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RAN652
An inspiring and beautifully illustrated picture book biography based on the life of Kate Moore, a twelve-year-old lighthouse keeper in the 19th century who saved the lives of twenty-three sailors. With an evocative text and stunning illustrations, travel back to the stormy, rocky shores of 19th century Connecticut and meet an unforgettable heroine-- at a time when girls were considered anything but. Fayerweather Island had seen blustery blizzards and rip-roaring tides, but it had never seen a pint-sized hurricane until Kate Moore claimed that tiny island as her own. Little Kate was supposed to be the lighthouse keeper’s daughter, but...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 9 x 12
Author: Anna Crowley Redding
ISBN: 9780593373408
$1999
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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.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6.6 x 4.3
Author: Steve Judkins & Tim Davison
ISBN: 9781909911000
$695
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IHP_PUB150
This is a print-on-demand title and is NOT RETURNABLE
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
$2495
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PAR153
Laser-cut steel, stone tumbled and finished with Squatch Metalworks proprietary distressed metal patina treatment. Clear coated with durable automotive clear-coat. Backed with a Rare Earth magnet. DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED IN THE USA.
Location: A2
Product Type : Magnet
Dimensions (IN): 3.8 x 4.4
ISBN: 760999953595
$1095
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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...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 9 x 6
Author: Earl Hinz
ISBN: 9780939837601
$1995
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HCT063
Mark Helprin, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Winter’s Tale and A Soldier of the Great War, presents a fast-paced, beautifully written novel about the majesty of the sea; a life dedicated to duty, honor, and country; and the gift of falling in love. A Navy captain near the end of a decorated career, Stephen Rensselaer is disciplined, intelligent, and determined to always do what’s right. In defending the development of a new variant of warship, he makes an enemy of the president of the United States, who assigns him to command the doomed line’s only prototype––Athena, Patrol Coastal 15––with the intent to humiliate a man who...
Product Type : Book
Dimensions (IN): 6.5 x 9.3 x 1.8"
Author: Mark Helprin
ISBN: 9781419769085
$3000
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CMP017
This book provides quick reference to commonly used formulae. Includes trig functions, mercator sailing, great circle, area, volume, water density effect on draft, common tankerman formulae, much more.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
Author: Richard M. Plant
ISBN: 9780870333613
$1250
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SWP053
Product Description This is the new 2nd edition of the famous Pavlidis Guide to the Virgin Islands. Printed in 2011, the new 2nd edition covers the entire Virgin Islands region including US, British and Spanish Virgin Islands. A comprehensive cruising guide including 84 accurate sketch charts. Also included are piloting instructions, GPS waypoints, photos, approaches and routes, anchorages, services, dive sites, history and loads of local knowledge. About the Author duct Description This is the new 2nd edition of the famous Pavlidis Guide to the Virgin Islands. Printed in 2011, the new 2nd edition covers the entire Virgin Islands region...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 10.7 x 8.3
Author: Stephen J. Pavlidis
ISBN: 9781892399359
$5995
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IHP_CHC006*
This guide provides detailed drawings of all anchorages and marina facilities on the western coast of Costa Rica. The introduction discusses topics such as climate, entry procedures, money, pets, provisions and worthwhile shore trips. The appendices include chart lists, common menu items (Spanish / English), surfing spots, useful telephone numbers and an illustrated guide to turtle identification. The recently opened full facility Marina Papagayo in Bahia Culebra (Papagayo) has created a first-rate moorage for cruising vessels. Entry procedures to Costa Rica can be completed and the modern marina can accommodate mega yachts....
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
Author: Margo Wood
ISBN: 9781937196394
$3495
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USS040
This book will lay out how to responsibly skipper and crew an auxiliary powered cruising sailboat or catamaran, within sight of land and bring it safely to anchor during daylight hours.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
Author: U.S. Sailing Association
ISBN: 9780974105802
$3295
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SWP037
New Edition now available
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Author: Steven J. Pavlidis
ISBN: 9781892399403
$4295
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IHP_NEMSPD
Package deal includes: NEM Reference Material Guide Chart No. 1 MMDREF Compilation Book Free PDF version of the NEM Reference Material Guide ( A PDF file will be emailed to you shortly after your purchase ) Free Standard Shipping
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
$9900
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NAV019
An extensive update of this classic textbook covering all aspects of contemporary marine navigation. While still covering traditional topics such as celestial navigation, this new edition gives full due to 21st century electronics and techniques. Fully illustrated.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
Author: revised by Thomas J. Cutler
ISBN: 155750248X
$6695
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JCS018
SPECIAL OFFFER
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
$24195
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PAR227
The Essentials of Living Aboard a Boat  speaks to dreamers and explorers alike, presenting information about this wonderful and rewarding lifestyle. Mark Nicholas has combined his experience of life aboard with the advice of other liveaboards, marina owners, technicians, boat manufacturers, and advocates in order to detail the challenges and offer real advice for success. This lifestyle, typically thought to be out of reach or "for other people," is now available to all who dream. Essentials explains, among other things, how to: Figure out your needs Choose the right boat Buy your boat Choose the right marina Forecast...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: Mark Nicholas
ISBN: 9781951116026
$1995
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IMR197
Atlantic Islands is a long-established cruising guide to the five island groups of the North Atlantic, commonly visited by those sailing the popular Atlantic crossing routes but increasingly enjoyed as cruising destinations in their own right. From the sun-baked lagoons of Bemuda to the verdant slopes of the Azores and Madeira, from the fiery landscapes of the Canaries to the less visited coastlines of the Cape Verdes, this seventh edition has thoroughly updated text and plans and is illustrated with numerous new photographs. Co-authors of the sixth edition, Anne Hammick and Hilary Keatinge, have been joined by Linda Lane Thornton who...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781786790705
$10495
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IHP_PUB151
This is a print-on-demand title and is NOT RETURNABLE
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
$1495
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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...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: Tuuli Messer, based on earlier ed. by B. Martin & J. Aragon
ISBN: 9780764360862
$5999
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SLC001
TABLE OF CONTENTS: (1) Introduction: Getting to the Moral Point of the Case (2) The Ethical Dimensions of Command (3) The Moral Dilemmas of Modern Warfare (4) Ethics Within the Military Profession: Upholding a Higher Standard? (5) Religion and the Military: Respecting Belief (6) The Navy Chaplain and the Mission (7) Equality, Justice and the Law (8) Appendix A: Case Sequels (9) Appendix B: Geneva Conventions Summary (10) Appendix C: US Army / Marine Corps Counter-Insurgency Field Manual.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Author: Captain Rick Rubel
ISBN: 9781269929127
$9140
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STR032
A thorough, easy-to-read treatment of both traditional and modern small-craft navigationThis book is an updated and expanded edition of a text that has been used in navigation courses for 30 years. It covers practical small-craft navigation (sail, power, or paddle), starting from the basics and ending with all that is needed to navigate safely and efficiently on inland and coastal waters in all weather conditions. It is for beginners, starting from scratch, or for more seasoned mariners who wish to expand their skills.Topics include:Charts, Chart Reading, and Chart Plotting Instruments and Logbook Procedures Compass Use Piloting and Dead...
Product Type : Book
Dimensions (IN): 11 x 8.25
Author: David, Burch,
ISBN: 9780914025405
$3900
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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...
Product Type : Book
Dimensions (IN): 8.7 x 12
Author: Andrew Wilkes
ISBN: 9781846239311
$11995
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PGN011
A wonderful story in which a little boy lets his beloved toy boat loose for adventures on its own and what adventures they are! He loves his toy boat so much that he sleeps with it and when it returns safely he knows it will always come back. Splendid illustrations.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 9.75 x 9.75
Author: Randall de Seve & Loren Long
ISBN: 9780399243745
$1899
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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...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 9 x 11
ISBN: 9780998586342
$5999
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IHP_PUB109
This is a print-on-demand title and is NOT RETURNABLE
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 13 x 19
$3995
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MPS279
The true story of the first female captain of a merchant ship and her treacherous navigation of Antarctica's deadly waters, from the   New York Times   bestselling author of   The Widow Clicquot Summer, 1856 Nineteen-year-old Mary Ann Patten and her husband, Joshua, were young and ambitious. Both from New England seafaring families, they had already completed their first clipper-ship voyage around the world with Joshua as captain. If they could win the race to San Francisco that year, their dream of building a farm and a family might be within reach. It would mean freedom. And the price of that freedom was one last dangerous...
Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 6.55 x 9.6
Author: Tilar J. Mazzeo
ISBN: 9781250352583
$3000
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IHP_ERLOG
Printed on demand 49 days
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
$1495
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IMR160
This is a comprehensive companion to the long coastline which ranges from Spain and the edge of the Pyrenees to the Alpes Maritimes and Italy. It covers the flat country of Languedoc-Roussillon, the coast of the Golfe du Lion, the Rhone delta and the Camargue, the industrial Golfe de Fos, the Cote d'Azur and the French Riviera and Monaco. The island of Corsica and the waterways that run behind the coast linking the Canal du Midi and the etangs to the Rhone are covered in separate chapters. The authors spent the summer and autumn of 2016 cruising in Corsica and then across to the Golfe du Fos where they left Skylax for the winter. During...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
Author: Rod Heikell
ISBN: 9781846238499
$10495
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IHP_JUNKRIG
The Chinese Sailing Rig: Design and Build Your Own Junk Rig is a stem-to-stern guide for the Western sailor who wants to junk rig any hull. . Words and drawings clearly explain in detail concepts that have been successfully used for millennia in the Orient. Using Western materials and techniques, Derek walks the amateur designer/builder through all the steps to successfully junk rig their hull of choice. The emphasis is on adaptation of the Chinese rig to Western hulls. Clear and concise, The Chinese Sailing Rig does in a small book what others have attempted in much larger volumes. This edition is an update of the original that has been...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 7.8 x 6.4
Author: Derek Van Loan
ISBN: 9780939837700
$1895
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PAR044
The Trailer Sailer Owner's Manual should be included with every trailerable sailboat. This comprehensive guide to selecting, caring for, and enjoying a trailerable sailboat will answer all your questions about fitting out, care of your sails, launching and retrieval, and boat maintenance. . Easy-to-understand selection guides help you choose the proper sealant/adhesive or antifouling paint. Here you'll find natural alternatives to common toxic cleaning agents, as well as a useful guide to cooking in very small spaces. You'll even learn to make traditional mats from rope while you keep a weather eye on the clouds. . . Click the E-Book icon...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 9 x 6
Author: Gregg Nestor
ISBN: 9780939837823
$1795
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USS042
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 State Boating Law Administrators.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
Author: U.S. Sailing Association
ISBN: 9781938915406
$2995
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IMR168
The new edition of the RCC Pilotage Foundation's pilot for North Brittany - Cherbourg to Ouessant and the Channel Islands - has been fully revised and brought completely up to date to maintain its place as the best-known companion for that coast. The text and plans have been redeveloped so that the sailing directions now make full use of recommended waypoints. New index charts have been introduced to improve cross-referencing and throughout there are new sea level and aerial photos.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
Author: John Lawson
ISBN: 9781846239434
$9995
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GPT278
A book to take with you when you go sailing or power-boating, in case a medical emergency or other medical problem arises. It emphasizes head trauma and management of orthopedic injuries, seasickness and issues relating to cold injuries (cockpit foot), illness after exposure after leaving a port-of-call, and burns (including exposure to the sun and/or boiling water in the galley). All these and more are discussed with treatment options included. It's a must-have book for the serious (or weekend) sailor or power-boater.
Product Type : Book
Author: M.D. Forgey, William
ISBN: 9781493056637
$2295
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OCG003
Best Anchorages of the Inside Passage  is a comprehensive cruising guidebook to the fabled sheltered route along the British Columbia coast. From Victoria to Bella Bella, every interesting and stunning anchorage along the way is included in this beautifully illustrated guidebook. Color throughout, over 450 photographs and over 100 detailed maps. Kelly and Vipond have written extensively for  Pacific Yachting  magazine. Bill's cruising articles first appeared on its pages in the early 1980s and Anne's 'Gunkhole' column premiered in 1992, running for 13 years. They have also written articles for Canadian Yachting West and other...
Product Type : Book
Dimensions (IN): 7 x 10
Author: Anne Vipond, William Kelly
ISBN: 9781927747247
$4495
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IMR190
First published in the 1950s under the editorship of EE Benest and later Konrad Nussbaum, the Imray map of the French inland waterway system has always been regarded as the essential reference for planning a visit to France by boat. It is now superseded by this completely recompiled and redrawn edition by David Edwards-May, the leading authority on World canals and waterways. The new cartography includes improved detail and presents essential information concerning distances and dimensions with a greater clarity than on previous editions. The map continues to cover the Low Countries and the western part of Germany and now also includes...
Product Type : Map
Book Type: Map
Dimensions (IN): 11.3 x 7.6
Author: David Edwards-May
ISBN: 9781786790644
$2395
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INT506
The first edition of  Outboard Engines  set the standard for a clear, easy-to-follow primer on engine basics, troubleshooting, care, and repair. This new edition, significantly expanded, brings the subject up to date, with full coverage of the new four-stroke engines, conventional electronic and direct fuel-injection systems, oil-mix systems in the new clean two-strokes, and more. You'll save time and money doing your own engine repairs and maintenance.
Product Type : Book
Dimensions (IN): 7.5 x 9.25
Author: Edwin R. Sherman
ISBN: 9781265626808
$4000
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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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JCS019
Special Offer
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
$10299
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IMR167
The author’s well-established guide to the East Coast of England, from Great Yarmouth to Dover and the corresponding coasts between Calais and Den Helder, has been updated for this revised 6th edition. Information on the extensive new wind farms in the Thames Estuary and off the coast of Belgium and the Netherlands has been included, along with details of changed traffic separation schemes off the continental coast and updated contact details for ports and services. North Sea Passage Pilot provides valuable information for entering the rivers and harbours on both sides of the North Sea and for sailing the passages between them.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
Author: Brian Navin
ISBN: 9781846239601
$8895
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INT508
Keep your boat's electrical systems running and reliable “ Boatowner’s Illustrated Electrical Handbook  is perfect for learning how your boat’s electrical system and much of its equipment works, and it will be an invaluable guide when adding equipment as well. This book needs to be in every boater’s library as a ready reference on how to make effective repairs and modifications that comply with ABYC standards.”―Ed Sherman, Senior Instructor and Curriculum Designer, American Boat and Yacht Council “A definitive technical book that is easy to read. Buy this book and throw out the rest.”― Motorboat & Yachting Whether...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 11 x 8
Author: Charlie Wing
ISBN: 9781265627447
$6100
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MPS231
This pocket-sized guide will equip sailors with the knowledge to read and predict the weather. Weather determines when we sail, where we sail to and whether we arrive safely. This essential pocket-sized guide equips the reader with all the necessary tools to predict and deal with local and distant weather conditions, whether on a day trip or a longer cruise, along the coast or further offshore. Each topic is broken down into digestible chapters, explaining the origins and effects of the full spectrum of weather conditions, including: - using and evaluating weather forecasts - depressions, fronts, isobars and other coastal effects...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 4 x 6
Author: Frank Singleton
ISBN: 9781472965066
$1600
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SWP004
Comprehensive cruising guide for all of the waters surrounding Panama, plus its navigable rivers, the San Blas Islands and Las Perlas.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8 x 10
Author: Nancy Schwalbe Zydler & Tom Zydler
ISBN: 9781892399090
$3995
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INT057
There is little about designing, making, repairing or improving sails that this book doesn't cover. More than a comprehensive apprenticeship, it is also a wonderfully illustrated examination of the world's rig and sail types.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 7.75 x 95
Author: Emiliano Marino, illustrated by Christine Erikson
ISBN: 9780071376426
$3400
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BTR009
The illustrated map and guide to all the lighthouses in the Pacific Northwest: Oregon, Washington & Alaska. All 65 standing and "lost" lighthouses are located on new, detailed coastal maps, including Alaska & Inside Passage insets. 33 original watercolor illustrations--3 new. Reverse has History and description of each lighthouse, directions to view each standing light. Laminated with edge seal, 24" x 36", rolled.
Product Type : Map
Dimensions (IN): 24 x 36
ISBN: 9781888216370
$1995
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LBC121
For fans of Cheryl Strayed, the gripping story of a biologist's human-powered journey from the Pacific Northwest to the Arctic to rediscover her love of birds, nature, and adventure.   During graduate school, as she conducted experiments on the peculiarly misshapen beaks of chickadees, ornithologist Caroline Van Hemert began to feel stifled in the isolated, sterile environment of the lab. Worried that she was losing her passion for the scientific research she once loved, she was compelled to experience wildness again, to be guided by the sounds of birds and to follow the trails of animals.   In March of 2012, she and her...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 5.5 x 8.5
Author: Caroline Van Hemert
ISBN: 9780316414449
$1899
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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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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.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: James Harbach
ISBN: 9780870335655
$5000
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$3500
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