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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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SKY121
The Big Book of Wooden Boat Restoration  is the perfect introduction or reference guide for both novice and experienced wooden boat enthusiasts. Author Thomas Larsson, one of Sweden’s most experienced and premier wooden boat restorers, has compiled his knowledge of the craft for readers and placed it in this book. This ultimate guide to restoration contains useful facts and an extensive glossary, accessible to both new hobbyists and longtime boat lovers. Also within this book are chapters on boat care, including winter maintenance, racing, finishing, and stripping. Additionally, there is updated information on boat building, gluing,...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 10 x 10
Author: Thomas Larsson
ISBN: 9781510704763
$2299
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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...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 5.5 x 8.5
Author: R. Bruce Macdonald
ISBN: 9781550179798
$1895
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INT088
The world's bestselling marine engine maintenance book got even better and more up-to-date. Lucid explanations, over 300 b&w photos and drawings of every diesel system and advice on what to do when things go wrong.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 7.5 x 95
Author: Nigel Calder
ISBN: 9780071475358
$3300
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PRO109
Spiral-bound
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
ISBN: 9781948650106
$2995
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IHP_GCG2
Covers Conception Bay to The Enchanted Islands with over 84 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: 9781951116125
$2995
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PAR040
On 9/11, USN Commander Suzanne Giesemann was aboard the military aircraft Speckled Trout as it flew over the just-demolished Twin Towers. As aide to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, she strode beside him through the still-smoldering Pentagon. All those lives gone in an instant, robbed of the chance to live their dreams: would she and her Naval captain husband get to live their own dream?. Click the E-Book icon to get the Kindle version of this title
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 9 x 5.9
Author: Suzanne Giesemann
ISBN: 9780939837809
$1495
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SHP018
A easy-to-use guide that takes the reader through the basic methods involved in position finding using sun, moon and star sights. Uses several examples and situations to make this an effective self-teaching text.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 7 x 10
Author: Hewitt Schlereth
ISBN: 9781574090581
$1695
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IMR195
With support from the Inland Waterways Association, Friends of the River Nene and others, and drawing on his longstanding connection with the river, Roger Green has thoroughly revised and updated this popular guide. A new design includes thorough navigation notes alongside more detailed maps of the canal and river, showing the main features of the navigation. Helpful tables indicate mileages and likely timings between locks to help with passage planning and also provide further information on all the moorings, facilities and services, many of which have been much improved in recent years. Other features of interest such as canoe launch...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 24 x 17
Author: Roger Green
ISBN: 9781786791634
$1619
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CGP058
The 2025-2026 Cruising Guide to the Southern Leeward Islands picks up where The Cruising Guide to the Northern Leeward Islands ends, and covers the islands of Antigua, Barbuda, Guadelouope, Marie Galante, the Saintes, and Dominica. This guide is an essential tool for all cruisers sailing this region. Included are over one hundred up-to-date color sketch charts, full color aerial photos of most anchorages, island pictures, and detailed shoreside information. A free 17 x 27 inch waterproof planning chart of the northern and southern Leeward Islands is included in each edition.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Guide Book
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9 x 1
Author: Chris Doyle and Lexi Fisher
ISBN: 9798986585857
$3495
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IHP_PUB191
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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IHP_PUB116
This is a print-on-demand title and is NOT RETURNABLE
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
$2695
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SHP171
Frank Mulville gives advice on how to choose self-steering, how to adapt rigging and gear, what supplies to take and how to stow them, how to prepare for bad weather, and how to keep fit on an ocean passage.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: Frank Mulville
ISBN: 9780850364101
$1750
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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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MPS270
THE NATIONAL BESTSELLER A memoir of the author's journey from an office job to restoring a cabin in the Pacific Northwest, based on his wildly popular Outside Magazine piece.Wit’s End isn’t just a state of mind. It’s the name of a gravel road, the address of a run-down off-the-grid cabin, 120 shabby square feet of fixer-upper Patrick Hutchison purchased on a whim in the mossy woods of the Cascade Mountains in Washington state. To say Hutchison didn’t know what he was getting into is no more an exaggeration than to say he’s a man with nearly zero carpentry skills. Well, used to be. You can learn a lot over six years of renovations.CABIN is...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 8.6 x 5.9
Author: Patrick, Hutchison
ISBN: 9781250285706
$2900
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INT272
The best, most concise introduction to boat shapes, designs, rigs, features, construction materials, powering options, performance and more for both sail and power. Excellent illustrations.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 7.5 x 95
Author: Edward S. Brewer
ISBN: 9780070076945
$2100
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TRO101
A practical, inspirational guide for cruisers and liveaboards. Companion book also available. A professional yet fun approach for boaters who want to stay in shape .
Product Type : DVD
ISBN: 9780979204012
$1995
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IHP_PUB120
This is a print-on-demand title and is NOT RETURNABLE
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
$4995
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PDV011
What does it actually cost to cruise? How do you keep from blowing the budget you set? Join Lin and Larry Pardey as they share the financial lessons they have learned during 45 years of voyaging and from countless interviews with cruising sailors from dozens of different countries and walks of life. . Lin discusses ways to keep maintenance costs in control, the importance of an unstoppable cruising boat and how your ground tackle and dinghy can save you money. Lin also reveals the tempting choice that can double your cruising costs. Larry will show you simple tricks to double the life of your sails. Also included are provisioning tips and...
Product Type : DVD
Author: Lin & Larry Pardey
ISBN: 9781929214242
$1995
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IMR066
With 6,000km of navigable waterways, the Netherlands offers one of the most extensive yet compact cruising grounds in Europe. This book is a user's guide to the whole network, covering all the mast-up routes and excluding only those waterways which offer less than 3.5m bridge height. Navigational details are provided for each waterway, comprising dimensions and obstacles to be expected, including service arrangements for bridges and locks. This is followed by details of over 300 stopping places across all 12 provinces- some which are large or popular harbours, and others which are well off the beaten track. Comments on the significant...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
Author: Louise Busby & David Broad
ISBN: 9781846237485
$5995
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MPS208
This fully updated new edition of   First Aid at Sea   provides an easy-to-access instant guide to emergency first aid for all seafarers: - Color coded thumb index of emergencies for quick reference - Concise descriptions of medical conditions - Prioritized list of treatments - Ringbinding and waterproofed pages to withstand use at sea "A highly practical on-board emergency tool written by doctors who sail" Yachting Monthly "Everything you'd expect, from the CPR ration you've forgotten... to cuts, injuries, poisoning and broken bones, is here" Classic Boat
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 7 x 9
Author: Douglas Justins, Colin Berry
ISBN: 9781472953414
$2000
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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...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 7.7 x 9.8
Author: Peter Cumberlidge
ISBN: 9781846238154
$4995
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IHP_PUB132
This is a print-on-demand title and is NOT RETURNABLE
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
$2895
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RAN213
Tracing an awe-inspiring oceanic route from Boston, around Cape Horn, to the California coast, Two Years Before the Mast is both a riveting story of adventure and the most eloquent, insightful account we have of life at sea in the early nineteenth century. Richard Henry Dana is only nineteen when he abandons the patrician world of Boston and Harvard for an arduous voyage among real sailors, amid genuine danger. The result is an astonishing read, replete with vivid descriptions of storms, whales, and the ship's mad captain, terrible hardship and magical beauty, and fascinating historical detail, including an intriguing portrait of...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 5.5 x 8.5
Author: Richard Henry Dana Jr. & Gary Kinder
ISBN: 9780375757945
$2400
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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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INT171
A clear and simple guide to building high quality model ships from kits. Choosing a kit, tools, planking, rigging, lots of shortcuts, tricks and pointers are all treated by this master modeler. 200 illustrations.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 7.25 x 95
Author: Frank Mastini
ISBN: 9780071558679
$2300
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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...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: Caroline Woodward
ISBN: 9781550177275
$2995
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NAV102
Watch Officer's Guide, 16th Edition, is a handbook for all deck and combat information center watch officers of the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard afloat, in the air, under the sea, and ashore. Originally written more than one hundred years ago and last revised in 2007, the book provides officers with guidance on the watch in general, communications, shiphandling, standard commands, safety, honors and ceremonies, engineering, and rules of the road--essential elements for success in standing any watch. It offers, in a single volume, a great deal of important information for aspiring officers seeking qualification, ensuring that they have...
Product Type : Book
Dimensions (IN): 1.2 x 5.8 x 8.2 inches
Author: James Stavridis
ISBN: 9781682475164
$3995
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ACB168
Fully updated 8th edition of   this   easy-to-access instant guide to emergency first aid for all seafarers. This essential guide to first aid afloat is an essential part of any on-board medical kit. Its waterproof ring-bound pages, colour-coded tabs and clear layout make it easy to use in an emergency. This revised new edition has been updated with latest medical practice, including information relating to Covid-19, expanded information on treating burns, a new section on diving accidents, and updates to advice on certain illnesses and first aid kit contents. Clear, easy-to-follow illustrations make it ideal for crew members with...
Product Type : Book
Dimensions (IN): 7.5 x 9.9
Author: Douglas Justins
ISBN: 9781472994066
$2000
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IMR048
This new guide provides coverage north from the Humber. A detailed and entertaining guide to the remarkable variety of harbors and havens along the Yorkshire and Northumberland coasts, the pilot is fully illustrated in color with charts and photographs. This guide has been compiled in 2001 from the author's visits. The author's fascinating personal insights complement accurate, up-to-date information on all aspects of this stretch of coastline, making this omnibus an essential addition to any sailing library.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 X 11
Author: Henry Iriving
ISBN: 9780852885789
$4495
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IHP_PUB162
This is a print-on-demand title and is NOT RETURNABLE
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
$3795
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IHP_PUB145
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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PAR014
An invaluable assemblage of forms, procedures, protocols and requirements for entering and leaving the most popular cruising ports in the Pacific. Covers Polynesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Down Under, Mexico, Panama and the Galapagos.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 10.8 x 8.2
Author: Alan E. Spears
ISBN: 9780939837199
$2995
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EVE060
The stories in this book remind us that we should learn from the mistakes of others -- we don't live long enough to make them all ourselves. Using humor as his vehicle, veteran sailor Don Watmough follows nautical rookie Skip Murphy's rise from rank beginner to moderately qualified sailor. Novice boaters can learn what not to do by avoiding Skip's follies. Experienced boaters will chuckle and shake their heads and think, "What an idiot!", even as they recall, "Oops, I did that once!" Includes a chapter by chapter summary of lessons that can be learned, and an inventory of what not to do in a concentrated "crash...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 7.5 x 9
Author: DON WATMOUGH
ISBN: 9781934707432
$1999
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IMR149
First published in the 1950s Imray's Map of the river above Rochester has always been popular with boaters. There is no other large scale map of the non-tidal section of the Medway above Allington Lock. For the last twenty years the map had been published as part of a guide with a commentary by Derek Bowskill and now this brand new edition reverts to its early successful strip map format. The content has been revised and notes and photographs added by Dave Wise whose experience of navigating the river is as a canoeist. This new edition is printed in colour and packaged in an easy-to-use folded format.
Product Type : Map
Book Type: Map
Dimensions (IN): 9 x 6
ISBN: 9781846234521
$2095
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IHP_PUB113
This is a print-on-demand title and is NOT RETURNABLE
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
$4995
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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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STP002
The author departed Brisbane, Australia in June 1984 in his 12 ft. self-designed and built boat to complete a circumnavigation in the smallest yacht yet. An amazing story. Photos.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 5.75 x 8.25
Author: Serge Testa
ISBN: 9780731648498
$1795
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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_GM
This is a print-on-demand title and is NOT RETURNABLE
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
$1295
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IHP_PUB175
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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EVE066
Compact Chart Book for Washington Waters, comprised of 94 pages in a saddle stitch binding. Includes 43 pages of large scale charts of harbors and bays, aids to navigation, U.S. and Canadian Customs information, Facilities index, Index of Islands, Bays, Harbors, Passages, Towns, and special sites and parks. Plus bar advisory for Columbia and Quillayute Rivers, and Williapa Bay and Grays Harbor. Covers all of Puget Sound, the San island Islands, the Strait of Juan De Fuca, and the west coast of Washington State to Columbia River.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 15 x 10
ISBN: 9781934707593
$4999
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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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STR017
With the exception of trained meteorological crews, barometers in the past were used at sea primarily to learn if the pressure was going up or down, and whether it was doing this rapidly or slowly. And from this we made an educated guess of a likely consequence, usually in conjunction with other observations. Outside of professional marine use, little effort was made to know the true pressure for several reasons. We did not know what to do with it if we had it, and more often we could not get it if we wanted it, because most barometers were not calibrated. This has changed. We now have many valuable applications of accurate pressure, and...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 7.5 x 95
Author: David Burch
ISBN: 9780914025122
$2995
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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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PGN037
An exciting day-by-day account of Steinbeck's trip to the Gulf of CA with botanist Ed Ricketts. A wonderful combination of science, philosophy and high-spirited cruising adventure.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: John Steinbeck
ISBN: 9780140187441
$1800
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IHP_PUB161
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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CMP295
This second edition is a comprehensive, entertaining guide to mixing boating with business. Leaping ahead of the first edition, this guide keeps up with a boating industry that has become much more regulated and competitive. It shows old salts and newcomers how to transform water-related fun into the pure pleasure of profitability from starting a business, to accounting and budgeting, insurance, marketing tools, and the business plan. In understandable language, using terms that have excised the legal gobbledygook, it also provides requirements for licensing, documentation and vessel inspection, along with bareboat and crewed chartering....
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 9 x 6
Author: Fred Edwards
ISBN: 9780870336270
$1999
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IHP_PUB195
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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SPC023
America's Cup races, regattas around the world, and Olympic sailing competitions are the classic yachting events where the most picturesque sailing takes place. This broad spectrum of yachting fascinates versatile professional photographer Heinrich Hecht. Over twenty years (1984 to 2008) of Hecht's work is presented here. Twelve chapters are organized specifically to show highlights of the sport: the sail, speed, classic beauty, dinghies and keelboats, the crew, regattas, sailors, the wind, waves, and light. These are themes illustrated by over 300 dynamic color photographs. Be transported through these brilliant images to far-flung races...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Hardcover
Author: Heinrich Hecht
ISBN: 9780764342684
$5000
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