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In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
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Nathaniel Philbrick
The epic true-life story of one of the most notorious maritime disasters of the 19th century which was the inspiration for Herman Melville's classic novel "Moby Dick". The author uses a hitherto unknown diary of one of the survivors discovered in an attic in Connecticut in spring 1998 to tell the tale. The sinking of the whaleship Essex by an ...
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The Annapolis Book of Seamanship: Third Edition, Completely Revised, Expanded and Updated
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John Rousmaniere
This work is a comprehensive guide to all aspects of seamanship from the simplest ABCs to the most advanced skills and latest electronics.
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Adrift: Seventy-Six Days Lost at Sea
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Steven Callahan
When Callahan's small sloop sank west of the Canary Islands, he found himself adrift in the Atlantic in a five-foot raft, with only enough food and water for 18 days. For 76 days he drifted 1800 miles, the only man in history to survive more than a month alone at sea in an inflatable raft.
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Sailing Fundamentals
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Gary Jobson
Written by America's foremost instructional authority, the new edition of SAILING FUNDAMENTALS is widely recognized as the official 'learn-to-sail manual' of the American Sailing Association (ASA) - and used in the training programs of many yacht clubs, colleges, and sailing groups, including the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary nationwide. While most ...
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World Cruising Routes
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Jimmy Cornell
World Cruising Routes is a comprehensive guide to nearly 500 sailing routes throughout the world, geared specifically to the needs of cruising sailors. It contains essential information on winds, currents, regional and seasonal weather as well as valuable suggestions concerning optimum times for individual routes. The second edition of this ...
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Sailing for Dummies
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J J Isler, Peter Isler
Interested in learning to sail but feel like you're navigating in murky waters? "Sailing for Dummies, Second Edition" introduces the basics of sailing, looks at the different types of sailboats and their basic parts, and teaches you everything you need to know before you leave the dock. In "Sailing for Dummies, Second Edition", two U.S. sailing ...
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Handbook of Knots: Expanded Edition
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Des Pawson
Clear instructions and annotated step-by-step photographs will help readers learn how to tie more than 100 knots for fishing, camping, sailing, climbing, and for general or decorative use.
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How to Sail Around the World: Advice and Ideas for Voyaging Under Sail
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Hal Roth, Roth Hal
Whether you'd like to sail around the entire world or just part of it, the well-tested sea wisdom in "How to Sail Around the World" will make your voyage easier and more successful. Here's clear and authoritative information on how to buy a small sailing yacht at a modest price, how to sail her on a big ocean, and what it's like to live aboard. ...
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Chapman Piloting, Seamanship & Small Boat Handling
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Elbert S Maloney
In this revised edition, every page reflects recent advances in boating, including more than 1,000 photographs, maps, and illustrations, and laws and regulations governing the nations waterways. Recommended by the United States Power Squadron and the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary for their public boating-education classes.
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Graveyard of the Atlantic: Shipwrecks of the North Carolina Coast
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David Stick
This is a factual account of hundreds of dramatic losses, heroic rescues, and violent adventures at the stormy meeting place of northern and southern winds and water -- the Graveyard of the Atlantic off the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
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Gipsy Moth Circles the World
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Sir Francis Chichester
'Sir Francis Chichester has become a genuine hero - perhaps the greatest of the adventurers of his time' - "Time". From time immemorial, few narrative genres have had the power to so stir the emotions or captivate the imagination as the true account of a lone adventurer's triumph over the titanic forces of nature. Among the handful of such tales ...
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Passage to Juneau: A Sea and Its Meanings
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Jonathan Raban
In this vivid tour of Alaska's Inside Passage, a Seattle-based British writer describes the natural and cultural history of the area, his personal relationship to the sea, and the colorful acquaintances he met along his solo exploration by sailboat of the region. A New York Times Notable Book for 1999.
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Sailing Alone Around the World
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Joshua Slocum, Captain
This is Slocum's first-hand account of his late-19th-century voyage, the first solo sailing journey around the world.
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Looking for a Ship
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McPhee
McPhee writes about the 42-day voyage of a merchant ship, from Charleston, South Carolina to the west coast of South America.
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Ashley Book of Knots
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Clifford Ashley
This amazing and beautiful reference book describes 3900 kinds of knots, illustrating them with 7000 line drawings, most showing the knots as they are actually used--in angling, weaving, sailing, tailoring, and much more.
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The Sea Hunters
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Clive Cussler, Craig Dirgo
Clive Cussler's first nonfiction book features descriptions of 10 shipwrecks he has discovered over the years. He recounts the histories of these ships and describes their demises and eventual discoveries.
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Sail and Rig Tuning
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Ivar Dedekam, Fernhurst Books
Fantastic computer graphics systematically explain how to tune-your-yacht, keelboat or dinghy. This beautifully illustrated and well-organised book shows the reader step by step, how to trim their sails and rig for maximum performance. Ivar Dedekam's revolutionary approach to sail and rig tuning tackles the practical and realistic elements of ...
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River-Horse: Across America by Boat
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William Least Heat Moon
The acclaimed, bestselling author of "Blue Highways" and "PrairyErth" chronicles his unique journey through America's waterways, from Atlantic to Pacific. Brimming with history, drama, hilarity, and wisdom, "River Horse"--now in paperback--is a "Blue Highways" on water and ranks among the greatest American travelogues.
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Fatal Storm: The Inside Story of the Tragic Sydney-Hobart Race
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Rob Mundle
Written by a seasoned journalist who covered the disastrous 1998 Sydney-Hobart yacht race, this international bestseller contains haunting images that are both vivid and unforgettable--the scream of the wind, the roar of the waves, the last sight of a lost crew member floating face down while his boat is swept away. Above all, it is a tale of raw ...
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Pirate
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Richard Platt
Part of the "Eyewitness Books" series. This title explores the live of pirates via text and photographs. Readers will learn about life on a pirate ship and the evil tricks pirates used to lure people to their deaths.
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Hungry Ocean: A Swordboat Captain's Journey
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Linda Greenlaw
Linda Greenlaw was the first female sea captain in the swordfishing fleet and has skippered a boat through two terrible storms. In this book, she relives some of the most exciting and frightening trips of her life, including the five-day trip during which she encountered a 48-hour ocean storm.
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Great Lakes shipwrecks & survivals
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William Ratigan
Here are the most spectacular shipwrecks and most incredible survivals in the history of the Great Lakes -- among them, the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
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Flirting with mermaids : the unpredictable life of a sailboat delivery skipper.
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John Kretschmer
In twenty years of delivering yachts to far-flung quaysides, Kretschmer has had innumerable adventures, both humorous and threatening. In this first paperback edition, he recounts the most memorable of them, from a Western Caribbean research voyage with a crew of eccentric Swedes to a North Atlantic crossing during which he discovers the existence ...
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A general history of the robberies & murders of the most notorious pirates
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Charles Johnson
"A General History of the Pirates" has long been a classic of seafaring literature and was inspiration to both Robert Louis Stevenson and J.M. Barrie. Nothing is known about Captain Charles Johnson, and it is thought that the name may be assumed - there are even some who believe he may have been Daniel Defoe. All that can be stated with any ...
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Two Years Before the Mast
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Richard Henry Dana, Jr.
On August 14, 1834, Richard Henry Dana, convalescing from an illness, set off for California from his Boston home--via a sailing ship. Using the journals he kept on the voyage, Dana created a classic re-creation of his experiences, both the highs and the lows, in what has long been considered a definitive look at the seaman's life in the 19th ...
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