This is the story of an inspiring journey and a must read for all who hear the call of adventure. John quits his job, buys a boat and learns how to sail as he takes it around the World An amazing man of action, he brings to life the cultures, characters, experiences and mishaps encountered as he traverses the globe on Moondancer. You will discover that the ocean is the great equalizer and it doesn't really matter how big your boat or bank account is. What matters is that you're out there having fun doing it, so follow your dreams and DON'T HOLD BACK

The book is a delightful light hearted tale of one man's lifelong journey seeking that elusive boating paradise. It is written from the perspective of a person who has not made a living on the water but is just there because he enjoys being on the water. From rivers to oceans and from the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (ICWW) to the Gulf Intracoastal Waterways (GIWW) it has been all just part of one man's life long boating memoirs.

How to anchor a yacht, or motor boat, safely in a wide variety of circumstances. Includes advice for people who just want to anchor for lunch, right through to those who plan to live on their boats and travel extensively, or even spend months at anchor in one location to save on marina fees or harbor dues. Includes information about a wide range of associated issues including: getting to and from your boat, what to do when things go wrong, storm preparation, equipment, security, communication, power supply and even illness. Written in a conversational style by a man who has lived the life of a boat gypsy for eight years it has straightforward, simple advice and anecdotes, the book aims to both inform and entertain and in this respect is like no other book on the subject.

Pursuing the inlets of coastal British Columbia, where the mountains drop into the sea, and lifestyles focus on self-assurance and a different sense of purpose. Northward from the Strait of Georgia, in pursuit of adventure. Coastal cruising notions from the author of 'Up the Strait' and 'Off the Grid.'

"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. Considered the best in its field for over five decades, "Boatbuilding in Your Own Backyard." offers the best practices of boat making processes, designs, concepts, and materials. Written for boat makers of all levels, boatbuilding expert Sam S. Rabl shares a lifetime of knowledge about designing and constructing your own craft, all in a single volume.

From wood selection, tools, fastenings, laying down and taking off, framing, making the fits, planking and decking, installing the motor, the cabin, sails, and rigging, to caulking, painting, and more, Rabl guides the amateur boatmaker through every step of the process. The author also shares detailed drawing and guidelines for the construction of eleven boats, including a 14-foot skiff, 15-foot outboard utility, 15-foot sailing cruiser, 18-foot sport fisherman, 24-foot auxiliary cruiser, and several models of an 18-foot outboard tabloid cruiser (an example of which is the world famous Picaroon).

"Boatbuilding in Your Own Backyard" is the ideal builder's handbook and is an indispensable guide to good care, safety, and maintenance for every boat owner. Rabl's concise instructions overflow with expert advice that will simplify the job and make your boat build a success

"About the Author
The son of a shipyard supervisor in Chesapeake Bay, Sam S. Rabl's love and knowledge of boats started very early. His passion was fortified by technical training as a draftsman, naval architect and marine engineer. Sam Rabl was brought to national attention with his unique ability to make boat design understandable for the layman."

John Gardners work has engaged and inspired more individuals connected with traditional small craft than will ever be counted.--WoodenBoat magazine

Deserves an honored place on the library shelf.--National Fisherman

Poses clear and impassioned means to go from the armchair to the open water via your own boat shop.--Sea History

This big, handsome legacy volume contains all the plans, measurements, and directions needed to build any of 47 beautiful small boats for oar, sail, or motor.

This is the color picture version of the Wounded Hero Voyage I: Smallest Power Boat to Cross the Atlantic A True Life Adventure Against all odds two brothers, Ralph and Bob Brown, attempt to cross the North Atlantic Ocean unescorted in the smallest powerboat ever, a twenty one foot open fishing boat (without a cabin or keel), with less than a foot of free board. It is a low budget grueling voyage without the benefit of even enough money to buy insulated boots, waterproof gloves, or full body dry-suits. They left without enough money to even pay for the gas required to make the trip, let alone get back from Europe when and if they got there. They make city stops often during the day to attempt to find more sponsorship forcing them to travel often at night when it would be more dangerous and cold. They battle huge waves from two hurricanes, almost run out of fuel, and freeze as they pass by hundreds of icebergs and see thousands. The water temperature drops to 35 degrees near Greenland. During book I, the wind gets as high as 35 mph and when traveling over 35 degree water, makes for a bone chilling ride. In Book 2, the winds reach as high as 65 mph where even the chop is higher than the sides of the boat. Their voyage was and is dedicated to promoting Wounded Hero Foundations. The major sponsor is "I Am Second," which means "God is first." Part I is from Florida to Greenland. The voyage takes them along the East Coast of the United States and then a 450-mile crossing to Canada, most coastline and cities before making the 625-mile leap to Greenland for a total of over 4,000 miles in only the first book. 288 pages and 88 pictures with maps

2012 Reprint of 1955 Edition. Exact facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. This book, the first of its kind, makes clear the difference between "boat carpentry" and "house carpentry." On a boat there is hardly a straight line, in a house almost all the lines must be straight. Many tools used by the boat carpenter are almost unknown to the house carpenter. Amply illustrated, this remains a classic book on the subject. Few twentieth-century writers could equal Hervey Garrett Smith's works on the traditional arts of the sailor; none could surpass them. His descriptions of knotting, splicing, fancy work, canvas work, and the practice of marlinspike seamanship are clear, concise, and evocative. So, too, are his drawings, which are technically accurate, easy to follow, and a joy to behold.

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 years of Steve's rowing career. "The Sonshine of our Lives," is not a typo (although dyslexia does run in the family), but refers to the fact that Steve is her son, and that he has always been the sunshine of his parents' lives. The book recounts the Redgrave family history from 1975 to the turn of the millennium and includes all the family related events that took place during these years. It highlights Steve's major rowing competitions and the build up to these and includes all the heartache and the family traumas that happened in the background during this time. While supporting Steve in his ambition to become the best endurance athlete in the world, the book depicts the feelings and the thoughts of a parent observing, at times helplessly, the highs of her son's triumphs and the lows of his ill health during his courageous struggle to survive, against the odds and through two major illness - doing the only job that he was ever qualified to do.

Capt. Robb Hawks brings to press the Captain's Log he created for his own use as a USCG licensed captain. This log is for boat skippers who want the most complete record of their boating adventures. Each log entry is spread over two complete pages. The first page targets pre-voyage vessel inspection with a 60 point inspection. The second page focuses upon general information typical to a voyage. Every sea captain should keep a log such as this for both their own records and to show due diligence should an accident ever occur. This log is designed to complement Capt. Robb's "Captain's Resource Log."

If you are planning on cruising the Florida Keys, a newly released Keys cruising guide is invaluable aboard your boat for navigation and reference on your next sailing trip. The Florida Keys Ports Of Call features full page color aerial photographs of dozens of destinations throughout these unique islands. These photos are extremely useful for navigating the Keys in conjunction with your nautical charts. The Florida Keys represent a magical destination for the vacationer, cruising boater, scuba diver and snorkeler, sport fishing fan or the watersports enthusiast. The magic includes an endless variety of activities, shopping, outstanding Keys resorts, vacation attractions and fine restaurants. These islands also offer the worlds' finest deep sea fishing and scuba diving or snorkeling over coral reefs that can only be described as spectacular. Florida Keys fishing is a huge attraction here and sport fishing charter boat fleets await the angler hoping to tackle game fish from marlin to tarpon, Popular Key's dive sites and snorkeling locations are also spotlighted in this new boating guide. This book follows the Keys from their northern reaches near Miami in Biscayne Bay to their end at the Dry Tortugas. Among the Keys cruising destinations are Elloitt Key in Key Biscayne, Key Largo, Tavernier, Whale Harbor, Islamorada, Marathon, Big Pine Key, Duck Key, Key Colony, Bahia Honda Key, Newfound Harbor, Stock Island, Key West, Marquesas Keys, the Dry Tortugas and many others. Smaller versions of these photos graphically depict Key's marinas, anchorages, diving and snorkeling sites, restaurants, and other points of interest. The new boating book is equally at home while at the helm of your vessel, or on the coffee table. It is also a lasting memento of a treasured Florida Keys vacation. The Florida cruising and vacation guide joins others in the series including Chesapeake Bay Ports of Call, A Bahamas Cruising Guide -- Abaco Ports of Call, The East Coast of Florida Ports of Call and Southwest Florida Ports of Call. Visit www.floridacruisingguides.com for feature and news stories on cruising Florida and information on other cruising guides in the Ports Of Call series.

This newly released Chesapeake Bay cruising guide contains dozens of color aerial photographs of Bay anchorages, harbors, channels, ports of call and marinas. Accompanied by informative text helpful for Chesapeake Bay sailing and cruising, the photographs are invaluable for visually assisted navigation and planning your next cruise. The photographs feature text overlays which identify marinas, resorts, suggested navigation routes, attractions and other points of interest. The photographs are extremely useful when used with your Chesapeake Bay nautical charts. The cruising guide provides Chesapeake Bay sailing, boating and cruising coverage from its northern boundary at Chesapeake City and the C&D Canal to Norfolk at the south. The book is designed to be utilized by cruising boaters, coastal sailing cruisers and those on a Chesapeake Bay vacation. If you are planning a Chesapeake Bay charter boat voyage, this book will be especially helpful for your Bay sailing trip. Separate feature stories about the Chesapeake Bay and its history describe dozens of the most popular cruising destinations, ports of call and their unique and colorful communities. Among the Bay cruising destinations on the Western Shore are Chesapeake City, North East, Havre de Grace, Baltimore, Fell's Point, Annapolis, Herring Bay, Chesapeake Beach, Solomons, Deltaville, Urbanna, Irvington, Hampton, Portsmouth and Norfolk. Eastern Shore coverage includes the Sassafras River, Chestertown, Rock Hall, the Bay Bridge, Kent Island Narrows, St. Michaels, Tilgham Island, Oxford, Cambridge, Tangier and Smith Islands and Crisfield. This boating book is at home at the helm of your boat or on the coffee-table. It joins this series of digital and print cruising guides including the East Coast Of Florida Ports Of Call, the Florida Keys Ports of Call, the Southwest Florida Ports of Call and The Bahamas - Abaco Ports Of Call. Discover other features and boating news stories about Intracoastal Waterway cruising, Florida and Abaco the Bahamas cruising destinations, new cruising guide releases, fishing, diving, anchorages and sailing vacations at www.floridacruisingguides.com.

"Radar Made Simple for Cruisers" focuses on how a cruiser, or especially a single handing cruiser, might best use their radar to remain safe and sane while cruising. (See www.made-simplefor-cruisers.com) It will help you with both types of navigation, contact avoidance and navigation. "Radar Made Simple for Cruisers" provides cruisers some tricks to determine how close a big ship is going to come ear you and to get a fix from a point of land when the GPS went down. It helps in the fog, the night, and even in daytime. Radar is a valuable asset on your boat and you should not head to sea without one aboard. If you do not know how to get CPA or find your position with your radar, you should consider a copy of "Radar Made Simple for Cruisers. Many cruisers that assumed they knew how to use their radar, they just stay away from the dots. When they take a look at this book they usually say they never really knew how to use their radar. "Radar Made Simple for Cruisers" will help make your radar a valuable tool. The book provides many examples to aid the cruiser in learning the basics needed to be safe and sane at sea. Additions and Downloads for this book may be found at: http: //www.made-simplefor-cruisers.com/radar

This book's for YOU--if you own a boat and are looking for enjoyable on-board eating that's not just another typical hamburger or hot dog, and is still quick and easy to prepare. The authors provide invaluable tips for truly great menu alternatives, requiring very little fuss, muss, or bother--whether afloat, pool-side, or in the backyard. Stay hungry!

In 1932 a young Fonville Winans (1911--1992) left his home in Fort Worth and set out on the waterways of south Louisiana searching for adventure and fortune. This journal recounts, in his own words, how the now-renowned photographer and his two friends -- first mate Bob Owen and second mate Don Horridge -- ventured onto untamed Louisiana waters aboard a leaking, rudderless sailboat, the Pintail.

Fonville was shooting footage for a movie that he felt certain would make them rich and famous, telling the story of subtropical south Louisiana's remote coastal landscapes and its curious people. The project was ambitious and risky -- just the right combination for three young Texans with hopes of stardom.

Developing his photographic skill, Fonville traveled during the summers of 1932 and 1934 to swamps, barrier islands, and reefs, from Grand Isle to New Orleans to the Atchafalaya, making friends and taking pictures. The journal, in effect, layers Fonville's unique voice over his now-iconic visual record of moving images and stills.

Robert L. Winans selected more than one hundred photos to accompany his father's diary entries, offering a fascinating inner look at Fonville Winans's world.

Do you live for spring when the boat goes in the water? Do you suffer from post-boating-season depression when she is hauled back out in the fall? Do you ever wish, just once, that instead of hauling and dreaming about "next year" that you could just keep going and put a little water under your hull on a slow boat south? Have you ever wondered what it would be like to float down the mighty Mississippi River like Tom Sawyer on his raft, or look up from your aft deck at the Blue Moon of Kentucky? Dreamed perhaps, of feasting on grilled catfish in Tennessee and then heading off to catch a show at the Grand Ole Opry? Wondered what it would be like to glance over from the helm and witness a huge alligator slither into the murky waters of the Mobile River or stand out on the deck just a few feet from dolphins frolicking in your bow wake? Perhaps you can picture yourself docked in old Key West, catching a sundowner's party at Mallory Square, washed down with a cold one from one of Hemingway's old haunts or yourself in New York City, anchored under the towering Statue of Liberty, watching the busy harbor come to life while you sip your morning coffee? Doesn't that sound more appealing that a quick coffee from the drive-through coffee shop as you navigate traffic jams, snowstorms and business meetings? Each year many people just like you combine their love of boating with their love of travel and set off to explore America's Great Loop, a series of lakes, rivers, canals and waterways that connects a huge area of south central Canada and the eastern United States. Boaters from all over the world converge to enjoy this experience and many who have never owned a boat but always longed to try the cruising lifestyle make the leap, buy the boat and do what they must to become a "looper." We're glad we did. Here's our story.

The second edition of Ker-Splash offers a greatly expanded view of the recreational boating hobby following a disastrous economic period in America. All types of non-fishing powerboats are covered, from jet skis to small yachts. The emphasis is on the history and economic status of each builder and the engines and drive systems employed.

Everyone dreams of running away to sea, and few do it, because of the need to earn a living. But Patrick and June found a way to make a living on the water, in the yacht delivery business. Founding their own firm in 1955 they set off on a series of adventures that took them from New York to Venezuela, Cuba, Nova Scotia, London, Paris and the Great Lakes.

On June's first voyage she didn't see land for 17 days and Patrick made corn beef hash three times a day. Later they sailed together in all kinds of boats including a research vessel that sent a million volts up a wire held by a helicopter, thousands of feet above.

Ashore, they worked on boats in Caribbean islands and French canals helping the local carpenters, electricians and plumbers get the boats ready for sea. And in their free time they sipped coffee on the sidewalks of Paris, strolled on beaches in Bermuda or climbed mountains in Jamaica.

The many cruising destinations, Intracoastal Waterway anchorages, beaches and a wealth of vacation opportunities that have made Florida's Atlantic coast famous are depicted in stunning full-page aerial photos in this new boating guide Florida's East Coast Ports of Call. Now in the second edition, this book features a section devoted exclusively to all the major East Coast of Florida inlets and Atlantic coast lighthouses. The photographs in the book are useful for navigation along this coast when used in conjunction with your nautical charts. The accompanying text and the photos are helpful for planning your next sailing trip or Florida cruising vacation. If your sailing vacation plans include a yacht charter, this book is helpful for cruising planning and as a navigational aide during your cruise. Florida fishing, considered some of the finest in the world, and scuba diving in Atlantic coastal waters are additionally featured. Covering Florida from its northern border at Fernandina Beach to Miami and Biscayne Bay in the south, the East Coast of Florida Ports of Call features a full-page aerial photo and adjoining these dramatic photos are pages with smaller versions of the aerials graphically depicting Florida resort marinas, harbors, anchorages, channels and inlets, restaurants and attractions. Where this boating guide ends, another in this series picks up in the Florida Keys. The newly updated Florida Keys Ports of Call provides the Keys cruising boater coverage of this widely visited destination with coverage from Miami to Key West and the Dry Tortugas. These books are joined by other cruising guides including the Southwest Florida Ports of Call, A Bahamas Cruising Guide -- Abaco Ports of Call and the Chesapeake Bay Ports of Call. Visit www.floridacruisingguides.com for feature and news stories on cruising Florida and information on other cruising guides in the Ports Of Call series. The new boating book is equally at home while at the helm of your boat, or on the coffee table. It is also a lasting memento of a treasured Florida vacation.

My Electric Boats is the 2nd Edition of the popular textbook Electric Propulsion for Boats. This updated version includes a new Rhodes 19/Etek conversion, plus more performance and efficiency tests, new photos and four complete step-by-step conversion chapters. Divided into three sections, the book starts with an overview of the author s successes and failures while researching basic concepts. With each success, he moves ahead until you have an excellent understanding of electric propulsion for boats. Delving deeply into all the technical aspects of electric propulsion, the book guides you thoroughly through each phase of the required work, with easy-to-follow explanations for each step. The examples and processes can be easily modified for small or larger vessels. If you have an interest in eco-friendly propulsion for your boat, this is the perfect place to start. www.myelectricboats.com --------- NEW to the Second Edition Four Electric Boat Conversions Convert a Rhodes 19 sailboat with a Lynch/Etek inboard Align the drive shaft electrically Four How-To Chapters More Performance and Efficiency Tests More Photos -------- For anyone with practical skills who wishes to get deeply involved in building or modifying boats, or experimenting with AC drives, this should be a goldmine. Paul Lynn, Electric Boat News review of Electric Propulsion for Boats, First Edition