Whether in coastal waters or on high seas, any medical crisis aboard a boat requires swift and efficient attention in order to ensure the safety of the casualty, and the crew in general, and avoid fur
Based on a series of highly popular articles written for Classic Boat magazine, this witty collection dwells on the scrapes people get themselves into when building and sailing boats of all descripti
This dictionary contains acronyms and abbreviations in recreational boating that appear in nautical magazines, books, manuals, and Coast Guard reports, presented alphabetically. This is followed by ex
Combines great advice for those contemplating live-aboard cruising with stories and anecdotes from the author's 20 years of sailing, loosely following a question-and-answer format. Offers practical su
Having raced tides and dared river rapids, crossed a desert and a mountain range, housed a children's television show, and been honored in the ballroom of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, the small sailboat
Reprints 40 articles on used sailboats originally published in Sailing magazine. Arranged into three sections according to length, the reviews evaluate construction, common problems, above deck and
While planning a cruise on Thalassi, an 83-foot ketch, along the South American coast and around Cape Horn, skipper John Campbell realized that his route would closely follow that taken by Charles Dar
This book is all about helping you keep your boat and crew out of trouble by anticipating problems and dealing with them before they become disasters. In, Handling Troubles Afloat, the author draws on
Why does a dinghy slid backward as we try to climb out? Why are cold seas green and warm seas blue? Why do barnacles attach themselves to boat hulls? When was the rudder invented? What have been the m
Writing for owners and builders of boats rather than scientists, naval architect Warren offers a broad account of the corrosion behavior of the common boatbuilding materials and the conditions in whic
Illustrated throughout with color photographs and maps, this guide for pleasure boat travelers describes over 50 routes through the waterways of France. The 11th edition has been updated with practica
Over the course of a 30-year sailing career, Sir Peter Blake (1948-2001) won every significant blue-water race on the planet and slashed the record for the fastest non-stop circumnavigation of the wor
Moitessier, who navigated with a sextant using the sun, moon, and stars, who sailed with no radio, whose JOSHUA was rigged with discarded telephone poles for masts, came from a sailing world more dist
Offers advice to sailors on "going green," embracing the growing trend toward sustainable lifestyles. Shows how "clean boating" can be practical and fun.
