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Ashley Book of Knots
Ashley Book of Knots
DBD001
$95.00  
Hardcover, Clifford W. Ashley, 610 pages, 8.5 x 11.25, 9780385040259
The bible of knot and rope work. Every practical and decorative knot, function and origin. 7,000 drawings describing 3,900 knots, splices and whippings. The final word on knotting and rope work the world over.
Classic: The Revival of Classic Boating in New Zealand
Classic: The Revival of Classic Boating in New Zealand
RAN214
$60.00  
hardcover, Ivor Wilkins, 445 pages, 12 x 10, 9781869621629
New Zealand has a remarkable maritime history and many of us have a close relationship with the sea that surrounds us. No sooner had the first European settlers arrived in Auckland than they held a regatta to celebrate, and the first pure racing/pleasure yachts were built from the 1880s onwards,...
3'x5' Annin Sewn Nylon American Flag
3'x5' Annin Sewn Nylon American Flag
FAB002
$59.95  
This Nylon American flag boasts beautiful shine and all-weather durability. Its 200 Denier Nylon weave makes it the longest-lasting Nylon flag available and light enough to fly in the slightest breeze. Even in bright sunlight and strong ultraviolet radiation this flag resists fading. This flag...
World Cruising Destinations 3rd Edition
World Cruising Destinations 3rd Edition
JCS017
$59.95  
Flexi, Jimmy Cornell, 448 pages, 7.5 x 9.5, 9781916091061
A comprehensive cruising guide to every cruising destination in the world This substantial handbook contains information on all maritime nations of the world with details of local attractions, charter opportunities, formalities, facilities, useful websites and cruising guides. This book is not...
Fleet Tactics And Naval Operations, 3rd Edition
Fleet Tactics And Naval Operations, 3rd Edition
NAV509
$55.95  
hardcover, Capt. Wayne P. Hughes, 408 pages, 6.2 x 9, 9781682473375
The revised edition of this indispensable work still covers battle tactics at sea from the age of fighting sail to the present, with emphasis on trends (factors that have changed throughout history), constants (things that have not changed), and variables (things pertinent to each individual...
The Boat Galley Cookbook
The Boat Galley Cookbook
INT455
$50.00  
Paperback, Carolyn Shearlock, Jan Irons, 9780071782364
No matter what anyone tells you, boat cooking IS different from cooking ashore. The space is smaller, there's no grocery store 5 minutes away, you have fewer prepared foods and electric appliances, and food storage is much different. . Despite cruising different oceans, we-Jan and Carolyn--both...
Lockheed F-117 Night Hawks: A Stealth Fighter Roll Call - Book
Lockheed F-117 Night Hawks: A Stealth Fighter Roll Call - Book
SPC081
$49.99  
Hardcover, Don Logan, 208 pages, 8.7 x 1.0 x 11.2", 9780764332425
Sail The World With Me
Sail The World With Me
JCS023
$49.95  
Flexi, Jimmy Cornell, 395 pages, 9.5 x 8, 9781916091054
Sail The World With Me   deals with all essential aspects of offshore voyaging and long distance cruising. Every subject is dealt with in an informative and entertaining manner, backed up by telling incidents or anecdotes from the author’s wide-ranging experience. While primarily aimed at...
Rigging Period Ship Models: A Step-By-Step Guide to the Intricacies of the Square-Rig
Rigging Period Ship Models: A Step-By-Step Guide to the Intricacies of the Square-Rig
NAV066
$48.00  
Hardcover, Lennarth Petersson, 9781557509703
The rigging of period ship models is arguably the most complex and daunting task for the modeler. An eighteenth-century man-of-war boasted mile upon mile of rigging, over 1,000 blocks, and acres of canvas. To reduce the rigging in scale and yet retain an accurate representation is a formidable...
Silent Victory: The U.S. Submarine War against Japan
Silent Victory: The U.S. Submarine War against Japan
NAV036
$47.00  
Paperback, Clay Blair, Jr, 1006 pages, 6 x 9, 9781557502179
  With the content of an authoritative reference and the excitement of a thriller, this history of the U.S. submarine war is one of the most informative and entertaining books written on the Pacific campaign. The author, a respected journalist and World War II submariner himself, is credited...
A Boat, a Whale & a Walrus: Menus and Stories A Boat, a Whale & a Walrus: Menus and Stories
A Boat, a Whale & a Walrus: Menus and Stories
SQB041
$45.00  
Hardcover, Renee Erickson & Jess Thomson, 320 pages, 7 x 10, 9781570619267
One of the country's most acclaimed chefs, 2016 James Beard Award Winner Renee Erickson is a chef and the owner of several Seattle restaurants: The Whale Wins, Boat Street Café, The Walrus and the Carpenter, and Bateau. This luscious cookbook is perfect for anyone who loves the fresh seasonal...
Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird: The Illustrated History of America's Legendary Mach 3 Spy Plane - Book
Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird: The Illustrated History of America's Legendary Mach 3 Spy Plane - Book
SPC082
$45.00  
Hardcover, James C. Goodall, 224 pages, 9.3 x 1.0 x 12.3", 9780764355042
39270: The Official Pictorial Record of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12
39270: The Official Pictorial Record of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12
PAR068
$44.95  
Hardcover, Gavin Brown, 9781908271822
This 11th edition of the legendary round the world race is arguably the most visually dazzling yacht race ever. Seldom has photography documented the quest to master the oceans or the ingredients of world-class sporting endeavour better or more vividly than in this Volvo Ocean Race. . From...
Sailing Legends: The story of the world's greatest ocean race
Sailing Legends: The story of the world's greatest ocean race
PAR069
$44.95  
Hardcover, Barry Pickthall, 9781908271099
Sailing Legends recounts the stories and heroes of the longest running ocean race. Begun in 1973 as the Whitbread Round the World Race, its evolution into the fully professional Volvo Ocean Race of today is a fascinating story littered with colourful characters and anecdotes and filled with...
Sea and Smoke: Flavors from the Untamed Pacific Northwest
Sea and Smoke: Flavors from the Untamed Pacific Northwest
PER169
$40.00  
Hardcover, Blaine Wetzel & Joe Ray, 272 pages, 9 x 1 x 10.2, 9780762453788
2016 GOURMAND AWARDS NATIONAL WINNER: FISH 2015 JAMES BEARD WINNER BEST CHEF: NORTHWEST Sea and Smoke  is a travelogue chronicling the plucky ambition of a young chef determined to create a world class dining destination in an unlikely place. A native of the Pacific Northwest, two-time...
Gar Wood Boats
Gar Wood Boats
CHP001
$39.95  
Hardcover, Anthony Mollica Jr., 128 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9780760306079
Gar Wood boats are arguably the most coveted of all antique boats. This photo history presents Gar Wood, the man, his celebrated company and the magnificent boats themselves with special attention to the Baby Gar as well as runabouts, speedsters, and more.
Sailing Bible 2nd ed.
Sailing Bible 2nd ed.
FFB179
$39.95  
Hardcover, Jeremy Evans, Pat Manley, Barrie Smith, 400 pages, 8 X 10, 9780228101826
"Sailing is a popular sport and this book is a very comprehensive treatment of the subject.... The volume is well illustrated with color photographs [and] this reviewer was impressed by the constant stress the authors place on safety at sea.... This title is recommended for general reference...
Oceanarium: Welcome to the Museum - Book Oceanarium: Welcome to the Museum - Book - Paracay Oceanarium: Welcome to the Museum - Book - Paracay Oceanarium: Welcome to the Museum - Book - Paracay
Oceanarium: Welcome to the Museum - Book
PGN480
$37.99  
Hardcover, Loveday Trinick, 112 pages, 11 x 14.8, 9781536223811
This stunning new offering from the Welcome to the Museum series guides readers around the world's oceans, from sandy shorelines to the darkest depths. This stunning new offering from the Welcome to the Museum series guides readers around the world's oceans, from sandy shorelines to the...
A History of Sailing in 100 Objects
A History of Sailing in 100 Objects
ACB141
$35.00  
Hardcover, Barry Pickthall, 224 pages, 10 x 1 x 7.9, 9781472918857
The book provides a fascinating insight into the history of sailing explored through a hundred objects that have been pivotal in the development of sailing and saling boats. From the earliest water-borne craft, through magnificent Viking warships, to the technology that powers some of the most...
Voyaging With Kids - A Guide to Family Life Afloat
Voyaging With Kids - A Guide to Family Life Afloat
PDB019
$34.95  
Paperback, Behan Gifford, Sara Dawn Johnson, Michael Robertson, 320 pages, 6 x 9, 9781929214334
“A treasure-trove of useful, well-organized information on sea-going parenting.” —Gary “Cap’n Fatty” Goodlander, Author of Buy, Outfit and Sail     Choosing a boat that is right for your family; handling the naysayers; keeping your children safe, healthy and entertained...
The Hunter & The Gatherer - Cooking and Provisioning for Sailing Adventures - Book
The Hunter & The Gatherer - Cooking and Provisioning for Sailing Adventures - Book
CPG003
$34.95  
Hardcover, Catherine Lawson, David Bristow, 196 pages, 6.8 x 9.3 x 0.7", 9780645522631
David Bristow and Catherine Lawson have spent the last two decades exploring empty shores and plunging into new cultures from the deck of their catamaran, Wild One. Their years of experience have taught them how to thrive and embrace a healthy lifestyle during long sojourns on the water – from...
International Marine Log Book
International Marine Log Book
INT362
$32.00  
Hardcover, C. Dale Nouse, 224 pages, 9 x 12, 9780070482371
Log keeping pages for 105 days of cruising formatted parallel to spine for easy use. Each day gets two-page spread featuring morning maintenance checklist, record of times, courses, distances, positions.
HMS Warrior, 1860
HMS Warrior, 1860
NAV065
$30.00  
Hardcover, Andrew D. Lambert, 224 pages, 10.6 x 8.6, 9781844861286
Built to underline Victorian Britain's supremacy at sea, HMS Warrior was the world's first iron-hulled, armored warship. In 1979 she was rescued from ignominy as an oil jetty in Milford Haven to become the subject of an ambitious restoration programme, and for the last twenty years has been open...
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...
Appreciating Oysters: An Eater's Guide to Craft Oysters from Tide to Table
Appreciating Oysters: An Eater's Guide to Craft Oysters from Tide to Table
WWN832
$30.00  
Hardcover, Dana Deskiewicz, 272 pages, 8.5 x 8.5, 9781682680940
The essential guide to America's booming craft oyster scene Oysters are having a moment. Like craft beer before them, oysters are being discovered by discerning foodies who love that they're a tide-to-table, sustainable form of protein, and an adventurous food trend that's as Instagrammable...
The Oceans and the Stars - A Sea Story, A War Story, A Love Story - Book
The Oceans and the Stars - A Sea Story, A War Story, A Love Story - Book
HCT063
$30.00  
Hardcover, Mark Helprin, 512 pages, 6.5 x 9.3 x 1.8", 9781419769085
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...
The Boater's Cookbook: 450 Quick & Easy Galley-Tested Recipes
The Boater's Cookbook: 450 Quick & Easy Galley-Tested Recipes
SKY138
$29.99  
Paperback, Sylvia Williams Dabney, 432 pages, 7.5 x 9.5, 9781944824280
Eat well at every meal and enjoy the voyage. Cooking on a small boat―sail or power―requires special attention few new boaters understand. Sylvia Williams Dabney is a longtime live-aboard sailor with more than sixty thousand offshore miles who understands the necessity of a well-stored pantry...
Silent Service: Submarine Warfare from World War II to the Present?An Illustrated and Oral History
Silent Service: Submarine Warfare from World War II to the Present?An Illustrated and Oral History
SKY145
$29.99  
Paperback, Philip Kaplan, 240 pages, 8 x 10.5, 9781634505536
See the secret and dangerous world of submarine life and warfare like never before. From the ingenious but impractical designs of seventeenth-century inventors through the nuclear-powered submarines of today, this heavily illustrated volume traces the history of the silent force and the elite...
Oceanology: The True Account of the Voyage of the Nautilus
Oceanology: The True Account of the Voyage of the Nautilus
RAN107
$29.99  
Hardcover, Zoticus de Lesseps, 30 pages, 10 x 1 x 12, 9780763642907
Follow the fascinating journey of Captain Nemo and explore the ocean's wonders, both real and imagined . . . or are they?
Pirateology: The Pirate Hunter's Companion
Pirateology: The Pirate Hunter's Companion
RAN234
$29.99  
Hardcover, Captain William Lubber, 32 pages, 10.3 x 0.9 x 12.1, 9780763631437
Aar! Hoist the sails for a lavish new discovery filled with treasures — a magnificent resource for pirate lovers everywhere. The eagerly awaited new title in the best-selling ’Ology series — more than 5 million sold worldwide!Step lively, pirate foes and fanciers! Mysterious booty found inside...
Shellfish Guide
Shellfish Guide
EVE067
$29.99  
Comb-Bound, J.D. Wade, 102 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9781934707791
Let J.D. Wade, lifetime resident of Washington State and  staff writer for  The Reel News , share his recreational and commercial shellfish experience with you. Learn about every edible species of shellfish (and Squid) on the West Coast. Includes detailed explainations of the different...
Capt. Nat Herreshoff, new edition
Capt. Nat Herreshoff, new edition
SHP361
$29.95  
Paperback, L. Francis Herreshoff, 349 pages, 6 x 9, 9781574092875
A much anticipated reissue, in larger format, of the biography of Nathanael G. Herreshoff, who was the greatest yacht and marine designer and builder this country has ever produced. Many of the closely guarded secrets of Captain Nat, the great master, are revealed in these pages. Fully...
Breverton's Nautical Curiosities: A Book of the Sea
Breverton's Nautical Curiosities: A Book of the Sea
LYB071
$29.95  
Hardcover, Terry Breverton, 384 pages, 1.2 x 5 x 8, 9781599219790
Breverton's Nautical Curiosities is about ships, people and the sea. However, unlike many other nautical compendiums, this lavishly illustrated book focuses on the unusual, the overlooked, or the downright extraordinary. . Thus, someone most of us do not know, Admiral William Brown, is given...
Light Years: Memoir of a Modern Lighthouse Keeper
Light Years: Memoir of a Modern Lighthouse Keeper
HPC155
$29.95  
Hardcover, Caroline Woodward, 232 pages, 6 x 9, 9781550177275
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...
History of Air Warfare: From World War I to the Present Day
History of Air Warfare: From World War I to the Present Day
STL326
$29.95  
Hardcover, Malcolm & Alexander Swanston, 224 pages, 8 x 10.5, 9781782747093
A highly illustrated and accessible account of the development of air warfare, from the first skirmishes over the Western Front in World War I to today’s hi-tech netcentric aerial battlespace.   No single human invention has altered the nature of war more than the airplane. The  History of...
A Sea Voyage
A Sea Voyage
WWN833
$29.95  
Hardcover, Gérard LoMonaco, 8 pages, 7 x 10, 9780500650882
An exciting pop-up book that takes children on a journey across the sea, discovering one fantastic boat after another along the way Boats come in all shapes and sizes, and children will be enchanted by the range illustrated here in three dimensions as they follow a single boat across the...
Ten Years in a Twenty Foot Boat
Ten Years in a Twenty Foot Boat
CPJ002
$29.95  
paperback, Gary Sack, 262 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9781463581435
Ten Years is the love of a young man and a small boat. It is a guide to the waters of America and an instruction for the novice sailor wishing to cruise them.
Lighthouse Encyclopedia: The Definitive Reference
Lighthouse Encyclopedia: The Definitive Reference
GPT254
$29.95  
Hardcover, Ray Jones, 296 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9781493029822
A wealth of facts and history fill this beautifully designed armchair and reference book. This single volume, packed with full-color and vintage photos, contains everything a lighthouse lover or maritime historian wants to know about lighthouse history, changing technologies, lighthouse keepers,...
Good Fish: 100 Sustainable Seafood Recipes from the Pacific Coast
Good Fish: 100 Sustainable Seafood Recipes from the Pacific Coast
RAN529
$29.95  
Paperback, Becky Selengut, 336 pages, 8 x 10, 9781632171078
It can be intimidating to shop for seafood! Let this deliciously smart cookbook lure you to Pacific coast seafood that's good for your health and good for the planet. Chef and seafood advocate Becky Selengut helps simplify sustainable seafood choices for consumers in this fully revised and...
The Yacht Log - Book
The Yacht Log - Book
GPT281
$29.95  
Hardcover, Ken Mahler, 144 pages, 11.43 x 0.61 x 8.59", 9781493068296
The official Mystic Seaport Museum yacht log. With Yacht Log, you can preserve your sailing memories, recall the details of idyllic or stormy passages, remember cruises spent with your favorite guests, and record the important data of your vessel in one convenient location. This helpful book...
Torpedo Junction: U-Boat War off America's East Coast, 1942
Torpedo Junction: U-Boat War off America's East Coast, 1942
NAV437
$28.95  
Paperback, Homer H. Hickam, Jr, 346 pages, 6 x 9, 9781557503626
Slaughter at sea—just miles from U.S. soil! In 1942 German U-boats turned the shipping lanes off Cape Hatteras into a sea of death. Cruising up and down the U.S. eastern seaboard, they sank 259 ships, littering the waters with cargo and bodies. As astonished civilians witnessed explosions...
Fortune's A River: The Collision of Empires in Northwest America
Fortune's A River: The Collision of Empires in Northwest America
HPC171
$28.95  
Paperback, Barry Gough, 416 pages, 6 x 9, 9781550174595
Winner of the John Lyman Book Award for best Canadian naval and maritime history Finalist for the Nereus Writers' Trust Non-fiction Award Finalist for the Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize, BC Book Prize Longlisted for the 2007 Victoria Butler Book Prize Honourable Mention for the Canadian...
2024 Ultimate Sailing Calendar
2024 Ultimate Sailing Calendar
ULT524
$28.95  
9780913081242
The Ultimate Sailing Calendar features breathtaking images from the thick of the sailing action on large and small racers around the globe. Dimensions 46 x 30.5 cm (18 x 12 in.)
All Hands on Deck: A Modern-Day High Seas Adventure to the Far Side of the World
All Hands on Deck: A Modern-Day High Seas Adventure to the Far Side of the World
HCT057
$28.00  
Hardcover, Will Sofrin, 272 pages, 6 X 9, 9781419767067
A maritime adventure memoir that follows a crew of misfits hired to sail an 18th-century warship 6,000 miles to Hollywood “Thrilling . . . this is an adventure story of the highest order.” —Nathaniel Philbrick, author of the National Book Award–winning   In the Heart of the Sea   and...
Lighthouse
Lighthouse
HCT043
$27.99  
Hardcover, R. G. Grant, 176 pages, 9780316414470
A stunning visual exploration of 100 of the most innovative and beautiful lighthouses built during seafaring's golden age, from 1700-1900. LIGHTHOUSE   captures the romance in words and contemporary images of these isolated, life-saving towers, along with the incredible feats of...
A Sailor, A Chicken, An Incredible Voyage: The Seafaring Adventures of Guirec and Monique
A Sailor, A Chicken, An Incredible Voyage: The Seafaring Adventures of Guirec and Monique
IPS191
$27.95  
Hardcover, Guirec Soudée, 326 pages, 6 x 9, 9781771647045
A man and his chicken sail 45,000 nautical miles in this powerful story of following your dreams no matter what stands in your way. When Guirec Soudée was 21 years old, he bought a 30-foot sailboat and set out across the Atlantic, despite having only sailed a dinghy before.  His only...
Des Pawson's Knot Craft and Rope Mats: 60 Ropework Projects Including 20 Mat Designs Des Pawson's Knot Craft and Rope Mats: 60 Ropework Projects Including 20 Mat Designs Des Pawson's Knot Craft and Rope Mats: 60 Ropework Projects Including 20 Mat Designs
Des Pawson's Knot Craft and Rope Mats: 60 Ropework Projects Including 20 Mat Designs
ACB142
$27.00  
Paperback, Des Pawson, 176 pages, 8.3 x 0.6 x 8.3, 9781472922786
This wonderful collection of Des Pawson's personal ropecraft recipes combines an extended and now full-color collection of projects from Des's popular  Des Pawson's Knot Craft , together with 20 new and brilliant mat designs. Readers can learn how to make 60 different ropework projects,...
Mum's Beauty
Mum's Beauty
CBJ001
$27.00  
paperback, Karen Sack, 142 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9781719272438
A young family leaves their Northern California tree farm to explore Europe by water. On this journey they discover a vast waterway system. Each family member assumes more responsibilities along the way and they all learn to live in harmony in a small space. This is a story of their sailing...
The Berry Pickers: A Novel - Book
The Berry Pickers: A Novel - Book
PGN442
$27.00  
Amanda Peters , 320 pages, 6 x 9, 9781646221950
2023 Barnes & Noble Discover Prize Winner Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction Finalist A four-year-old Mi’kmaq girl goes missing from the blueberry fields of Maine, sparking a mystery that will haunt the survivors, unravel a family, and remain unsolved for nearly fifty years "A...
Crimson Waters: True Tales of Adventure. Looting, Kidnapping, Torture, and Piracy on the High Seas
Crimson Waters: True Tales of Adventure. Looting, Kidnapping, Torture, and Piracy on the High Seas
SKY167
$26.99  
Hardcover, Don Mann, Kraig Becker, 296 pages, 6 x 9, 9781510754874
A  New York Times  bestsellling author separates history from myth from the Pharaohs to Blackbeard and Captain Kidd to today.  Soon after the first maritime trade routes became operational, seafaring bandits appeared to prey upon the cargo, crews, and ships of others.  Crimson Waters...
Take Her Deep
Take Her Deep
NAV021
$26.95  
Paperback, Admiral I. J. Galantin (Ret.), 262 pages, 6 x 9, 9781591142997
On 12 August 1943, on Midway Island, Lt. Cdr. I. J. Galantin took command of the fleet submarine USS Halibut. For the next fourteen months, Galantin and his officers and crew would play their part in the unrelenting attack on Japan's navy and merchant marine. But it was in Luzon Strait in...
Cape Horn Birthday: Record-Breaking Solo Non-Stop Circumnavigation
Cape Horn Birthday: Record-Breaking Solo Non-Stop Circumnavigation
SWP065
$26.95  
Paperback, Peter Freeman, 348 pages, 6 x 9, 9781948494045
Cape Horn Birthday documents the extraordinary non-stop round-the-world journey of a lone sailor and his thirty-two-foot sloop. GPS did not exist when Peter Freeman set sail from Victoria, British Columbia, in 1984. Peter navigated the old-fashioned way, with a compass, a sextant, books of...
American Lighthouses: A Comprehensive To Exploring Our National Coastal Treasures
American Lighthouses: A Comprehensive To Exploring Our National Coastal Treasures
NBN048
$26.95  
paperback, Bruce Roberts, 400 pages, 6.1x8.9, 9781493047000
For more than two centuries, lighthouses have helped sailors find their way through treacherous waters, guiding them home or taking them safely through passages on their way to adventure. These historic towers and houses form a sparkling chain of lights along our coasts, a reminder of the past...
Shipwrecks of the Pacific Northwest: Tragedies and Legacies of a Perilous Coast
Shipwrecks of the Pacific Northwest: Tragedies and Legacies of a Perilous Coast
NBN049
$26.95  
hardcover, Maritime Archaeological Society, 200 pages, 6.3x9.3, 9781493044535
SUBMERGED STORIES FROM THE GRAVEYARD OF THE PACIFIC Over the past 350 years, an untold number of ships have met their end along the northern Oregon and southern Washington coasts. Shipwrecks of the Pacific Northwest investigates some of the most compelling historic shipwrecks—from the...
Under the Arctic Ice
Under the Arctic Ice
FFB180
$26.95  
Hardcover, Line Renslebraten, 96 pages, 8 X 10, 9781554555741
Far to the north, at the very top of the world, lies the Arctic. Ice and snow as far as the eye can see. Between the ice floes the ocean is dark and cold. There is a teeming diversity and wildlife in the Arctic Ocean. An ecosystem where everything is connected. A greater...
John M. Horton: Mariner Artist
John M. Horton: Mariner Artist
HHP013
$25.00  
Hardcover, Peter Vassilopoulos, 175 pages, 11.5 x 10.75, 9781894974349
A rich collection, retrospective, appreciation of the British Columbia maritime artist's most evocative work. Subjects range from historical themes from the earliest days of B. C. exploration to contemporary scenes of sailboat racing and warships.
Sailing a Serious Ocean: Sailboats, Storms, Stories and Lessons Learned from 30 Years at Sea
Sailing a Serious Ocean: Sailboats, Storms, Stories and Lessons Learned from 30 Years at Sea
INT465
$25.00  
Hardcover, John Kretschmer, 256 pages, 6 x 9, 9780071704403
"I know you'll want to read more after you finish   Sailing a Serious Ocean . And be warned, you'll very likely want to sail with John, perhaps across an ocean."   -- DALLAS MURPHY, AUTHOR OF   ROUNDING THE HORN After sailing 300,000 miles and weathering dozens of storms in all the...
Moby Dick
Moby Dick
IPS162
$25.00  
Hardcover, Herman Melville, 656 pages, 5 x 7.5, 9781912714698
Chiltern creates the most beautiful editions of the World’s finest literature.  Your favorite classic titles in a way you have never seen them before: the tactile layers, fine details and beautiful colors of these remarkable covers make these books feel extra special and look striking on any...
The Sea and Civilization
The Sea and Civilization
RAN329
$25.00  
Paperback, Lincoln Paine, 784 pages, 9.6 x 7.1 x 1.9, 9781101970355
A monumental retelling of world history through the lens of maritime enterprise, revealing in breathtaking depth how people first came into contact with one another by ocean and river, lake and stream, and how goods, languages, religions, and entire cultures spread across and along the world’s...
The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour
The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour
RAN500
$25.00  
Paperback, James D. Hornfischer, 499 pages, 6 x 9, 9780553381481
The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour
Lighthouses and Life-Saving on the Oregon Coast
Lighthouses and Life-Saving on the Oregon Coast
ARC013
$24.99  
Paperback, David Pinyerd, 128 pages, 6.5 x 95, 9780738548876
A pictorial history of the Oregon lighthouses and life-saving stations which predated the formation of the Coast Guard. 200 rare b&w photos with extensive captions document the historic and fascinating lights of the Oregon coast.
Shipwrecks of Coos County
Shipwrecks of Coos County
ARC052
$24.99  
Paperback, H.S. Contino, 128 pages, 6 x 9, 9780738581576
European settlement of Coos County began with a shipwreck. The Captain Lincoln wrecked on the north spit of the Coos Bay in January 1852. The crewmen built a temporary camp out of the ship's sails and named it "Camp Cast-Away" This was the first white settlement in the area. The men eventually...
Dishing Up® Washington: 150 Recipes That Capture Authentic Regional Flavors
Dishing Up® Washington: 150 Recipes That Capture Authentic Regional Flavors
WPC033
$24.99  
Paperback, Jess Thomson, 9781612120287
These 150 delectable recipes celebrate the unique flavors of the Evergreen State, from Pacific salmon and Dungeness crab to wild mushrooms, cherries, apples, saffron, and much more. Try Grilled Spot Prawns with Curried Caramel Dipping Sauce, Fall Sausage Minestrone with Mushrooms and Squash,...
Tall Ships on Puget Sound (Images of America)
Tall Ships on Puget Sound (Images of America)
ARC017
$24.99  
Paperback, Chuck Fowler, 128 pages, 6.5 x 0.3 x 9 inches, 9780738548142
This engaging pictorial history tells of the tall sailing ships that came to the Pacific Northwest beginning in the mid-1700s. Met by native Salish people, the ships brought Spanish, British, Russian, and American explorers, as well as settlers and entrepreneurs, to the region. Over the next two...
Pirates: Swashbuckling Stories from the Seven Seas
Pirates: Swashbuckling Stories from the Seven Seas
PGW001
$24.99  
Paperback, edited by Jennifer Schwamm Willis, 405 pages, 6 x 9, 9781560256168
Nineteen tales of jolly, rapacious and downright wicked scoundrels. With swaggering, cutlass-wielding villains, complete with golden earrings, wooden legs and talking parrots makes perfect reading for pirates-lovers of all ages.
STUDIO SERIES DELUXE COLORED PENCIL SET (SET OF 50)
STUDIO SERIES DELUXE COLORED PENCIL SET (SET OF 50)
PPP017
$24.99  
Pencils, 8.25" x 7.78" x 1, 9781441321343
Express your creativity with this vibrant set of 50 premium artist's colored pencils! Set includes a wide spectrum of hues. High-performing pigments create luminous color saturation. Soft-core leads produce superb color application. Smooth, easy blending and shading. Beautiful...
SR-71 Blackbird: Lockheed's Ultimate Spy Plane - Book
SR-71 Blackbird: Lockheed's Ultimate Spy Plane - Book
SPC079
$24.99  
Hardcover, David Doyle, 144 pages, 9.25 x 0.75 x 9.25", 9780764367083
Splash Goes The Whale - Book
Splash Goes The Whale - Book
SIM463
$24.99  
Hardcover, Matthew Van Fleet, 20 pages, 8 x 1.5 x 11", 9781665935562
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The Seashore Sticker Anthology: With More Than 1,000 Vintage Stickers - Book The Seashore Sticker Anthology - Book - Paracay The Seashore Sticker Anthology - Book - Paracay The Seashore Sticker Anthology - Book - Paracay The Seashore Sticker Anthology - Book - Paracay The Seashore Sticker Anthology - Book - Paracay The Seashore Sticker Anthology - Book - Paracay
The Seashore Sticker Anthology: With More Than 1,000 Vintage Stickers - Book
DKP152
$24.99  
Hardcover, DK, 232 pages, 7 x 9, 9780744051346
Capture the splendor of sea life with this alluring collection of stickers. Page after page of this book is packed with vintage drawings of coral, fish, and shells that portray the beauty of the ocean and the simple pleasures of a day at the beach. Get creative! Adorn your personal items...
Halibut: The Cookbook
Halibut: The Cookbook
WHI010
$24.95  
Paperback, edited by Karen Barnaby, 176 pages, 8.25 x 9.5, 9781552858608
120 proven and delicious recipes for this increasingly popular fish. Includes grilled halibut steaks with peppercorn chive butter, Alaska halibut chowder along with traditional favorites galore. Color photos.
Salmon: The Cookbook
Salmon: The Cookbook
WHI015
$24.95  
Paperback, edited by Bill Jones, 166 pages, 8.25 x 9.5, 9781552856451
Some of the best salmon recipes ever collected now compiled in one handy volume. More than 120 recipes for both Atlantic and Pacific species, organized by meal course, ranging from simple to elaborate preparations. Color photos.
Shellfish: The Cookbook
Shellfish: The Cookbook
WHI021
$24.95  
Paperback, edited by Karen Barnaby, 224 pages, 8.25 x 9.5, 9781552859254
Oysters, clams, mussels, scallops, prawns, crabs, lobsters, shrimp and prawns all have starring roles in this diverse cross-section of delicious recipes culled from a host of global cuisines. Easy instructions.
Hand Tools
Hand Tools
WWN013
$24.95  
Paperback, Aldren Watson, 407 pages, 7.25 x 10, 9780393322767
Wonderful exploration of the hand tools of the woodworkers' trade, how to use and care for each of them. Perhaps the very best part of this book are the illustrations by the author.
General History of the Robberies & Murders of the Pirates
General History of the Robberies & Murders of the Pirates
LYB070
$24.95  
Paperback, Capt. Charles Johnson, 352 pages, 7.5 x 95, 9781599219059
Originally published in 1724, this is an account of the lives and exploits of some of the most notorious pirates of the day, including Mary Read, Anne Bonny, Blackbeard and Captain Kidd.
Raincoast Chronicles 21: West Coast Wrecks and Other Maritime Tales
Raincoast Chronicles 21: West Coast Wrecks and Other Maritime Tales
HPC133
$24.95  
Paperback, Rick James, 128 pages, 0.3 x 8.3 x 10.5, 9781550175455
In this special edition of Raincoast Chronicles, maritime historian Rick James takes the reader on an authoritative and well-illustrated tour of the most fascinating of BC's shipwrecks. As well as reliving high-seas adventures, we learn the stories behind retired Cape Horn windjammers, solve the...
Care and Feeding of Sailing Crew 4th Ed.
Care and Feeding of Sailing Crew 4th Ed.
PDB017
$24.95  
Paperback, Lin Pardey with Larry Pardey, 9781929214341
Lin Pardey’s ever popular book, The Care and Feeding of Sailing Crew has now been updated. Despite the title, this is hardly a cookbook; rather it s a primer on successful cruising. Certainly, anyone contemplating, or preparing for, off shore passages would want to read and then keep this...
My Tiny Alaska Oven
My Tiny Alaska Oven
LDG003
$24.95  
Paperback, LaDonna Gundersen, 243 pages, 7.5 x 8.75, 9781578339518
New from LaDonna Gundersen, Author of the popular, Salmon, Dessert and Friends.
Battle of Midway's 75th Anniversary Commemorative Chart
Battle of Midway's 75th Anniversary Commemorative Chart
PAR216
$24.95  
Paper Chart, 38 x 26
NOAA’s  Office of Coast Survey  and  Office of National Marine Sanctuaries  created a commemorative nautical chart for the Battle of Midway’s 75 th  anniversary. This nautical chart was first published in 1943, and the commemorative chart includes the...
Spirit of a Dream: A Sailor's Ultimate Journey Around the World Alone
Spirit of a Dream: A Sailor's Ultimate Journey Around the World Alone
SWP069
$24.95  
Paperback, Dave Rearick, 249 pages, 6 x 9, 9781948494090
On October 2, 2013, Dave Rearick began an epic solo voyage around the world. Onboard his specifically built Class 40 racing sloop appropriately named Bodacious Dream, Dave sailed from Newport, Rhode Island, sailing the length of the Atlantic Ocean to Cape Town, South Africa, 8000 miles distant....
Mariner's Log & Cruise Journal
Mariner's Log & Cruise Journal
IHP_MLOG
$24.95  
Spiral-Bound, 142 pages, 8 x 10, 9781951116095
Our log book is designed to be both practical and fun to use. We have added a special section in the back of the book that utilizes parchment-style paper that is great for those who like to sketch, draw diagrams, and plot their own small charts or maps. These pages are easily removed and...
Wildly Inside: A Visual Journey Through the Inside Passage
Wildly Inside: A Visual Journey Through the Inside Passage
SMC001
$24.95  
Paperback, Susan Marie Conrad, 94 pages, 8 x 8, 9780578501352
"Wildly Inside" transports you through the Inside Passage of British Columbia and Southeast Alaska--a visual journey where you'll smell the muskiness of a whale's breath, hear the thunderous waves of a wide-awake ocean, feel the reverberations of the big ships passing by, and be totally...
1000 Flags: Banners and Ensigns
1000 Flags: Banners and Ensigns
FFB165
$24.95  
Paperback, Elisabeth Dumont-Le Cornec, 240 pages, 7 x 9, 9780228102588
A guide to the world's flags, their history and design. Did you know that the flag of the United States has been modified 32 times? And that the Jolly Roger is still flown today? Every flag raised through time has a remarkable history tied to the identity and history of whoever is flying...
Better Boating Blunders: Sea Going Stuff Ups for Beginners and Experts
Better Boating Blunders: Sea Going Stuff Ups for Beginners and Experts
IHP_PCB001*
$24.95  
Paperback, Paul Curtis, 202 pages, 6 x 9, 9780645248708
Those suffering the merest hint of desire to go seafaring in their own boat will learn from these heart-breaking examples just what can go wrong, Read the secrets of successfully leaving a mooring with topsides unmarked, happening miraculously upon your destination, and then, for the pièce de...
The Science and Spirit of Seaweed: Discovering Food, Medicine and Purpose in the Kelp Forests of the Pacific Northwest
The Science and Spirit of Seaweed: Discovering Food, Medicine and Purpose in the Kelp Forests of the Pacific Northwest
IPS216
$24.95  
Hardcover, Amanda Swinimer, 256 pages, 8 x 10, 9781550179613
Sustainable Pacific Northwest-based seaweed harvester Amanda Swinimer describes the ecology, culinary uses, evidence-based health benefits and climate change-resisting potential of seaweed and shares highlights from her remarkable life beneath the waves. Related to the most ancient living...
The Great Circle Route, 2nd Edition
The Great Circle Route, 2nd Edition
PAR005
$24.95  
Paperback, G. Bickley Remmey Jr., 232 pages, 9 x 5.9, 9780939837687
This, the second edition of A Guide to Planning and Cruising the Great Circle Route Around the Eastern USA, documents a motor yacht "cruise of a lifetime", the 5,400-mile circumnavigation of the Eastern United States. Author Bick Remmey refers to this voyage as "the longest one-way inland cruise...
The Salmon Sisters: Feasting, Fishing, and Living in Alaska: A Cookbook with 50 Recipes
The Salmon Sisters: Feasting, Fishing, and Living in Alaska: A Cookbook with 50 Recipes
PGN330
$24.95  
Hardcover, Emma Teal Laukitis, Claire Neaton, 208 pages, 7.5 x 9, 9781632172259
The bright and inspiring life and work story from a pair of sisters who are Alaskan fisherwomen, along with fifty hearty and comforting recipes that honor wild foods from the sea and the shore. Share in the remarkable and wild lives of Emma Teal Laukitis and Claire Neaton, the Salmon Sisters,...
Fatal Dive: Solving the World War II Mystery of the USS Grunion
Fatal Dive: Solving the World War II Mystery of the USS Grunion
PGW029
$24.95  
Hardcover, Peter F. Stevens, 9781596987678
Fatal Dive: Solving the World War II Mystery of the USS Grunion by Peter F. Stevens reveals the incredible true story of the search for and discovery of the USS Grunion—as well as the U. S. Navy’s shocking cover up of the submarine’s baffling disappearance. Discovered in 2006 after a...
California Lighthouses - Book California Lighthouses - Book - Paracay
California Lighthouses - Book
EPP022
$24.95  
Paperback, Sharlene Nelson, Ted Nelson, 264 pages, 6 x 9, 9781684922093
Sailing along California's often forbidding coast was a risky venture before 1854, the year the state's first lighthouse was established. Eventually more than forty lighthouse stations were built to guide mariners along 1,200 miles of coastline from San Diego to the Redwood Coast, and through...
The Ultimate Ocean Encyclopedia - Book
The Ultimate Ocean Encyclopedia - Book
IPS321
$24.95  
Jon Richards, 160 pages, 9.25 x 11.25, 9781804535486
This new and unique encyclopedia is an amazing new visual guide to the planet's seas and oceans. Using amazing photography and cutting edge CG images, readers can explore every aspect of our oceans, from the submarines that explore them to the vast array of life that lives in them....
A Speck On the Sea
A Speck On the Sea
INT164
$24.00  
Paperback, William Longyard, 363 pages, 6 x 9, 9780071440295
Looks back half a millennium to chronicle the greatest ocean voyages attempted in the littlest of boats-rowboats, canoes, and tiny sailboats like Hugo Vihlen's 6 ft. April Fool. This is history, adventure and seafaring legend of the highest order.
Seafaring Lore & Legend
Seafaring Lore & Legend
INT219
$24.00  
Paperback, Peter D. Jeans, 370 pages, 6 x 9, 71486569
A wonderfully entertaining miscellany of maritime myths, superstitions, fable and even fact. Presented in a relaxed style displaying a passion for the classic and sometimes obscure nautical tales of pirates, mermaids, castaways and buccaneers.
Ship Modeling from Stem to Stern
Ship Modeling from Stem to Stern
TAB011
$24.00  
Paperback, Milton Roth, 275 pages, 7.25 x 9, 9780830628445
Lavishly illustrated, complete sourcebook of tools, techniques and materials for the model ship builder.
Watercolor with Me: In the Ocean
Watercolor with Me: In the Ocean
MPS237
$23.99  
Paperback, Dana Fox, 120 pages, 9 x 9, 9781624148576
5O No-Sketch Projects That Bring the Ocean to Life Dana Fox, author of Watercolor with Me: In the Forest and founder of Wonder Forest, provides fifty new marine-themed projects in this beginner-friendly watercolor guide. Known for her whimsical art style and straightforward instruction,...
Path Between the Seas
Path Between the Seas
SIM081
$22.99  
Paperback, David McCullough, 669 pages, 6 x 9, 9780671244095
The full story of the astonishing engineering feats, extraordinary medical advances, political power plays, heroic struggles, and human tragedies that went into the construction of the Panama Canal. Superb writing and scholarship.
Secret History of Mermaids and Creatures of the Deep
Secret History of Mermaids and Creatures of the Deep
RAN109
$22.99  
Hardcover, Professor Ari Berk, 68 pages, 7.2 x 0.9 x 8.6, 9780763645151
This lavishly illustrated resource offers insight into the lives, origins, language, and magic of the elusive merfolk. Includes flaps, booklets, gatefolds, and a tassel with foil, embossing, and glittery jewels on the cover. Full color.
Lure: Sustainable Seafood Recipes from the West Coast
Lure: Sustainable Seafood Recipes from the West Coast
PGW281
$22.95  
Paperback, Ned Bell, 240 pages, 8 x 10, 9781773270876
Eating sustainable seafood is about opening your mind (and fridge) to a vast array of fish and shellfish that you might not have considered before―and the Pacific Coast is blessed with an abundance of wild species. With Lure, readers embark on a wild Pacific adventure and discover the benefits...
Shellfish: 50 Seafood Recipes for Shrimp, Crab, Mussels, Clams, Oysters, Scallops, and Lobster
Shellfish: 50 Seafood Recipes for Shrimp, Crab, Mussels, Clams, Oysters, Scallops, and Lobster
PGN408
$22.95  
Paperback, Cynthia Nims, 208 pages, 7 X 8, 9781632174000
These fifty delicious and approachable shellfish recipes--which includes shrimp, crab, scallops, oysters, clams, mussels, and lobster--are perfect for busy home cooks who want to create satisfying dishes and who also may be new to cooking with shellfish. Arranged by shellfish type, this...
Planking Techniques for Model Ship Builders
Planking Techniques for Model Ship Builders
TAB015
$22.00  
Paperback, Donald Dressel, 135 pages, 7.25 x 9, 9780830628681
In-depth reference for tools, techniques, materials for planking wooden ships, both kit and scratch models. Illustrations, photos.
The Sea Takes No Prisoners: Offshore voyages in an open dinghy
The Sea Takes No Prisoners: Offshore voyages in an open dinghy
ACB156
$22.00  
Paperback, Peter Clutterbuck, 224 pages, 6 x 9, 9781472945716
This is a real-life story of small-boat adventure on the high seas, complete with extreme risk, last-minute ingenuity, and many near-misses. The Sea Takes No Prisoners  begins in the 60s, telling of the adventures of the author as a boy--a time of boarding schools, long holidays, and an...
Northern California Coast Note Card Box
Northern California Coast Note Card Box
IPS125
$22.00  
Note Cards, Tom Killion, 12 pages, 6 x 8, 9781597144889
Heyday is proud to present two new note card sets that honor the Northern California coast and wooded mountains of Marin County near Tom Killion’s studio. Both boxes contain twelve white envelopes and twelve blank cards printed on fine white stock (3 each of 4 designs). Northern California...
The Trees of California Note Card Box
The Trees of California Note Card Box
HEY014
$22.00  
Cards, Tom Killion, 12 pages, 6 x 7, 9781597145923
New from renowned printmaker Tom Killion With this stunning note card set, celebrated woodblock printmaker Tom Killion presents a series of his artworks that delight in the enchantment and majesty of California’s forests. Printed on fine white stock, these faithful reproductions of...
I Love Crab Cakes!
I Love Crab Cakes!
MOR008
$21.99  
Hardcover, Tom Douglas, 144 pages, 6.75 x 6.75, 9780060881962
Seattle's award-winning chef and author dishes out dozens of easy-to-prepare recipes for this seafood favorite. A wonderful, mouth-watering collection including 50 recipes, and 10 sauces. Color photos throughout.
The Pirate Queen: In Search of Grace O'Malley and Other Legendary Women of Sea
The Pirate Queen: In Search of Grace O'Malley and Other Legendary Women of Sea
SLP003
$21.99  
Paperback, Barbara Sjoholm, 355 pages, 5.5 x 8.25, 9781580051095
A fascinating account of one of history's most intriguing women, the notorious Grace O'Malley, who was an Irish clan chieftain and feared pirate in the 16th century.
Lighthouses & Lifesaving on Washington's Outer Coast
Lighthouses & Lifesaving on Washington's Outer Coast
ARC030
$21.99  
Paperback, William S. Hanable, 128 pages, 6.5 x 95, 9780738559711
Washington's storm-ridden outer coast stretches from Cape Disappointment, at the mouth of the Columbia River, to Cape Flattery, at the entrance to the Strait of Juan de Fuca, a distance of about 150 miles. Historians have labeled these waters "the Graveyard of the Pacific" and "the Unforgiving...
Rescue Warriors
Rescue Warriors
SMP059
$21.99  
Paperback, David Helvarg, 356 pages, 5.5 x 8.25, 9780312628147
The Extraordinary Story Of The U. S. Coast Guard Since its inception more than 200 years ago, the United States Coast Guard has rescued over 1. 1 million people. Yet, despite having more than fifty thousand active and reserve members, most of us know very little about this often neglected but...
Knots: The Complete Visual Guide
Knots: The Complete Visual Guide
DKP137
$21.99  
Flex, Des Pawson, 400 pages, 8.5 x 5.3 x 1.1, 9780744028478
With step-by-step color photographs, the highly visual Knots: The Complete Visual Guide is a clear, comprehensive, and practical guide to tying more than 100 knots. From choosing, using, and maintaining ropes, to learning about the different families of knots - from stopper knots; binding knots;...
Point Arena Lighthouse
Point Arena Lighthouse
ARC097
$21.99  
Paperback, Merita S. Whatley, 128 pages, 6 x 9, 9780738599663
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...
San Diego Harbor Police
San Diego Harbor Police
ARC120
$21.99  
Paperback, Michael P. Rich, 128 pages, 6.5 x 95, 9781467132428
The San Diego Harbor Police Department has proudly provided more than 50 years of law enforcement. From its humble beginnings as a small security force formed after World War II to protect San Diego imports to the modern and sophisticated police force it is today, the San Diego Harbor Police...
St. George Reef Lighthouse
St. George Reef Lighthouse
ARC123
$21.99  
Paperback, GUY TOWERS, 128 pages, 6.5 x 0.3 x 9, 9781467133173
Situated at the end of a reef six miles offshore of Crescent City, California, stands St. George Reef Lighthouse. Constructed after the wreck of the coastal steamer Brother Jonathan in 1865, the beacon warned mariners of the dreaded Dragon Rocks of St. George Reef for nearly a century. This book...
Boatbuilding on Mount Desert Island
Boatbuilding on Mount Desert Island
ARC137
$21.99  
Paperback, Laurie Schreiber, 160 pages, 6 x 9, 9781467118682
Mount Desert Island possesses a rich and diverse history of boatbuilding. Chester Clement was the first of the “lobsteryacht” builders, and Bunker and Ellis elevated the concept. Henry Hinckley started on an old boat-repair wharf and built a world-class brand. Members of the Rich family produced...
Farragut Naval Training Station
Farragut Naval Training Station
ARC162
$21.99  
Paperback, Gayle E. Alvarez & Dennis Woolford, 128 pages, 6 x 9, 9780738570969
The Farragut Naval Training Station, located near Coeur d' Alene, Idaho, was only operational between 1942 and 1946, but during that time it was the largest city in Idaho, the largest business in Idaho, and the second-largest U.S. naval training station. Named for Civil War hero Adm. David G....
Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage
Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage
HCT051
$21.99  
Paperback, Sherry Sontag & Christopher Drew, 432 pages, 6 x 9, 9781610393584
Discover the secret history of America's submarine warfare in this fast-paced and deeply researched chronicle of adventure and intrigue during the Cold War that reads like a spy thriller. Blind Man's Bluff  is an exciting, epic story of adventure, ingenuity, courage, and disaster beneath the...
Scoundrels of the Salish Sea: Tales of Crime and Punishment in Washington State's History
Scoundrels of the Salish Sea: Tales of Crime and Punishment in Washington State's History
ARC169
$21.99  
Paperback, Carol Turner, 176 pages, 6 x 9, 9781634992237
From Orcas Island to Tacoma, and west to the Kitsap and Olympic Peninsulas, the American section of the Salish Sea serves as an abundant setting for a wild ride through Washington's history of crime and punishment. These stories came primarily from the pages of old newspapers--the earliest...
Haunted Graveyard of the Pacific
Haunted Graveyard of the Pacific
ARC175
$21.99  
Paperback, Ira Wesley Kitmacher, 144 pages, 6 x 9, 9781467149501
Despite its idyllic setting, the coast of the Pacific Northwest has another, darker name by which it is known: the "Graveyard of the Pacific." Two thousand ships and countless lives have been lost to the waters of the Pacific Ocean, and the Columbia River has claimed many more. The spirits of...
Escape from the Deep: A True Story of Courage and Survival During World War II
Escape from the Deep: A True Story of Courage and Survival During World War II
PER011
$21.99  
Paperback, Alex Kershaw, 270 pages, 5.75 x 8.75, 9780306817908
In The Early Morning Hours Of October 24, 1944, the legendary U.S. Navy submarine Tang was hit by one of its own faulty torpedoes. The survivors of the explosion struggled to stay alive one hundred and eighty feet beneath the surface, while the Japanese dropped deadly depth charges from above....
Complete Book of Decorative Knots
Complete Book of Decorative Knots
LYB029
$21.95  
Paperback, Geoffrey Budworth, 157 pages, 7.5 x 10.25, 9781558217911
A handy guidebook that includes eighty ornamental and useful knots with easy-to-follow; with step-by-step illustrations.
The Light on the Island (Hardcover)
The Light on the Island (Hardcover)
SJP007
$21.95  
Hardcover, Helene Glidden, 216 pages, 6 x 9, 9780985889715
Readers can once again enjoy Helene Glidden's classic, "The Light on the Island" as this 50th Anniversary Edition retells the touching story of a young girl growing up on Patos Island in the San Juan Archipelago. Her parents raised thirteen children while her father served as the Patos Island...
Guardians of the Lights
Guardians of the Lights
PAP002
$21.95  
Paperback, Elinor DeWire, 324 pages, 6 x 9, 9781561641192
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...
The Lightkeeper's Menagerie
The Lightkeeper's Menagerie
PAP001
$21.95  
Paperback, Elinor DeWire, 416 pages, 9781561643912
Elinor De Wire has been writing about lighthouses and their keepers since 1972. During that time she found that hundreds of lighthouse animals wandered into her research notes and photo collection. This book is the story of all these cold-nosed, whiskered, wooly, hoofed, horned, slithery,...
Ship Modeling Simplified
Ship Modeling Simplified
INT171
$21.00  
Paperback, Frank Mastini, 155 pages, 7.25 x 95, 9780071558679
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.
When a Loose Cannon Flogs a Dead Horse...
When a Loose Cannon Flogs a Dead Horse...
INT332
$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.
The Outlaw Ocean
The Outlaw Ocean
PGN345
$21.00  
Paperback, Ian Urbina, 576 pages, 5 x 8, 9781101972373
A riveting, adrenaline-fueled tour of a vast, lawless, and rampantly criminal world that few have ever seen: the high seas. There are few remaining frontiers on our planet. But perhaps the wildest, and least understood, are the world's oceans: too big to police, and under no clear...
Boat
Boat
IPG055
$21.00  
Used for a variety of purposes, from work to pleasure and many things in between, the boat has sparked innovation in the minds of people for thousands of years The Boat—a vessel for escape, adventure, trade, or travel. This is a mode of transport of infinite variety and one that inspires...
Coming Back Alive
Coming Back Alive
SMP035
$20.99  
Paperback, Spike Walker, 267 pages, 6 x 95, 9780312302566
This spellbinding work chronicles a desperate sea rescue off the coast of Alaska and an electrifying look at the U. S. Coast Guard Search and Rescue crews. Map.
Ship Modeling from Scratch
Ship Modeling from Scratch
INT271
$20.00  
Paperback, Edwin B. Leaf, 179 pages, 7.5 x 95, 9780070368170
Tips and techniques for building both traditional wooden sailing ships as well as modern steel ships without a kit, including procedures for building without published plans.
Cruising Cuisine
Cruising Cuisine
INT373
$20.00  
Paperback, Kay Pastorius, 218 pages, 7.5 x 95, 9780070487031
Emphasizes use of fresh, locally obtained ingredients. Over 500 delectable recipes drawn from cuisines as diverse as Thai, Mexican and nouveau Californian. Deals with supermarket separation. Loads of info on provisioning and shopping in third world countries.
Sailing Fascination
Sailing Fascination
SPC023
$20.00  
Hardcover, Heinrich Hecht, 9780764342684
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...
A Higher Call: An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II
A Higher Call: An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II
RAN641
$20.00  
Paperback, Adam Makos, 400 pages, 6 x 9, 9780425255735
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER: “Beautifully told.” —CNN •  “A remarkable story...worth retelling and celebrating.”— USA Today •  “Oh, it’s a good one!” —Fox News   A “beautiful story of a brotherhood between enemies” emerges from the horrors of World War II in this   New York Times  bestseller...
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