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Paradise Cay Publications offers a complete line of nautical Books for navigation and mariner training. We are an authorized print agent for NOAA charts and NGA print-on-demand nautical charts. We're a certified seller of Canadian Hydrographic charts. Our charts and many of our books are printed in-house. Using modern print techniques, we produce high-quality products at a fair price with generous margins for our dealers. Wholesale inquiries welcome.

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PMP012
Venturing by boat on the West Coast of Vancouver Island gives access to areas many people dream about.   This book reflects on destinations on the west side of the island, including inlets, sounds, harbours and small villages that the author has visited. The book discusses alternative ways for boat owners to circumnavigate Vancouver Island. Or visit by using a trailerable boat.   Some of the popular attractions on the coast as well as a number of obscure, seldom visited destinations are included.    It also refers toi snippets of coastal history including references to some First Nations villages.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Author: Peter Vassilopoulos
$3995
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PDB027
This item will start shipping mid November.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Author: Lin & Larry Pardey
ISBN: 9781929214785
$2995
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IPS014
Writer and fisherman Joe Upton recounts the riveting stories of explorers of the past and seafarers of the present in JOURNEYS THROUGH THE INSIDE PASSAGE. His chronicle offers events vivid in their telling: the journey of widow  Muriel Blanchet, who solo navigated a small vessel in the 1930s with her five children; the failed meeting of explorers Alexander Mackenzie and George Vancouver in 1793; countless sinkings; and tales from the author's own experiences plying this legendary waterway.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 5.5 x 8.5
Author: Joe Upton
ISBN: 9780882407401
$1499
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EVE055
This matte laminated 20 inch square lithographic reproduction is the most detailed single page chart of the San Juan Islands available. It is a reduced size reproduction of the 2008 NOAA Chart 18421. Suitable for framing, this 20"x20" is very handsome on the wall, or durable for daily use.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Map
Dimensions (IN): 20 x 20
Author: Seaworthy
ISBN: 61945600368
$999
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WWG_S26
Updated annually, the  Waterway Guide Southern 2026  edition is the indispensable cruising companion for boaters exploring Florida's East coast, the St. John's River, the Okeechobee Waterway, the Keys, Florida's West coast and the Gulf of Mexico to Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. The guide features mile-by-mile navigation information, aerial photography with marked routes, marina listings and locator charts, anchorage information and expanded "Goin' Ashore" articles on ports along the way. Helpful cruising data like GPS waypoints, detailed planning maps, distance charts and bridge tables help get cruisers there safely. Heavy laminated...
Product Type : Book
Dimensions (IN): 10.5 x 9 x 0.75"
Author: Waterway Guide
ISBN: 9798990353091
$5499
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STR043
For the past 30 years, this book has been the authoritative source for all matters of small-boat navigation. Learn how to find and keep track of your position, adjust to changing conditions, and paddle the seas safely and confidently. Includes how to chart an accurate course and maintain it underway whether touring locally, on open water, or between islands. This updated text includes everything you need to know, from traditional map and compass navigation through state-of-the-art electronic navigation. Knowledge gained here will enhance the safety and efficiency of any outing. If you are a sea kayaker or long-distance paddler of any...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 7.5 x 0.6 x 9
Author: David Burch
ISBN: 9780914025528
$3200
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WPL0150
The Star Finder 2102-D is an invaluable tool for celestial navigators to locate and identify, by altitude and azimuth, the 57 stars listed in air and nautical almanacs. It can also be used by amateur star gazers for general star identification.Special diagrams permit rapid check of hour angle and also provide a means of finding altitude and azimuth of unplotted celestial bodies or identification of unplotted bodies from known altitude and azimut. The kit contains a durable black vinyl pouch with velcro closure that holds one star base and 10 plastic templates. Basic instructions are included on the back of the plastic protective sleeve,...
Product Type : Navigation Tool
Dimensions (IN): 10.4 x 10.4
ISBN: 721002001504
$11599
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JCS017
A comprehensive cruising guide to every cruising destination in the world This substantial handbook contains information on all maritime nations of the world with details of local attractions, charter opportunities, formalities, facilities, useful websites and cruising guides. This book is not only a must-have onboard reference manual for long distance sailors, but will undoubtedly inspire the adventurous to explore new and challenging destinations. A companion volume to World Cruising Routes and World Voyage Planner. This third edition has been fully revised and updated.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 7.5 x 9.5
Author: Jimmy Cornell
ISBN: 9781916091061
$5995
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IHP_CHC001*
This all new edition is a totally updated cruising guide covering the entire Pacific coast of Mexico from The US Border, down the Baja Peninsula, around up into the Sea of Cortez all the way north to San Felipe, across to Puerto Penasco and south to Puerto Madero/Chiapas. There are 61 additional charts with extensive coverage of the Sea of Cortez, including Topolobampo and Altata on the mainland coast. The charts have valuable information on entrances, dinghy landings, marinas, dangers, ferry routes, anchorages, shore attractions and amenities, and GPS waypoints, to name a few. The introduction and appendices cover everything from...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
Author: Holly Scott
ISBN: 9781937196356
$7995
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IHP_NAVQ
Designed to replace the discontinued Captain's Quick Guide , our handy spiral-bound guide to the Nautical Rules of the Road is meant to improve upon that popular guide. Printed on card stock with waterproof front and back cover.  Learn: How to Interpret the Lights You See on Other Vessels What Lights to Show Aids to Navigation When and How to Give Way How to Signal Other Vessels When to hold your course and speed Buoys, Beacons, and Dayboards Lateral Aids to Navigation
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 10.25 x 4
ISBN: 9781951116477
$1295
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NBN056
Pauline, the lighthouse keeper's daughter, is proud of her pet spaniel because he is helpful and clever and a friend to all. But even Pauline does not realize just how brave and loyal Spot is until the night a terrible blizzard hits and a boat is missing out in the storm. Based on a true story from Maine's maritime history.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
Author: Angeli Perrow
ISBN: 9780892726004
$995
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ARC030
Washington's storm-ridden outer coast stretches from Cape Disappointment, at the mouth of the Columbia River, to Cape Flattery, at the entrance to the Strait of Juan de Fuca, a distance of about 150 miles. Historians have labeled these waters "the Graveyard of the Pacific" and "the Unforgiving Coast" Despite their hazards, sea routes to, from, and along the coast have been busy. Maritime fur traders and explorers, warships, Gold Rush shipping, passenger vessels, lumber carriers, break-bulk freighters, container ships, and tankers have plied these waters. Concurrently, fisheries developed along the coast, adding to the number of vessels at...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6.5 x 95
Author: William S. Hanable
ISBN: 9780738559711
$2499
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IHP_CFR47A
This is a print-on-demand title and is NOT RETURNABLE
Select a Volume:
Parts 1-19Parts 20-39Parts 40-69Parts 70-79Parts 80-END
Select a Volume: Parts 1-19
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
HRW071
Big format, engagingly illustrated look at just what mighty tugboats do around the harbor and how they do it.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 11.25 x 95
Author: Kate & Jim McMullan
ISBN: 9780060092900
$1999
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IHP_ACT26
PLEASE NOTE: Going forward we will accept a maximum of 10% of any given edition in returns for ALL dated publications. Therefore if you purchase X10 of a dated title, we will credit you a maximum of 1 NOAA tide predictions are used by both commercial and recreational  mariners for safe navigation. Printed tide tables provide users with  tide and tidal current predictions in an easy-to-read format for particular locations. In 2020, NOAA announced that it will eliminate paper publications of  the annual Tide Tables and Tidal Current Tables beginning in 2021. In  order to provide a similar printed resource for those who prefer a...
Product Type : Book
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 X 11
ISBN: 9781965876091
$2495
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INT501
Earning a captain’s license just got easier Whether you are an avid boater seeking to improve your seamanship and get a discount on boat insurance or aspire to start a business running a charter, sightseeing, or whale-watching boat, this revised and updated  Fifth Edition  is the only resource you need to obtain the captain’s license you want, including the six-passenger “Six-Pack,” Master and Mate Inland, Master and Mate Near Coastal, and Sail/Auxiliary Sail Endorsement. Get Your Captain’s License  is thorough enough to replace costly classroom instruction with its 350 pages of seamanship and navigation tutorials and more than...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8 x 11
Author: Charlie Wing with Jim Austin
ISBN: 9780071848374
$3600
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IHP_CDG
This is a print-on-demand title and is NOT RETURNABLE
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
$3295
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MOR013
A super book. 647 color photos describe in step-by-step detail how to tie 70 of the most useful knots. Good for sailing, fishing, camping, climbing.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 5 x 7.5
Author: Mario Bigon & Guido Regazzoni
ISBN: 9780688012267
$1799
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IHP_CNAV
Celestial Navigation in the GPS Age by John Karl This revised and expanded edition of this popular CN book now introduces simple tabular sight reductions first, followed by calculator methods for those wishing to take full advantage of their flexibility. Of course it retains the same unprecedented clear and accurate explanation of CN mysteries, such as the role of the assumed position , and how positions and celestial LOPs can be plotted with no assumptions. The section on stars has been expanded, and star and planet identification and viewing have been added. It explains nine special sights, such as Polaris sights, meridian sights, and...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 9.9 x 7.2
Author: John Karl
ISBN: 9780939837755
$2995
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MOU067
Makes knot-tying incredibly easy for everyone from families to avid sailors to sport climbers! Essential Knots is a practical, colorful, and easy-to-use guide to knots: how to tie them, when to use them, and why a specific knot is the perfect choice to make. Clear and concise step-by-step instructions are completely illustrated with precise photographs guiding the knot tyer. Additional text describes the variety of uses for each knot and provides alternative suggestions for similar knots, while full-color photos show each finished knot in use. Includes instructions for the best 85 knots to use for: Camping, Climbing, Everyday Activities,...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Hardcover
Author: Neville & Madeleine Olliffe
ISBN: 9781594854859
$2495
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