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WWG_CUBA2
Waterway Guide Cuba covers the country's entire coast and is the perfect companion whether visiting for a few days or circumnavigating the island. Detailed navigation, anchorages, Goin' Ashore information, over 140 chartlets and a bonus section on the Florida Keys are included in this new 400+ page guide. Waterway Guide Cuba is the most comprehensive and up-to-date guidebook for boaters, fishermen and cruisers. It is co-authored by Addison Chan, who has distinguished himself as the preeminent expert on sailing and navigating Cuba's coastline. Contributing Editor Nigel Calder provides additional insight in the section on the Northeast...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 9 x 11
ISBN: 9780998586342
$5999
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GPT080
This is the absorbing, painstakingly researched story of Ida Lewis, born in Newport, Rhode Island in 1842, and the fearless rescues she made at Lime Rock Lighthouse. Her father, Captain Hosea Lewis, became the first keeper of Lime Rock Lighthouse in 1853. But after he was disabled by stroke, then-fifteen-year-old Ida and her mother took over the tending of the Lime Rock Light from 1857 until 1872, when her father died. Her mother was appointed lighthouse keeper and remained in this position until she died in 1879, even though Ida continued to do the work. In 1879, Ida was officially appointed to the job, which she remained in until her...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 5.5 x 8.5
Author: Lenore Skomal
ISBN: 9780762758807
$1495
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$8640
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INT019
For sailboat or powerboat owners who want to construct sail covers, awnings, biminis, dodgers, cushion covers, boat covers, weather cloths from traditional canvas or synthetic materials. Detailed instructions, clear and easy to follow. 180 illustrations.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
Author: Jim Grant
ISBN: 9780070240803
$2900
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MPS267
This book shows you how to tie 50 knots. Some have been chosen for their fame, some for their beauty and some because they are knots that everyone should know how to tie.
Product Type : Book
Author: George Lewis
ISBN: 9781784946746
$1999
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IMR148
This pilot covers the most remote areas of the west coast of Scotland between Ardnamurchan Point and Cape Wrath and the Island of Skye. Martin Lawrence has completely revised the text and for this edition has added new photographs taken from both the air and sea. The use of full colour throughout the work brings a clarity to the photographs and harbour plans. New photographs have been added to support changes to the text and plans in this 3rd edition. Martin Lawrence has spent many years sailing on the West Coast of Scotland and is a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Navigation. He is well known as the author of the Yachtsman's Pilot...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11.8
Author: Martin Lawrence
ISBN: 9781846231780
$8195
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WFP169
Boating Essentials references everything a boater needs to know about boating laws, safe operation of water craft (including boats, sailboats and jet skis), useful knots, navigation, signals, weather, boating hazards and emergency first aid. An indispensable reference, it is the perfect companion to have on hand whenever you are on the water. Made in the USA.
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Book Type: Folding Pocket Guide
Dimensions (IN): 3.75 x 5.5
Author: James Kavanagh
ISBN: 9781620052822
$895
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INT164
Looks back half a millennium to chronicle the greatest ocean voyages attempted in the littlest of boats-rowboats, canoes, and tiny sailboats like Hugo Vihlen's 6 ft. April Fool. This is history, adventure and seafaring legend of the highest order.
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: William Longyard
ISBN: 9780071440295
$2700
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STR013
This workbook is intended to supplement the text Modern Marine Weather with practice questions and convenient resources. All answers are provided. The Lesson structure here matches the chapter structure in the textbook. There are multiple choice questions and "points of ponder" questions for each of the ten chapters.
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8 x 11
Author: David Burch
ISBN: 9780914025092
$1995
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PAR028
Just as self-steering systems and autopilots have given the offshore seaman another pair of hands to steer the boat, so sea anchors and drogues have provided another means of handling threatening seas. Heavy Weather Tactics: Using Sea Anchors & Drogues is a classic; the last word on a subject of very great concern to leisure boaters and professional seamen alike, providing the reader with in-depth advice and analysis about: How deep water and coastal waves behave; How to deploy a sea anchor or drogue, and how it works; Different designs and their merits; What size of drag device is needed for a yacht, multihull, motorboat, fishing...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 9 x 6
Author: Earl Hinz
ISBN: 9780939837601
$1995
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IHP_PCB001*
Those suffering the merest hint of desire to go seafaring in their own boat will learn from these heart-breaking examples just what can go wrong, Read the secrets of successfully leaving a mooring with topsides unmarked, happening miraculously upon your destination, and then, for the pièce de resistance, dropping anchor with aplomb. Inevitable binocular watchers will murmur appreciatively and even your crew will be impressed. Perfect. For the cognoscenti, those who know all, this fine book can be used for everything from a chock for a deck-stepped mast, a wedge for propping open a broken hatch, to slapping a wayward crew member into...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: Paul Curtis
ISBN: 9780645248708
$2495
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IMR201
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Product Type : Book
Dimensions (IN): 11.97 x 0.83 x 8.54"
Author: David & Susie Baggaley
ISBN: 9781786793546
$10595
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IMR120
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 photographs by the author and up-to-date aerials by Patrick Roach, South Biscay is the complete reference for yachts visiting the flat sandy coasts of southwest France and the long Biscay coast of Spain.
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Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 0.9 x 8.2 x 11.6
Author: RCCPF/Steve Pickard
ISBN: 9781846233753
$9495
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INT026
A fully illustrated tour through modern systems that power, steer, and control both power and sailboats. Features over 100 cutaway and exploded drawings with detailed explanations of eighty principle devices.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
Author: Charlie Wing
ISBN: 9780071493444
$2600
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IHP_PUB171
This is a print-on-demand title and is NOT RETURNABLE
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
$2395
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IHP_URBOAT
Now Printed-on-Demand It's Your Boat Too.Commander Suzanne Giesemann draws on her twenty years in the Navy as a commanding officer and leadership instructor to write this empowering guide for women boaters. . Power or sail, if you're just going along for the ride, you are limiting your enjoyment on the water. Suzanne encourages women to take a bigger role on board by addressing common fears and self-limiting attitudes. She shares the nautical knowledge necessary to become a safer, more competent, and more confident boater. 
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 9 x 6
Author: Suzanne Giesemann
ISBN: 9780939837694
$1895
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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...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 9.3 x 7.5
Author: Everett, Collier
ISBN: 9780071475440
$2500
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CCB001
Lighthouse Tales tells the story of one night in the lives of the children of the fictional town of Bishop's Junction (based on Davenport, California) as they sneak out of their homes to the old Lighthouse at Pigeon Point (named after a real lighthouse near Davenport on the coast of Northern California) to hear an old man, The Reader, tell stories. The old man tells the children 4 stories: Ramora, Merlin and the Mermaid, Bryan and the Boys' School and Justice for Jessica Pope while at the same time telling his own story and learning the wisdom of the children who listen. He has done this before, many times, but on this night something...
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Author: Lance McVay
ISBN: 9780615597188
$1295
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IMR045
This detailed guide is a compendium of information that covers the Danube from Bavaria to the Black Sea. The Danube is illustrated with plans and photographs. Although published in 1990 this remains an excellent guide to the waterway.  Rod Heikell is well known in sailing circles as the author of many books covering the Mediterranean. His books are based on first-hand research and provide an acclaimed blend of clearly presented technical data as well as historical and background information.
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Book Type: Paperback
Author: Rod Heikell
ISBN: 9780852881477
$2995
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ELS001
This fully revised new edition covers the complete radar/ARPA installation and serves as the most comprehensive and up-to-date reference on equipment and techniques for radar observers using older and newer systems alike. Suitable for use as a professional reference or as a training text, the book covers all aspects of radar, ARPA and integrated bridge systems technology (including AIS, ECDIS and GNSS) and their role in shipboard operations. It is a valuable resource for larger vessels and also covers the needs of leisure and amateur sailors for whom this technology is now accessible.Radar and ARPA Manual provides essential information for...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 7.5 x 9.25
Author: Alan G., Bole
ISBN: 9780080977522
$13295
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PDB015
Lin and Larry Pardey s first book, Cruising in Seraffyn is credited with launching 50,000 dreams. This third book in the Seraffyn series chronicles the three years spent exploring Ulysses wine-colored sea and clearly illustrates how they kept that dream afloat. Lin and Larry meander under sail, eastward from the rocky monolith of Gibraltar to the imposing stone ramparts of Malta. Along the way they share stories of the kaleidoscope of people who filled their days, from the naval officers who joined them for day races to the officials who helped turn them into smugglers (not drugs but a boat full of yeast, flour and vegetables and...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 9 x 6
Author: Lin and Larry Pardey
ISBN: 9781929214167
$1695
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WIL076
This beautifully illustrated and very popular book covers the commonly used knots & splices. In colour, it clearly illustrates how to tie each knot through the use of clear, sequential diagrams and a step by step approach. It covers the ten knots which everyone should know and many other useful knots, detailing the use and benefits of each. It tells you how to choose the right rope for the job and illustrates splices and whippings.
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6.6 x 4.3
Author: Steve Judkins & Tim Davison
ISBN: 9781909911000
$695
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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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PLP009
New 3rd edition, Updated Jan 2021. This nautical guidebook for cruising boaters - 312 pages, GPS charts, color photos: written by professional mariners, experienced & active yacht cruisers. Mile by mile, no gaps: Mexico Boating Guide covers the outside of Baja, the entire Sea of Cortez (100s of destinations) to Puerto Vallarta, then continues down the Pacific mainland Gold Coast and Costa del Sur to the new Puerto Chiapas. This nautical guidebook is a Must-have for the Baja Ha Ha. . GPS charts of the tiny cruising anchorages, villages, ports for fuel, provisions, all the marinas, haul-out yards, local services. Rains' 145 new...
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Book Type: Paperback
Author: Capt. Pat Rains
ISBN: 9780963847058
$7995
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USS034
Learning to sail is part dream, part great instruction, and part hands-on experience. At US Sailing, all of these come together. Learn Sailing Right! Intermediate Sailing is about sailing faster and smarter with greater confidence. As an intermediate sailor, you no longer need to think about how to tack, return to the dock or rig your boat. These maneuvers are now as natural as breathing. Where sailing is simplified for beginners as they learn fundamental skills and concepts, intermediate sailors are ready for deeper explanations and some of the details behind how a sailboat works. As an intermediate sailor, you Will use the science of...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 0.2 x 8.5 x 11
ISBN: 9780982167687
$1795
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SPC052
On a merchant ship it is the watch officer who truly feels the full weight of responsibility for the safety of the vessel. This book not only helps a new watch officer shoulder that responsibility, but also reinforces the knowledge and skills of the experienced mate. The complete scope of watchstanding duties, the use of modern bridge equipment, voyage planning, ship-handling, and shipboard emergencies are all addressed. Of special interest are the chapters on bridge simulation training and marine casualties. The new edition is updated to reflect the changes in the industry and now features real-life case studies. Packed full of...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Hardcover
Author: Robert J. Meurn
ISBN: 9780870336317
$5000
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WIL094
Sir Ben Ainslie won his first two Olympic medals (silver, then gold) in the Laser Class. After winning the gold medal he wrote down the secrets that won him that medal in this book. This new edition is published to mark the 20th anniversary of that first of his four Olympic gold medals. It features a brand-new introduction by Ben reflecting on his victory 20 years ago. It is the only how-to book that the world’s most successful Olympic sailor has written and so, while he and the Laser class have moved on, this is the only place where you can gain access to Ben’s skills and thought process. It is an invaluable guide on how to perform at...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 7 x 10
Author: Sir Ben Ainslie
ISBN: 9781912621026
$2495
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RAN526
In this inimitable, beloved classic—graceful, lucid and lyrical—Anne Morrow Lindbergh shares her meditations on youth and age; love and marriage; peace, solitude and contentment as she set them down during a brief vacation by the sea. Drawing inspiration from the shells on the shore, Lindbergh’s musings on the shape of a woman’s life bring new understanding to both men and women at any stage of life. A mother of five, an acclaimed writer and a pioneering aviator, Lindbergh casts an unsentimental eye on the trappings of modernity that threaten to overwhelm us: the time-saving gadgets that complicate rather than simplify, the multiple...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 5.5 x 7
Author: Anne Morrow Lindbergh
ISBN: 9780679732419
$1500
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LYB029
A handy guidebook that includes eighty ornamental and useful knots with easy-to-follow; with step-by-step illustrations.
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 7.5 x 10.25
Author: Geoffrey Budworth
ISBN: 9781558217911
$2195
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FER058
Most sailing vessels and motorboats have a marine diesel engine.  This book will help the owner keep this vital piece of equipment going.  It covers; how it works, fuel, air, cooling, lubrication, electrics, installation and winter lay up. This second edition is fully revised and now covers turbochargers and long-distance voyaging (very demanding on engines). Don Seddon is both an engineer and a sailor.  This makes him uniquely qualified to write this book
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6.6 x 9.3
Author: Don Seddon
ISBN: 9781898660811
$2200
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IPS165
Part journal and part sketchbook, this inspirational, innovative notebook includes stunning photographs and carefully selected quotes to bring you the joy of sitting seaside wherever you hang your hat. Whether you are coastal or landlocked, you can take to the sand as you plan, dream, and doodle. Visual Notebooks from SIME Books and Sunset & Venice help you save and organize your notes and memories to treasure forever. The combination of beautiful photography and blank pages give you the scope and potential to transform this object into a distinctly personal visual journal. The unique natural paper of the cover and interior pages...
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Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 4 x 7
ISBN: 9788831403023
$1495
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CMP258
The Complete Book of Anchoring and Mooring addresses anchoring systems, techniques, and permanent moorings for boats from twelve feet to eighty feet in length. It covers monohulls, multihulls, light displacement sailboats, cruisers, sport fishers, passage makers, and workboats. In short, it is for all recreational and working boats in this size range. Since the last printing of this book a number of revolutionary anchor concepts have appeared on the boating scene. These unique designs have shown exceptional performance when compared by a renowned testing agency with their contemporaries. Changes made to this revised second edition ensure...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: Earl Hinz
ISBN: 9780870335396
$2695
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WWN128
Devoted to the practical and presented so even the most non-mathematical navigator can develop skill and competence. Includes techniques for checking compass and sextants.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 5.5 x 8.5
Author: Jeff Toghill
ISBN: 9780393302943
$1895
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IHP_PUB115
This is a print-on-demand title and is NOT RETURNABLE
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
$2995
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NBN042
Over the course of twenty years of delivering sailboats to far-flung quaysides, John Kretschmer has had innumerable adventures, both humorous and terrifying. in  Flirting with Mermaids , he recounts the most memorable of them. He crosses the Western Caribbean with a crew of eccentric Swedes researching ancient Mayan mariners, lands in Aden at the outbreak of civil war, and endures a North Atlantic crossing during which he disocvers the existence of Force 13 winds. Approaching Japan at the end of a particularly trying delivery, he finds himself sailing in "a high impact debris zone," but his resolve is unshaken. "If a piece of rocketship...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: John Kretschmer
ISBN: 9781574091649
$1995
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PDB006
A tale of adventures, as two young dreamers continue their voyaging on board their self-built 24'4" cutter. They cross the exotic sea that spawned Homer's tales of Ulysses' Odyssey, then sail through the strife torn Red Sea and across the typhoon tossed waters of the Bay of Bengal. In this book, fourth of the Seraffyn series, the Pardeys have reached a turning point in their lives-halfway around the world, eight years into a meandering voyage. Their routes had always been determined by the need to find the work to support their cruising life-style or the desire to see an island spoken of by some favorite writer. Now they have to decide...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 9 x 6
Author: Lin and Larry Pardey
ISBN: 9780964603639
$1695
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IHP_PUB126
This is a print-on-demand title and is NOT RETURNABLE
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
$3295
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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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IHP_GCG1
Covers Cabo to Conception Bay with over 120 anchorages described. For power or sail. Reformatted to 8x10 paperback. Gerry Cunningham's work lives on in our new Legacy Series. We have touched up the layout of this classic guide to make it easier to use. Laminated cover for added durability.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8 x 10
Author: Gerry Cunningham
ISBN: 9781951116101
$2995
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IHP_PUB143
This is a print-on-demand title and is NOT RETURNABLE
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
$3395
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IMR186
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.As with the first edition, the anchorages start near Cap de la Hague on the Cotentin Peninsula and include Iles Chausey. 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 colour, while the anchorage charts have been...
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Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 7.7 x 9.8
Author: Peter Cumberlidge
ISBN: 9781846238154
$4995
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ASA001
Best-selling learn-to-sail manual. Teaches every aspect of basic sailing and coastal cruising with clear, reassuring text and more than 100 photos. Official manual of American Sailing Association. Excellent.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
Author: Gary Jobson
ISBN: 9780743273084
$2500
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IHP_SCA001*
Authoritative and very detailed procedures for choosing and installing engines. Includes propeller selection, shaft alignment, cooling and exhaust systems, ventilation, electrical, more.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
Author: Ken Hankinson, Glen L. Witt
ISBN: 9781951116453
$3995
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IHP_PUB114
This is a print-on-demand title and is NOT RETURNABLE
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
$2295
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JCS020
Spceial Offer
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
$13099
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SKY190
Know-tying is an important skill, even essential if you are a boater, sailor, hiker, climber, or fishermen. Here in full color are the knots you need to know. The fundamental skill of tying knots is useful in countless situations, both indoors and out.  The Little Book of Incredibly Useful Knots  teaches you which knot to choose and exactly how to tie it, whether you’re constructing a trout fly, repairing a hammock, mooring a boat, securing a load to a car roof rack, or engaging in a rescue or survival situation. Compiled and written by two experts on the subject, this is an invaluable manual that explains through clear line...
Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 5.4 x 6.55
Author: Geoffrey Budworth
ISBN: 9781510706569
$1699
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IHP_PUB174
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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WIL083
For most sailors, boat tuning may seem a mystery understood only by sailmakers and the like. In this book, sailor, chandler and championship winner, Ian Pinnell, unravels this daunting subject and will help improve your boatspeed as a result. Since most races are won or lost by a difference of less than 2% of racing time, you will soon be moving up the fleet. With hundreds of photos and diagrams to illustrate every point, the book clearly explains what each control does and how to set it up optimally for different conditions. Additional troubleshooting and skills sections take things even further, making this the bible of dinghy tuning.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: Ian Pinnell & Tim Davison
ISBN: 9781909911482
$2495
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IHP_PUB157
This is a print-on-demand title and is NOT RETURNABLE
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
$3995
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INT505
Your vessel may be equipped with the most advanced technology and the most powerful engines, but the failure to apply the basic principles of bridge resource management can still prevent you from getting where you are going. Satellite systems, ARPA, electronic charts, AIS, sophisticated communication equipment and integrated navigational systems; all these advanced technologies provide valuable capabilities, but accidents still happen and they usually involve human error. This simple fact has made Bridge Resource Management (BRM) training a requirement for watchkeepers worldwide. Bridge Resource Management for Small Ships: The...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Author: Daniel Parrott
ISBN: 9781265935849
$6600
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