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This is the ultimate guide to liferaft survival for all boaters and its purpose is to ensure the survival of skipper and crew in the event of their boat sinking. In this essential safety book, expert authors, Frances and Michael Howorth, cover how to be mentally and physically prepared for a sailor's ultimate nightmare. It includes invaluable advice on the essentials to pack into the emergency grab bag for a short or long cruise, hot or cold climate, coastal or offshore trip. Packed full of checklists and clear diagrams, there are lessons learned from disasters, flowcharts to prioritise abandon ship procedure, sections on first aid and emergency treatment. Featuring some essential content from the authors' previous title The Grab Bag Book but completely revised and updated, the new Liferaft Survival Guide is what you need right now to stay safe at sea and covers up to date information on the way satellites and beacons work, world monitoring of distress signals and advances in medical practice. Preparation and planning are key for safe enjoyable sailing. Every boater needs to plan and prepare, and every boater should read this book. This unique survival at sea handbook helps you ensure your crew's survival in a liferaft. Buy it, build your own grab bag and be sure to be prepared!

AMETHYST is a sailor's tale about living aboard a 23' sailboat for twelve years alone along the East Coast of the United States via the Inter-Coastal Waterway. It's an itinerary of summering in Massachusetts and wintering in Florida. Read this journey about Joseph Young's experience of sailing more than forty thousand miles.About the AuthorJoseph Young was employed as a draftsman and a designer and he's an artist now. He's been painting oil on canvas since 1984. He traveled all over Europe on a motorcycle in 1971, and currently he's single and lives mostly alone.

Since its publication over fifty years ago, Heavy Weather Sailing has remained the classic of navigating and surviving storms at sea. Nowhere else will you find an opportunity like this to learn from the hard-won experience of seasoned sailors what works and what doesn't in surviving a storm at sea..

The Racing Sailboats, Santa Cruz, California pocket journal features a vintage travel poster illustration of yachts racing. This journal has full color decorative vintage art on the cover, and is the perfect companion for your next trip, writing project, to-do list, or any occasion where a handy notebook is needed. Found Image Press Vintage Journals feature vintage art that celebrates your favorite places, hobbies and interests. The front cover design features a classic piece of art from the Found Image Press collection of over 60,000 pictures. - 4 x 6 inches - 100 lined opaque pages - Soft matte finish

Hervey Garrett Smith, born in 1896 in Long Island, New York was a graduate of the Pratt Institute and was an artist and illustrator who provided illustrations for such publications as "National Geographic" and boating magazines. He also wrote several books on the traditional arts of the sailor, such as "Boat Carpentry", "The Small Boat Sailor's Bible", and "The Arts of the Sailor". Considered one of the foremost marine illustrators of his day, Smith's work is still regarded today as a great resource on sailing related rope work and rigging. First published in 1949, "The Marlinspike Sailor" is an invaluable resource on the subject of rope use in sailing. A sailor and boat builder himself, Smith named this work after the indispensible sailor's tool, the marlinspike, a short often tapered and rounded metal tool used in splicing rope, tying, and untying of knots. Subjects such as essential sailing knots, whippings, splicing, and sennit making, are all discussed in this work. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper and follows the second enlarged edition published in 1952.

An adventurous young couple sailing the world on a shoestring have their world turned upside down when their baby girl is born. Overcoming constant challenges they strive towards an exciting heyday, winning races, battling storms and dodging pirates. An inspiring, fast moving story of exotic travel. A compelling story for sailors, travellers and armchair travellers alike, carefully crafted to inspire your own dreams. A tale of overcoming life's constant challenges and turning them into beautiful experiences. In the words of Australia's most famous sailor John Bertrand AO, Skipper of Australia 11, Americas cup winner- "Reading Andrew Stransky's book, there are no limitations on what people can achieve. To have the audacity to sail so far with so few resources, family in tow and together enmeshed in this amazing adventure just demonstrates again how we as humans can achieve anything if we want to." Windward to Fantasia is akin to a modern day version of South Seas Vagabond by J. W. Wray. It also sports elements of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M Pirsig, only of course on a yacht. It would sit alongside such titles as The Unlikely Voyage of Jack de Crow by A.J Mackinnon or Author Ransomes Swallows and Amazons. A delightful, positive story of the sea, suitable for adventurous readers of any age.

In print continuously since it was first published in 1953, "The Arts of the Sailor" by marine expert Hervey Garrett Smith is one of the finest compendium on the art and skill of rigging ever written. Smith, born in 1896 in Long Island, New York was a graduate of the Pratt Institute and was an artist and illustrator who provided illustrations for such publications as National Geographic and boating magazines. He also wrote several books on the traditional arts of the sailor, such as "Boat Carpentry" and "The Small Boat Sailor's Bible". In "The Arts of the Sailor", Smith turns his significant sailing experience and artistic talent to the practical skills and knowledge one needs to be a competent sailor. In conversational and charming prose, Smith explains how to tie all manner of knots, explains rope work, rigging, reefing, towing, maintaining a ship, and describes all the gear and features of the boat that the sailor must be familiar with. This indispensable manual is a must-own for all serious and casual sailors and is a fascinating addition to the library of anyone who enjoys the water and is curious about how to sail a boat. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.

Boat Fish Live is an only of its kind lesson book for people who are interested to learn how to boat, sail and fish (hands-on). It is an illustrated, full color book with diagrams and photos with easy to grasp boating, sailing, and fishing lessons authored by a professional captain and guide.

Our own search for the perfect ocean cruising sailboat sets the tone, content and spirit of this book. Since we are sailors this book emphasizes the sailing side of buying the "perfect vessel" experience. The ideas of organizing for a "objective approach" to boat buying is applicable to all types of vessels and I feel that whether your dream includes a power yacht, a trawler, or even a river barge, you will find this book helpful in realizing your dream. The buying process is detailed to make sure any pitfalls are avoided in the process.

"As I sailed out of the Steinhatchee River, out onto the Gulf of Mexico, my heart picked up a beat," writes John Almberg. "It suddenly struck me that this was the first time I'd ever sailed beyond the narrow, protected waters of Long Island Sound. "Am I really going to do this?" Equipped with cheerful optimism, invention, and persistence, this ordinary middle-aged man takes you on a sailing adventure from Florida's Nature Coast to Long Island Sound-2000 miles through open ocean, steamy Everglades, trackless marshes on the Intracoastal Waterway, more bridges and locks than you can count, and finally through New York's infamous Hell Gate. An epic story that proves it's never too late for a once-in-a-lifetime adventure. Reviews "Subtitled 2000 miles alone in a small wooden boat, author John Almberg's story is about his trip down the US east coast in his Thomas Gilmer designed gaff rigged yawl Blue Moon (see below for link to plans). We've placed this in our 'good read' category for good reason: Almberg entertains." -- Wooden Boat

In 1933, André Bohomolec and two friends sail his small vessel from Gdynia to Chicago for the World's Fair. That they survived the crossing, despite storms and the questionable seaworthiness of their yacht, is a wonder! This English translation will inspire future generations of young people to discover the joys of sailing and exploring the world

Everyone needs to eat but racing across 1000's of miles of open ocean or up the inside passage towards Alaska can present certain challenges. This is the story of how I figured out what food to make, how to create and reheat the food. I cover how to look at a vessel, what to do for planning with the space you have to work with as well as choices on creating interesting, flavorful and nutritious food. The second half of the book is about the Transpac Race, freezing meals and creating some clear instructions for the crew to unpack and heat them. The R2AK section, or first half of the book, is about a specific type of journey where we needed smaller sized meals so I dehydrated the food. I have also included my recipes for both journeys so you can experiment with these at home. Good luck and safe travels!

Working the night shift as a temp in a high-rise cubicle, Erik Orton knew something had to change. He felt the responsibility of providing for his wife and their five children--the youngest with Down syndrome--but craved a life that offered more than just surviving. Watching the sailboats on the Hudson River during his sunset dinner breaks, Erik dared to dream. What would it be like to leave the hustle of the city and instead spend a year on a sailboat, somewhere beautiful, as a family? Despite having no sailing experience, his wife Emily's phobia of deep water, and already stretching every dollar to pay rent and buy groceries, the family of seven turned their excuses into reasons and their fears into motivation. Sure, they would miss their friends, they could go broke, they could get injured or die. Worst of all, they could humiliate themselves by trying something audacious and failing. But the little time they still had together as a family, before their oldest daughter left for college, was drifting away. The Ortons cast off the life they knew to begin an uncertain journey of 5,000 miles between New York City and the Caribbean, ultimately arriving at a new place within themselves. A portrait of a captivating and resilient family and a celebration of the courage it takes to head for something over the horizon, this is a deeply compelling story--told alternately by Erik and Emily--for all those who dream of leaving routine in their wake.

In the tradition of Godforsaken Sea and In the Heart of the Sea, Fair Wind and Plenty of It is a virtuoso debut by a sailor turned scribe -- a must-read for lovers of nautical adventure.On November 25th, 1997, the barque Picton Castle, a three-masted, square-rigged tall ship, headed out from Lunenburg, Nova Scotia on a voyage around the world. Aboard ship a shifting crew of thirty, a combination of professional sailors and paying crew who were out $32,500 for the privilege of working "crew before the mast,” would travel for over a year and half, calling in at ports as exotic and varied as Aruba, Somoa, Bali and Zanzibar.Fair Wind and Plenty of It tells the story of an obsession, as Captain Dan Moreland, driven by a desire to make his mark in the world of traditional sail, rallies forces to convert a sixty-nine-year-old North Sea trawler into a seaworthy tall ship, and then assembles the crew to sail it. It's the story of the uneasy balance that is achieved on board, where insubordination and rancour must be kept in line among a crew whose only connection is their common desire to be part of this journey. And it is Rigel's story: a man who was conceived the day his father laid the keel for his first boat, whose mother was a sailmaker, and who has to reconcile his family legacy with his own need to understand why he must take part in the voyage of the barque Picton Castle.In Fair Wind and Plenty of It, Rigel Crockett tells a tale of shipboard camaraderie, gut-wrenching struggles and the near-mutinies that marked the year-and-a half journey -- where fellow shipmates proved to be as perilous as the ever-present sea.