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IPS191
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 companion? His plucky pet hen, Monique. Guirec never intended to sail the world with a chicken, but after reaching the Caribbean, he and Monique made for Greenland––and emerged from the pack ice 100 days later.  Their next goal? San Francisco. Then, Antarctica. But first, could they navigate the treacherous Northwest Passage? One thing was for...
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Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: Guirec Soudée
ISBN: 9781771647045
$2795
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PAR040
On 9/11, USN Commander Suzanne Giesemann was aboard the military aircraft Speckled Trout as it flew over the just-demolished Twin Towers. As aide to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, she strode beside him through the still-smoldering Pentagon. All those lives gone in an instant, robbed of the chance to live their dreams: would she and her Naval captain husband get to live their own dream?. Click the E-Book icon to get the Kindle version of this title
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 9 x 5.9
Author: Suzanne Giesemann
ISBN: 9780939837809
$1495
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SHP346
On September 5, 1984, eighteen-year-old Geoff Holt dived into an idyllic tropical sea, and his life changed forever. A broken neck cut short a promising career as a yachtsman and left him paralyzed, with his horizons reduced to an uncertain future in a wheelchair. On September 5, 2007, after a journey of 109 days and 1445 miles, Geoff Holt crossed the finish line in the Solent and reached the summit of his 'personal Everest'---e was the first quadriplegic yachtsman to sail single handed around Britain. Walking on Water is Geoff'- very personal story of his life before the accident: how he learned to live with his disability, how he...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 5 x 8
Author: Geoff Holt
ISBN: 9781574092769
$1995
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PGN544
THE RUNAWAY   NEW YORK TIMES   BESTSELLER & ONE OF BARACK OBAMA’S FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2025 A   NEW YORK TIMES   TOP 10 BOOK OF 2025 ALSO NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2025 BY NPR,   VOGUE, TIME MAGAZINE, THE NEW YORKER , AND MORE “This is nonfiction that reads like fiction – the best kind. Elmhirst’s retelling is a triumph, second only to the seemingly impossible feat of Maurice and Maralyn themselves. You won’t be able to put it down.”   – USA Today “Remarkable… I found myself, alternately, holding my breath as I read at top speed, wandering rooms in search of someone to read aloud to, and placing the book facedown, arrested...
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Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 5.71 x 8.54
Author: Sophie Elmhirst
ISBN: 9780593854280
$2800
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CPJ002
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.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
Author: Gary Sack
ISBN: 9781463581435
$2995
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PAR005
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 possible in the US" Bick shares the details of his 5 years of planning and 18 weeks of journeying with his wife aboard their 36-foot aft-cabin motor yacht Nittany Navy. The cruise took Bick and Jeri through several of the Great Lakes, down the Mississippi, across the Gulf of Mexico, up the coast of Florida, north through the Intracoastal Waterway,...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 9 x 5.9
Author: G. Bickley Remmey Jr.
ISBN: 9780939837687
$2495
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HCT057
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   Travels with George In the late 1990s, Patrick O’Brian’s multimillion-copy-selling historical novel series—the Aubrey–Maturin series—seemed destined for film. With director Peter Weir and stars Russell Crowe and Paul Bettany signed on for  Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World , there was one problem: The  Rose,   the replica...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 6 X 9
Author: Will Sofrin
ISBN: 9781419767067
$2800
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CAP004
Charts are non-returnable
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 0.6 x 9
Author: Don Douglass
ISBN: 9781934199152
$1295
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INT164
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.
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: William Longyard
ISBN: 9780071440295
$2700
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SWP055
Life at Sea Level is the latest work of one of America s finest travel guide authors. For nearly 20 years, Stephen J Pavlidis has been writing books about the Bahamas and the Caribbean islands. He has written 14 guides covering virtually all the geography from south Florida to Trinidad and Tobago, including many lesser known destinations such as Guatemala and Honduras. That writing was done aboard his 40-foot sailboat, IV Play, making careful notes, tedious maps and talking to the locals he met ashore. Life at Sea Level is the latest work of one of America s finest travel guide authors. For nearly 20 years, Stephen J Pavlidis has been...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: Steven J. Pavlidis
ISBN: 9781892399335
$1995
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SHP144
A fine cruising narrative in which a couple decide to pull out of the rat race and spend years exploring cruising destinations off the beaten path. They learn a great deal about the world and themselves.
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: Adrian Sparham
ISBN: 9781574092172
$2395
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IPG032
In 1975, when Adrian Flanagan was 15, he read Sir Francis Chichester's account of his record-breaking circumnavigation, and a dream began to form. Thirty years later, on October 28, 2005, Adrian set sail from the south coast of England on his quest to voyage vertically around the earth by the most difficult route imaginable, via Cape Horn and the icebound waters of the Russian Arctic. He mortgaged his house and bought a unique stainless steel boat with the unlikely name of Barrabas. With limited funds and no means of paying a professional support team, he persuaded his ex-wife to manage the expedition. Adrian faced death when a rogue wave...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 5 x 8.25
Author: Adrian Flanagan
ISBN: 9780753826102
$1595
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SHP361
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 illustrated with historical photos and boat designs.
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: L. Francis Herreshoff
ISBN: 9781574092875
$2995
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SMC004
Memoir—Finalist of the Washington State Book Award INSIDE: One Woman's Journey Through the Inside Passage   is an award-winning adventure memoir chronicling one woman's solo sea-kayaking journey along the rugged coast of western North America. Traveling more than a thousand miles through the Inside Passage—from Washington State to Alaska—in an 18-foot kayak, the author navigates shifting weather, powerful tides, close encounters with wildlife, and the profound solitude of life at sea. Blending vivid wilderness storytelling with candid personal reflection,   INSIDE   places readers in the kayak alongside the author as she...
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: Susan Marie Conrad
ISBN: 9781736590669
$1995
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STL361
The CubeBook series brings together breathtaking landscapes, inspiring quotes, and infographics about environmental issues that will take readers on a journey through the depths of the sea.   "For most of history, man has had to fight nature to survive; in this century he is beginning to realize that, in order to survive, he must protect it." —Jacques-Yves Cousteau   The mesmerizing pictures in  The Sea  combine with powerful quotes about the importance of protecting the world around us. Each chapter begins with an infographic depicting the issues faced by these large bodies of water. The images in this book, from the icy waters of...
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Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 6.38 x 6.38
Author: Valter Fogato
ISBN: 9788854418714
$1999
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MWE001
An experienced sailor goes racing for the first time, searching for victory and a renewed love of life. This is a moving portrayal of a frayed life being made whole again in the comradeship of a grueling race through hauntingly beautiful surrounds.
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Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 5.5 x 8.5
Author: Migael Scherer
ISBN: 9781571312747
$2200
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HMY002
What is it that compels us to follow our all-consuming passions? Is it a search for that elusive, genuine happiness that uplifts the spirit and satisfies the soul? But why go cruising? For my husband Robert and I, it was the innate desire to explore our world, escape the rat race and cold winters, while partaking of a truly unique lifestyle. A romantic dream enticed us to sail to warm, secluded beaches in the tropics to spend time swimming and snorkeling in aquarium-like settings, spending time in nature in its least corrupted arena. The ingenuity, perseverance, and hard work that was required by both of us to keep the dream alive and the...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 5.5 x 8.5
Author: Virginia Crane Gleser
ISBN: 9780964724723
$1975
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IPS337
Our planet is covered in water, but most of the ocean is a mystery - until now. It's time to voyage with seabirds, surf the waves, dodge a polar bear and dive in a submersible - there's a deep blue world to explore. Waterworlds is a book full of incredible cross-curricular information, fun activities, and beautiful illustrated scenes to enjoy. Discover why the sea is blue, how boats float, and the rhythm of the tides, before flipping the book to read about the hidden world beneath the waves. Find out what lives in the darkest depths of the ocean, how to make your own shipwreck treasure and explore the wonders of a coral reef.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 9.1 x 11
Author: Anna Claybourne
ISBN: 9781803381725
$1995
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SAI003
364 pages (includes 32 pages of COLOR photos) of mirth, introspection, experience, pathos and just plain lifestyle joy from two people who dared to be different and take to the sea on an '-unconventional'-sailing craft and find camaraderie, lasting friendships, and a business model that allowed them to prosper both intellectually and financially while enjoying a vigorous, healthful and productive life.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: Charles & Corrine Kanter
ISBN: 9780961840693
$1995
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GPT281
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 contains space for your yacht's vital data, a Register of Guests with room for recording ninety-six visits aboard, a Radio Log with entries to cover sixty-four transmissions, and a guide to using the log, written by avid sailor and cruiser Ken Mahler. Double pages provide room to record a variety of data - time, position, course, current, wind,...
Product Type : Book
Dimensions (IN): 11.43 x 0.61 x 8.59"
Author: Ken Mahler
ISBN: 9781493068296
$2995
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