Sports & Recreation : Boating

The complete navigation reference for beginners and experts including electronic simulators for GPS, chartplotting, radar and AIS. The modern sailor needs a back up plan if the electrics on board fail, and Pat Manley delivers the tools to make this possible.  Boat owners need a book that covers all the electronic (modern) navigation, which develops the theme and introduces the traditional navigation as and when it is needed. .   Practical Navigation for the Modern Boat Owner leads you through all the aspects of navigation of your boat in a logical order.  It has the unique combination of modern and traditional disciplines to boat navigation.  Although the pencil and paper chart method will not be introduced until it is demonstrated this knowledge is vital.  This practical approach to the subject will ensure that although modern electronic methods remain at the forefront, readers will never lack in knowledge to navigate their boat safely in any circumstance.  Therefore the modern sailor will be equipped with all the necessary skills.  Topics will include:.:.;.  GPS – satellites, receivers and position.; Shape of the Earth – distance and direction.; Finding your Position – where am I now?.; Passage Planning – choice of routes hazards and harbors of refuge.; Radar.; Personal Computers – AIS on a PC and computers for navigation.  A website featuring simulators accompanies Practical Navigation for the Modern Boat Owner adding a further dimension to an all-inclusive book: sailors can test their skills whilst they are learning.  The website – hosted by Fernhurst - will feature an array of simulators including GPS, radar, AIS and Chartplotter.   Practical Navigation for the Modern Boat Owner is like having your very own skipper on your bookshelf. more...

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Tristan Jones was one of the most acclaimed sea-faring storytellers ever. The combative Welshman was born at sea on a ship off Tristan da Cunha. He dropped out of school at 14 to work on sailing barges, and then spent the rest of his life at sea — first in the Royal Navy, then as a delivery skipper, then as a daring adventurer. Saga of a Wayward Sailor tells the tale of one of his most exciting adventures. Jones sails through treacherous waters aboard the Cresswell, a lifeboat converted into a sailboat, struggling to survive against impossible odds. He makes it through violent storms, arrest by the Soviet Navy, and other extraordinary experiences. Join Tristan Jones and a host of other lively and intriguing characters, as this salty and humorous tale unfolds. more...

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The account of Captain Joshua Slocum's solo voyage around the world in the 37-foot sloop the Spray in 1895. more...

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The first book ever to revealwhat boat builders pay thousands ofdollars to learn: the secrets of ownersatisfaction. What makes a boat owner happy? Eric Sorensenand J. D. Power & Associates answer that questionin detail in this revised edition of Sorensen’s Guideto Powerboats . Now incorporating results from J. D.Powers’ Boat Competitive Information Study, thisguide tells you everything youneed to know before opening your wallet. From runaboutsand pontoons to express cruisers and bassboats,the book covers it all, explaining the implicationsof different hull designs, construction methods, enginetechnologies, and more. Includes J. D. Power's "PowerCircle" rankings . more...

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In 1968, nine sailors set off on the most daring race ever held: to single-handedly circumnavigate the globe nonstop. It was a feat that had never been accomplished and one that would forever change the face of sailing. Ten months later, only one of the nine men would cross the finish line and earn fame, wealth, and glory. For the others, the reward was madness, failure, and death. In this extraordinary book, Peter Nichols chronicles a contest of the individual against the sea, waged at a time before cell phones, satellite dishes, and electronic positioning systems. A Voyage for Madmen is a tale of sailors driven by their own dreams and demons, of horrific storms in the Southern Ocean, and of those riveting moments when a split-second decision means the difference between life and death. more...

Price: $10.95