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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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How To Rename Your Boat And 19 Other Useful Ceremonies, Superstitions, Prayers, Rituals, and Curses - Book
PAR027
John Vigor, a freelance writer and editor, is the author of 10 boating books, including Twenty Small Sailboats to Take You Anywhere (Paradise Cay), and numerous magazine articles. . He is a sailing and navigation instructor qualified by the American Sailing Association.
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 9 x 6.5
Author: John Vigor
ISBN: 9780939837625
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PUB. 150 World Port Index - Book
IHP_PUB150
This is a print-on-demand title and is NOT RETURNABLE
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
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Adriatic Pilot 8th ed - Book
IMR177
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. This 8th edition has been fully revised to include new information on marinas, visitor moorings and anchorages, with all the attendant facilities available to cruising sailors. There is also plenty to give historical context and to whet the appetite for visits and exploration ashore. Plans have been updated throughout. Numerous photographs help to...
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Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
Author: T & D Thompson
ISBN: 9781786790217
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How Boat Things Work
How Boat Things Work - Book
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.
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
Author: Charlie Wing
ISBN: 9780071493444
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PUB 192 Sailing Directions Enroute: North Sea (CURRENT EDITION) - Book
IHP_PUB192
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
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PUB 191 Sailing Directions Enroute: English Channel (CURRENT EDITION) - Book
IHP_PUB191
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
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Celestial Navigation: A Complete Home Study Course, Second Edition
Celestial Navigation: A Complete Home Study Course, Second Edition - Book
STR040
This book has been used for 30 years, updated periodically as needed. More than 20,000 students have successfully learned ocean navigation from these materials and gone on to cross oceans or circumnavigate the globe. This book covers how to find position at sea from timed sextant sights of the sun, moon, stars, and planets plus other routine and special procedures of safe, efficient offshore navigation. No previous navigation experience is required. The only math involved is arithmetic (adding and subtracting angles and times). This is a practical, how-to-do-it book, which also includes clear explanations of how it works and how to do it...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.3 x 0.6 x 11
Author: David Burch
ISBN: 9780914025467
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Annapolis Seamanship, Vol. 2: Heavy Weather Sailing (DVD)
Annapolis Seamanship, Vol. 2: Heavy Weather Sailing (DVD)
BY371D
"Superb program, Rousmaniere is a natural teacher" - Cruising World"Will help Sailors be more confident and even enjoy sailing in heavy weather" - Gary Jobson. Many sailors anxieties about sailing in winds stronger than 20 knots will be eased when they learn the lessons taught in this fast-paced and highly informative DVD about going out when the winds are strong and the seas are high. In this program, host-demonstrator John Rousmaniere shows the modern techniques and equipment for mastering tough conditions so that the experience becomes more enjoyable and less fearful. Maneuvers are demonstrated with detailed close-ups and animated...
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ISBN: 97278003710
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Jimmy Cornell 4-PACK (Includes Destinations, Routes, Planner & Sail the World with Me) - Book
JCS025
SPECIAL OFFER
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Book Type: Paperback
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The Black Sea, 1st edition (Imray)
The Black Sea, 1st edition (Imray) - Book
IMR115
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 anyone venturing north from the Bosphorus.
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 11.5 x 8 x 0.5
Author: RCCPF/David Read Barker and Lisa Borre
ISBN: 9781846234125
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Mediterranean Spain: Gibraltar to the French Border
Mediterranean Spain: Gibraltar to the French Border - Book
IMR159
This new volume replaces the current two part coverage of the Mediterranean mainland coast of Spain from Gibraltar to the French border.  The entire coverage has been revised with the text updated, new plans added and others updated from the latest information. There are numerous new photos to support the sailing directions.  This is the only detailed pilot for the Spanish Mediterranean coast running up from Gibraltar to the border with France. It covers a varied cruising area that includes the mountain-backed Costas del and Sol and Blanca, the expansive lagoon of the Mar Menor, the low lying Ebro delta and the rugged Costa Brava....
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Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
Author: Steve Pickard
ISBN: 9781846236501
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Charlie's Charts: HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
Charlie's Charts: HAWAIIAN ISLANDS - Guide Book
IHP_CHC007*
This guide has a detailed sketch of all anchorages and marina facilities in the Hawaiian Islands. The introduction discusses significant topics such as weather, navigation, provisioning, entry procedures, pets, radio communication and diving. The Appendices include a chart list, weather forecasts a list of Wx and Fax frequencies and a beautifully illustrated marine animal identification guide of turtles, whales and sharks found in coastal waters. "Charlie's Charts are probably the most used guides to Mexico, Costa Rica, Hawaii and Polynesia. No cruiser worth his salt would depart for a cruise in those areas without them." Bob...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
Author: Charles and Margo Wood
ISBN: 9781937196400
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Master's Handbook on Ship's Business, 4th Ed. - Book
CMP306
An invaluable aid to masters of ships for more than 30 years. Since the initial publication of the third edition in 2001, many substantive changes have occurred in both the legal and operational environments, affecting seagoing vessels and their crews. In response to these changes, this book has been completely updated and been renamed to include masters on all seagoing vessels, including oceangoing tugs. A complete guide for the newly appointed master, it is also useful to experienced masters as a checklist for the voluminous paperwork required in all phases of business aboard, including shipping articles, vessel documents and...
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Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: Tuuli Messer, based on earlier ed. by B. Martin & J. Aragon
ISBN: 9780764360862
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Marine Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning
Marine Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning - Book
CMP013
A detailed, straightforward introduction to this complicated, vital subject. Explains fully how to replace or retrofit entire systems as well as addressing environmental concerns.
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Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: James Harbach
ISBN: 9780870335655
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Ghostly Beacons: Haunted Lighthouses of North America
Ghostly Beacons: Haunted Lighthouses of North America - Book
SPC020
A hundred years after their deaths, meet keepers who still keep the lights burning, their spurned lovers, wronged wives, and bereaved mothers. Travel round the borders of this great country, visiting the remote lighthouses and learn the grisly tales of disastrous deaths and unsolved murders, lost loves, and horrendous storms.
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6x9
Author: Therese LaniganSchmidt
ISBN: 9780764311147
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PUB 161 Sailing Directions Enroute: South China Sea and The Gulf of Thailand (CURRENT EDITION) - Book
IHP_PUB161
This is a print-on-demand title and is NOT RETURNABLE
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Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
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Southern Bahamas, Vol. 2
Southern Bahamas Vol.2 - Book
SWP049
From Cat Island South to the Turks & Caicos~Dominican Republic North Coast Cat Island The Jumentos Conception Island and Ragged Island Rum Cay The Crooked Island District San Salvador Mayaguana Long Island Inagua The Turks and Caicos Islands The Dominican Republic North Coast Ports Completely Updated Versions of the Pavlidis Bahamas Guides. All Original Charts Based on Personal Surveys Conducted by the Author. Extensive Navigational Instructions and GPS Waypoints. New Full-color Aerial Photos and Charts.
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8 x 11
Author: Stephen Pavlidis
ISBN: 9781892399298
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The Knot Handbook - Book - Paracay
The Knot Handbook - Book
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.
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Author: George Lewis
ISBN: 9781784946746
$1999
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Jimmy Cornell 4-PACK (Includes Destinations, Routes, Planner & Atlas) - Book
JCS018
SPECIAL OFFFER
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Book Type: Paperback
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Arctic and Northern Waters 2nd ed - Book
IMR178
Do you only have a week to spare? For those of us who are time poor but who want to seize the moment, either on our own boat or on a charter, it's reassuring to know that there are plenty of cruising hubs from where we can enjoy some of the best of the region in only a few days. Imray Pocket Pilots are a new series of affordable PDF books, companions to the Yachting Monthly series A Week Afloat. They visit some ideal destinations and suggest a one week itinerary, and include expanded sailing directions for cruising each area based on printed Imray pilot books. Familiar Imray chartlets cover marina detail and approaches, and photos add both...
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Dimensions (IN): 8.7 x 12
Author: Andrew Wilkes
ISBN: 9781846239311
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Reference Map of Oceania, 2nd edition
Reference Map of Oceania, 2nd edition
UHP011
Completely revised and updated with enhanced readability, James A. Bier's "Reference Map of Oceania" is the most comprehensive Pacific map in existence. Its main map and 52 inset maps of all major parts of the region provide a wealth of information in one source. Principal cities, towns, and villages are shown along with roads, topography, and population figures where available. The main map's Mercator projection is useful for planning routes. Time zones for the Pacific and individual countries are also included. It is the only map that clearly focuses on the political units of Micronesia, Polynesia, and Melanesia, using as its...
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Book Type: Map
Dimensions (IN): 8.8 x 5.6, 39 x 25 unfolded
Author: James Bier
ISBN: 9780824831080
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Adlard Coles Book of Diesel Engines: 5th Ed.
Adlard Coles Book of Diesel Engines: 5th Ed. - Book
MPS204
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 looks at the various sub-systems that allow those processes to take place. She also advises on tools, winterizing and provides hints, tips and helpful fault-finding tables. Systems covered include: fuel, air, cooling, oil, electrical, propeller and transmission and control. This fifth edition has been thoroughly updated and illustrated with new...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 7 x 9
Author: Mel Bartlett
ISBN: 9781472955401
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Never Say P*g: The Book of Sailors’ Superstitions - Book
HPC166
The nautical reference book you never knew you needed: a compendium of all superstitions maritime and marine. Learn your A-B-Seas of sailors’ guiding magic and mythos―and why you should never stir your tea with a knife, lest you invite trouble and strife. Ever wondered why the skipper gave you a hairy eyeball when you stepped aboard the ship with your left foot? Or why a brolly or a bumbershoot―for the newly seasoned sailor, an umbrella―will bring trouble aboard? Find out all this and more in  Never Say P*g , the never-seen-before collection of maritime superstitions ranging from the East Coast to the Great Lakes of Canada, the...
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Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 5.5 x 8.5
Author: R. Bruce Macdonald
ISBN: 9781550179798
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PUB. 120 Sailing Directions Planning Guide: Pacific Ocean & Southeast Asia (CURRENT EDITION) - Book
IHP_PUB120
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
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Pub. 151 - The Distances Between Ports - Book
IHP_PUB151
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Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
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Stability and Trim for the Ship's Officer, 4th edition
Stability and Trim for the Ship's Officer, 4th edition - Book
CMP014
Completely updated to reflect the latest shipboard equipment and techniques for calculating and assuring stability. Written especially for use by active ships' officers.
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Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: William E. George, ed
ISBN: 9780870335648
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Point Arena Lighthouse
Point Arena Lighthouse - Book
ARC097
The low rumbles of the fog signal and flashing beam of light from the powerful lens have guided mariners away from the perilous waters surrounding Point Arena Lighthouse since 1870. After the great earthquake in 1906 and the rebuilding of the tower in 1908, Point Arenas navigational aids continued to warn ships away from the peninsula off Northern Californias Pacific coastline. The original tower was replaced with a concrete cylindrical tower that rises 115 feet from the headland. This became the first lighthouse tower in the United States constructed with materials found to be superior to the stone and masonry lighthouse structures of...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: Merita S. Whatley
ISBN: 9780738599663
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Caribean Sea Guide Map
Caribbean Sea Guide Map
FRM011
Printed in both sides of durable waterproof material. On one side, is a display of the entire seas, and on the other side a display of the seas with lables and information about each island, including size, population and a bit of history. Marine life is represented by the common species in the region. English only.
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Book Type: Map
Dimensions (IN): 9 x 4
ISBN: 9781601902771
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PUB 173 Sailing Directions Enroute: India and The Bay of Bengal (CURRENT EDITION) - Book
IHP_PUB173
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
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Complete Book of Anchoring and Mooring, 2nd. edition
Complete Book of Anchoring and Mooring, 2nd. edition - Book
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
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Wind Companion for Racing Sailors - Book
WIL092
Out of all the explanations for why a sailor has lost out on a race, an unforeseen change in the wind and weather is by far one of the most frequent. Whether a bad windshift; the non-occurrence of a sea breeze; or being becalmed, the weather has a huge impact on racing. However, it is not hard to turn these problems around. This handy guide has all you need to work out the best way to use the wind to your advantage and boost you up the fleet. The book covers all the essentials for racing, from why gusts form and where to find them, to the formation of the sea breeze (which is never quite as simple as first appears!). Splash-proof and...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 3 x 9.5
Author: David Houghton & Fiona Campbell
ISBN: 9781912621064
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Guardians of the Lights - Book
PAP002
In a charming blend of history and human interest, this book paints a colorful portrait of the lives of a vanished breed-the lighthouse keepers. The books begins in the year 1716, when the first lighthouse was established in America, to the early 1980s when automation replaced the last human "guardian of the light" A wealth of material from the archives of the 19th and 20th centuries-primarily letters, diaries, and newspaper accounts-provides vivid stories about lighthouse keeping in this country: the daily work; coping with fog, storms, and other catastrophes; legends and ghosts; women's and family's roles; lighthouse children and pets;...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: Elinor DeWire
ISBN: 9781561641192
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Shiphandling for the Mariner 5th Edition
Shiphandling for the Mariner 5th Edition - Book
CMP302
Now in its 5th edition, Shiphandling for the Mariner is the classic and definitive text on the art of practical shiphandling skills for large, modern commercial vessels. Written by a father and son team of pilots, along with contributions from other expert pilots and shipmasters, this compendium follows a nontechnical format that stresses maneuvers used routinely in the field. The text covers essential maneuvers used in docking, undocking, and shiphandling, plus uncommon maneuvers such as docking at single-point and multiple-buoy moorings, use of anchors in shiphandling, offshore lightering, and transiting of locks and canals. Bridge...
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Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 9.5 x 6.5
Author: Daniel E. MacElrevey
ISBN: 9780764354588
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Reeds Introductions: Essential Sensing and Telecommunications for Marine Engineering Applications - Book
MPS175
Reeds Introductions: Essential Sensing and Telecommunications for Maritime Applications covers all fundamental and essential theoretical maritime physics principles which underpin modern marine sensors and telecommunications devices as needed by marine users, such as those in the navy, coastguard, merchant shipping, and users of pleasure craft. For safety at sea, it is vital that maritime users have at least a basic understanding of the key concepts upon which many essential modern sea-going sensors and communications devices now operate.Knowledge regarding electromagnetic waves and electromagnetic devices is an established merchant navy...
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Dimensions (IN): 9.28 x 6
Author: Christopher, Lavers
ISBN: 9781472922182
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Stress-free Sailing: Single and Short-handed Techniques - Book
MPS131
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 efficiently and effectively, preferably with a minimum of physical effort (to conserve energy). But most sailing technique books assume a crew of three or four, all willing to lend a hand. This book is therefore a first, addressing the most common sailing scenarios that anyone cruising will have to deal with, and providing clever, original,...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6.8 x 0.4 x 9.7
Author: Duncan Wells
ISBN: 9781472907431
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Light Years: Memoir of a Modern Lighthouse Keeper
Light Years: Memoir of a Modern Lighthouse Keeper - Book
HPC155
In 2007, Caroline Woodward was itching for a change. With an established career in book-selling and promotion, four books of her own and having raised a son with her husband, Jeff, she yearned for adventure and to re-ignite her passion for writing. Jeff was tired of piecing together low-paying part-time jobs and, with Caroline's encouragement, applied for a position as a relief lightkeeper on a remote North Pacific island. They endured lonely months of living apart, but the way of life rejuvenated Jeff and inspired Caroline to contemplate serious shifts in order to accompany him. When a permanent position for a lighthouse keeper became...
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Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: Caroline Woodward
ISBN: 9781550177275
$2995
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Weather for the Mariner - Book
NAV105
This mariner's guide to the weather provides information on weather warnings and fronts, the Beaufort Scale, cloud formations, fog, storms, wind, waves and swells, barometer use, and simple forecasting methods in one easy-to-read volume. It also offers an entire chapter on acid rain and its effects on mariners and their electronic equipment. It is an essential volume for any seamanship bookshelf.
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Dimensions (IN): 10.25 x 7.25
Author: William J., Kotsch,
ISBN: 9780870217562
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Panama Guide, 2nd edition - Book
SWP004
Comprehensive cruising guide for all of the waters surrounding Panama, plus its navigable rivers, the San Blas Islands and Las Perlas.
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8 x 10
Author: Nancy Schwalbe Zydler & Tom Zydler
ISBN: 9781892399090
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Cruising Guide to Puerto Rico, 3rd Edition
Cruising Guide to Puerto Rico 3rd ed. - Book
SWP060
A complete guide to cruising in Puerto Rico including the Spanish Virgin Islands with 53 detailed, full-color charts, color photos, GPS waypoints, piloting instructions for the whole island chain. Now includes the north coast ports of the Dominican Republic.
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8 x 11
Author: Stephen Pavlidis
ISBN: 9781892399397
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Pub. 1310 Radar Navigation and Maneuvering Board Manual - Book
IHP_RADNAV
This is a print-on-demand title and is NOT RETURNABLE
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
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