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  • Paddling Oregon Paddling Oregon
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    Paddling Oregon

    Detailed information on more than 90 rivers and streams in Oregon, including river profiles with mile-by-mile gradient charts, optimal flow recommendations, drainage basin maps, and access information.
    $48.00

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  • The History of the Christ's College Boat Club The History of the Christ's College Boat Club
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    The History of the Christ's College Boat Club

    The History of the Christ's College Boat Club offers a detailed look into the origins and development of one of Cambridge University's esteemed rowing clubs. Authored by George T. Atchison and Geoffrey C. Brown, this historical account traces the club's...
    $70.00

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  • The Truth on Water The Truth on Water
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    The Truth on Water

    "I did not die on the river. I lived."She thought, why am I doing this?Despite the possibilities on this river journey, Bobbi knew the only certainty was her unknowing. She felt relief when the downstream current was smooth and tame, but she knew the...
    $32.00

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  • Coast Salish Canoes Coast Salish Canoes
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    Coast Salish Canoes

    This classic is now reissued as an authorized Second Edition with more historic photos, full-color images, diagrams, and reflections from the author in a "Forty Years Later" section. Since first published by Seattle's Center for Wooden Boats in 1991,...
    $37.00

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  • Buckrammer's Tales Buckrammer's Tales
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    Buckrammer's Tales

    Buckrammer's Tales In the Fall of 2003, Catboat Summers, a collection of boating memoirs hit bookseller's shelves. It quickly became a bestseller among nautical books, praised by reviewers and readers alike. This new compilation continues in the same...
    $36.00

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  • The Dead Shot Or Sportsman's Complete Guide The Dead Shot Or Sportsman's Complete Guide
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    The Dead Shot Or Sportsman's Complete Guide

    ""The Dead Shot Or Sportsman�������s Complete Guide: Being A Treatise On The Use Of The Gun"" is a comprehensive guidebook for hunters and sportsmen, written by an experienced marksman. First published in 1875, the book covers everything from the basics...
    $83.00

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    Kayaking and Canoeing

    Do you yearn to canoe in rivers, lakes or the sea? If you could travelthe whole world to learn more about kayaking and canoeing, where wouldbe the best places to visit?Thisbook combines factual andpractical tips on kayaking and canoeing, as well as an...
    $24.00

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    Reeds Eastern Almanac 2024

    The Reeds Eastern Almanac is the complete guide for North Sea mariners, offering ready access to essential navigation information by virtue of its clear layout and user friendly format, covering the UK east coast from Ramsgate to Cape Wrath including the...
    $115.00

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  • LYON AROUND IN THE AMERICAS LYON AROUND IN THE AMERICAS
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    LYON AROUND IN THE AMERICAS

    I shut the door to the old Buick, shouldered the sail bag, and turned towards the harbor. I was eleven years old, dressed in my blue denims, hat, jacket, and pants to match. The tide was in, and the day was clear, and already a slight breeze was stirring...
    $89.00

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  • Sailing and Social Class Sailing and Social Class
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    Sailing and Social Class

    This book explores the sociology of sailing and yachting. Drawing on original research, and employing a theoretical framework based on the work of Pierre Bourdieu, the book argues that sailing is, still, an upper-middle-class activity that has much to...
    $373.00

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  • Crossings in Realitas Crossings in Realitas
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    Crossings in Realitas

    Crossings in Realitas, is a 16-year tale of family cruising. The story is, like the Mitchell’s boats, a no-nonsense and honest look at life.Four years cruising around the world during the 1970s (Two in a Top Hat) and the addition to the family of...
    $40.00

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  • Well it Seemed Like a Good Idea Well it Seemed Like a Good Idea
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    Well it Seemed Like a Good Idea

    In June 2016 Hugh Pilsworth left Melbourne on board his Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 49 BlueFlyer to embark on a world circumnavigation. Over a two-year period he was to visit more than 30 countries and islands and cover 30,000 sea miles.Hugh's journey was...
    $28.00

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  • Honey, Let's Buy a Boat! Honey, Let's Buy a Boat!
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    Honey, Let's Buy a Boat!

    Revised Edition published 2014Right now there are over 1.6 million people who love boating on the rivers, lakes and oceans around Australia. They must be onto something. So what's stopping you from getting in on this lifestyle? Buying a boat can be...
    $36.00

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  • A Sailing Catamaran Building Adventure A Sailing Catamaran Building Adventure
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    A Sailing Catamaran Building Adventure

    Two Books in ONE: 'A Sailing Catamaran Building Project' and 'Desalinator or Watermaking'. The same content in one volume.The building adventure that many just dream. The trials and tribulations of an amateur boatbuilder, the build process and challenges...
    $30.00

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  • Hawaii by Sextant Hawaii by Sextant
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    Hawaii by Sextant

    In the spirit of early Bowditch editions, we offer navigation details of a full ocean passage as an excellent way to learn the ropes of practical celestial navigation. With your own tables and plotting sheets, you can analyze 224 timed sextant sights of...
    $52.00

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  • Fundamentals of Kayak Navigation Fundamentals of Kayak Navigation
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    Fundamentals of Kayak Navigation

    For the past 30 years, this book has been the authoritative source for all matters of small-boat navigation. Learn how to find and keep track of your position, adjust to changing conditions, and paddle the seas safely and confidently. Includes how to...
    $52.00

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  • Big Waves, Small Boat, Two Kids Big Waves, Small Boat, Two Kids
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    Big Waves, Small Boat, Two Kids

    Mark and Katya bought a thirty-four-foot steel sailboat. With their two daughters, they sailed around Lake Superior, then moved aboard for a year and sailed to the Bahamas. The sailing life proved both challenging and rewarding to the extreme, and big...
    $23.00

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  • Das Rebhuhn, Dessen Naturgeschichte, Jagd Und Hege Das Rebhuhn, Dessen Naturgeschichte, Jagd Und Hege
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    Das Rebhuhn, Dessen Naturgeschichte, Jagd Und Hege

    Das Buch ""Das Rebhuhn, Dessen Naturgeschichte, Jagd Und Hege: Ein Monographischer Beitrag Zur Jagd Und Naturkunde"" wurde im Jahr 1876 von Thungen, C. E. Freiherrn Von ver������ffentlicht. Es handelt sich um eine umfassende Abhandlung �����ber das...
    $71.00

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  • Above the Gravel Bar Above the Gravel Bar
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    Above the Gravel Bar

    Above the Gravel Bar opens up a new way of seeing Maine and the Northeast as a vast network of waterways. With this book you can put your kayak/canoe in a nearby river or pond in Maine and travel prehistoric routes to campgrounds thousands of years old...
    $40.00

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  • Paddleways of Mississippi Paddleways of Mississippi
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    Paddleways of Mississippi

    Mississippi rivers and creeks have shaped every aspect of the state's geology, ecology, economy, settlement, and politics. Mississippi's paddleways--its rivers, rills, creeks, and streams--are its arteries, its lifeblood, and the connective tissues that...
    $256.00

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  • A Dictionary of Sea Terms (1919) A Dictionary of Sea Terms (1919)
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    A Dictionary of Sea Terms (1919)

    This vintage book is an exhaustive and profusely illustrated dictionary of nineteenth- and eighteen-century nautical terminology. "A Dictionary of Sea Terms" will appeal to those with an interest in sailing, and would make for a fantastic addition to...
    $60.00

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  • On A Sunshine Holyday (1897) On A Sunshine Holyday (1897)
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    On A Sunshine Holyday (1897)

    On A Sunshine Holyday is a book written by The Amateur Angler and first published in 1897. The book is a collection of stories and anecdotes about the author's experiences fishing in various locations around England. The stories are written in a...
    $74.00

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    The Genteel Recreation Or The Pleasure Of Angling, A Poem

    ""The Genteel Recreation Or The Pleasure Of Angling, A Poem: With A Dialogue Between Piscator And Corydon"" is a book written by John Whitney and published in 1700. The book is a poetic representation of the joys and pleasures of angling, or fishing. It...
    $65.00

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    The Autobiography Of Salmo Salar

    The Autobiography of Salmo Salar is a book written by A Fisherman in 1867. The book tells the story of a Tweed Salmon named Salmo Salar, who writes his own autobiography. The book is written in a narrative form, and it is a first-person account of the...
    $63.00

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  • Bitten by the Rowing Bug Bitten by the Rowing Bug
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    Bitten by the Rowing Bug

    Bitten by the Rowing Bug is about rowing fragile wooden racing shells on an untamed Oregon river in a rowing program that taught self-reliance to college students during the mid-twentieth century. It is also about a legally blind jack-of-all-trades who...
    $79.00

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  • Die 7 Leben des F.J.S. Die 7 Leben des F.J.S.
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    Die 7 Leben des F.J.S.

    Felix J.Schwarz, geb.1927 in der CSR, zeichnet in diesem Buch seine ungewöhnliche Lebensgeschichte auf. Im Verlauf seines fast 100-jährigen Lebens durchlebte er im Krieg als Soldat, aber auch danach im Zivilleben, u.a.auf seiner Einhand-Weltumseglung...
    $46.00

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  • Ein Sommer mit Sourire Ein Sommer mit Sourire
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    Ein Sommer mit Sourire

    Ein Einblick in die Zeit meines Beginns in der Jugoslawischen Adria und wie sich die Zeiten verändert haben, aber auch da schon genug Probleme mit Boot und Crew waren, obwohl zu diesen Zeiten 1982 bis 1984 die Freiheit noch besser war als später mit den...
    $53.00

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  • The Broken Turtle The Broken Turtle
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    The Broken Turtle

    Mark Hunter LaVigne, best-selling author of The Broken Ukulele, returns with another tale of adventure in Ontario's Algonquin Park. Mark, best friend Larry, and a troup of family members embark on a canoe trip in search of the spirit of famous painter...
    $18.00

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  • Boatbuilding in Your Own Backyard Boatbuilding in Your Own Backyard
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    Boatbuilding in Your Own Backyard

    Boatbuilding in Your Own Backyard makes building a variety of classic wooden boats accessible to anyone. Using the illustrated instructions in this book, you can truly build a boat-dingy, sailboat or cruiser-in your spare time, in your backyard or garage...
    $71.00

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  • Salmon Fishing In Canada, By A Resident (1860) Salmon Fishing In Canada, By A Resident (1860)
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    Salmon Fishing In Canada, By A Resident (1860)

    Salmon Fishing In Canada, By A Resident (1860) is a book written by James Edward Alexander, detailing his experiences and observations while fishing for salmon in Canada. The book is divided into several chapters, each covering a different aspect of...
    $91.00

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  • The Angler's Companion The Angler's Companion
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    The Angler's Companion

    The Angler's Companion: A Popular and Practical Handbook to the Art of Angling is a comprehensive guide to the sport of fishing, written by Thomas Tod Stoddart and originally published in 1892. The book covers all aspects of angling, including equipment,...
    $78.00

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  • Dog And Gun Dog And Gun
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    Dog And Gun

    Dog and Gun is a collection of essays and anecdotes about shooting, hunting, and dogs. Written by Johnson Jones Hooper and originally published in 1856, this book provides a fascinating glimpse into the world of 19th-century hunting culture. The essays...
    $67.00

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    Ring-Riding

    Ring-Riding: Being A Collection Of Movements And Commands Designed For The Use Of Riding Schools And Riding Clubs (1891) is a book written by Henry W. Struss. The book is a comprehensive guide to ring-riding, a popular equestrian sport in the late 19th...
    $71.00

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  • Perriwillow Perriwillow
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    Perriwillow

    How would you feel if you found you were lost on a riverbank in Dwarf City?Would you expect to find yourself captured by a dark witch, in a charming tale of good against evil?And would you anticipate transportation into another world, where you are...
    $27.00

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  • Spanish Pieces of Eight Spanish Pieces of Eight
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    Spanish Pieces of Eight

    A riveting story of family, foreign waters, and a fortune beyond your wildest dreams...Hours before undoing a complicated and family-busting competition for a vast treasure trove of Spanish gold, Richard Dennison dies-leaving his spoiled children to...
    $30.00

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  • Chesapeake Bay Deck Boats Chesapeake Bay Deck Boats
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    Chesapeake Bay Deck Boats

    During the 1880s, Chesapeake Bay boatbuilders began constructing small wooden open boats, referred to as deadrise boats, out of planks with V-shaped bows. As boatbuilders created larger deadrise boats, decks were installed to provide more work and...
    $56.00

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  • The Sonshine of Our Lives The Sonshine of Our Lives
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    The Sonshine of Our Lives

    Sheila Redgrave writes about her son Sir Steve Redgrave, the five times Olympic Gold Medallist which is based upon her own diary entries that she has religiously made each and every day of her life. The book depicts the Redgrave family life during the 30...
    $36.00

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  • Through the Netherlands via the Standing Mast Routes Through the Netherlands via the Standing Mast Routes
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    Through the Netherlands via the Standing Mast Routes

    The Staande Mast Route (Dutch for Standing Mast Route) enables yachts with their masts up to transit nearly 1,000 kms of inland waterways in the Netherlands leading from Vlissingen close to the Belgian border as far as Delfzijl near the border with...
    $49.00

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  • Small-Boat Sailing - An Explanation of the Management of Small Yachts, Half-Decked and Open Sailing-Boats of Various Rigs, Sailing on Sea and on River; Cruising, Etc. Small-Boat Sailing - An Explanation of the Management of Small Yachts, Half-Decked and Open Sailing-Boats of Various Rigs, Sailing on Sea and on River; Cruising, Etc.
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    Small-Boat Sailing - An Explanation of the Management of Small Yachts, Half-Decked and Open Sailing-Boats of Various Rigs, Sailing on Sea and on River; Cruising, Etc.

    Originally published in 1905. This is a fascinating read for any sailing enthusiast or historian, but also contains much information that is still useful and practical today. Contents Include; I. The selection of a boat, II. The effect of the wind on a...
    $56.00

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  • Trout Fishing And Sport In Maoriland (1904) Trout Fishing And Sport In Maoriland (1904)
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    Trout Fishing And Sport In Maoriland (1904)

    Trout Fishing and Sport in Maoriland is a book written by George Douglas Hamilton and published in 1904. The book is a comprehensive guide to trout fishing in New Zealand, also known as Maoriland. It covers a range of topics related to trout fishing,...
    $102.00

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  • The Hunting Countries Of England V2, Parts 4-6 The Hunting Countries Of England V2, Parts 4-6
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    The Hunting Countries Of England V2, Parts 4-6

    The Hunting Countries of England V2, Parts 4-6: Their Facilities, Character, and Requirements, A Guide to Hunting Men is a book written by Edward Pennell Elmhirst and published in 1883. The book is a comprehensive guide to the hunting regions of England,...
    $96.00

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  • Songs And Selections Songs And Selections
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    Songs And Selections

    Songs and Selections: From the Album of the Edinburgh Angling Club, Founded 1847 (1900) is a collection of songs and poetry related to the sport of angling. The book was compiled by members of the Edinburgh Angling Club, which was founded in 1847 and is...
    $80.00

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  • Riverside Rambles Of An Edinburgh Angler (1895) Riverside Rambles Of An Edinburgh Angler (1895)
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    Riverside Rambles Of An Edinburgh Angler (1895)

    ""Riverside Rambles Of An Edinburgh Angler"" is a book written by Duncan Fraser and published in 1895. The book is a collection of essays about his experiences fishing in and around Edinburgh, Scotland. Fraser writes about his adventures fishing in...
    $69.00

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