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"Joshua Slocum's autobiographical account of his solo trip around the world is one of the most remarkable - and entertaining - travel narratives of all time. Setting off alone from Boston aboard the thirty-six-foot wooden sloop Spray in April 1895, Captain Slocum went on to join the ranks of the world's great circumnavigators - Magellan, Drake, and Cook. But by circling the globe without crew or consorts, Slocum would outdo them all: his three-year...
2) Wager
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Wrenched by tragedy from a peaceful and respectable middle-class home in Victorian London, Hannah Kemball finds herself accompanying her father, Captain "Cracker Jack" Kemball, aboard the tea-clipper Erl King on a voyage to China.
It is 1869. In shanghai and Foochow, the crack British tea-clippers are loading the season's tea, preparing for the annual race to bring their valuable cargoes and the fortunes of their swaggering crews halfway around the...
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Marlor Press
Pub. Date
2005.
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1 online resource (216 pages)
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English
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"This collection of seafaring sagas displays how sailors fight their way across vast waters, face unknown dangers, and find the courage to battle forces of nature with amazing fortitude. This collection includes the story of Mike Plant, America's greatest solo sailing racer, as he headed out to sea from New York harbor never to be seen again; the journey of one man on a wooden fishing skiff who faced an early sea ice storm to search desperately for...
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2010
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1 online resource (393 p.)
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"Chronicle of authors' four years sailing adventure in the Pacific Ocean and South Seas Islands. Told through the eyes of his sailboat it is a most refreshing and knowledge filled narrative with many insights and problem solving events. Great reading for anyone planning or contemplating planning their own sailing odyssey. Also includes '101 Dollar Saving Tips' useful for the cruising sailor."--
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"Despite the proliferation of electronic navigational devices, celestial navigation remains an essential tool for those who do not wish to be caught short when modern technology fails. In this easy-to-use guide, Hewitt Schlereth explains clearly and concisely how to navigate any stretch of sea using only a handheld sextant, a watch, a plotting sheet, and a copy of the Nautical Almanac. The basic process is simple: take a sight with a sextant, establish...
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2011
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1 online resource (58 p.)
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English
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"Are you warm, safe and dry? Good - because the ocean can be a dangerous place and never more so than when the barometric pressure plummets and huge waves start to rise up from the deep. These five short stories - chilling, funny and scary in turns - will show you just how ugly and dangerous the sea can become. Make sure you are wrapped up warm and safe when you read this book, because the raw power of storms comes roaring to life in these terrifying...
8) Risk to Gain
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2011
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1 online resource (193 p.)
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"Have you ever dreamed of sailing around the world? If so, it probably wasn't like this... a "Big pressure on you,' yelled hoarsely. Then more urgently, a "Big gust!' A curse. a "Thirty-eight knots, still building. Big pressure, look at the goddam speed! You wanna blow it!' a "No, I've got it! I've got it. Ease! Ease!' The winch drum howled. The boat had shaken herself at a frequency that shouldn't have been physically possible for something...
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2011
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1 online resource (211 p.)
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"So, you think you'd like to sail around the world? Imagine sunsets across calm oceans, cocktails at cosy anchorages, landfalls in amazing new places.... And then imagine something else, imagine taking part in one of the planet's last great adventures. Imagine the story of an incredible race, ripping and roaring through the seven seas. Imagine a tale of endurance, deprivation, fear and courage, a story of winners and losers, those who made it...
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John Champion
Pub. Date
2013.
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1 online resource.
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The book details some boat systems such as windlasses and anchoring rode. Compares the options available and the benefits of horizontal and vertical windlasses. Explains what to consider when shopping for a windlass and how to calculate what size to buy. Chapter 2 deals with best installation practice. Chapter 3 deals with boat system voltage, AC and DC is examined and the pros and cons of each, 12-24v and 110-220 are reviewed. Useful information...
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Awa Press
Pub. Date
2013.
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1 online resource (128 pages)
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To sail a boat is a magical, and sometimes mystical, experience. The sailor is free from the cares of life on land, entirely absorbed in the enterprise of moving a craft across the water. For the uninitiated, though, willingly putting oneself at the mercy of nature's unpredictable forces, winds, waves, and weather can seem quite daunting. Here, Matt Vance takes readers inside the mind of a sailor, from the first scary moment of handling a boat solo...
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How to Select, Equip and Maintain a Cruising Boat. The Series. Is a compilation of the authors other e books on cruising boats. The material is the same but makes it all available in one volume at a much lower price. Thirty seven different chapters beginning with comparing boats and the various aspects of different designs and builds. The buying process, both at home and offshore are discussed. Practical chapters covering sails, canvas, marine electrics,...
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ABDO Publishing
Pub. Date
2013
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IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 2
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1 online resource (112 p.)
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English
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"Experience historic events through the eyes of Maximilian P. Mouse, Time Traveler! Max was hoping the fifth time would be the charm and he would land at home in 2013. Unfortunately, the time machine still isn't working! Maximilian finds himself on the deck of a new ship in the year 1920. This one is also full of passengers, but these people are immigrants making their way to Ellis Island and a new life in New York City. Maximilian is amazed by the...
15) Wrecker
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 10
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When fifteen-year-old Valdez Jones VIII, a.k.a. Wrecker, unwittingly becomes entangled with a group of smugglers and grave robbers, he must deep dive into their shady dealings in order to escape their twisted net.
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"Aimed at sailboat owners of all kinds, this reference book contains 200 entries packed with solid practical advice and valuable tips. Each entry is categorized alphabetically and prefaced by an arresting statement such as "People always lie about how fast their boats are." The reference format offers readers the opportunity to open the book at any page and browse endlessly. Cartoons by SAIL Magazine cartoonist Tom Payne enliven the text. A comprehensive...
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Bill Eidson scored a hit with THE REPO, the first installment of an acclaimed series featuring ex-DEA Agent Jack Merchant and boat repossession contractor Sarah Ballard. In THE MAYDAY, Eidson continues their intimate, fractious partnership as they search for a man's children, missing on the high seas. No one believes Matt Coulter's story of his foundered sailboat, a life raft adrift at night, and a rescue turned kidnapping-least of all, the police....
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During the First World War many sportsmen exchanged their sports field for the battlefield, switched their equipment for firearms. Here acclaimed author and screenwriter Nigel McCrery investigates over forty Oxbridge rowers all of whom put down their oars and gave their lives for their country. Complete with individual portraits, these brave men are remembered vividly in this poignant work and, together with a new memorial to be unveiled at the 2017...
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