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  • Yacht Racing - The Aerodynamics of Sails and Racing Tactics

    by Manfred Curry ...
    A guide for racing yachtsman that is as useful today as when it was first published. Teaching the fundamentals of the start line, beating to windward, rounding a mark, wind abeam, before the wind. This book is a wonderful collection of anecdotes, tactics and case studies. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • HANDLING STORMS AT SEA : The 5 Secrets of Heavy Weather Sailing: The 5 Secrets of Heavy Weather Sailing

    The 5 Secrets of Heavy Weather Sailing

    by Hal Roth ...
    The definitive guide to a critical, hotly debated topicHow should a sailor cope with storms at sea? Some advocate heaving-to, others running off. Some say trail a sea anchor over the bow, others a drogue astern. The stakes in the discussion couldn’t be higher, or the consensus lower. Finally, preeminent sailor/author Hal Roth offers a practical strategy that can evolve and respond as storms grow ... Read more

    $28.79 USD

  • The International Marine Book of Sailing

    by William Robinson ...
    Here's the book that can get you sailing in an afternoon and keep you sailing better through a lifetime on the waterThis is the first sailing book that follows a sailor's ideal learning curve. Rather than tell you all about sail trim or anchoring in a single chapter, Robby Robinson tells you what you need to know when you want to know it. From the absolute basics to the most advanced techniques, ... Read more

    $54.79 USD

  • THE TROLLER YACHT BOOK: How To Cross Oceans Without Getting Wet Or Going Broke - 2ND EDITION

    by George Buehler ...
    When yacht designer George Buehler decided he no longer wanted to sit in a cockpit of a sailboat and steer with a stick, he created a line of cruising powerboats that many people could afford and sailors could still love. He called them Troller Yachts. Unlike those fuel guzzling seagoing bulldozers called Trawler Yachts, his new designs were based on the graceful salmon trollers of the Pacific ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • An Old Salt's Guide to Free Maritime Websites

    by Donald Bates-Brands ...
    More years ago than I care to admit, I was a junior quartermaster on a Coast Guard Cutter. I had the job of maintaining and looking up all sorts of nautical information and Federal laws. In the age of paper this could sometimes be a daunting task. It could take hours if you didn't fully know your way through the labyrinth of paper produced by our government. (I didn't) Today you can find this ... Read more

    $3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Building Outrigger Sailing Canoes

    Modern Construction Methods for Three Fast, Beautiful Boats

    by Gary Dierking ...
    Build the fastest, most exotic sailboats around!Popular in Hawaii and throughout the South Pacific and Indian Oceans, outrigger canoes combine the romance of the South Seas with a ruthless efficiency of design and breathtaking sailing performance. This is the first book to present complete plans and building instructions for three outrigger sailing canoes.Based on traditional Hawaiian and ... Read more

    $20.89 USD

  • Hurricane Handbook

    by Gene Parola ...
    This handbook deals in detail with 13 issues of importance:IntroductionPlan The JobAttitude ChangeDo Not Leave Your Boat In A MarinaPrevention Is More Insurance Than You Can Afford To Pay ForThe HarnessChafingCleatsWindageFinding ShelterStorm AnchorsPracticeD-DayThe author presents these suggestions out of 45 years of experience--having sailed the Great Lakes, the Islands of Hawaii, Bahamas, F... ... Read more

    $4.50 USD

  • Surveying Yachts and Small Craft

    by Paul Stevens ...
    This is the only book linked to a practical surveying course. Highly practical in nature, and packed with detailed close-up photography, step by step procedures, and helpful checklists, this definitive handbook will prove a godsend to small craft owners who want to check out defects on their own boats or on boats they are planning to buy, as well as practicing surveyors and surveying students ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

  • On Yachts and Yacht Handling

    by Thomas Fleming Day ...
    This edition features• illustrations• a linked Table of ContentsCONTENTSOn this BookOn SeamanshipOn Boats in GeneralOn One-man BoatsOn Sea-going BoatsOn RigsOn Sail as an AuxiliaryOn ReefingOn Anchors and AnchoringOn RiggingOn Stranding ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Penelope Down East

    Cruising Adventures in an Engineless Catboat Along the World's Most Beautiful Coast

    by W. R. Cheney ...
    Penelope Down East is a collection of stories about sailing the Maine coast in a small catboat with no engine. This is cruising the way it was done a hundred years ago—and it takes a high level of seamanship to get anywhere. If the wind or the tide is against you, you must adapt, change plans, tack all day, or hole up in a harbor and wait for better conditions. It makes for delightfully ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • The Complete Ocean Skipper

    Deep-water Voyaging, Navigation and Yacht Management

    by Tom Cunliffe ...
    Following on from his bestselling The Complete Day Skipper and The Complete Yachtmaster, yachting legend Tom Cunliffe turns his attentions to the third strand of the RYA syllabus. With the same hugely popular, highly practical approach, The Complete Ocean Skipper covers everything a yachtsman needs to know when planning an offshore cruise or ocean passage.All aspects of planning and preparing for ... Read more

    $40.49 USD

  • Ashanti Sails South

    by Carola Englert ...
    After three decades of hard work Carola and Elmar, her husband and captain, are about to fulfil their lifelong dream: To sail south on Ashanti, their CS 36T sailboat. Despite their misgivings of abandoning house and family, and whether their boat and 33-year marriage will survive the adventure, they risk storms and gales to traverse the tumultuous Great Lakes to Florida and the Bahamas.This ... Read more

    $6.99 USD