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This sailor's logbook has received a makeover. Redesigned to appeal
to the 21st century sailor, it is fun to use, designed to last a
full season and the perfect gift for anyone passionate about
sailing. The new design allows space for electronic navigation
information and for narrative and it doubles as a visitors' book.
Plans included: St Pierre (1:20 000) Rade de Fort de France (1:15
000) Pointe du Bout (1:35 000) Cul-de-Sac Marin (1:35 000)
Mouillage du Francois (1:50 000) Havre du Robert (1:45 000) Havre
de la Trinite (1:30 000) On this 2018 edition the chart
specification has been improved to show coloured light flashes. The
plan of Rade de Fort de France has been re-schemed to include
coverage of Marina L'Etang Z'Abricots. There has been general
updating throughout.
Plans included: Iraklion (1:15 000) Spinalonga (1:50 000) Ayios
Nikolaos (1:15 000) Sitia (1:10 000) On this 2015 edition harbour
developments and more recent survey data are shown at Ayios
Nikolaos and Sitia.
Your ultimate guide to planning a long-distance voyage. Jimmy
Cornell is the undisputed authority on long distance voyaging. In
the 3rd edition of this book, he and his son Ivan help the would-be
voyager plan their trip step by step. Aimed at those seriously
contemplating (or dreaming about) an extended cruise, this book
details what is involved in developing the right strategy. Amongst
many important aspects, Jimmy and Ivan consider: - World weather
systems - Strategies for sailing long or short circuits in the
Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans - The pros and cons of
different routes at different times of year (taking into account
weather, currents, wind directions and strengths, likelihood of
fog, icebergs, gales, piracy etc) - Practicalities (repair
facilities, common gear breakage on extended voyages, places to
leave the boat to fly home if necessary, health considerations,
provisioning for a long trip, personal safety measures, and much
more) Written from a completely international point of view, World
Voyage Planner will help sailors from any country going to any
other country to achieve a safe and enjoyable cruise.
The Optimist is the most popular junior sailing class worldwide,
with thousands of young people actively racing them and hundreds
attending the major events in the class. It has been the nursery
for most of the top racing sailors in the world including all the
Team GBR gold medallists at the last 2 Olympics (Sir Ben Ainslie,
Hannah Mills, Saskia Clark and Giles Scott) - the same will be true
for most other countries. Optimist Racing is written for those
sailors, parents and coaches who are looking for success in this
competitive class. In it you will learn what it takes to win,
including how to achieve blistering boatspeed through technique and
tuning, perfect boat handling and tactics as well as covering the
mental and physical requirements for success. There is also a
section for parents and coaches describing how they can best
support their young sailors. Originally written by Ben Ainslie's
Optimist coach, Phil Slater, this new edition has been completely
updated by top international racing coach, Steve Irish, who can be
found coaching Optimist and other sailors worldwide. This book is
the up-to-date handbook for sailing an Optimist fast.
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Lifted
(Hardcover)
Mike Ritter; Edited by Elizabeth Ann Atkins, Catherine M. Greenspan
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R685
R614
Discovery Miles 6 140
Save R71 (10%)
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Ships in 18 - 22 working days
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Sail just a couple of miles away from the coast and the shoreline
begins to drop below the horizon. Soon you are alone on the same
wild seas the Vikings crossed, where Drake repulsed the Spanish
Armada, and where the clippers once raced home with cargoes of tea.
The modern world may have changed radically, but the sea remains as
feral and free as it always was. There are opportunities for
adventure all around us, if we wish to take advantage of them.
Dinghy cruising is accessible, affordable adventure, available to
anyone. It requires little other than self-reliance and
self-confidence, as well as a respect for the subtleties of the
local climate and topography. Out at sea in a small boat, nature is
not something to be observed disinterestedly: it batters and
drenches you, refreshes and enlivens you. In Sailing the Shallows
Roger Barnes combines lyrical writing and beautifully drawn
illustrations with simple and practical wisdom on sailing a small
boat – a combination that has been much admired in his first
book, The Dinghy Cruising Companion. Where the first book got
readers set up and ready to go, Sailing the Shallows sees us
underway and exploring. Roger describes a series of sea passages in
small boats in UK, French and Italian waters, with each chapter
highlighting a particular technique of coastal sailing or
wilderness camping. Roger weaves practical instruction seamlessly
into the narrative, and accompanies his tales with a series of
exquisite hand-drawn illustrations of the places visited, events
described or details of his beloved boat Avel Dro. This book is a
manifesto for a different attitude to sailing; an antidote to the
complexity and ostentation of contemporary yachting. It is also
arguing for a different attitude to living – plain, direct and at
one with nature – a reassessment of our priorities that is long
overdue.
A Capful of wind, AKA "Useless Information for Aspiring Skippers"
charts the author's progress from her first dubious adventures in a
leaky tub to trying for her Yachtmaster Certificate. Despite
everything that the elements and even fellow seafarers throw at
her, Monica Matterson wittily recalls a wealth of fascinating and
usually hilarious tales of misadventure on, in, and sometimes under
the sea - including pubs that vanish by dawn, how stolen planks
from a building site save the day in a storm, and much 'mud
shuffling'. The book includes over 60 original paintings and
drawings by the author that bring the cleverly observed humour
throughout this autobiography to life.
Windward Islands Plans include:Kingstown Bay (St Vincent)Calliaqua
Bay & Blue Lagoon (St Vincent)Admiralty Bay (Bequia)West Coast
of MustiqueBaliceaux & BattowiaFriendship Bay
(Bequia)Chateaubelair Bay (St Vincent)
In 1869 the late Richard Henry Dana, Jr., prepared a new edition of
his "Two Years Before the Mast''. In presenting the first 'author's
edition' to the public, he has been encouraged to add an account of
a visit to the old scenes, made twenty-four years after, together
with notices of the subsequent story and fate of the vessels, and
of some of the persons with whom the reader is made acquainted. The
popularity of this book has been so great and continued that it is
now proposed to make an illustrated edition with new material.
This book contains a complete copy of the Inland and International
Navigation Rules as presented by the United States Coast Guard.
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