Avast, ye! For anyone who has dreamed of hitting the high seas, manning a crew, brandishing a cutlass, or burying treasure, here's The Pirate Handbook. Part how-to, part illustrated history, this detailed manual gives insight into every aspect of the pirating life: learn how to …
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The official learn-to-sail manual of the American Sailing Association and the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary, with over 150 line drawings and photographs. Written by America's foremost instructional authority, the new edition of Sailing Fundamentals combines the training pr…
The Northwest Passage proved so elusive for so long that many sailors and explorers believed it didn't actually exist. A sea route connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through the Arctic archipelago, it wasn't until Roald Amundsen's 1903Â?06 voyage that the Northwest Passa…
The Northwest Passage proved so elusive for so long that many sailors and explorers believed it didn't actually exist. A sea route connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through the Arctic archipelago, it wasn't until Roald Amundsen's 1903-06 voyage that the Northwest Passag…
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 dream of taking, she set sail from Santa Barbara, solo, headed to the South Pacific. Nine years later she is still following h…
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 dream of taking, she set sail from Santa Barbara, solo, headed to the South Pacific. Nine years later she is still following h…
The author describes how a sailing trip with her fiancé turned to tragedy after they sailed into a hurricane that swept her fiancé overboard and left her injured, and relates her forty-one-day ordeal traveling to safety.
"Young and in love, their lives ahead of them, Tami Oldham and her fiancé Richard Sharp set sail from Tahiti under brilliant blue skies, with Tami's hometown of San Diego as their ultimate destination. But the two free spirits and avid sailors couldn't anticipate that less than …
A lifetime of reflections on the joys, terrors, and triumphs of sailing?from Britain's greatest yachtsmanThe first man to sail solo and non-stop around the world, in 1969, Robin Knox-Johnston instantly became an international legend. In addition to setting other global sailing r…
"Be inspired to take the underwater photographs you have always dreamed of using a compact camera.'Book of the Year' Diver MagazineDesigned to help the beginner and the more advanced digital compact camera users, Underwater Photography for Compact Camera Users promises to inspir…
"Be inspired to take the underwater photographs you have always dreamed of using a compact camera. 'Book of the Year' Diver Magazine. Designed to help the beginner and the more advanced digital compact camera users, Underwater Photography for Compact Camera Users promises to ins…