After tough assignments as a Canadian diplomat abroad, Nicholas Coghlan and his wife Jenny unwind by sailing Bosun Bird, a 27foot sailboat, from Cape Town, South Africa, across the South Atlantic and into the stormy winter waters around Tierra del Fuego, South America. Coghlan recounts earlier adventures in Patagonia when, taking time off from his job as a schoolteacher in Buenos Aires in the late 1970s, he and Jenny explored the region of southern Argentina and Chile over three successive summers. This time, as they negotiate the labyrinth of channels and inlets around snow-covered Fireland, he reflects on voyages of past explorers: Magellan, Cook, Darwin, and others. Sailing enthusiasts and readers of true adventures will want to add Coghlan's world-wise narrative to their libraries.

Manuale teorico pratico degli ormeggi e delle manovre in porto con le barche a vela moderne. Il libro analizza da un punto di vista teorico i comportamenti di una barca a vela in manovra e illustra le tecniche per eseguire i piu diffusi tipi di ormeggio.

Former stressed-out city girl and journalist Emma is living the dream. She's in Malaysia, living on a yacht with handsome traveller Guy, and together they have plans to explore the world's most remote and exotic places. Alright, so she has to ignore the niggling doubt that things didn't quite work out the last time she went to stay with a stranger on his boat in Asia, but she's quietly confident that this time things will be different. She and Guy are literally sailing into the sunset together. Adventures in Asia, America and the Caribbean beckon. Life, free from the rat race and nine-to-five grind, couldn't be more perfect. Or could it? Eventually forced to return to London, to her old, crippling, fast-paced world, Emma finds herself struggling with anxiety and panic attacks and losing the battle between head and heart. Running, or sailing, away is just not an option any more. Untie the Lines, the sequel to Casting Off, is a beautifully written, often funny, story for those who dream of escape, adventure and an unshackled life. But it is also a deeply moving tale about recognising the need to be true to yourself, and to live a balanced life - for without balance, we fall.

Sailing his newly-created yacht Mingming II, Roger ventures into the Baring Sea and explores the islands of north-eastern Svalbard. During the 55-day voyage to waters seldom sailed in, he encounters everything from walruses to inquisitive humpback whales to massive ice cliffs, and nearly rescues a beautiful Russian girl from Bear Island. On his way back he makes his third visit to the island of Jan Mayen, deep in the Norwegian Sea, and there fulfils a long-held ambition. Acutely observational and well-laced with Taylor's wry humour, the book is as much an exploration of what is possible with one man, one simple boat and one home-made sail, as a journey to some of the planet's bleakest and most beautiful islands.

"In all, beautifully written and wonderfully inspiring."--The Wall Street Journal "Crossing the Atlantic under sail, alone, is a nexus of sorts for all sailors, a dream and an adventure that seems obtainable within the framework of life and work, and it's in this context that Sea Trials provides inspiration to all of us. Bourke's route across the ocean, as a participant in the 2009 OSTAR, is circuitous at best as he battles headwinds and mechanical snafus, but he keeps it in perspective and never loses his sense of humor and awe. Sure he wants to do well in the race, but getting to the starting line is already a victory, and finishing, when others would have retired, seems in character. Bourke deftly weaves his life story into the narrative, from the tragic death of his wife that leaves him an angry single parent, to postponing his dreams until his kids are settled, to his rather bumbling attempts to become a sailor. It takes a good writer to make this work within the framework of a voyage, and Bourke is a very good writer. . . . I was in the cockpit with him as he spent long hours at the helm, attuned to the sea and alone withhis thoughts. He doesn't whine but he's not a hero either, just a sailor dealing with his boat, the Atlantic, and life, and he relishes it all. This is a brilliant book." -- John Kretschmer, author, Sailing a SeriousOcean and At the Mercy of the SeaPeter Bourke first heard the siren call of the sea as a young boy when he crossed the Atlantic from England with his family. Decades later, three years after his wife's sudden death, he bought a boat--even though he did not yetknow how to sail. His friends thought he was crazy; but for Bourke, buying his fi rst sailboat was a lifeline, a glimmer of hope in a world turned upside down. Learning to juggle single parenting, a career in finance, and a growingurge to set sail was akin to walking a tightrope of sanity. Small voyage by small voyage he gained his sea legs, balancing the risks of singlehanding while raising children, holding his sailing dream lightly until his children had safely transited out of high school. Bourke entered the Oldest Singlehanded Trans-Atlantic Race (OSTAR) at age 57. Sea Trials is the humble account of those 40 days of racing on his 44-foot sailboat Rubicon. As he shares his highs and lows at sea, he alsoweaves his intimate story of grief and rediscovery into the narrative: pain and joy, seasickness, fear, and his boundless gratitude. You are along for Bourke's racing adventure--the good, the bad, and the very unpredictable.Gear failure and reefi ng sails on a pitching deck in the double dark of the mid-Atlantic night intermix with wet twilights of Da Nang, Vietnam, where artillery shells pierce the sky; we also travel with Bourke down the pastoral streets of his suburban hometown toward a neighbor's house, wondering how he will find the words and courage to tell his daughter and son they have lost their mother. Bourke's offshore passage is a passage home, to the core of his humanity and humility--and as Bourke and Rubicon cross the fi nish line in Newport, Rhode Island, the world had been simultaneously opened wide and brought closer. To dream and to sail the dream is to journey offand come home again, changed. And undoubtedly you will be inspired to take a big--but satisfying--risk of your own to fulfill your lifelong dream, whether it's on the big blue or dry land. "Life and circumstance had left me working flat out trying to maintain my professional position, be a good father, and keep everything together. At the late-night end of many days, I found myself mumbling: 'I can't keep doing this, this is killing me, I'm dying.' It wasn't a question of wanting out of the parenting role, or the business role, but I needed a third ball for balance . . ." "To be at sea is to be in a different world, and to live alone for a time in this alien place can yield a spiritual calm. . . . In such a calm, order and perspective can enter your thoughts. Life can be harsh at sea, but it is never sordid. The simple necessities of food, drink, and sleep are received with gratitude, and always there is the sea's reminder that you are a speck of dust in the cosmos. The rush of thoughts slows, and order replaces the chaos as you consider your journey." -- From the book SEA TRIALS is a poignant account of one man's pursuit of a dream that will inspire you to tackle challenging endeavors as well as squarely face life's emotional challenges, fi nding the courage to live a fullyengaged, authentic life.

Wieder zieht es Sepp Friesenbichler auf das Meer. Mit einem Segelschiff nimmt er als Grenzganger zwischen Sardinien und Korsika die durch Wind, Wellen und Riffe beruchtigte Strasse von Bonifacio in Angriff, muss aber letzlich feststellen, dass die wirklichen Probleme meist von den handelnden Personen und nicht von den Elementen ausgehen

In the following pages I design to give an accurate and authentic narrative of a little more than two years spent as a common sailor before the mast, in the American merchant service; and in it I have adhered closely to fact in every particular, and endeavoured to give each thing its true character. My design is, and it is this which has induced me to publish the book, to present the life of a common sailor at sea as it really is - the light and dark together. Richard Henry Dana (1815-1882), American politician, lawyer and expert for maritime law, gives a vivid account of his younger years as merchant sailor. Between 1834 and 1836 he sailed on a trading ship from Boston to South America and around Cape Horn to California. Dana always stressed that he had written the book to improve the status and life of the common sailor. Because it gives a very detailed description of California, with the Californian Gold rush of 1849 the book and its author became extremely popular. Reprint of the original edition from 1840.

Claudia und Jurgen, 33 und 37 Jahre alt, starten ihre neue Segelreise mit einer ungewohnlichen Flussfahrt in die Nordsee. Nach einem Jahr zwischen Deutschland, Danemark und Schweden segeln sie in den Norden Norwegens.Wahrend die Fahrt in Sud- und Westnorwegen mit schonen Segeltagen und Wanderungen durch das Fjordland gepragt ist, verlagert sich die Reise von den Lofoten in den Norden immer mehr zur Entdeckungsreise mit Expeditionscharakter. Die beiden Abenteurer erleben Mitternachtssonne und einsame Fjorde, beobachten Rentiere bei ihrem Streifzug uber die Uferhange und segeln mit Delfine. Eine Etappe ihrer Reise fuhrt sie uber die rauen Gewasser der Barents See zur arktischen Bareninsel. Als erste auslandische Yacht verbringen die Osterreicher einen Winter in Finmark, segeln zur nordlichsten Stadt der Welt, der norwegischen Heimat der Schlittenhunde. Fur zwei Monate verabschiedet sich die Sonne und macht der Polarnacht platz. Das Nordlicht zieht uber den Himmel und das Leben an Bord wird gepragt von arktischer Kalte und norwegischer Freundschaft. Die Sonne kommt mit einer Intensitat zuruck, die nur in der Arktis erlebt werden kann. Bald steht fest, dass die weitere Reise uber den Nordatlantik zu den Shetland Inseln, uber die Faeroer Inseln und Island nach Gronland fuhren soll. Eine Reise, die sie durch eines der gefahrlichsten Seegebiete der Welt fuhren wird und die dennoch zu den altesten Segelabenteuern der Menschheit gehort: eine Segelreise entlang der Route der Wikinger. Zwischen verzauberten Inseln und herausfordernder Gezeitenstromen erleben Claudia und Jurgen den Fruhling auf den Inseln in Schottlands Norden und bezwingen schliesslich das gefahrliche Seegebiet zu den Faeroer Inseln, wo sie abermals Gastfreundschaft und den eigenwilligen Lebensrhythmus der Nordlander erfahren. Natur und Wetter bestimmen das Vorankommen der Segler, der Nordatlantik fordert Vorsicht und Seemannschaft. Die Etappe nach Island zur Traumreise und die beiden tauchen ein in eine Welt der Vulkane und Gletscher, zwischen Mythen und Moderne. Die Saison im Nordatlantik ist kurz und eine Fahrt uber die beruchtigte Irmingersee nach Gronland steht bevor. Auch hier muss das Paar ihren Segeltorn mit grosster Vorsicht planen und ein hohes Mass an Eigenverantwortung und Durchhaltekraft ist gefordert. Nach sechs Tagen zwischen Flaute und Sturm erreicht die Segelyacht die Gronlandische Kuste. Eisberge, raue Steinhange, zwischen denen sich Gletzscherzungen bis zum Meer schieben, nicht kartografierte Seegebiete, gefahrliche Untiefen und schwierige Ankerplatze laden zur Entdeckungsreise und lassen die Segler in ihrer Erfahrung wachsen. Claudia und Jurgen Kirchberger verbringen den Spatsommer an Gronlands Westkuste, leben zwischen Einsamkeit und Inuits. Doch die Expedition ihres Lebens sollte nicht hier enden und so beschliesst Claudia ihre Erzahlung mit dem Vorsatz, den Winter an Bord ihres Segelbootes in der Gronlandischen Arktis zu verbringen und im folgenden Jahr die gefahrliche Fahrt uber die Nordwest Passage in den Pazifik zu