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IHP_CGHI
The CRUISING GUIDE TO THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS is a boaters’ companion designed to aid resident and visiting boaters alike in their enjoyment of the Islands. The first section, “The Hawaiian Islands,” offers a brief look at the geological, historical, and political history of the Islands, as well as information on weather, boat equip-ment, provisions, medical supplies, and passage-making. The second section, “Destinations,” includes the viable anchorages and marinas in the Islands grouped by island. The entry for each destination includes background about the area, a few suggestions about what you can see and do there, directions on...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8 x 10
Author: Carolyn & Bob Mehaffy
ISBN: 9781937196837
$4995
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INT203
“The best explanation that I have seen of corrosion on boats.”―Nigel Calder, author of Boatowner’s Mechanical and Electrical Manual “A powerful weapon in the war against metal deterioration.”―Cruising WorldCorrosion is a constant, often expensive, and sometimes dangerous problem for boaters. Moisture, salt, electrical currents, and chemicals create a potent combination that can attack the metallic (and sometimes nonmetallic) parts of your boat. Everett Collier, an expert in marine technology, details all the types of corrosion―including simple galvanic, electrochemical, and electrolytic―and explains how to identify, combat, and prevent...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 9.3 x 7.5
Author: Everett, Collier
ISBN: 9780071475440
$2500
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SHP303
How to select and equip a modern cruising yacht. Covers every aspect of design and equipment from a professional's view, discussing pros and cons of each. The only book of its type written by a professional designer.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 8 x 10
Author: Bruce RobertsGoodson
ISBN: 9781574090376
$2995
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USS031
For novices to cruising under sail. Covers every topic from docking under power to shortening sail to safety requirements. Hundreds of excellent illustrations.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Author: U.S. Sailing
ISBN: 9781938915024
$1795
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SKY157
Do you know what seamanship is? It's the art of making knots. But there's no need to board a boat to learn how to make sea knots.   My First Book of Nautical Knots   brings you eighteen knots to discover.   Some are done in a jiffy, like the figure eight or the bowline knot; others require greater concentration, such as the slip knot or the bosco knot. Still others are so pretty that you can use them to make a jewel or a small decorative object. Ropework is an activity very popular with children, and  My First Book of Nautical Knots  offers beautifully illustrated step-by-step models of nautical knots that is sure to help parents...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 7 x 9
Author: Caroline Britz
$999
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HRW093
Deadliest Sea  by Kalee Thompson is the spellbinding true story of the greatest rescue in U.S. Coast Guard history. Recounting the tragic sinking of the fishing trawler,  Alaska Ranger , in the Bering Sea and its remarkable aftermath in March 2008,  Deadliest Sea  is real life action and adventure at its finest. The full story of an amazing rescue—where extraordinary courage, ingenuity, will, and technology combined in one of the most remarkable maritime feats ever recorded—has never been told before now. It’s  The Perfect Storm  meets  Deadliest Catch.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8 x 5.3 x 0.8
Author: Kalee Thompson
ISBN: 9780061766305
$1799
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ACB147
Don't leave shore without this easy-to-use celestial favorite navigation primer--it could save your life! Huge advances in electronic navigation since the original publication of  Celestial Navigation  have transported offshore navigators to a world of press-button convenience. Traditional navigation skills--and technology-free position finding--are still vital, though, especially when things go wrong, as they will: batteries fail, antennas go overboard, and electronics get wet. Knowledge of celestial navigation is a life-saving emergency skill; it is also a rite of initiation and its practice still a favorite pastime among...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 5 x 7
Author: Mary Blewitt
ISBN: 9781472942876
$1700
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CMP009
The most up-to-date information available on avoiding and dealing with dangers on the water. Search and Rescue chapter has been completely rewritten. Lifeboat and life raft use, abandon ship procedures and survival skills are thoroughly covered.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: Robert Meurn
ISBN: 870335730
$3500
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HRW112
In the tradition of Dava Sobel's  Longitude  comes sailing expert David Barrie's compelling and dramatic tale of invention and discovery—an eloquent elegy to one of the most important navigational instruments ever created, and the daring mariners who used it to explore, conquer, and map the world. Since its invention in 1759, a mariner's most prized possession has been the sextant. A navigation tool that measures the angle between a celestial object and the horizon, the sextant allowed sailors to pinpoint their exact location at sea. David Barrie chronicles the sextant's development and shows how it not only saved...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 5.3 x 0.9 x 8
Author: David Barrie
ISBN: 9780062279354
$1699
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IMR193
This is a guide for river users planning trips along the River Great Ouse from Denver to Bedford, including the River Wissey, Little Ouse or Brandon Creek, River Lark, River Cam and the Cambridgeshire Lodes. Commentary and essential notes supporting clear mapping by Andrew Hunter Blair with additional information from the Great Ouse Boating Association. The 2013 edition has been fully revised.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6.3 x 9.1
Author: Andrew Hunter-Blair
ISBN: 9781846238420
$2495
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IMR035
Secret Anchorages of Brittany provides concise pilotage directions for practically all the natural anchorages along the Brittany coast, from the Bay of Mont St Michel round to the great estuary of the Loire. In fact, as with the first edition, the anchorages start near Cap de la Hague on the Cotentin Peninsula and include Iles Chausey, both of course part of Normandy. The book enters Brittany waters near Cancale and follows the whole 300-mile coastline, with its rivers, estuaries and offshore islands, looking into every nook and cranny on the way. This stylish second edition includes many new anchorages and is lavishly illustrated in...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 7.5 x 10
Author: Peter Cumberlidge
ISBN: 9780852887578
$4995
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IHP_STABREF
This is a print-on-demand title and is NOT RETURNABLE
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
ISBN: 9781937196271
$2495
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IHP_SCA003*
The classic text for building in plywood. Dense with information on every process from lofting to launch. Very well illustrated with photos, drawings.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
Author: Glen L. Witt
ISBN: 939070073
FRM012
Detailed, Waterproof, Rip-Resistant Map - loaded with information for everything there is to see and do. Dive and snorkel sites are located, named, and described with detailed text. Side One covers St. Thomas and St. John, with inset maps of Charlotte Amalie, Cruz Bay, and Coral Bay. There are colorful illustrations of USVI coral reef creatures. Side Two is a map of St. Croix, with insets of Frederiksted and Christiansted, along with more fish illustrations. This is a map and a guidebook rolled into one. Enough info to help you plan your trip and a handy reference to carry and use while on island. 18" x 27", folded to 4.5" x 9".
Product Type : Map
Book Type: Map
Dimensions (IN): 4.5 x 9
ISBN: 9781931494526
$899
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CMP018
This fourth edition has been designed for recreational boaters, maritime students and professionals. Provides easy reference to both Inland and International Rules with instructional comments throughout. Includes practice questions and suggested methods
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: updated by Steven Browne
ISBN: 9780870335785
$4000
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MIK008
Contains 43 NOS charts for cruising between San Diego and the Panama Canal. Includes coverage for the Gulf of California and Baja. Blue accents have been added to the charts for easier reading. Excellent value.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 16.75 x 12
$11250
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IHP_PUB147
This is a print-on-demand title and is NOT RETURNABLE
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
$1995
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CMP200
Since its first publication in 1972, more than 30,000 blue-water sailors have looked to this book when injury or illness struck at sea. Virtually every accident or ailment that might occur when professional medical care is unavailable is squarely faced and dealt with, using layman's language and step-by-step instructions that calmly take the reader from diagnosis through treatment to follow-up care. . The fifth edition brings this standard work up-to-date with current medical practice. While maintaining its ease of use for quick, easy reference in case of a medical emergency at sea, diagrams inside the front and back covers point the...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: Peter F. Eastman, M.D
ISBN: 9780870335242
$1699
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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
$1495
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WWG_GL24W2
Waterway Guide Great Lakes, Volume 2 , is the indispensable cruising companion for boaters exploring the western Great Lakes from Lake Huron (including Georgian Bay and the North Channel) to Lake Superior (including the St. Marys River) and Lake Michigan. This edition also includes the inland portions of the Great Loop Cruise from Chicago to the Gulf of Mexico. 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...
Product Type : Book
Dimensions (IN): 10.8 x 8.8
ISBN: 9798990353015
$5499
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NAV514
The Naval Officer's Guide, intended primarily for commissioned officers in the U.S. Navy, is also a valuable introduction to the sea services for officers from other uniformed services, the U.S. interagency community, and anyone interested in learning more about the Navy. Completely revised and updated, this edition reflects recent changes in the organization and policies of the Department of Defense and the Navy. This revision reflects the current Navy operating environment, technological innovations, and the natural evolution of policies, practices, traditions, and social norms. Topics covered include current operational Navy doctrine...
Product Type : Book
Dimensions (IN): 9.06 x 6.06
Author: USN (Ret.), Lesa, McComas
ISBN: 9781682474594
$4395
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CMP093
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 textbook for maritime schools and individuals pursuing a tankerman endorsement. It is also a standard reference for anyone involved in the tanker industry. The subject areas from the third edition have been expanded and address such basics as vessel construction and cargo characteristics; cargo piping and venting systems; cargo measurement and...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780870336201
$5000
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PAR042
This practical, easy-to-use guide provides the vocabulary and language skills necessary to cruise in French-speaking waters. . Whether your boating plans include the Caribbean, French Polynesia, Mediterranean or the canals of France, French For Cruisers gives you the tools you need to communicate.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.1 x 7
Author: Kathy Parsons
ISBN: 9780967590516
$2995
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ING018
A new edition with updated information. Thirteen tales of ghost haunting American lighthouses. Includes photographs of each lighthouse by Bruce Roberts. The lighthouses included are: Old Presque Isle Lighthouse on Lake Huron, Michigan Plymouth Lighthouse, Massachusetts Heceta Head Lighthouse, near Florence, Oregon Big Bay Point Lighthouse, Lake Superior, Michigan St. Augustine Lighthouse, Florida Batter Point Lighthouse, Crescent City, California Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, Outer Banks, North Carolina Seguin Island Lighthouse, near Georgetown, Maine Seul Choix Point Lighthouse, Lake Michigan, Michigan Old Port Boca Grande Lighthouse,...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Author: Norma Elizabeth & Bruce Roberts
ISBN: 9781561645916
$1495
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IHP_CHC006*
This guide provides detailed drawings of all anchorages and marina facilities on the western coast of Costa Rica. The introduction discusses topics such as climate, entry procedures, money, pets, provisions and worthwhile shore trips. The appendices include chart lists, common menu items (Spanish / English), surfing spots, useful telephone numbers and an illustrated guide to turtle identification. The recently opened full facility Marina Papagayo in Bahia Culebra (Papagayo) has created a first-rate moorage for cruising vessels. Entry procedures to Costa Rica can be completed and the modern marina can accommodate mega yachts....
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
Author: Margo Wood
ISBN: 9781937196394
$3495
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ACB141
The book provides a fascinating insight into the history of sailing explored through a hundred objects that have been pivotal in the development of sailing and saling boats. From the earliest water-borne craft, through magnificent Viking warships, to the technology that powers some of the most sophisticated modern yachts, the book also covers key developments such as keeps, and navigational aids, including the astrolabe, sextant, and compass. Other more apparently esoteric objects from all around the world are also explored, including the importance of citrus fruit in the prevention of scurvy, scrimshaw made from whalebone, and the...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 10 x 1 x 7.9
Author: Barry Pickthall
ISBN: 9781472918857
$3500
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IHP_PUB131
This is a print-on-demand title and is NOT RETURNABLE
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
$4895
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WIL004
Exhaustive, venerable guide to Shiphandling and seagoing safety covering every aspect of the subject. An indispensable reference. NOTE: no wholesale discount available 
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 65 x 95
Author: Capt. John V. Noel, Jr (retired)
ISBN: 471289485
$17950
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MPS207
John Kretschmer is sailing’s practical philosopher--as much a doer as a thinker. And that is the overarching theme of this chronicle of a sailing life. Often amusing, sometimes poignant, occasionally terrifying but always inspiring, his deeply personal account is a welcome reminder about the good life waiting at sea. With hundreds of thousands of nautical miles under his keel, Kretschmer's adventures have taken him several times around the world, with challenging crossings of the Atlantic and the Pacific, a narrow escape from a coup in Yemen, an unlikely deliverance from a coral reef off Belize, as well as more serene, introspective...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: John Kretschmer
ISBN: 9781472951625
$2800
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IMR167
The author’s well-established guide to the East Coast of England, from Great Yarmouth to Dover and the corresponding coasts between Calais and Den Helder, has been updated for this revised 6th edition. Information on the extensive new wind farms in the Thames Estuary and off the coast of Belgium and the Netherlands has been included, along with details of changed traffic separation schemes off the continental coast and updated contact details for ports and services. North Sea Passage Pilot provides valuable information for entering the rivers and harbours on both sides of the North Sea and for sailing the passages between them.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
Author: Brian Navin
ISBN: 9781846239601
$8895
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IHP_PUB153
This is a print-on-demand title and is NOT RETURNABLE
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
$1995
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CMP090
Textbook to meet the needs of contemporary marine engineers. Emphasis is placed on main propulsion diesel engines. Aero derivative gas turbines are covered in detail. Each chapter includes review questions and references for additional study.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: Everett C. Hunt, Editor
ISBN: 9780870334962
$9500
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IMR180
Corsica and North Sardinia is a well-established guide to Corsica and the northern region of Sardinia, which together constitute several varied cruising grounds- from the sometimes exposed and often dramatic bays of Corsica’s west coast to the more protected and gentle cruising on its eastern side, to the rich choice of anchorages in the Bouches de Bonifacio and on Sardinia's island-studded north coast. This whole region is justifiably popular with cruising sailors, particularly in the summer season. This fourth edition has been thoroughly revised by the authors, who have spent the past two years exploring the Corsican and Sardinian...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Author: RCC Pilotage Foundation, John Marchment
ISBN: 9781786790736
$9295
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IHP_HWA
This is a print-on-demand title and is NOT RETURNABLE
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 11.3 x 8.5
Author: Ma-Li Chen and Lee S. Chesneau
ISBN: 9780939837786
$4995
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IHP_TAPS25
Features a page-per-day format that includes all the tide and current information for each day on a single page. Designed to be a direct replacement for the popular Capt'n Jacks Tide Book, which is no longer being produced. Heavy-Duty waterproof covers Spiral-bound Measures 4 x 8 inches
Product Type : Book
Dimensions (IN): 4 x 8
ISBN: 9781951116965
$2295
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INT464
Enjoy doing dozens of decorative projects based on the sailor's art of ropework. Decorative ropework, also known as fanciwork, comes ashore in Marlinspike Sailor's Knots and Crafts Inside you will learn how to make all manner of cool, sailorly items: hammocks, block mats, companionway or stair treads, sailor's bracelets, hammock bags for carrying fruits, etc. , tool covers, stanchion or porch railing covers, decorated grommets for hanging towels, water bottle or wine carafe covers. Written by ropework expert Barbara Merry, the book includes projects to adorn the house, camp, motor home or office--or even a boat! Even if you are new to the...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Author: Barbara Merry
ISBN: 9780071789981
$2400
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INT334
Step-by-step, picture-by-picture how to measure for, construct, modify, renew and repair canvas items such as dodgers, biminis, sail covers, sail bags, cushions and more above decks and below. Also, how to repair and improve sails.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 7.5 x 95
Author: Don Casey
ISBN: 9780070133914
$2800
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NBN045
In recent years, sailing has undergone some revolutionary changes: Satellites and autopilots are now used for navigation. Artificial-fiber and wire ropes have nearly replaced natural-fiber ropes. But when it comes to decorative knotting, natural fiber is still the favored choice. This book is tops when it comes to learning how to master tying the most common sailing knots. With fully illustrated and step-by-step instructions, the author explains how to correctly tie and use more than fifty knots―including stopper knots, bends, loops, and hitches―and in which situations each one is most useful.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 5.5 x 8.5
Author: Peter Owen
ISBN: 9781493036745
$1495
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HRW156
New York Times   Bestseller The heart-stopping memoir, soon to be a major motion picture starring Shailene Woodley and Sam Claflin, and directed by Baltasar Kormákur ( Everest ). “An inspirational and empowering read.” —Shailene Woodley Young and in love, their lives ahead of them, Tami Oldham and her fiancé Richard Sharp set sail from Tahiti under brilliant blue skies, with Tami’s hometown of San Diego as their ultimate destination. But the two free spirits and avid sailors couldn’t anticipate that less than two weeks into their voyage, they would sail directly into one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in recorded...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 5.5 x 8.5
Author: Tami Oldham Ashcraft
ISBN: 9780062868206
$1599
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WWN296
How a scientific outsider came up with a revolutionary theory of light and saved untold numbers of lives. Augustin Fresnel (1788–1827) shocked the scientific elite with his view of the physics of light. The lens he invented was a feat of engineering that made lighthouses blaze many times brighter, farther, and more efficiently than they had before. As secretary of France's Lighthouse Commission, he planned and oversaw the lighting of the nation's coast. Although Fresnel died young, his brother Léonor presided over the spread of the new technology around the globe. The new lights were of strategic importance in navigation, and the Fresnel...
Product Type : Book
Author: Theresa Levitt
ISBN: 9780393350890
$1595
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