Boating: Sport and leisure Books

""Rules For The Decision Of Courses"" is a book written by Thomas Thacker in 1843. This book is a revised and expanded version of Thacker's earlier work, ""Thacker's Rules."" The book focuses on the principles of coursing and the laws of the field,...

Arthur Graham Howard, M.D.The Odyssey of Sunraker

""Staghunting With The Devon And Somerset, 1887-1901: An Account Of The Chase Of The Wild Red Deer On Exmoor (1902)"" is a book written by Philip Evered. The book provides a detailed account of the staghunting activities of the Devon and Somerset...

Rifles and Ammunition: And Rifle Shooting is a comprehensive guide to the art of rifle shooting, written by Harcourt Ommundsen and originally published in 1915. The book covers a wide range of topics related to rifles and ammunition, including the...

Hitting Vs. Missing: With The Shotgun (1898) is a comprehensive guidebook written by Stephen Tillinghast Hammond that provides readers with the knowledge and skills necessary to become proficient with a shotgun. The book covers a wide range of topics...

These twenty-five stories in Mike Yurk's "Fair Skies And Tight Lines" takes you into the world of fishing as well as adventures, both on and off the water. From memories of an outdoor catalog to the joys of using vintage fishing gear to stories of boats...

Ein muß für alle die wissen wollen was es heißt ein Boot auf einer Werft in Malta für den Clubbetrieb her zu richten.Für diejenigen, die vor haben einmal das Fahrtensegeln anzustreben, oder auch nur ein Boot zu kaufen. Es zeigt die ungeschminkte Wahrheit...

Ich möchte Sie mitnehmen auf meine Erlebnistour, dem Refit eines ehemaligen Fischkutters. Der trägt heute den Namen HANNES, nach einem guten Freund, der aus Büsum stammt und seit vielen Jahren in Griechenland lebt. Dieses Buch ist eine Mischung aus...

With full-color aerial harbor photos and 85 full-color sketch charts, it contains extremely accurate hydrographic data based on personally conducted independent surveys by the author. A Cruising Guide to the Leeward Islands Guide, 2nd ed. also includes...

The Greatest Expedition Rescue in HistoryExperience one of the most unexpected survival stories in modern history. Read the first-hand account of Sir Ernest Shackleton as he takes you through the grand trials and tribulations of being marooned in the...

Our canoes kayaks, SUPs, paddles, and the water already know what to do. Shawn Burke invites us to learn their language - the language of science - to get at the why. Why do our hulls float, why do they move when paddled, and what are the three...

Eskimokajaks auf Alpenflüssen?... Nun, es gab sie wirklich, von den dreißiger Jahren bis hin zum Beginn der Plastikboot-Ära. Boote, angenähert an lange schmale Eskimokajaks, Paddler, die begeistert darin auf`s Wasser gingen; einige wenige gibt`s, die...

Antworten auf alle Fragen des SRC-Prüfungsstoffs sind klar. aber das Übersetzen der 27 Funksprüche bereitet Ihnen Sorgen? Genau hier setzt mein Kurs an und hilft Ihnen weiter.Sicher im Stoff werden Sie mit Aussprachehinweisen zu den einzelnen Vokabeln...

Having had a long career in nursing and cared for a family and step family, recently widowed and lonely, Alice had withdrawn to hide away in a sleepy Norfolk seaside village.However, hurtling towards 50, she was itching for adventure and when a...

This Boat Log is a perfect way to record every important detail about your boat and also record boating experiences. The interior pages includes prompts and space to track:Vessel Information - Date of Purchase, From, Manufacturer, Model, Year Built,...

""Biblioth�����que cyn�����g�����tique d'un amateur"" est un livre publi����� en 1884 par l'�����diteur Firmin-Didot. Il s'agit d'un ouvrage sur la chasse, �����crit par un amateur passionn�����. Le livre contient des informations sur les diff�����rentes...

Este libro sumerge al lector en la rica historia de la Vela Latina Canaria, desde mediados del siglo XIX hasta la década de 1960. A través de una recopilación detallada de datos, el autor traza la evolución de este deporte náutico en distintas etapas...

Sailing is a unique way to travel. Especially when it comes to the end of the Baltic Sea. On the coast of the Bothnian Sea lies the small town of Haparanda between Sweden and Finland, the destination of this trip. With their Swedish-built Vindö 32,...

Cinco años solo a bordo del S/Y ALTAIR , No para batir récords, sino para experimentar las maravillas de este mundo en lugares a los que no se puede ir en circunstancias normales. Las dificultades y los triunfos de llegar, entonces con un sextante y...

Colin and Vivian Tripp buy a 'bargain' cement boat called Moonlighting with only the vaguest notion of boating. They envisage plain sailing, easy living and plenty of it. What they get is a bucket load of troubles, a myriad of mishaps - plus...

Years ago, an investigative news show uncovered a secret bunker in the Blue Ridge Mountainsthat was built for the President and the Cabinet in the event of an attack. With its cover now blown, the government auctioned off the property. Its new owner,...

Join James and Jill Iverson on a year-long journey of discovery as they joyously experience the challenges andrewards of America's Great Loop. Full color, and illustrated with pages from Jill's sketch journal, it is a funenlightening read for anyone...

Dear POTENTIAL BOAT OWNER: I offer the below letter from a yacht broker as a warning. Boat ownership is not nearly as easy as Jimmy Buffett makes it out to be. Beer helps. Money helps more."Thank you for your recent inquiry as to the availability of the...

Seawater and Sawdust is a book about many things. Primarily it is the account of two pensioners building a wooden boat, but it is also a tale of life's many adventures. Tom and Lorraine Owen were no beginners at boat-building when they set out...

A fascinating memoir of the Baltic Millennium Rally - a sailing adventure together with Russian sailors in the summer of 2000 to celebrate the turn of the millennium. The voyage involved sailing to St Petersburg, inland to Petrozavodsk, on to the White...

Ferry Beach is a captivating recollection of the men and boats that have sailed the waters around Barrow-in-Furness for generations. Through personal anecdotes and historical research, author Stan Henderson paints a vivid portrait of the boatmen who...

REVIEWS FROM THE WORLD'S PRESS'Thank God myself and my daughters never sailed on one of Mr Tickners ships.' Passenger Ship Monthly 'There are no two storey brothels in Mombasa.' Kenyan Tourist Board 'The top speed of the Woolston floating chain ferry is...

"Sam was not a religious man but said that if he were ever to be persuaded, it would be down to the actions of HMS Fiji's Pastor that night who swam around to offer solace to many of those in the water. He probably knew he would not survive, having...

"Sam was not a religious man but said that if he were ever to be persuaded, it would be down to the actions of HMS Fiji's Pastor that night who swam around to offer solace to many of those in the water. He probably knew he would not survive, having...

The 40-Knot Sailboat is for boat designers or sailing enthusiasts looking to maximize their sailing speeds and improve handling. Although he originally published this book in 1963, Bernard Smith had such advanced thinking and technical insights that his...

Capturing Maui's golden era of windsurfing, from the early pioneering days of Kailua to the big waves at Hookipa and Jaws, this book tells the story of the Kings and legends of the sport as it evolved from longboards to high-performances in big surf...

This enjoyable and entertaining book has everything for the fisherman with its funny, true, and little-known fishing tales, amazing fish stories, insane new fishing techniques, unusual fish facts, celebrity thoughts on fishing, and much more in this...

September 1979. When thirty-something Peter Rowlands loaded up his Landcruiser and took canoe Dimples to join his friend Hal Marsden on a paddling adventure in northern BC's backcountry, he never expected one river-Stikine-would radically change the...

After a life as a Navy fighter pilot, medical doctor, avid boater, and outdoorsman, William "Buddy" Bethea retired from practicing medicine in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and moved to Florida. Never the porch-sitter, and inspired by his passion for fishing...

What happens on a canoe trip stays on a canoe trip-or does it?From the mouths of eight different storytellers-family members and friends of various ages, who've spent twenty years canoe tripping together-Paddle Tales offers true accounts of adventure,...

This book may be of interest to anyone interested in buying a boat built outside the EU and importing that boat into the EU. Details of suppliers, discounts for equipment and materials and tips accumulated from various advisors and years of research are...

Coastal-hopping up the east coast from Melbourne to Darwin - the "jumping off" point to cross the Indian Ocean, which must be attained before August to avoid cyclones - I write about my doubts and fears, and the crisis of confidence that almost stopped...

In February 1974, Jan and Ian Mitchell, cruising novices, set off to circumnavigate the world in their Top Hat 25 foot yacht, Caprice. Many adventures later, they returned to Sydney in November 1977, with two-year-old Jamie (born in Durban, South...

In 1960, 18-year-old Jutta Townes leaves her German coal-mining town and migrates to Australia looking for freedom. She meets a lanky Australian engineer with a yen to sail around the world, and together they buy a traditional wooden yacht and grab...

In running Marine Traders Yacht Brokers from 1973 to 2000, Mike Davies visited and got to know boatyards and boat builders all over the East Coast. This book is a fascinating record of all the yards and the people he met during his 27 years in the...

John and Annie Henshaw took their first narrowboat holiday in 2002 and in Narrowboating for Novices they've shared all the knowledge they've acquired over the years - and which they wish they'd had when they were just beginning! Invaluable for...