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  • The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats: Reviews and Comparisons of 360 Boats Under 26 Feet

    • ASIN: 0071636528
    • ISBN: 0071636528
    • Manufacturer: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press

    For the first time ever, a comparative survey of 95 percent of the fiberglass pocketcruising sailboats ever built Author Steve Henkel has researched hundreds of cruising sailboats less than 26 feet long--pocket cruisers--to create this definitive gallery and handbook of the small cruising sailboats built in the last 45 years. With detailed plans, s... [Read More]

  • Upgrading Your Small Sailboat for Cruising

    • ASIN: 0071567496
    • ISBN: 0071567496
    • Manufacturer: International Marine Publishing

    In view of the sky-high purchase and ownership costs of today's large yachts, more and more people are opting to cruise in smaller boats, ranging downward in size from 30 feet to as small as 15 feet. In a boat with limited space, forethought and good design are particularly important for both safety and comfort -- but all too often these are precis... [Read More]

  • Twenty Affordable Sailboats To Take You Anywhere

    • ASIN: 0939837722
    • ISBN: 0939837722
    • Manufacturer: Paradise Cay Publications

    n Twenty Affordable Sailboats to Take You Anywhere you will find in-depth reviews of twenty affordable,comfortable, and seaworthy sailboats.These boats range in size from 30-38 feet,an ideal size for the cruising couple,yet big enough to accommodate an occasional cruising hitchhiker or two. All of these boats were once prominent offerings, designed... [Read More]

  • Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual 4/E

    • ASIN: 0071790330
    • ISBN: 0071790330
    • Brand: International Marine Publishing
    • Manufacturer: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press

    The maintenance bible for boatowners is fully updated and better than ever! If it’s on a boat and it has screws, wires, or moving parts, it’s covered in Boatowner’s Mechanical and Electrical Manual. When you leave the dock with this indispensable resource aboard, you have at your fingertips the best and most comprehensive advice on: Battery ... [Read More]

  • The Complete Sailing Manual, 4th Edition

    • ASIN: 1465462570
    • ISBN: 1465462570
    • Brand: DK
    • Manufacturer: DK

    An essential reference book for sailing enthusiasts, now in its fourth edition with a foreword by quadruple Olympic gold medalist Ben Ainslie.Learn the basics of sailing, master navigation, and maintain your boat with The Complete Sailing Manual, written by instructor and former British national champion Steve Sleight. This authoritative text has c... [Read More]

  • Bumfuzzle - Just Out Looking For Pirates

    • ASIN: B003DTMSMS
    • Manufacturer: Book Bums Publishing

    The story of a young couple who, without any prior sailing experience, decide one night over too many drinks that they are going to sail around the world. One year later they are bobbing around in the Bahamas on a thirty-five foot catamaran teaching themselves how to cross oceans in a small boat.Along their way they meet amazing people, visit locat... [Read More]

  • The Night Sky 30°-40° (Large; North Latitude)

    • UPC: 721212213070
    • ASIN: 0961320753
    • ISBN: 0961320753
    • Brand: Brand: David Chandler Co.
    • Manufacturer: David Chandler Co.

    The Night Sky is a rotating star finder (planisphere) that allows the user to recognize the constellations for any time of night, any day of the year. The sky appears to rotate (due to the rotation and orbital motion of the earth), so to be successful recognizing the constellations a beginner needs to know which stars are above the horizon at any t... [Read More]

  • The Dinghy Cruising Companion: Tales and advice from sailing a small open boat

    • ASIN: 1408179164
    • ISBN: 1408179164
    • Brand: imusti
    • Manufacturer: Adlard Coles

    ‘You will venture into the fringes of the wilderness with the minimum of simple gear, to live with it on its own terms. You will know that one of the sure ways to contentment in this life is a small boat, a fair wind, and a new coast to explore.’ Dinghy cruising is a wonderful way to experience nature and new coastlines at close quarters and l... [Read More]

  • Intracoastal Waterway Chartbook Norfolk to Miami, 6th Edition (Intracoastal Waterway Chartbook: Norfolk, Virginia to Miami, Florida)

    • ASIN: 0071803904
    • ISBN: 0071803904
    • Manufacturer: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press

    $500 WORTH OF GOVERNMENT CHART AND COAST PILOT COVERAGE--MARKED WITH WAYPOINTS, BRIDGES, AND THE ROUTE! The Intracoastal Waterway Chartbook is a complete set of navigation charts for the 1,090-mile Intracoastal Waterway from Norfolk to Miami, as well as charts for all major Atlantic inlets. The chartbook also includes a complete listing of waterway... [Read More]

  • Dove

    • ASIN: 0060920475
    • ISBN: 0060920475
    • Brand: William Morrow Company
    • Manufacturer: William Morrow Paperbacks

    In 1965, 16-year-old Robin Lee Graham began a solo around-the-world voyage from San Pedro, California, in a 24-foot sloop. Five years and 33,000 miles later, he returned to home port with a wife and daughter and enough extraordinary experiences to fill this bestselling book, Dove.

  • Sailing a Serious Ocean: Sailboats, Storms, Stories and Lessons Learned from 30 Years at Sea

    • UPC: 884841256655
    • ASIN: 007170440X
    • ISBN: 9780071704403
    • Brand: International Marine Publishing
    • Manufacturer: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press

    "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 world's oceans, John Kretschmer has plenty of stories and advice to share.... [Read More]

  • Successfully Skipper a Sailboat: Modern Lessons From the Fastest-Growing Global Sailing Education and Certification Program

    • ASIN: 1944824057
    • ISBN: 1944824057
    • Manufacturer: Seahorse

    Take the first steps to become certified to charter a boat anywhere in the world.Imagine having the credentials to charter and skipper a boat in the Caribbean—or anywhere in the world.Grant Headifen and the experts at NauticEd have certified thousands of sailors for bareboat skippering in some of the most alluring seas of the world. NauticEd’s r... [Read More]

  • Twenty Small Sailboats to Take You Anywhere

    • ASIN: B008PYM0Z6
    • Manufacturer: Paradise Cay Publications, Inc.

  • Sailing

    • ASIN: 0847838846
    • ISBN: 0847838846
    • Brand: Rizzoli International Publications
    • Manufacturer: Rizzoli

    From the eye of a world-class sailor through the lens of a world-class photographer, this grand-scale book takes the reader on a voyage around the world, capturing the joy, excitement, and serenity of sailing. As a professional sailor, Onne van der Wal has skippered boats of many kinds, raced yachts in every climate, and crossed the Atlantic more t... [Read More]

  • Stress-free Sailing: Single and Short-handed Techniques

    • ASIN: 1472907434
    • ISBN: 9781472907431
    • Brand: St Martins Pr
    • Manufacturer: Adlard Coles

    The vast majority of sailing yacht scenarios comprise a couple sailing the boat together, needing to carry out all maneuvers and activities themselves with no help from a back-up crew. Their boat handling, navigation, sail handling, anchoring, and mooring skills all have to be carried out both efficiently and effectively, preferably with a minimum ... [Read More]

  • Get Real, Get Gone: How to Become a Modern Sea Gypsy and Sail Away Forever

    • ASIN: B012BYBDD0
    • Brand: Unknown
    • Manufacturer: Unknown

    "Don't even think of buying a boat until you have read this book" Tom Cunliffe (legendary sailor and author of The Complete Yachtmaster).The idea that you have to be rich to travel the world on your own yacht is so universal that it goes largely unquestioned. The ubiquitous images of rich men on super-yachts sipping Martinis only help cement this ... [Read More]

  • Buy, Outfit, and Sail

    • ASIN: B00638SJII

    How to Inexpensively and Safely BUY, OUTFIT, and SAIL a Small Vessel Around the World.The primary aim is to assist the frugal, safety-conscious sailor in the purchase and repair of a modest sailboat capable of circumnavigating. The core premise: there is little correlation between dollars spent and pleasure received when it comes to cruising offsho... [Read More]

  • Swell: Sailing the Pacific in Search of Surf and Self

    • ASIN: B07BBRQ271
    • Manufacturer: Patagonia

    True surfers understand that surfing is not a sport, a hobby or even a lifestyle. Instead, it is a path, a constantly evolving journey that directs where you go, how you live, and who you are. In 2006, Liz Clark decided to follow the path that surfing, sailing and love of the ocean had presented to her. Embarking on an adventure that most only dre... [Read More]

  • the Competitive Cat, Racing Small Gaff-Rigged Catboats

    • ASIN: 1419683829
    • ISBN: 1419683829
    • Manufacturer: BookSurge Publishing

    "the Competitive Cat" is a one of a kind resource for the modern catboat sailor. The book is geared for the reader who is interested in racing, yet the detailed descriptions, drawings and photographs will assist anyone sailing a catboat to enjoy their time in the boat to the maximum, with improved efficiency and safety. "the Competitive Cat" rightl... [Read More]

  • Voyaging On A Small Income, 2nd Edition

    • ASIN: 1888671378
    • ISBN: 1888671378
    • Brand: Hill, Ann
    • Manufacturer: Thomas Reed Publications

    Maintaining that there is little preventing one from cruising the world by boat, this book provides practical ideas for turning one's dreams of life at sea into reality, with suggestions for preplanning and simplifying one's life.

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