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Taleisin's Tales: Sailing towards the Southern Cross
Taleisin's Tales: Sailing towards the Southern Cross
PDB021
$12.95  
Paperback, Lin and Larry Pardey, 220 pages, 6 x 9
    Including stories from paradise and hard-won lessons in seamanship,  Taleisin’s Tales  reflects back to the first miles Lin and Larry Pardey gained together on their second boat – one they built lovingly with teak carvel planking over sawn black locust frames. The book begins with...
Survival Guide for the Mariner, 2nd edition
Survival Guide for the Mariner, 2nd edition
CMP009
$35.00  
Hardcover, Robert Meurn, 254 pages, 6 x 9, 870335730
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.
Surveying Fiberglass Sailboats
Surveying Fiberglass Sailboats
INT267
$21.00  
Paperback, Henry C. Mustin, 128 pages, 7 x 10, 9780070442481
The most thorough guide yet to aging fiberglass boats, their problems and cures written as both buyer's guide and expose of shoddy building practices and lack of standards among builders and surveyors.
Superdocious!: Racing Insights and Revelations from Legendary Olympic Sailor Rodney Pattisson
Superdocious!: Racing Insights and Revelations from Legendary Olympic Sailor Rodney Pattisson
MPS220
$5.00  
Hardcover, Rodney Pattisson, Barry Pickthall, 192 pages, 6.5 x 9.5, 9781472935595
The previously untold life story from world champion, Olympic medalist, and Britain's most successful Olympic sailor for three decades, Rodney Pattisson, with a foreword by Sir Ben Ainslie CBE. Rodney Pattisson MBE, the three-time Olympic medalist and multi-world champion, is an iconic...
String Magic (DVD)
String Magic (DVD)
VMI109D
$8.00  
DVD, Brion Toss
This one is just for fun. Learn to perform classic magic tricks with string: Cut and Restore, Mend in Your Mouth and The Professor's Nightmare. A guarantee of fun on any cruise.
Stress-free Sailing: Single and Short-handed Techniques
Stress-free Sailing: Single and Short-handed Techniques
MPS131
$25.00  
Paperback, Duncan Wells, 160 pages, 6.8 x 0.4 x 9.7, 9781472907431
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...
Stress-Free Navigation: Electronic and Traditional
Stress-Free Navigation: Electronic and Traditional
ACB163
$25.00  
Paperback, Duncan Wells, 160 pages, 7.5 x 9.5, 9781472962348
An indispensable myth-busting guide to the reality of navigation. All boaters, whether under sail or under power, need to be able to navigate safely on the water--both to keep themselves and their crew out of trouble and to avoid endangering others. Yet navigation has often been presented...
Stress-Free Motorboating: Single and Short-Handed Techniques
Stress-Free Motorboating: Single and Short-Handed Techniques
ACB151
$25.00  
Paperback, Duncan Wells, 160 pages, 7.5 x 9.5, 9781472927828
Does docking or anchoring your boat alone trigger beads of sweat? Are you paralyzed by the thought of boating solo?  Stress-Free Motorboating  is the answer to all single or shorthanded crews' prayers. Profusely illustrated with color step-by-step photographs (and links to...
Storytelling for Sailors Video Seminar (USB Drive or Streaming Video)
Storytelling for Sailors Video Seminar (USB Drive or Streaming Video)
PDV014
$99.00  

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Storm Tactics: Cape Horn Tested (DVD)
Storm Tactics: Cape Horn Tested (DVD)
PDV006
$29.95  
DVD, Lin & Larry Pardey, 9781929214105
The Pardeys have been called the "enablers". Their books and videos have encourage sailors of all ages to stop dreaming and start doing. Now they take you well out to sea and demonstrate methods to help you bring your boat and crew safely through storms with your gear and dreams intact.  Join...
Storm Tactics Handbook: 3rd Edition
Storm Tactics Handbook: 3rd Edition
PDB011
$22.95  
Paperback, Lin & Larry Pardey, 256 pages, 9 x 6, 9781929214471
In a storm at sea, luck is highly biased toward the sailor who has a plan. So write Lin and Larry Pardey in this, the third edition of their highly regarded Storm Tactics Handbook . As in the first two editions of this book, they describe their concerns about the tendency of modern sailors to...
State Flags & Facts State Flags & Facts State Flags & Facts
State Flags & Facts
WFP074
$7.95  
Folding Pocket Guide, James Kavanagh, 6 pages, 8.25 X 3.69, 9781583551943
State Flags and Facts is a unique, pocket-sized folding guide to state-specific information on all 50 states. The guide highlights state plants, animals and fossils, state motto and nicknames, state capital and date of entering the union. Laminated for durability, this handy guide is a great...
Start Powerboating Right 4th Edition 2020
Start Powerboating Right 4th Edition 2020
USS042
$29.95  
Paperback, U.S. Sailing Association, 8.5 x 11, 9781938915406
Start Powerboating Right ! has been updated and refreshed to take you to the next level of safe powerboat handling.  The content in this book is perfect for sailing instructors and coaches; safety boat operators; friends and family and has been approved by NASBLA – the National Association of...
Stark Tables for Clearing the Lunar Distance
Stark Tables for Clearing the Lunar Distance
STR020
$39.00  
Paperback, Bruce Stark, 315 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9780914025214
Celestial navigation is a way to find your latitude and longitude on earth using a sextant to measure the angular heights of celestial bodies above the horizon. It has been used by mariners at sea and explorers on land for three hundred years, and it is still used today as a dependable backup to...
Star to Steer Her By
Star to Steer Her By
CMP244
$18.50  
Paperback, Edward J. Bergin, 202 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9780870333095
For the beginner, this gives straightforward explanations every step of the way to confident, successful celestial navigation. Widely used as textbook.
Star Finder Book, 3rd edition
Star Finder Book, 3rd edition
STR050
$19.95  
Paperback, David Burch, 76 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9780914025634
A comprehensive book explaining the use of the 2102D star finder, and the many applications it offers in planning navigation. Its numerous examples and diagrams make it a most definitive treatment. In addition to a description of the star finder and its basic use, the book covers: brightness and...
Star Finder 2102-D #150
Star Finder 2102-D #150
WPL0150
$103.99  
10.4 x 10.4, 721002001504
The Star Finder 2102-D is an invaluable tool for celestial navigators to locate and identify, by altitude and azimuth, the 57 stars listed in air and nautical almanacs. It can also be used by amateur star gazers for general star identification.Special diagrams permit rapid check of hour angle...
Stability Data Reference Book UPDATED 2021 EDITION
Stability Data Reference Book UPDATED 2021 EDITION
IHP_STABREF2
$19.95  
Paperback, 30 pages, 8.5 x 11
This is a print-on-demand title and is NOT RETURNABLE
Stability Data Reference Book AUG 89 VERSION
Stability Data Reference Book AUG 89 VERSION
IHP_STABREF
$24.95  
Paperback, 36 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9781937196271
This is a print-on-demand title and is NOT RETURNABLE
Stability and Trim for the Ship's Officer, 4th edition
Stability and Trim for the Ship's Officer, 4th edition
CMP014
$50.00  
Hardcover, William E. George, ed, 500 pages, 6 x 9, 9780870335648
Completely updated to reflect the latest shipboard equipment and techniques for calculating and assuring stability. Written especially for use by active ships' officers.
Splicing Modern Ropes: A Practical Handbook
Splicing Modern Ropes: A Practical Handbook
ACB136
$30.00  
Hardcover, Jan-Willem Polman, 176 pages, 10 x 7.1, 9781472923202
The time when every vessel going to sea made use of three-strand rope has gone. Still, splicing that type of rope and cord is relatively straightforward. Nowadays the most common type of rope used on board yachts, dinghies, motorboats, working boats, and ferries is braided rope. Few people have...
Spare Leads for Ultralight Divider (15-pack) #7291
Spare Leads for Ultralight Divider (15-pack) #7291
WPL7291
$12.95  
721002072917
This kit includes 15 spare compass leads suitable for Weems & Plath dividers (176, 178 & 179). The reusable clear plastic case is a safe and convenient container for lead storage. (Also available in a box of 2 (7231). 15 leads per pack Reusable plastic storage container 2 mm...
Spanish for Cruisers
Spanish for Cruisers
IHP_SFC2
$31.95  
Spiral-Bound, Kathy Parsons, 368 pages, 8.5 x 6, 9780967590523
THIS IS NOW A PRINT-ON-DEMAND TITLE. This second edition of the popular Spanish for Cruisers has been greatly expanded so that it now covers ALL the language and vocabulary necessary to cruise the Spanish-speaking countries of the Caribbean, Central and South America and Europe. There is...
Southern Bahamas Vol.2
Southern Bahamas Vol.2
SWP049
$64.95  
Paperback, Stephen Pavlidis, 295 pages, 8 x 11, 9781892399298
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...
Southeast Atlantic Coast Chart Atlas (12x18 Spiral-bound)
Southeast Atlantic Coast Chart Atlas (12x18 Spiral-bound)
IHP_SEACB
$45.95  
Spiral-Bound, 58 pages, 12 x 18, 9781951116422
54 reduced-scale complete NOAA charts of the Atlantic Coast of the U.S. from N. Florida to North Carolina. Spiral-bound in a large format (12x18") booklet. Printed on high-quality paper and updated regularly. Not recommended for navigation, but handy for reference and planning. Each chart...
Southeast Alaska Current Atlas: From Grenville to Skagway, 2nd Edition
Southeast Alaska Current Atlas: From Grenville to Skagway, 2nd Edition
STR045
$29.00  
Paperback, Randel Washburne, 158 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9780914025542
The charts in this atlas show scaled arrows marking current speeds and directions at each of the official stations at sequential hours. Use slack times and maximum current speeds at Wrangell Narrows from the NOAA Tidal Current Tables to select the appropriate chart for specific dates and...
Southeast Alaska Chart Atlas (12x18 spiral bound)
Southeast Alaska Chart Atlas (12x18 spiral bound)
IHP_AKCB1
$49.95  
Spiral-Bound, 84 pages, 12 x 18, 9781951116170
12 x 18 spiral-bound book includes over 75 complete, reduced-scale NOAA charts of the areas around Kethcikan, Alaska.  Not recommended for navigation. Useful for refernce and planning. Each chart atlas includes a map key at the beginning which helps you locate the charts inside....
South Pacific Anchorages, 2nd edition (Imray)
South Pacific Anchorages, 2nd edition (Imray)
IMR002
$67.95  
Paperback, Warwick Clay, 276 pages, 8.25 x 11.75, 9780852884829
Details of harbors and anchorages in the Pacific south of the equator between New Guinea and South America. Fully revised.
South Biscay, 7th edition (Imray)
South Biscay, 7th edition (Imray)
IMR120
$94.95  
Hardcover, RCCPF/Steve Pickard, 205 pages, 0.9 x 8.2 x 11.6, 9781846233753
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...
South Biscay - Book
South Biscay - Book
IMR200
$94.95  
Steve Imray, 205 pages, 11.69 x 0.2 x 8.27", 9781786794352
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South Atlantic Circuit
South Atlantic Circuit
IMR155
$69.95  
Paperback, Tom Morgan, 9789541900338
South Atlantic Circuit is the comprehensive reference work for anyone wishing to travel the South Atlantic Ocean and explore the fascinating coastlines of Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina, the South Atlantic Islands, South Africa and Namibia. The preparations required for ocean cruising are...
Skipper's Knot Guide
Skipper's Knot Guide
SHP360
$19.95  
Spiral-Bound, edited by Heinrich Bauermeister, 41 pages, 9.75 x 8, 9781574092837
When you head out to sea, whether in a dinghy, a yacht, a motorboat or fishing craft, you will need a few handy knots in your repertoire'-o keep things secure on board and to get you out of trouble. Here is a convenient, splash proof, accessible guide to 40 of the most useful knots, bends and...
Single-Handed Sailing
Single-Handed Sailing
SHP171
$17.50  
paperback, Frank Mulville, 192 pages, 6 x 9, 9780850364101
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.
Simple Boat Maintenance
Simple Boat Maintenance
FER111
$26.00  
Paperback, Pat Manley, 160 pages, 9.3 x 6.7, 9781909911130
Concentrates on the 67 most common maintenance jobs to be done aboard both power and sailboats. Each is explained in simple steps and illustrated with fine color photos and diagrams. From electrical systems to leaky toilets, all is explained. Excellent and informative.
SIGHT REDUCTION TABLES FOR MARINE NAVIGATION Pub. No. 229 (HO-229) – Commercial Edition
SIGHT REDUCTION TABLES FOR MARINE NAVIGATION Pub. No. 229 (HO-229) – Commercial Edition
CEL002
$27.95  
Paperback, 8.5 x 11
This is the standard set of tables designed for marine navigation. Although there are 6 volumes in a set, only those pertaining to the latitudes anticipated need be obtained. Their tabular data, being purely mathematical results, never go out of date. The latitudes listed for the Volumes work...
SIGHT REDUCTION TABLES FOR AIR NAVIGATION Pub. No. 249 (HO-249) Commercial Edition
SIGHT REDUCTION TABLES FOR AIR NAVIGATION Pub. No. 249 (HO-249) Commercial Edition
CEL016
$27.95  
Paperback, 8.5 x 11
Because of the high price and spotty availabliity of the Government editions,we have reprinted these as Commercial Editions from official Government electronic files. They are economical, and sized at 90% of the originals. They have soft instead of hard covers and their smaller size of 8.5 x 11...
Shiphandling with Tugs, 2nd. edition
Shiphandling with Tugs, 2nd. edition
CMP091
$40.00  
Hardcover, Jeffrey Slesinger, based on work by George Reid, 432 pages, 6 x 9, 9780870335983
The most comprehensive text available for the mariner who wants to learn how to safely and effectively operate tugs in assisting ships to and from their berths in ports and anchorages. Captain Jeffrey Slesinger used his extensive knowledge of the industry to bring Reid's original edition,...
Shiphandling for the Mariner 5th Edition
Shiphandling for the Mariner 5th Edition
CMP302
$50.00  
Hardcover, Daniel E. MacElrevey, 408 pages, 9.5 x 6.5, 9780764354588
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...
Shipboard Bridge Resource Management
Shipboard Bridge Resource Management
IHP_SBRM*
$49.95  
Paperback, Michael R. Adams, 196 pages, 9.5 x 7.5, 9781951116576
This is a print-on-demand title and is NOT RETURNABLE
Ship Spotter's Guide
Ship Spotter's Guide
RAN338
$12.00  
Paperback, Angus Konstam, 128 pages, 7.5 x 0.4 x 5.1, 9781472808691
Ships have been part of military campaigns since the Ancient world, and this expertly illustrated and detailed Spotter's Guide offers a look at the 40 most iconic and recognizable ships throughout history. From the Viking longship through to the powerful modern aircraft carriers, and from the...
Shell Channel Pilot, 8th edition
Shell Channel Pilot, 8th edition
IMR163
$66.50  
Hardcover, Tom Cunliffe, 9781846237003
When all the websites and the almanacs have come and gone, The Shell Channel Pilot remains the ultimate authority on cruising both sides of the English Channel. Ever since the 1930s, when Adlard Coles published the original version, this seminal work has been steadily upgraded and updated. The...
Sextant: A Young Man's Daring Sea Voyage and the Men Who Mapped the World's Oceans
Sextant: A Young Man's Daring Sea Voyage and the Men Who Mapped the World's Oceans
HRW112
$16.99  
Paperback, David Barrie, 384 pages, 5.3 x 0.9 x 8, 9780062279354
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,...
Sextant Handbook, 2nd edition
Sextant Handbook, 2nd edition
INT310
$21.00  
Paperback, Bruce Bauer, 192 pages, 6 x 9, 9780070052192
Not a celestial navigation textbook, but rather an essential guide to the mechanics of sextant use, adjustment, repair, history as well as buying guide to both new and used instruments. Illustrations.
Seraffyn's Oriental Adventure
Seraffyn's Oriental Adventure
PDB006
$12.95  
Paperback, Lin and Larry Pardey, 256 pages, 9 x 6, 9780964603639
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...
Seraffyn's Mediterranean Adventure 30th Anniversary Edition
Seraffyn's Mediterranean Adventure 30th Anniversary Edition
PDB015
$12.95  
Paperback, Lin and Larry Pardey, 256 pages, 9 x 6, 9781929214167
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...
Seraffyn's European Adventure
Seraffyn's European Adventure
PDB007
$12.95  
Paperback, Lin & Larry Pardey, 319 pages, 6 x 9, 9780964603646
With this edition of Seraffyn's European Adventure, all four of the Pardey's classic Seraffyn tales are available in affordable paperback.   Join Lin and Larry while they winter in England working to pay for the next leg of their journey into the Baltic, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Germany....
Self Sufficient Sailor 3rd edition– full revised and expanded
Self Sufficient Sailor 3rd edition– full revised and expanded
PDB101
$29.95  
Hardcover, Lin & Larry Pardey, 320 pages, 6 x 9, 9781929214877
Lin and Larry Pardey’s hugely popular and encouraging book, the Self Sufficient Sailor, has been revitalized and expanded by more than 40%. “This has been an exciting project for me,” said Lin, “especially as I have spent much of the past two years voyaging through the western Pacific on a boat...
Secret Anchorages of Brittany 3rd Edition
Secret Anchorages of Brittany 3rd Edition
IMR186
$49.95  
Hardcover, Peter Cumberlidge, 294 pages, 7.7 x 9.8, 9781846238154
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...
Secret Anchorages of Brittany (Imray)
Secret Anchorages of Brittany (Imray)
IMR035
$35.00  
Hardcover, Peter Cumberlidge, 294 pages, 7.5 x 10, 9780852887578
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...
Santa Barbara to San Diego Chart Atlas (12x18 Spiral-bound)
Santa Barbara to San Diego Chart Atlas (12x18 Spiral-bound)
IHP_SDCB1
$29.95  
Spiral-Bound, 26 pages, 12 x 18, 9781951116279
24 reduced-scale complete NOAA charts coverign the area from Santa Barbara, CA to San Diego, CA, including Los Angeles. Spiral bound in a large format (12x18") booklet. Printed on high-quality paper and updated regularly. Not recommended for navigation, but handy for reference and...
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