an engine to recovering a casualty from the water - and all of it is delivered with lively ... Read more

    $19.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Outward Leg

    by Tristan Jones ...
    After seven years ashore and after having his left leg amputated, Tristan Jones decided to return to the sea. He began to piece together Operation Star and found the perfect vessel in a 36-foot trimaran. In October 1983, Jones and his only crew member, Wally Rediske, set out in Outward Leg from San Diego, intending to circumnavigate the world from west to east by sail.The book is the exciting ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Why We Drive

    Toward a Philosophy of the Open Road

    A brilliant and defiant celebration of driving as a unique pathway of human freedom, by "one of the most influential thinkers of our time" (Sunday Times)"Why We Drive weaves philosophers, thinkers, and scientific research with shade-tree mechanics and racers to defend our right to independence, making the case that freedom of motion is essential to who we are as a species. ... We hope you'll read ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Heavy Weather Sailing 8th edition

    For over 50 years Heavy Weather Sailing has been regarded as the ultimate international authority on surviving storms at sea aboard sailing and motor vessels.In this book, former Commodore of the Ocean Cruising Club Martin Thomas brings together a wealth of expert advice from many of the great sailors of the present, including fresh accounts of yachts overtaken by extreme weather, from Ewan ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • The Royal Navy Officer's Pocket-Book

    by Brian Lavery ...
    ""The art of command is…to be the complete master, and yet the complete friend of every man on board; the temporal lord and yet the spiritual brother of every rating; to be detached and yet not dissociated.'A Seaman's Pocket-Book, 1943', has found huge appeal with the British public. Presented in the same format, the Officer's Handbook gathers together useful advice and instruction for those naval ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Navegando en Solitario Alrededor del Mundo

    Joshua Slocum

    by Joshua Slocum ...
    Navegando en Solitario al Rededor del Mundo, es un libro de memorias de Joshua Slocum que narra su fabulosa aventura de dar la vuelta al mundo, llevada a cabo a finales del siglo IX. Slocum fue la primera persona en lograr la hazaña navegando solo. El capitán Slocum era un navegante y constructor de barcos muy experimentado y para lograr su hazaña reconstruyó una balandra abandonada llamada Spray ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

  • El espejo del mar

    by Joseph Conrad ...
    Publicada originalmente en 1906, "El espejo del mar" es una serie de crónicas escritas por Joseph Conrad que componen un vivo retrato de la relación entre el hombre y el mar en una época en que la llegada del vapor supuso el fin de la hegemonía de los barcos de vela. Considerado como el cruce entre un cantar de gesta sobre la navegación a vela y la biblia del oleaje, "El espejo del mar" es la ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Camper's Guide to the Map and Compass - A Collection of Historical Camping Articles on Orienteering in the Great Outdoors

    by Various ...
    Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Pacific Crossing Guide 3rd edition

    RCC Pilotage Foundation

    The Pacific Crossing Guide is a complete reference for anyone contemplating sailing the Pacific in their own boat. From ideal timing, suitable boats, routes, methods of communication, health and provisioning to seasonal weather, departure and arrival ports, facilities, likely costs and dangers, the comprehensiveness of this new edition will both inspire dreamers and instil confidence in those ... Read more

    $60.99 USD

  • Sailing Strategy

    Wind and Current

    by Ian Proctor ...
    Sailing Strategy is considered a racing classic. Long out of print, it has champions who have been petitioning hard for its reissue. It is considered the best book ever written on the subject, and presents in detail techniques which are still completely relevant and applicable today. The author provides a very thorough analysis and explanation of how to read the wind and currents in all conditions ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge (Federal Aviation Administration)

    The Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge is an official Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Handbook that provides basic knowledge that is essential for pilots. This updated handbook introduces pilots to the broad spectrum of knowledge that will be needed as they progress in their pilot training. Written for the pilot preparing for a Remote, Sport, Private, Commercial, or Flight Instructor ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Once Is Enough

    by Miles Smeeton ...
    This timeless classic is an exciting true story of survival against all odds.‘There was a sudden sickening sense of disaster. I felt a great lurch and heel, and a thunder of sound filled my ears. I was conscious, in a terrified moment, of being driven into the front and side of my bunk with tremendous force. At the same time there was a tearing cracking sound, as if Tzu Hang was being ripped apart ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Corrosione dei metalli nella barca

    Tutte le regole per evitarla

    La corrosione dei metalli nella barca è circondata da un alone di mistero. Nonostante i suoi meccanismi siano ben noti alla comunità scientifica, l’argomento continua ad essere poco o mal conosciuto sia ai diportisti sia ai professionisti del mare. Eppure, conoscere e prevenire la corrosione è vitale per la sicurezza e l’integrità della barca. Molti incidenti e rotture sono dovuti a corrosioni ... Read more

    $10.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Frozen Frontier

    Polar Bound through the Northwest Passage

    by Jane Maufe ...
    The Northwest Passage proved so elusive for so long that many sailors and explorers believed it didn't actually exist. A sea route connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through the Arctic archipelago, it wasn't until Roald Amundsen's 1903–06 voyage that the Northwest Passage's existence was finally proved, but the transit is treacherous and entirely dependent upon the ice giving up its grip ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Sailing, Yachts & Yarns

    by Tom Cunliffe ...
    Sailing, Yachts and Yarns is a selection of British sailing legend Tom Cunliffe's most entertaining, outspoken and instructive writing from the pages of Yachting Monthly magazine. Tom's regular column for this leading sailing magazine gives him free reign to explore a wide range of topics. He has a gift for capturing the magic of sail and finding pearls of practical wisdom in the most unlikely ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Gli italiani del Titanic

    Titanic: il più famoso disastro navale della storia si ripropone in tutta la sua drammaticità in occasione del centenario dell’affondamento. Velocità, bellezza, lusso, dimensioni, inaffondabilità… tutto colato a picco in poco più di due ore per i segnali di allerta ignorati. Si pensa sia già stato scritto tutto o quasi sul transatlantico dei record, ma molto resta ancora da scoprire e da ... Read more

    $6.99 USD $5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Yachting Monthly's 200 Skipper's Tips

    Instant Skills to Improve Your Seamanship

    by Tom Cunliffe ...
    Dip into any of the 200 tips in this handy book to make yourself a better yachtsman. They are the very best of the Skipper's Tips from the pages of Yachting Monthly magazine. Each tip is a pearl of wisdom from Britain's foremost yachting writer, Tom Cunliffe. Discover practical skills that you won't find anywhere else. Each tip is illustrated and there's something for everyone – from complete ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus