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Paradise Cay Publications offers a complete line of nautical Books for navigation and mariner trainingWe are an authorized print agent for NOAA charts and NGA print-on-demand nautical charts. In addition, we a certified seller for Canadian Hydrographic charts. Our charts and many of our books are printed in-house. We use modern printers to produce high-quality certifed products at a fair price for our customers, with generous margins to our dealers. Wholesale inquiries welcome.

$34.95  
Spiral-Bound, 40 pages, 12 x 18
22 reduced-scale complete NOAA charts of the Columbia River and surrounding areas. 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 atlas includes a map...

Child of the Sea
JCS002
$15.96 $19.95  
Paperback, Doina Cornell, 9780955639692
In 1975 Doina Cornell left England with her family when she was only seven and spent the next six years sailing around the world on a small yacht. The author has drawn on her memories, diaries and stories, to re-create the perfect life led by a sailing child: swimming, diving and playing the...

$54.99  
8 x 2.5, 721002001719
Our traditional 8-inch (20.32 cm) brass one hand dividers can be opened and closed easily with one hand while performing chart work. 8-inches (20.32 cm) long Brass handles Tapered sides & polished stainless steel tips Lifetime warranty WARNING:  This product can...

$11.00  
Paperback, John Rousmaniere, 8 pages, 4 x 9, 9780071452212
Read clouds and winds, understand fronts and storms, make accurate forecasts at sea, handle heavy weather decision-making to keep clear of trouble. Waterproof.

$49.95  
Paperback, Ma-Li Chen and Lee S. Chesneau, 250 pages, 11.3 x 8.5, 9780939837786
This is a print-on-demand title and is NOT RETURNABLE

$9.95  
Paperback, Mike Pepperday, 24 pages, 8.5 x 5.5, 9780939837090
Recently developed method to back-up celestial navigation computers. Uses DR position, is shortest and simplest to learn table and method, works for all latitudes and altitudes and is a practical star identifier.

$36.99  
7 x 1.8, 721002001764
Our Ultralight Dividers are the perfect tools to fill out your navigation kit. They are the best-selling navigation tool in our whole product line, and for good reason. Constructed of coated marine alloy to resist corrosion, these durable dividers are fully adjustable and easy to use. They...

$39.95  
Paperback, Ken Hankinson, Glen L. Witt, 256 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9781951116453
Authoritative and very detailed procedures for choosing and installing engines. Includes propeller selection, shaft alignment, cooling and exhaust systems, ventilation, electrical, more.

$24.95  
Paper Chart
Charts are non-returnable.

$13.60  
spiral-bound, David Houghton & Fiona Campbell, 24 pages, 3 x 9.5, 9781912621064
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...

$99.00  

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$28.00  
15 x 2.6, 721002001450
The 15-inch (38.1 cm) Value Parallel Rule is a basic parallel rule without a protractor scale. Ideal for teaching applications, this clear acrylic & aluminum parallel rule is used to plot a course from a compass rose on a chart.  15-inches (38.1 cm) long Brushed aluminum arms...

$20.00  
Paperback, Max H. Carpenter, 48 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9780870332043
This manual/workbook provides the means for an operator to develop an at-a-glance capacity on a stabilized relative motion radar. Once the system of a oeSituation Recognitiona has been achieved and mastered, a multitude of targets can be handled safely and surely, and collision avoidance becomes...

$21.00  
Paperback, Olivia A. Isil, 125 pages, 7 x 7, 9780070328778
A salty collection of over 250 words, phrases and sayings that have become common in English usage. Arranged alphabetically and each entry is accompanied by a full explanation of origins and use. For lovers of English and the sea.

How Boat Things Work
INT026
$24.00  
Paperback, Charlie Wing, 171 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9780071493444
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.

$70.00  
Hardcover, Nigel Calder, 944 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9780071790338
Packed with new and updated information on every system found aboard virtually every pleasure boat. If it has screws, wires or moving parts, it's covered in this trusted manual. . Includes troubleshooting chart, clear illustrations.

$39.00  
Paperback, David Burch, 296 pages, 8.3 x 0.6 x 11, 9780914025467
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...

$50.00  
Hardcover, Graham Hutt, 9781846235269
This new edition of the RCC PF's well known guide to the long Spanish Mediterranean coast between Gibraltar and Denia has been compiled by Graham Hutt who suceeds John Marchment as editor.  This is an important pilot for yachts coming to and from Northwest Europe and the Atlantic from the...

Celestial Navigation
WWN128
$18.95  
Paperback, Jeff Toghill, 110 pages, 5.5 x 8.5, 9780393302943
Devoted to the practical and presented so even the most non-mathematical navigator can develop skill and competence. Includes techniques for checking compass and sextants.

$21.00  
Paperback, Barry Lewis, 208 pages, 7.8 x 0.6 x 9.3, 9780071830881
Sail your very first day on the water Learn to Sail Today  offers a uniquely fun and quick method for beginners to learn exactly what they need to enter the fun and rewarding world of sailing. Written specifically to engage and reassure the uninitiated, this sailing primer covers...

$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...

$54.95  
Spiral-Bound, Tom Kranz, 92 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9780000652607
The only cruising guide that covers Florida's 190-mile St. Johns River, running from Mayport (near Jacksonville) to the center of the state near Sanford. Detailed information on cruising the river, including navigation, anchorages, facilities, and sightseeing, plus full color reproductions of...

$55.13  
Paperback, David Burch, 272 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9780914025580
A comprehensive text on how to take weather into account for the planning and navigation of voyages, local or global, using the latest technologies as well as the time-honored skills of maritime tradition, so that your time on the water remains as safe and efficient as possible. Covers...

Knot It!
FAM019
$25.99  
Hardcover, John Sherry, 124 pages, 7 x 10, 9781945547737
Master 100 essential outdoor knots with help from John Sherry, one of the world's leading knot-tying educators! Based on the wildly successful Pro-Knot cards and Sherry's own NetKnots.com website,  Knot It!  is an unprecedented resource for novices and masters alike. Full-color pages clearly...

$12.95  
Paperback, Alan Watts, 64 pages, 8.5 x 5.5, 9781472929730
Color photographs of cloud formations and their groundbreaking explanatory text enable readers to read the sky, pick up the clues and predict what the weather will do. With its winning formula of 24 clear color photographs of cloud formations and their accompanying explanatory text,...

$54.95  
Hardcover, Timothy Crowch, 232 pages, 9780957601703

$35.95  
Spiral-Bound, 126 pages, 11 x 17
Printed in-house spiral bound 11x17

$28.00  
Hardcover, John Kretschmer, 288 pages, 6 x 9, 9781472951625
John Kretschmer is sailing’s practical philosopher--as much a doer as a thinker. And that is the overarching theme of this chronicle of a sailing life. Often amusing, sometimes poignant, occasionally terrifying but always inspiring, his deeply personal account is a welcome reminder about the...

$112.50  
Spiral-Bound, 102 pages, 16.75 x 12
Contains 43 NOS charts for cruising between San Diego and the Panama Canal. Includes coverage for the Gulf of California and Baja. Blue accents have been added to the charts for easier reading. Excellent value.

$19.95  
Paperback, 228 pages, 8.5 x 11
This is a print-on-demand title and is NOT RETURNABLE

$55.00  
Hardcover, William B. Hayler, ed, 554 pages, 6 x 9, 9780870333798
Complete revision of the standard reference/textbook in the field published nearly 50 years ago. Brings it up to date in all subject areas. Photos, drawings, tables, appendices.

ENGINE ROOM LOG
IHP_ERLOG
$14.95  
Paperback, 102 pages, 6 x 9
Printed on demand 49 days