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Deer Isle's Undefeated America's Cup Crews - Humble Heroes from a Downeast Island (Hardcover): Mark J. Gabrielson Deer Isle's Undefeated America's Cup Crews - Humble Heroes from a Downeast Island (Hardcover)
Mark J. Gabrielson
R841 R690 Discovery Miles 6 900 Save R151 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Formulas for the E6-B Air Navigation Computer (Paperback, Standard ed.): Frank Hitchens Formulas for the E6-B Air Navigation Computer (Paperback, Standard ed.)
Frank Hitchens
R376 Discovery Miles 3 760 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Formulas for the Air Navigation Computer is written for pilots and air navigators at all levels of experience from the novice to the professional. The book is self-help on how to use the E6-B Air Navigation Computer. An E6-B Air Navigation Computer is a circular slide rule with a wind slide on the reverse side. It is dedicated to performing all calculations related to pre-flight planning and in-flight air navigation. Every pilot has an E6-B Air Navigation Computer, which is supplied with a very brief instructional booklet when the E6-B is purchased. However, the booklet only covers a few basic formulas, and many more formulas are required for passing the pilot navigation exams at various levels and, of course, for all operational flying. Obtaining all these different formulas from various sources is time consuming, as this author has discovered over the years. They are not readily available in one book. This is the reason for writing Formulas for the Air Navigation Computer; it is a unique collection of air navigation computer formulas. The formulas are written as they appear when set up on the E6-B Air Navigation Computer. A full description on how to solve each formula is included, along with a worked example and also the methods for using the wind slide to calculate wind triangle and other navigational problems associated with the wind slide. The book is easy to follow by the novice pilot and a convenient reference source for the more experienced pilot. The book is complete with all the formulas a pilot of any level should need to know. It is laid out in a simple way with over 122 formulas and methods, covering Time, Speed & Distance, Air Speed, Altitude Navigation, VNAV, One-in-Sixty Rule, Wind triangle Calculations, Wind Finding methods, Fuel Calculations, Pressure Pattern Navigation and more.

Shipwrecks of the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland Waters (Paperback): Gary Gentile Shipwrecks of the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland Waters (Paperback)
Gary Gentile
R564 Discovery Miles 5 640 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

GARY GENTILE'S POPULAR DIVE GUIDE SERIES Over 100 GPS and loran numbers included As suggested by the title and series name, this volume covers the most well-known wrecks sunk in the Maryland portion of the Chesapeake Bay. For each of the wrecks covered, a statistical sidebar provides basic information such as the dates of construction and loss, previous names (if any), tonnage and dimensions, builder and owner (at time of loss), port of registry, type of vessel and how propelled, cause of sinking, location (GPS and/or loran coordinates if known), and depth. In most cases, an historical photograph or illustration of the ship leads the text. Throughout the book is scattered a selection of additional photographs. Each volume is full of fascinating narratives of triumph and tragedy, of heroism and disgrace, of human nature at its best and its basest. These books are not about wood and steel, but about flesh and blood, for every shipwreck saga is a human story. Ships may founder, run aground, burn, collide with other vessels, or be torpedoed by a German U-boat. In every case, however, what is emphatically important is what happened to the people who became victims of casualty: how they survived, how they died. Also included are descriptions of the wrecks as they appear on the bottom. At the end of each volume is a bibliography of suggested reading, and a list of GPS and loran numbers of wrecks in and adjacent to the area covered. Wrecks covered in Shipwrecks of the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland Waters are: Alum Chine, American Mariner (target ship), Benjamin O. Colonna, Columbia, Columbus, Dragonet (American submarine), Express, Favorite, General J.A. Dumont, Hannibal, Herbert D. Maxwell, Levin J. Marvel, Mary A. DeKnight, Medora, Nelly White, New Jersey, S-49 (American submarine), Three Rivers, Tulip (Civil War gunboat), U-1105 (German U-boat), Wawaset, and Wilson Small. Also included is a special section about shipwrecks in Curtis Bay and Mallows Bay.

Last Ark of the Railroad - The Steam Ship "City of Milwaukee" - National Historic Landmark (Paperback): Dominic R. Sondy Last Ark of the Railroad - The Steam Ship "City of Milwaukee" - National Historic Landmark (Paperback)
Dominic R. Sondy
R424 Discovery Miles 4 240 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Steam Ship City of Milwaukee is a National Historic Landmark as well as a member of the Historic Naval Ship Association. Built at the beginning of the Great Depression, the City of Milwaukee shuttled railcars across Lake Michigan for over fifty years. She is currently moored in Manistee, Michigan and is open to the public as a floating museum.

The Steam Engine (Paperback): Dionysius Lardner The Steam Engine (Paperback)
Dionysius Lardner
R2,746 R2,547 Discovery Miles 25 470 Save R199 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Sun Navigation Made Easy - Describes the practical steps to find position on land and at sea using the sun alone, without... Sun Navigation Made Easy - Describes the practical steps to find position on land and at sea using the sun alone, without electronics. Three different methods are described. Words, photos, diagrams and true anecdotes illustrate the details. Conversational (Paperback)
John Ross Wood
R586 Discovery Miles 5 860 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Describes the practical steps to find position on land and at sea using the sun alone, without electronics. Three different methods described. Words, photos, diagrams and true anecdotes illustrate the details. Conversational English is used

Patrol and Rescue Boats on Puget Sound (Hardcover): Chuck Fowler, Dan Withers, Combatant Craft of America Patrol and Rescue Boats on Puget Sound (Hardcover)
Chuck Fowler, Dan Withers, Combatant Craft of America
R842 R691 Discovery Miles 6 910 Save R151 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Life & Times of Georgetown Sea Captain Abram Jones Slocum, 1861-1914 (Hardcover): Robert McAlister The Life & Times of Georgetown Sea Captain Abram Jones Slocum, 1861-1914 (Hardcover)
Robert McAlister
R828 R677 Discovery Miles 6 770 Save R151 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Celestial Navigation Calculations (Upon Oceans Endorsement) Worked-Out for Maste (Paperback): Jia-Shen Hu, Alexander F... Celestial Navigation Calculations (Upon Oceans Endorsement) Worked-Out for Maste (Paperback)
Jia-Shen Hu, Alexander F Hickethier Mba
R1,448 Discovery Miles 14 480 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

We have developed this series of training manuals to assist the Merchant Mariner in passing the U.S. Coast Guard Licensing Examinations, from Master 500 GT to 2nd mate Unlimited upon Oceans. These manuals have been developed to augment our current textbooks for Mariners and are modular in design incorporating practical exercises and actual U.S. Coast Guard examination questions with all questions worked-out. A description of each manual follows: Volume III: Celestial Navigation Calculations worked-out for Master 500 GT through 2nd Mate Unlimited Upon Oceans Endorsement. Volume III provides an in-depth understanding of the Celestial Calculation found on the US Coast Guard Merchant Mariner Examinations through 2nd Mate Unlimited. Chapter 1, The Sailings, Parallel, Mid-Latitude, Mercator and Great Circle. Chapter 2Time Zone calculations, (Sunrise and Sunset, Time Tick, Time of Meridian Transit and Estimated Time of Arrival). Chapter 3, Deviation by Celestial Observation (Amplitude and Azimuth). Chapter 4, Latitude Observations (Local Apparent Noon and Latitude by Polaris). Chapter 5, Sight Reduction - Running Fixes (any body). Chapter 6, Star Identification, and Star and Planet Selection. Chapter 6, Sight Reduction - Running Fixes (any body. ) Chapter 7, Miscellaneous Problems (Ho, He and intercept). To see all Marine Navigation Publications offered by this author click on authors name above. Last Review and update 04-02-2013

Ocean Steamships (Paperback): F E Chadwick Ocean Steamships (Paperback)
F E Chadwick
R1,736 R1,631 Discovery Miles 16 310 Save R105 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Naval Constructor (Paperback): George Simpson The Naval Constructor (Paperback)
George Simpson
R3,744 R3,451 Discovery Miles 34 510 Save R293 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Five Hundred Sailing Records Of American Built Ships (Paperback): Carl C. Cutler Five Hundred Sailing Records Of American Built Ships (Paperback)
Carl C. Cutler
R671 Discovery Miles 6 710 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Steam-Ships (Paperback): R. A Fletcher Steam-Ships (Paperback)
R. A Fletcher
R2,262 R2,110 Discovery Miles 21 100 Save R152 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Reprint des Originals aus 1910 ber Steam Ships.

The Galveston-Houston Packet - Steamboats on Buffalo Bayou (Hardcover): Andrew W Hall The Galveston-Houston Packet - Steamboats on Buffalo Bayou (Hardcover)
Andrew W Hall
R833 R681 Discovery Miles 6 810 Save R152 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Titanic - Everything Was Against Us (Paperback): Simon Angel The Titanic - Everything Was Against Us (Paperback)
Simon Angel
R527 Discovery Miles 5 270 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Nearly 100 years after the most famous maritime disaster in history, we are assured that we know everything there is to know about the White Star Liner Titanic and that there is little more to add to the story. While the basic story is undeniable, the details of what happened during the evacuation are still debated, plagued by disinformation, personal politics and our simple lack of knowledge. This book details the elements that combined to transform one of humanity's triumphant achievements of engineering into a devastating encapsulation of overconfidence and other human failings.

Utilising the inquiry transcripts, and a hundred years worth of interviews, stories and recollections, the stories of the Titanic and her controversies can now be related in full. Were the 3rd class passengers held below while the 1st class escaped? Why was the iceberg not seen till it was too late? Why were 400 lifeboat seats wasted? Was valuable time wasted while the crew assessed the damage? And if there had been enough lifeboats, could everyone have been saved in the 2 hours and 40 minutes it took for the ship to sink? These and other questions are explored in this invaluable work. A review can be found here: http: //www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/the-titanic-everything-was-against-us-reviewed.html

The Sinking of the Titanic - Its Story and Lessons (Paperback): Lawrence Beesley The Sinking of the Titanic - Its Story and Lessons (Paperback)
Lawrence Beesley
R274 Discovery Miles 2 740 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

One of the survivors of the sinking of the Titanic in April 1912, Lawrence Beesley wrote a successful book about his experience, The Loss of the SS Titanic (June, 1912), published just nine weeks after the disaster. He saw two second class women who tried to get on a lifeboat, who were told to go back to their own deck, and that their lifeboats were waiting there. At the time of Lifeboat No. 13's launching on the Boat Deck, no women or children were in immediate sight, but it seemed there was room for more. As a result, Beesley was ordered to jump into it just before it launched. He managed to survive a subsequent incident, where Lifeboat No. 15 nearly came on top of No. 13. A stoker managed to cut the ropes connecting the boat to the falls at the last minute, and those in both boats emerged unhurt. Beesley and the rest of the survivors were picked up by the RMS Carpathia early morning on April 15. During the filming of A Night to Remember (1958), Beesley famously gatecrashed the set during the sinking scene, hoping to 'go down with the ship' that time. But he was spotted by the director, Roy Ward Baker, who vetoed this unscheduled appearance, due to actors' union rules. These events are parodied in Julian Barnes' novel A History of the World in 10.5 Chapters, where Beesley makes a brief appearance as a fictional character. Beesley was portrayed by actor David Warner in the 1979 dramatisation of the voyage and sinking, S.O.S. Titanic. He is the grandfather of New York Times science editor Nicholas Wade.

Shipwrecks of Massachusetts Bay (Hardcover): Thomas Hall Shipwrecks of Massachusetts Bay (Hardcover)
Thomas Hall
R828 R677 Discovery Miles 6 770 Save R151 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Titanic and the Indifferent Stranger - The Complete Story of the Titanic and the Californian (Paperback): Paul Lee The Titanic and the Indifferent Stranger - The Complete Story of the Titanic and the Californian (Paperback)
Paul Lee
R684 Discovery Miles 6 840 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In the summer of 1912, one man on the Earth was despised as a thousand-fold murderer. He was Stanley Lord, the Captain of the freighter Californian. Two courts of inquiries found that his ship had sat and watched the 'unsinkable' Titanic fire distress rockets and finally watched her slip under waves, while the Californian's Captain and sole wireless operator slept, and an impotent bridge crew pondered that 'a ship is not going to fire rockets at sea for nothing...it looked like a case of distress.'Failing to impress their suspicions on Lord, the crew stood and watched the strange rocket-firer disappear into the night...In accordance with the basic dictates of maritime law, Lord and his crew should have responded to the rockets. They didn't. And 1500 people died in the frigid waters that night. Although Captain Lord was treated as a pariah and forced to resign from his shipping company, he soon found employment elsewhere and he prospered. After nearly 100 years, debate still ensues as to whether his ship and the Titanic were in sight of each other, but attempts to re-open the case to exonerate the crew of the sleepy tramp Californian in 1965, 1968 and 1990 simply resulted in the original findings of the courts being largely upheld. Basic questions about the case remain. Why did the Californian crew not give more impetus to the rockets? Were they afraid of their Captain? Why did they not wake up the wireless operator? Why was the crew not prosecuted for negligence? Why do so many people believe that the Captain was a scapegoat in 1912? Why is this one issue the most divisive aspect of the whole Titanic story?And more importantly, could the Californian have saved any of the victims, or would they have arrived in time simply to pluck a few half-dead bodies from the water

Titanic & Lusitania - Survivor Stories (Paperback): Bruce M Caplan Titanic & Lusitania - Survivor Stories (Paperback)
Bruce M Caplan; Logan Marshall; Edited by Ken Rossignol
R404 Discovery Miles 4 040 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The best of the Logan Marshall classics have been researched and edited by authors Bruce M. Caplan and Ken Rossignol and presented in this new book. The Titanic's secret fire is explained in great detail. The early days of World War I and the savage sinking of the Lusitania which caused over 1,000 civilians to die on an unarmed passenger vessel are brought to life. Great photos of both ships and the people who survived along with the war posters which boosted the efforts of the United States, Britain and France to rally their countries to stand up to the German aggression.

The Book of Castaways (Paperback): Gerald Hausman The Book of Castaways (Paperback)
Gerald Hausman
R470 Discovery Miles 4 700 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Six stories of survival -- men and women set upon by stormy seas, starvation, thirst, beasts, ghosts and their own inner demons. Based on real historical accounts the narratives are filled with the eerie poetry of island life, the exultant triumph of survival against all odds. From Florida's Bigfoot called the Skunk Ape to "the man who would not go bottom" -- a superhero who could not drown but was vulnerable on land, these stories of castaways will appeal to readers of all ages.

The Voyages of the Clontarf (Paperback): Marolyn Diver The Voyages of the Clontarf (Paperback)
Marolyn Diver
R457 Discovery Miles 4 570 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The story of the clipper ship Clontarf: In her short career the Clontarf made only two journeys to New Zealand between 1858-1860; introducing just under 800 emigrants to Canterbury. But before she slipped beneath the North Atlantic ocean she carried with her the unfortunate infamy of accumulating the worst human fatality from illness alone in a single voyage. Using shipboard diaries, official documentation, shipping lists and the combined information from the descendants of Clontarf passengers themselves, this is an informative and in-depth record of the ship and her journeys.

Ghosts of the USS Yorktown - The Phantoms of Patriots Point (Hardcover): Bruce Orr Ghosts of the USS Yorktown - The Phantoms of Patriots Point (Hardcover)
Bruce Orr
R828 R677 Discovery Miles 6 770 Save R151 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Maritime Tales of Lake Ontario (Hardcover): Susan Peterson Gateley Maritime Tales of Lake Ontario (Hardcover)
Susan Peterson Gateley
R828 R677 Discovery Miles 6 770 Save R151 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
New York to Okinawa Sloooooowly (Paperback): John Barnes New York to Okinawa Sloooooowly (Paperback)
John Barnes
R319 Discovery Miles 3 190 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Over many centuries, wars have been lost due to lack of food and proper supplies for the troops. Without a way to survive, the troops had to retreat rather than stay and fight. The same need applied to ships at sea. "New York to Okinawa Sloooooowly" is the true story of a soldier who served on one of the supply ships that were vital to the survival of the troops in battle during Wolrd War II.John Barnes graduated from high school in 1941. While many of the kids in his class headed off to college, that was not John's plan. He wanted to join the marines, but when he discovered that his mother would not sign the papers, he set his sights on the US Coast Guard, the same service as his favorite cousin, Frank. After his basic training, he and his shipmates headed out on a journey that would ultimately take them to Okinawa. Through the severe storms, typhoons and enemy aircraft attacks, they got the job done come hell or high water.

New York to Okinawa Sloooooowly (Hardcover): John Barnes New York to Okinawa Sloooooowly (Hardcover)
John Barnes
R623 Discovery Miles 6 230 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Over many centuries, wars have been lost due to lack of food and proper supplies for the troops. Without a way to survive, the troops had to retreat rather than stay and fight. The same need applied to ships at sea. "New York to Okinawa Sloooooowly" is the true story of a soldier who served on one of the supply ships that were vital to the survival of the troops in battle during Wolrd War II.John Barnes graduated from high school in 1941. While many of the kids in his class headed off to college, that was not John's plan. He wanted to join the marines, but when he discovered that his mother would not sign the papers, he set his sights on the US Coast Guard, the same service as his favorite cousin, Frank. After his basic training, he and his shipmates headed out on a journey that would ultimately take them to Okinawa. Through the severe storms, typhoons and enemy aircraft attacks, they got the job done come hell or high water.

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