Category Archives: Travel Guides
Travels With Macy
After a thirty-year career as a high profile vet, columnist, presenter and author Bruce Fogle – the UK`s bestselling cat & dog writer – decided to leave urban Britain and take a journey with his dog Macy. Travelling in the footsteps of the great American novelist John Steinbeck, who published Travels with Charley – his
Practical Boat Mechanics
Work-around solutions and emergencyrepairs that will get your boat home when allelse fails Practical Boat Mechanics belongs onboard everyboat that has a gasoline, diesel, inboard, or out-boardengine. This practical collection of fast fixes enables you to repair failed machinery with basic tools under adverse conditions. Designed and written for non-mechanics, italso presents do-it-yourself maintenance proceduresand
Into The Bermuda Triangle
Still unsolved, still baffling, still claiming new victims – Here are the untold stories. A pilot reports a strange haze enveloping his plane, then disappears; eleven hours after fuel starvation, as if calling from a void, he is heard 600 miles away. He requests permission to land, then vanishes forever. A freighter steaming over placid
Captain`s Quickguides-Heavy Weather Sailing
If you`re ever caught in a strong wind at sea, here is the information you need, packaged for instant access and on-board use. This guide from foremost seamanship expert John Rousmaniere is a security blanket for all sailors. This laminated fold-out guide provides remarkably thorough coverage of its topic in a durable, weatherproof, convenient, instantly
Don Casey`s Complete Illustrated Sailboat Maintenance Manual
The definitive guide from the world`s best-known sailboat maintenance expert Don Casey`s Complete Illustrated Sailboat Maintenance Manual combines six core volumes into a single, utterly dependable resource that answers every frequent question, explains every major system, and helps you keep your boat and its components shipshape. More than 2,500 clear and detailed illustrations guide you
The Complete Trailer Sailor
This is a soup-to-nuts introduction to small, economical sailing craft. Trailer sailors – the smallest, most economical sailboats with sleeping accommodations – are a popular platform for learning the basics of sailing and are often considered to be the entry level to cruising under sail. Author, Brian Gilbert shows how trailer sailors can be the
Building Outrigger Sailing Canoes
Build the fastest, most exoticsailboats around! Popular in Hawaii and throughout the South Pacificand Indian Oceans, outrigger canoes combine theromance of the South Seas with a ruthless efficiency ofdesign and breathtaking sailing performance. This is thefirst book to present complete plans and buildinginstructions for three outrigger sailing canoes. Based on traditional Hawaiian and Micronesian types,
How Boat Things Work: An Illustrated Guide
“Anyone who contemplates any onboard do-it-yourself work should have this book at his or her elbow.”–Cruising World “This book reduces a boat to its most rudimentary parts in simple drawings and clear explanations. Fascinating to read, it`s a perfect teaching tool.”–Ocean Navigator Whether you`re a new mariner or a lifetime veteran, How Boat Things Work
At the Mercy of the Sea
“The tale of Carl Wake and the hurricane that was waiting for him goes straight to the heart of the greatest sea stories: they are not about man against the sea, but man against himself. John Kretschmer`s book is as perfectly shaped and flawlessly written as such a story can be. In addition to being
Changing Course-A Woman`s Guide to Choosing the Cruising Life
`The essential first step for all couples planning to sail away; this is a must-read` – Paul and Sheryl Shard, authors of “Sail Away”! `”Changing Course” is the first book that honestly evaluates the transition to life afloat` – Beth Leonard, author of “The Voyager`s Handbook”. Debra Ann Cantrell faced a dilemma when her husband
Ultralight Boatbuilding
Ultralight canoes and small boats are things of beauty, their apparent delicacy concealing great strength. They are lapstrake-constructed from marine plywood planks, each plank overlapping the one below it in a gracefully curved hull. Epoxy glue along the laps gives the hull structural reinforcement, minimizing the need for framing and permitting an amazingly light structure.
Building Classic Small Craft
`Gardner`s work has engaged and inspired more individuals connected with traditional small craft than will ever be counted` – “WoodenBoat”. `Ought to be considered the Bible on the subject` – “Cruising World”. As Associate Curator of Small Craft at Mystic Seaport Museum from 1969 to 1995, John Gardner sought out the best examples of classic
Refrigeration for Pleasure Boats: Installation, Maintenance and Repair.
You`ve just spent a day on the water under a sweltering sun. You sit back, enjoying the seclusion of a remote anchorage, lulled by the rattle of ice in your cold drink. A pretty picture, but a rare one aboard cruising boats. A house is never without its utility umbrella, but when you pull your
How to Sail Around the World
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
Round Ireland With a Fridge
I hereby bet Tony Hawks the sum of One Hundred Pounds that he cannot hitchhike round the circumference of Ireland, with a fridge, within one calendar month`. A foolhardy attempt to win a drunken bet led to Tony Hawks having one of the most unforgettable experiences of his life. Joined by his trusty travelling-companion-cum-domestic-appliance, he
Mountaineering Handbook
The first mountaineering instructional guide to focus exclusively on the kind of mountaineering most climbers do, and to collect the best modern practices in one popular resource Complete and up to date. Emphasizes the best modern practices for alpine rock, snow, and ice.Uniquely focused. Omits what is too basic such as camping and backpacking and
Moro – The Cookbook
Since it was first published in 2001, Moro: The Cookbook has been one of the most talked about, praised and cherished cookbooks of its time. Sam & Sam Clark share a passion for the food of Spain, North Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean and their London restaurant, Moro, was born out of a desire to
Sixty Six Days Adrift
This title presents a powerful account of struggle and survival at sea. The lure of paradise was unmistakable, and Bill Butler was on a quest to find it with his wife Simonne – riding the Pacific currents on their sloop Siboney, with a world of possibilities ahead. But, twelve hundred miles from land, the alluring
Captain`s Quickguides-Sail Trim & Rig Tuning
This title provides the essential information every boater needs – onboard and at your fingertips. On the water, when questions arise, there is no time to spend searching through an exhaustive manual. The Captain`s QuickGuides provide all the answers – fast. Drawn from the world`s largest boating library, each laminated QuickGuide presents 14 colour panels
A Speck On the Sea
This book contains more than seventy accounts of big adventures in small boats. In “A Speck on the Sea”, William Longyard reaches back through five centuries to gather a collection of sea adventures in which the smallest, unlikeliest craft – and the daring individuals aboard them – completed extraordinary voyages against great odds. From canoes
