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Mike Ritter; Edited by Elizabeth Ann Atkins, Catherine M. Greenspan
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Transform your technique in the water and become a better swimmer with this remarkable new approach to freestyle swimming, suitable for all levels - beginner, intermediate and advanced, as well as swimming coaches.
Aimed at both fitness and competitive swimmers, it explains what makes a successful stroke and how to develop your own swimming style. The Swim Smooth approach, developed by consultants to the gold medal winning British Triathlon team, helps you identify the strengths and weaknesses of your stroke and provides drill and training tips to make the most of your time in the water. It accepts differences in individual swimmers and shows you how to understand the fundamentals of swimming to find a style that works for you. Technique, fitness training, racing skills and open water swimming are all covered, with photographs and 3D graphics helping you to put theory into practice.
Swim efficiently. Swim fast. Swim Smooth.
During the last few years technical diving has become much more
popular and has moved into mainstream diving. As a result a
significant number of recreational divers are moving towards
technical diving. Despite this, there are still many misconceptions
about what technical diving actually means and what is involved.
Introduction to Technical Diving - An Introduction by Mark Powell
gives a straightforward overview of technical diving and dispels
many of the myths surrounding this area. It explores what is meant
by technical diving, what is involved, the risks that arise and how
you can move towards this type of diving. Section one describes
technical diving in general and illustrates some of the differences
between technical and recreational diving as well as explaining
some of the things that recreational divers can learn from
technical divers. Section two explains some of the ideas behind
this form of diving. It defines exactly what we mean by technical
diving as well as why it has become so popular. This section then
explains how to make a start in technical diving and the type of
divers who tend to get into technical diving. For these divers the
second section then goes on to explain what to expect from a
technical diving course. Finally this section discusses how
accident analysis has been used to shape some of the concepts in
technical diving as well as some of the mental aspects of this type
of diving. The third section then goes on give an overview of
technical diving equipment and explains why this is different to
the equipment used in recreational diving. There are many different
opinions about technical diving equipment and this section of the
book lays out the advantages and disadvantages of the various
options so that divers can make an informed decision about their
equipment choices. Topics such as twinset configuration, Hogarthian
gear configuration and choice of stage cylinders are all covered
for the open circuit diver. The fourth section covers the various
skills required for technical diving are discussed in detail
including buoyancy control, trim, tram diving, problem shutdown and
valve shutdowns. Section five covers the issues involved in
rebreather diving and the various choices available to divers
looking to switch to a rebreather. Section six discusses the
various aspects of technical dive planning including decompression
planning, dealing with narcosis, avoiding oxygen toxicity and gas
planning. Finally this section covers some of the various aspects
of planning for specific situations such as wreck, cave penetration
and mixed gas expedition diving. The book is aimed at anyone who
wants to know more about technical diving. Whether you are looking
to take a technical diving course, are looking to improve your
skills, or simply want to find out more about what's involved then
this book will provide a comprehensive overview. Even those divers
who are not tempted to venture into this area of the sport can
benefit from this book as it also discusses what lessons can be
learnt from technical diving in order to improve normal
recreational diving.
This is the 21st century update of yacht designer George Buehler's
popular The Troller Yacht Book, the guide to fuel efficient and
safe offshore cruising powerboats. Loaded with detailed information
about cruising design theory, building, and outfitting, it is even
more essential reading than the original edition for anyone
thinking about ocean cruising in a powerboat. Buehler's attractive,
affordable, rugged, and ultra-economical powerboat designs are
popular, and are cruising all the world's oceans.
For twenty years, Miki "Da Cat" Dora was the king of Malibu
surfers--a dashing, enigmatic rebel who dominated the waves, ruled
his peers' imaginations, and who still inspires the fantasies of
wannabes to this day. And yet, Dora railed against surfing's sudden
post-Gidget popularity and the overcrowding of his once empty
waves, even after this avid sportsman, iconoclast, and scammer of
wide repute ran afoul of the law and led the FBI on a remarkable
seven-year chase around the globe in 1974. The New York Times named
him "the most renegade spirit the sport has yet to produce" and
Vanity Fair called him "a dark prince of the beach." To fully
capture Dora's never-before-told story, David Rensin spent four
years interviewing hundreds of Dora's friends, enemies, family
members, lovers, and fellow surfers to uncover the untold truth
about surfing's most outrageous practitioner, charismatic antihero,
committed loner, and enduring mystery.
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.
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