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An Azimuthing Stern Drive (ASD) tug or towboat is a
high-performance vessel that is responsive, quick to maneuver and
extremely powerful. In the hands of a skilled operator maneuvering
these vessels looks effortless and seamless-smoothly spinning
around, nimbly shifting position, having pinpoint control, all
while the operator's hands move the control handles instinctively
and naturally. This book takes the reader through an efficient
learning sequence leading to that level of proficiency. Text,
illustrations and practice drills create a clear understanding of
ASD maneuvering principles and assist the reader in acquiring the
intuitive hands-on feel required to operate these vessels. Each
chapter covers a basic maneuvering element-steering, managing
speed, stopping, hovering, lateral movement-and their application
to light boat, barge and ship handling. This book is the first step
for a professional mariner adding a new competency to his or her
art of towing-driving a Z-drive.
Trammel's Trace tells the story of a borderlands smuggler and an
important passageway into early Texas. Trammel's Trace, named for
Nicholas Trammell, was the first route from the United States into
the northern boundaries of Spanish Texas. From the Great Bend of
the Red River it intersected with El Camino Real de los Tejas in
Nacogdoches. By the early nineteenth century, Trammel's Trace was
largely a smuggler's trail that delivered horses and contraband
into the region. It was a microcosm of the migration, lawlessness,
and conflict that defined the period. By the 1820s, as Mexico
gained independence from Spain, smuggling declined as Anglo
immigration became the primary use of the trail. Familiar names
such as Sam Houston, David Crockett, and James Bowie joined throngs
of immigrants making passage along Trammel's Trace. Indeed,
Nicholas Trammell opened trading posts on the Red River and near
Nacogdoches, hoping to claim a piece of Austin's new colony. Austin
denied Trammell's entry, however, fearing his poor reputation would
usher in a new wave of smuggling and lawlessness. By 1826, Trammell
was pushed out of Texas altogether and retreated back to Arkansas
Even so, as author Gary L. Pinkerton concludes, Trammell was "more
opportunist than outlaw and made the most of disorder."
Atlantic Spain and Portugal is the classic guide to this varied
coast which includes the rias of of Galicia, the estuaries of the
Douro and Tejo with Lisbon, the Algarve and then the coast of
Andalucia down to Gibraltar. It's the essential companion for
yachts making passage to the Mediterranean or onwards to the
Canaries before an Atlantic crossing and also a comprehensive
cruising companion for anyone visiting the delightful cruising
grounds of Galicia and beyond. There are new photos and most of the
plans incorporate changes accumulated over the four years since the
last edition was published. `The fact that this guide is now in its
eighth edition shows how popular it has become with cruising
folk... all right up to Imray's normal standards and it would make
no sense to cruise the area without this book by the navigator's
hand.' Yachting Monthly
St Andrews (1:7500) Crail (1:7500) Anstruther (1:7500) St Monans
(1:7500) Elie (1:10 000) Methil Docks (1:11 000) Pettycur &
Kinghorn (1:17 500) Inchkeith (1:25 000) Burntisland (1:20 000)
Aberdour (1:12 500) Inchcolm (1:15 000) Dalgety Bay (1:15 000)
Inverkeithing (1:15 000) North Queensferry & Port Edgar (1:20
000) Charlestown & Limekilns (1:15 000) Grangemouth &
Entrance to River Carron (1:17 500) Continuation to Forth &
Clyde Canal Entrance (1:17 500) Granton (1:12 500) Fisherrow (1:12
500) North Berwick (1:7500) Dunbar (1:7500)
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