Round the World in the Wrong Season, by Eric T. Wiberg - Written between 1994 and 2009, is a memoir of global travel and an unfulfilled college crush. The book follows the narrator out of school and across the Pacific. At only 23 he has command of a 68-foot Burmese-teak ketch built in Scotland thrust upon him. The owner is on a voyage home to his death, and along the way they hire sailors twice the skipper's age. They makes it to New Zealand in a storm which sinks seven yachts, then spends months shearing sheep and writing a memoir. By the time the narrator makes a rendezvous with his college sweetheart (who has been teaching Thai students on the Burmese border), she seems to have all but forgotten him. This leads to a less than satisfactory denouement and puts at least one of them in the hospital. The book includes extensive photographs and hand-drawn charts and a detailed bibliography. It is over 400 pages in length, perfect bound in cloth. More www.wrongseason.net and www.ericwiberg.com

There are selections from the front page of the Nassau Tribune, an article about falling overboard from a yacht in a snow storm in Cruising World, an essay in The Concord Review of History, the Journal of the Bahamas Historical Society, and The Mancunian, the magazine of Harris Manchester College, Oxford, as well as the Stylus of Boston College and The Docket of Roger Williams Universitys School of Law. A number of the journalistic pieces were written while an undergraduate. The stories include voyages across the Atlantic and Pacific, allowing the reader to follow the author from coups in Haiti to dozens of countries and island groups around the world. Also includes articles featured in: "What's On, Bahamas," (Neil Aberle, Editor), Nassau, Bahamas "St. George's Bulletin," St. George's School, Newport, RI "Poetry Fest" anthologies 1987-1989, Governor Dummer Academy, Byfield, MA "The Heights," Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA "Caribbean Boating / Newport Sailor, (Jim Long, Editor), USVI "Newport This Week," (Lisette Prince, Editor), Newport, RI Journal of the Bahamas Historical Society, (James Lawlor) Nassau, Bahamas Published Writing, 1983 2009 is a 25-year compendium of published material, preserved in its original form and collated every 10 years or so into smaller volumes. These articles, poems and drawings were selected for publication in a wide range of mediums, including university presses and glossy commercial magazines. Published Work Volume 1: 1983 1991, (Boston, April, 1991) Published Work Volume 2: 1991 2003, (Newport, April, 2003) Published Work Volume 3: 2003 2009, (Norwalk, December, 2009) Eric T. Wibergs studies took him to five universities in three countries - he sailed across the Atlantic to attend Oxford and skippered a 68-foot yacht to New Zealand after college. He has run tankers in Singapore and headhunted in New York. A licensed captain and maritime lawyer, he provides business development servies to the shipping industry. The author of several books about travel and naval history, he grew up in Bahamas and lives with his wife and son in Connecticut See www.publishedwriting.com and www.ericwiberg.com

Celestial navigation is a way to find your latitude and longitude on earth using a sextant to measure the angular heights of celestial bodies above the horizon. It has been used by mariners at sea and explorers on land for three hundred years, and it is still used today as a dependable backup to modern electronic navigation. Routine celestial navigation relies upon accurate time (Universal Time) to find the longitude of a position (latitude does not require time). Advanced celestial navigators can find longitude without knowing the time using a technique called Lunar Distance. In this technique, the sextant is used to measure the angular (diagonal) distance between the moon and another celestial body. Since this distance slowly changes as the moon moves eastward though the stars, it can be used to find the time of day that is needed to complete the longitude determination.The process of finding longitude from lunar distance, however, requires special tables that have not been published in the Nautical Almanac or other sources since the early 1900s. Although software solutions have been available, most advanced celestial navigators are very grateful to navigation historian Bruce Stark for creating these printed tables dedicated to this task. They have been used and tested by mariners for more than 15 years and are praised by experts for their ingenuity and ease of use in solving this complex navigation exercise-which all agree is the hallmark of an expert celestial navigator.With The Stark Tables in your nav station, you no longer have to fear losing power to your electronic navigation aids, nor are you dependent on accurate time from any official broadcast.Besides their practical use in back up navigation, historians have used these tables for years to interpret the logbooks of Lewis and Clark, David Thompson, James Cook, Matthew Flinders, George Vancouver, Nathaniel Bowditch, and other notable explorers and sea captains."It is remarkable in this day when the very survival of celestial navigation seems in question, that an individual should suddenly appear on the scene and present to the world such a brilliant piece of work. Stark has rendered a great service to the celestial navigation community." - Robert Eno, The Navigator's Newsletter"Captain Cook would have relished using these tables, had they been available to him then."- George Huxtable, FRIN

I walked over the ground where the explosion took place. It was a dreadful sight; the dead being so mutilated that it was scarcely possible to tell their colour. I saw gun-barrels bent nearly double. I think we saw Sir Roger Sheafe, the British General, galloping across the field, by himself, a few minutes before the explosion. At all events, we saw a mounted officer, and fired at him. He galloped up to the government-house, dismounted, went in, remained a short time, and then galloped out of town.

Much imitated but never surpassed, this is "the" great book of pirate lore. Ranging from ancient to modern times, it explores the rise of piracy, who the pirates were and where they came from, and why they disappeared. A dramatic narrative and cast of colorful characters complement its impeccable scholarship. 21 black-and-white illustrations.

This book is ground breaking not because of what it has, but what it doesn't have: No complicated drawings; no mathematics problems; no astronomical talk; no big words you've never heard of. Sailor-author Gene Grossman finally breaks this wonderful subject down into plain English and explains it in such a way that you will no longer have any excuse to claim that you know nothing about the valuable boater's subject of Celestial Navigation. This book was inspired by Gene's DVD program of the same title, which has gained worldwide popularity and is being used the the Navy, Coast Guard and sailing schools all over the world.

More Small Trimarans ... More Information Sailors and Prospective Boat Builders Want to Know About Today's Production & Homebuilt Small Trimarans. Here is another opportunity for you to sit down with the experts and get your questions answered about the fascinating small trimarans out there
This book pics up where Small Trimarans: An Introduction leaves off. It's a "behind-the-scenes" look at the following models ...
-- The Tri-Star 18 ... with contribution from Ed Horstman
-- The Strike 18 ... with Richard Woods
-- The Nicky Cruz Explorer ... with Graeme Delaveau
-- The W17 & W22 ... with Michael Waters
-- The Tridarka Raider ... with Steve Isaac & Matt Layden
-- The Bandit 800 ... with Ronan Quin-Huard
-- The Astus Tris ... with Pascal Guignabaudet
-- The Tritium 720 ... with Paolo Bisol
-- The Predator(s) ... with Paul Dawson
-- The Sardine Run ... with Eric Henseval
-- The model now called "Moving Finger" ... with Tony Grainger
-- The Adventure Tri ... with Mark Zollitsch
-- The Kolibri 23 ... with Francois Maillette
-- The Little Wing Kayak Tri ... with Ted & Zac Warren
-- The Challenger ... with Rob White
-- The CC Cyclone 23 ... with John Marples
-- The Searunner 25 ... with Jim Brown
Your Questions About These Small Tris Answered ...
* The story behind each boat
* Why each sailboat is unique
* Biggest benefits of each design
* Their performance and speed
* More pictures and/or renderings of these small trimarans
* Unique insights and opinions from each designer
* What model may be best for you to buy or build
Find out why these small sailboats are among the most exciting ones ever designed and enjoyed by sailors around the world

The most authoritative manual available on today's cruising boats and their equipment, written by some of the world's most respected and experienced sailors and yacht designers.

It was 1989 when I started building a large 1/4"= 1 foot scale model of Constitution and today, 16 years and 18,000 hours later, I honestly believe this is how she was rigged during her last chase, exactly one hour prior to her last battle against the British HMS Levant and HMS Cyane. I had already invested more than four thousand hours in the construction of this model, and had intended, upon completion of the hull, to proceed with the stepping of masts and rigging her just as I had done previously on other models. However, In February 1992, when Commander Martin presented me with an original typescript of Midshipman Edward Clifford Anderson's notes on the rigging of the ship in 1834-35 at Boston, the earliest such specific information known, I decided I would follow Midshipman Anderson's directions and record the progress, step by step, discovering for myself what was done and how. This meant creating additional scaled parts relating to sheer poles, etc. to simulate exactly how the masts and the bowsprit, etc. were stepped in this era, and for this reason. Due to the equipment available today, and rightfully so, I do not believe that Constitution, or any ship's from this era, will ever again be rigged, including the stepping of the masts, using sheer poles and tackle only, and so I chose, while this one and only opportunity lent itself, to show this pictorially.

The first-of-its-kind authoritative compilation of yacht racing terms, jargon and slang. With more than 1,600 entries.

This is the Information Sailors and Prospective Boat Builders Want to Know About Today's Production and Homebuilt Small Trimarans. Imagine being able to sit down with experts for many of the new, most popular, and frequently sought after production or homebuilt small trimarans in the world today. Well, now you can

Are you ready for a behind-the-scenes look at some of your favorite small trimarans? This book includes the following information:

1) Newly published pictures and tips about these super fast, ultra-fun sailboats
2) What small trimaran might be best for you to buy or build
3) The challenges to building your own and (how to overcome them)
4) The purpose behind each featured design
5) What makes each sailboat unique compared to others in the market
6) How fast these boats go
7) How easy (or challenging) they are to sail
8) The biggest benefits associated with each boat
9) Unique insights and stories from designers

There isn't a lot of "technical" information within these pages. Some information might fit into a technical section (if one were included), but there isnt any because that wasn't a goal. It should be fairly easy to go on the Internet and uncover the technical data for any of these boats if you really want it. The simple goal of this particular work was to have those who are most knowledgeable discuss the stories and insights behind the sailboats they personally know -- in some cases, better than anyone else in the world.

The small trimarans featured in this book fall into 2 categories: Production Sailboats (which I also sometimes refer to as "commercial" or "commercially produced" boats) & Self-Built Sailboats. This is really the only "logical" arrangement of order. There is one exception -- the Trinado model. Featured boats include:

The Magnum 18, 21 & 21S Trimarans ...

The Windrider 16, 17 & Rave (Hydrofoil) Trimarans ...

The Weta Beach Trimaran]

The Wa'apa & Tamanu Small Trimaran Sailing Canoes ...

The Fast 17, A18T, A21, Cardiff 21 & Z65 Small Trimarans ...

The Seaclipper 10 & 16 Trimarans ]

The Scarab Small Trimaran Models ...

The Discovery 20 Small Trimaran...

The Warren 23' & 27' Small Trimarans ...

The L7, Multi 23 & Beach Tri 22 Small Trimarans ...

The KH 16', Spitfire 20' & KH 23' Small Trimarans...

The Trinado Trimaran...

The Tremolino Trimaran...

The K24T Small Cabin Cruiser Trimaran]

Plus -- An Interview about Wooden Boatbuilding with Chuck Leinweber (publisher of Duckworks Magazine).

Interviews featuring production models are in the front. And the small trimaran models most often "self-built" at home by a do-it-yourselfer follow. This order of arrangement isn't meant to convey some boats are "better" than others. Such assessment is purely subjective. Itll be shaped most often by what an individual wants in a boat at any given time. In my opinion, all of boats talked about in these pages are fun, fast and desirable.

Arthur Graham Howard, M.D.
The Odyssey of Sunraker

More than just a book about sailing, Go for the Green is a clarion call to bring sailing out of the doldrums and into an expanded role as a catalyst for the more environmentally sensitive enjoyment of the sea. As a former Coast Guard Officer, active racer, cruiser and yacht designer, author Garry Hoyt combines a lifetime of sailing experience, with a weather eye to uncover the new challenges of global warming and the need for energy independence.

His prediction that carbon based fuels will eventually draw the same degree of social scorn that smoking now receives, creates an automatic need for ingenuity in the harnessing of sail and solar power as better alternatives for water based recreation. To encourage readers along that path, Hoyt presents a philosophy and a variety of new design solutions to stimulate more creative design development. He makes his case in a simple, readable style that will interest all those who love the sea.

"Navigation puzzles, controversies, historical problems, and other ponderables demystified by an expert navigator and writer. Joe Portney is a US Naval Academy graduate and Air Force navigator who has participated in three historic flights over the North Pole. He is a past President of the Institute of Navigation and recipient of the Weems Award for continuing contributions to the art and science of navigation. He has produced a wonderful little book here, chock filled with interesting tidbits, each of which can be read in a few minutes but will stimulate your thought for many days to come. Some are very basic, others more involved, but he provides a clear explanation of each. Some refer to math computations that we might not all be familiar with, but this is not a distraction from the main points being made even in these few cases."

Join Jim on his travels with Karen aboard their 36 foot sailboat. As they travel South in search of warm water, clear skies and palm trees, Jim presents his thoughts and insights in a series of refreshing vignettes. This is not a "how to" book, but rather a book about what it was really like, as Jim says, to be "thrust together 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, aboard an 8 foot by 30 foot erratically moving hallway" all the way from Lake Ontario to the Bahamas. Their adventure awaits you.

A simplified tutorial on how to do beginner and advanced Celestial Navigation sights and fixes. Illustrated with examples and marked tables to make the whole process easier. Contains complete information, worksheets, everything needed to learn (except the Nautical Almanac, which must be purchased separately).

""Always Another Horizon,"is well written and a delightful way to spend a winter's evening or a rainy day."
-"Santana Magazine"

Full of rich detail and intriguing insight, "Always Another Horizon: A Journey Around the World" tells the story of one couple's voyage around the globe.

For nearly eight years, author Tina Olton and her husband, Steve Salmon, sailed around the world on their forty-foot, ocean-going sailboat, "Another Horizon," In that time, they traveled 45,000 miles, visited sixty-one countries, and crossed three oceans as well as countless seas, canals, lakes, and rivers.

From Berkeley, California, the couple cast off their dock lines to head west through the Golden Gate. The whole world was before them-the ultimate traveler's dream. From the rich beauty of French Polynesia on Easter Sunday to the whitewashed beaches of Greece, Olton and Salmon embraced the world and its diversity.

But the voyage also forced the couple to examine the limits of their determination, their ability to endure hardship, their tolerance for other people-regardless of behavior or beliefs-and their good will toward each other. Olton and Salmon soon realized that the journey would have a profound impact on their lives-or bring them to their knees.

For maps and photos, see www.AlwaysAnotherHorizon.com.