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Fearsome Passages (Imray)
Fearsome Passages (Imray)
IMR063
$39.95  
Paperback, David Rainsbury, 159 pages, 7.25 x 9.75, 9780852888360
David Rainsbury's 'Fearsome Passages' is an anthology of his articles that have appeared over the last 2 years in Sailing Today magazine. 'Fearsome Passages' are notorious tidal areas, mostly on the north and west side of the British Isles and in Brittany. David describes how to tackle these...
Safer Offshore: Crisis Management and Emergency Repairs at Sea
Safer Offshore: Crisis Management and Emergency Repairs at Sea
PAR047
$19.95  
Paperback, Ed Mapes, 300 pages, 6 x 9, 9780939837878
No skipper should ever take a vessel or crew onto the open ocean without the means to cope with the unthinkable, because in an uncontrolled environment we can't know what will go wrong. . Disasters occur because of a cascade of untoward events; the best seamen are able to interrupt this sequence...
Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats
Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats
INT431
$35.00  
Paperback, Steve Henkel, 412 pages, 8 x 11, 9780071636520
For the first time ever, a comparative survey of 95 percent of the fiberglass pocket cruising sailboats ever built.
NAVIGATING THE THAMES THROUGH CENTRAL LONDON (Imray)
NAVIGATING THE THAMES THROUGH CENTRAL LONDON (Imray)
IMR121
$8.95  
Spiral-Bound, Robert Ludlow, 32 pages, 9.5 x 7.2 x 0.2, 9781846234897
This small book is intended principally as a help to leisure boaters who are not familiar with the Thames through central London. However, Part 2 may well help even the most seasoned of watermen. The length of the river covered is from Margaret Ness in the east, to Putney Bridge in the west....
South Biscay, 7th edition (Imray)
South Biscay, 7th edition (Imray)
IMR120
$94.95  
Hardcover, RCCPF/Steve Pickard, 205 pages, 0.9 x 8.2 x 11.6, 9781846233753
This seventh edition of the RCC's South Biscay pilot covers the coasts of France and Spain from the Gironde to A Coruña in Galicia. This edition has been completely revised and updated. In line with other recent RCC editions, waypoints have been introduced to assist navigation. With new...
Garbage Management Plan Book
Garbage Management Plan Book
IHP_GM
$12.95  
Paperback, 18 pages, 8.5 x 11
This is a print-on-demand title and is NOT RETURNABLE
Map of the Upper Reaches of The River Medway
Map of the Upper Reaches of The River Medway
IMR149
$20.95  
Spiral-Bound, 104 pages, 9 x 6, 9781846234521
First published in the 1950s Imray's Map of the river above Rochester has always been popular with boaters. There is no other large scale map of the non-tidal section of the Medway above Allington Lock. For the last twenty years the map had been published as part of a guide with a commentary by...
Capt. Nat Herreshoff, new edition
Capt. Nat Herreshoff, new edition
SHP361
$29.95  
Paperback, L. Francis Herreshoff, 349 pages, 6 x 9, 9781574092875
A much anticipated reissue, in larger format, of the biography of Nathanael G. Herreshoff, who was the greatest yacht and marine designer and builder this country has ever produced. Many of the closely guarded secrets of Captain Nat, the great master, are revealed in these pages. Fully...
Ocean Sailing: The Offshore Cruising Experience with Real-life Practical Advice
Ocean Sailing: The Offshore Cruising Experience with Real-life Practical Advice
ACB161
$35.00  
Hardcover, Paul Heiney, 288 pages, 8 x 10, 9781472955395
Fully illustrated throughout, this authoritative reference brings together practical advice from the world's experts on ocean sailing, drawing on wisdom from members of the Royal Cruising Club, the Cruising Club of America and Ocean Cruising Club. This is the reassuring voice of the ocean...
Landfall Legalese: The Pacific
Landfall Legalese: The Pacific
PAR014
$29.95  
Paperback, Alan E. Spears, 186 pages, 10.8 x 8.2, 9780939837199
An invaluable assemblage of forms, procedures, protocols and requirements for entering and leaving the most popular cruising ports in the Pacific. Covers Polynesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Down Under, Mexico, Panama and the Galapagos.
Compass Book
Compass Book
PAR024
$12.95  
Paperback, Mike Harris, 104 pages, 11 x 8.3, 9780939837274
Leads the way to a useful understanding of how to repair and maintain and adjust the marine compass. Indicates when to seek the training and experience of a professional adjuster.
Tanker Operations: A Handbook for the Person-in-Charge
Tanker Operations: A Handbook for the Person-in-Charge
CMP093
$50.00  
Hardcover, 9780870336201
The domestic and international rules governing the qualifications for personnel serving on tank vessels have changed in recent years. To address those new requirements, the fourth edition of Tanker Operations incorporates new material by Mark Huber and other contributors, providing an updated...
Pub 115 List of Lights: Norway, Iceland, and Arctic Ocean (CURRENT EDITION)
Pub 115 List of Lights: Norway, Iceland, and Arctic Ocean (CURRENT EDITION)
IHP_PUB115
$29.95  
Paperback, 310 pages, 8.5 x 11
This is a print-on-demand title and is NOT RETURNABLE
The Adventures of Onyx and The Race to Mackinac
The Adventures of Onyx and The Race to Mackinac
ENS009
$14.99  
Hardcover, Tyler Benson, 32 pages, 10 x 10, 9780989284615
The Chicago to Mackinac Island sailboat race has entered the final mile of their 333 mile journey, but they're in trouble.  An overnight weather shift is causing high gusts and huge waves.  More than 350 sailboats are trying to make it to the finish line in the Round Island Passage.  The Coast...
2024 USCG Light List II: Atlantic Coast - Shrewsbury River, New Jersey to Little River, South Carolina
2024 USCG Light List II: Atlantic Coast - Shrewsbury River, New Jersey to Little River, South Carolina
IHP_LL224
$35.00  
Paperback, 8.5 x 11
This is a print-on-demand title and is NOT RETURNABLE
Pub. 110 List if Lights: Greenland, East Coasts of N. and S. America and West Indies (CURRENT EDITION)
Pub. 110 List if Lights: Greenland, East Coasts of N. and S. America and West Indies (CURRENT EDITION)
IHP_PUB110
$32.95  
Paperback, 334 pages, 8.5 x 11
This is a print-on-demand title and is NOT RETURNABLE
PUB. 180 Sailing Directions Planning Guide: Arctic Ocean (CURRENT EDITION)
PUB. 180 Sailing Directions Planning Guide: Arctic Ocean (CURRENT EDITION)
IHP_PUB180
$19.95  
This is a print-on-demand title and is NOT RETURNABLE
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Forth, Tyne, Dogger, Humber, 5th edition (Imray)
Forth, Tyne, Dogger, Humber, 5th edition (Imray)
IMR048
$38.97 $77.95  
Paperback, Henry Iriving, 134 pages, 8.5 X 11, 9780852885789
This new guide provides coverage north from the Humber. A detailed and entertaining guide to the remarkable variety of harbors and havens along the Yorkshire and Northumberland coasts, the pilot is fully illustrated in color with charts and photographs. This guide has been compiled in 2001 from...
PUB 194 Sailing Directions Enroute: Baltic Sea (Southern Part) (CURRENT EDITION)
PUB 194 Sailing Directions Enroute: Baltic Sea (Southern Part) (CURRENT EDITION)
IHP_PUB194
$29.95  
Paperback, 330 pages, 8.5 x 11
This is a print-on-demand title and is NOT RETURNABLE
Dory Story
Dory Story
UNK062
$7.95  
Paperback, Jerry Pallotta, 32 pages, 8.5 x 11.4, 9780881060768
Be prepared for a few surprises when Danny ventures out into the bay in his dory. Although taking the dory out solo is strictly forbidden, Danny cannot resist the calm waters of the bay. And that's where the adventure begins. He thinks rowing into a school of bluefish is trouble enough, but...
Adlard Coles Book of Diesel Engines: 5th Ed.
Adlard Coles Book of Diesel Engines: 5th Ed.
MPS204
$28.00  
Paperback, Mel Bartlett, 96 pages, 7 x 9, 9781472955401
The Adlard Coles Book of Diesel Engines  is aimed at boatowners rather than experienced mechanics. In clear, jargon-free English, it explains how a diesel engine works, and how to care for it. Melanie Bartlett explains how the engine uses simple processes to covert fuel to power, and then...
South Pacific Anchorages, 2nd edition (Imray)
South Pacific Anchorages, 2nd edition (Imray)
IMR002
$67.95  
Paperback, Warwick Clay, 276 pages, 8.25 x 11.75, 9780852884829
Details of harbors and anchorages in the Pacific south of the equator between New Guinea and South America. Fully revised.
Pub 112 List of Lights: Western Pacific and Indian Oceans (CURRENT EDITION)
Pub 112 List of Lights: Western Pacific and Indian Oceans (CURRENT EDITION)
IHP_PUB112
$64.95  
Paperback, 718 pages, 8.5 x 11
This is a print-on-demand title and is NOT RETURNABLE
500 Days
500 Days
STP002
$17.95  
Paperback, Serge Testa, 216 pages, 5.75 x 8.25, 9780731648498
The author departed Brisbane, Australia in June 1984 in his 12 ft. self-designed and built boat to complete a circumnavigation in the smallest yacht yet. An amazing story. Photos.
Pub. 107 Atlas of Pilot Charts South Pacific
Pub. 107 Atlas of Pilot Charts South Pacific
IHP_PUB107
$39.95  
Spiral-Bound, 26 pages, 13 x 19
This is a print-on-demand title and is NOT RETURNABLE
Simple Boat Maintenance
Simple Boat Maintenance
FER111
$26.00  
Paperback, Pat Manley, 160 pages, 9.3 x 6.7, 9781909911130
Concentrates on the 67 most common maintenance jobs to be done aboard both power and sailboats. Each is explained in simple steps and illustrated with fine color photos and diagrams. From electrical systems to leaky toilets, all is explained. Excellent and informative.
USMMA REMOTE TRAINING PACKET includes Expedited Shipping
USMMA REMOTE TRAINING PACKET includes Expedited Shipping
MMAPACK
$86.40  
Expedited Shipping included in this package deal.
Portney's Ponderables: Brain Teasers for Navigators
Portney's Ponderables: Brain Teasers for Navigators
STR034
$9.95  
Paperback, Joe Portney, 140 pages, 9780914025191
"Navigation puzzles, controversies, historical problems, and other ponderables demystified by an expert navigator and writer. Joe Portney is a US Naval Academy graduate and Air Force navigator who has participated in three historic flights over the North Pole. He is a past President of the...
Fiberglass Repair, Polyester or Epoxy
Fiberglass Repair, Polyester or Epoxy
CMP219
$10.99  
Paperback, David & Zora Aiken, 98 pages, 5.5 x 8.5, 9780870335679
Fiberglass Repair, Second Edition is filled with easily accessed information, all aimed at giving a determined boat owner the necessary skills and the confidence to tackle typical fiberglass repairs, using either polyester or epoxy resin. In every boating area, hundreds of fiberglass...
2024 USCG Light List I: Atlantic Coast - St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey
2024 USCG Light List I: Atlantic Coast - St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey
IHP_LL124
$35.00  
8.5 X 11
This is a print-on-demand title and is NOT RETURNABLE
Modern Marine Engineer's Man., Vol. 2, 3rd edition
Modern Marine Engineer's Man., Vol. 2, 3rd edition
CMP077
$85.00  
Hardcover, Everett C. Hunt, James A. Harbach & Alan L. Rowen, 976 pages, 6 x 9, 9780870335372
Completely revised and updated to reflect current engineering practices and equipment found aboard modern commercial vessels. Sections on medium-speed diesels, environmental concerns, sewage processing, int'l. regulations, sea trials test, equipment.
DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Caribbean
DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Caribbean
DKP078
$30.00  
Flex, 552 pages, 5.1 x 1.1 x 8.7, 9780241368886
DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: The Caribbean  will lead you straight to the best attractions this island paradise has to offer. Packed with photographs, illustrations, and detailed mapping of 130 Caribbean islands, the guide explores every facet of the irresistible islands, from Harrison's Caves...
Pub 114 List of Lights: British Isles, English Channel, and North Sea (CURRENT EDITION)
Pub 114 List of Lights: British Isles, English Channel, and North Sea (CURRENT EDITION)
IHP_PUB114
$22.95  
Paperback, 212 pages, 8.5 x 11
This is a print-on-demand title and is NOT RETURNABLE
PUB 141: Sailing Directions Enroute: Scotland (CURRENT EDITION)
PUB 141: Sailing Directions Enroute: Scotland (CURRENT EDITION)
IHP_PUB141
$27.95  
Paperback, 282 pages, 8.5 x 11
This is a print-on-demand title and is NOT RETURNABLE
Emergency Navigation Card Emergency Navigation Card
Emergency Navigation Card
STR044
$14.95  
Laminated Card, 1 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9780914025566
New and updated edition of a product that has been in use since 1987.   This card is intended as an addition to a back-up nav kit or just as a quick reference to emergency techniques of navigation without conventional instruments. With it you can find your way across an ocean or across...
Stress-free Sailing: Single and Short-handed Techniques
Stress-free Sailing: Single and Short-handed Techniques
MPS131
$25.00  
Paperback, Duncan Wells, 160 pages, 6.8 x 0.4 x 9.7, 9781472907431
The vast majority of sailing yacht scenarios comprise a couple sailing the boat together, needing to carry out all maneuvers and activities themselves with no help from a back-up crew. Their boat handling, navigation, sail handling, anchoring, and mooring skills all have to be carried out both...
Paddle-to-the-Sea
Paddle-to-the-Sea
HMC044
$13.99  
Paperback, Holling Clancy Holling, 64 pages, 8.75 x 11, 9780395292037
Wonderfully illustrated story of a small canoe carved by an Indian boy and the journey it makes from Lake Superior all the way to the Atlantic Ocean. Maps on nearly every page help the reader follow the harrowing, instructive trip.
Pub 113 List of Lights: West Coasts of Europe and Africa, Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea (CURRENT EDITION)
Pub 113 List of Lights: West Coasts of Europe and Africa, Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea (CURRENT EDITION)
IHP_PUB113
$49.95  
Paperback, 540 pages, 8.5 x 11
This is a print-on-demand title and is NOT RETURNABLE
Fenland Waterways: River Nene to River Great Ouse via Middle Level link route and alternatives
Fenland Waterways: River Nene to River Great Ouse via Middle Level link route and alternatives
IMR189
$14.95  
Spiral-Bound, 6.5 x 9.5
Spiral-bound
THE ADVENTURES OF MIKE THE MOOSE: THE BOYS FIND THE WORLD
THE ADVENTURES OF MIKE THE MOOSE: THE BOYS FIND THE WORLD
PCP001
$12.95  
Hardcover, Ellen and Ed Zacko, 8.5 x 11, 9781732318205
Pub 116 List of Lights: Baltic Sea with Kattegat, Belts and Sound of Bothnia (CURRENT EDITION)
Pub 116 List of Lights: Baltic Sea with Kattegat, Belts and Sound of Bothnia (CURRENT EDITION)
IHP_PUB116
$26.95  
Paperback, 292 pages, 8.5 x 11
This is a print-on-demand title and is NOT RETURNABLE
Puerto Rico Adventure Set Denali National Park & Preserve Adventure Set
Puerto Rico Adventure Set
WFP119
$17.95  
Folding Pocket Guide with Map, 14 pages, 5 x 9, 9781583559673
The Puerto Rico Adventure Set consists of a Pocket Naturalist Guide and National Geographic Map, offering a perfect resource for travelers wanting "hands on" information on what to see and where to go to find some of the world's most dramatic natural attractions. Waterford's Caribbean Birds...
The Black Sea, 1st edition (Imray)
The Black Sea, 1st edition (Imray)
IMR115
$57.95  
Paperback, RCCPF/David Read Barker and Lisa Borre, 200 pages, 11.5 x 8 x 0.5, 9781846234125
Based on previously published cruising notes this guide provides sailing directions for all the countries surrounding the Black Sea. Packed with useful background information and supported by the RCCPF's access to the latest and often changing information this is an essential companion for...
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Inshore Britain (Imray)
Inshore Britain (Imray)
IMR044
$48.95 $69.95  
Paperback, Stuart Fisher, 357 pages, 8.25 x 11.75, 9780852889060
Inshore Britain is an anthology of articles, each dealing with a particular stretch of coast around Britain, that were first published in the Canoeist magazine. Designed to provide guidance for sea kayakers, Stuart Fishers commentary is a fascinating read for anyone interested in Britain's long...
PUB 161 Sailing Directions Enroute: South China Sea and The Gulf of Thailand (CURRENT EDITION)
PUB 161 Sailing Directions Enroute: South China Sea and The Gulf of Thailand (CURRENT EDITION)
IHP_PUB161
$23.95  
Paperback, 242 pages, 8.5 x 11
This is a print-on-demand title and is NOT RETURNABLE
Shakedown Cruise: Lessons and Adventures from a Cruising Veteran as He Learns the Ropes
Shakedown Cruise: Lessons and Adventures from a Cruising Veteran as He Learns the Ropes
MPS193
$19.00  
Hardcover, Nigel Caulder, 208 pages, 6.5 x 9.5, 9781472946713
Long before he was one of America's leading yachting writers, Nigel Calder was a novice cruiser with ambitions grander than his experience, setting off for a round-world-voyage. Nigel and his partner Terrie were young and foolish, with a home-built boat that was new and untested, one child...
Wooden Boat Renovation
Wooden Boat Renovation
INT241
$42.00  
Hardcover, Jim Trefethen, 265 pages, 7 x 10, 9780070652392
The first all-inclusive repair and restoration guide for the boat owner with average skills who needs to know how to find the right boat to restore, the right tools and equipment.
Reeds Marine Distance Tables 16th edition
Reeds Marine Distance Tables 16th edition
ACB164
$40.00  
Paperback, Miranda Delmar-Morgan, 240 pages, 5.5 x 8.5, 9781472969811
Reeds Marine Distance Tables  are the perfect ready-reckoner for captains, navigators, and owners of merchant and cruise ships large and small wanting a quick and accurate distance references between all the regularly used commercial ports of the world. They are also of increasing value to the...
Adriatic Pilot 8th ed
Adriatic Pilot 8th ed
IMR177
$97.95  
Hardcover, T & D Thompson, 8.5 x 11, 9781786790217
In publication for over thirty years, Adriatic Pilot remains the only single volume to cover the whole region, from Albania and the heel of Italy in the south to Venice and Slovenia in the north. The ever-popular cruising ground of Croatia is covered extensively in four separate chapters....
Caribbean Seashore Life (Criaturas Del Litoral Caribeno): A Guide to the Life in the Littoral Zone (Bilingual)
Caribbean Seashore Life (Criaturas Del Litoral Caribeno): A Guide to the Life in the Littoral Zone (Bilingual)
WFP188
$7.95  
Folding Pocket Guide, 4.5 x 8.5, 9781620054796
The Caribbean Sea is a semi-enclosed basin of the western Atlantic Ocean that includes over 8,388 miles (over 13,500 km) of coastline, a zone that is characterized by coral reefs, mangroves, seagrasses, sandy beaches, and rocky shores. These tropical ecosystems contain a high diversity of flora...
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