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Learn the essentials of sailing and seamanship from one of the world's premier boating organizations
Since 1978, Sailing Skills and Seamanship has been the required manual for students in the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary's esteemed sail-training pr read more
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Master the most difficult part of boating before hitting the water
This comprehensive guide will help you gain confidence, develop skills, and avoid boat-ramp and highway mishaps when trailering your boat. The book includes easy-to-follow read more
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From the acknowledged master of the "instant boat"—tips, techniques, and designs for quick-and-easy plywood boatbuilding
Dynamite Payson offers you a new guide to building 15 exciting boats from master designer Phil Bolger. Instant Boa read more
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"Coach Hatchell's book is a must-read for every girls' basketball coach. She is fantastic in every phase of the game, and I love watching her teams play."—Roy Williams, head men's basketball coach, University of North Carolina, and Associated Pr read more
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The Secret Alliances Between History's Most Notorious Buccaneers and Colonial America
Was classical piracy an earlier version of state-sponsored terrorism?
Here's the story of how almost every well-known buccaneer of the "Go read more
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A modern, authoritative anchoring guide for sailors and powerboaters
A boat swinging safely at anchor can mark the relaxing conclusion to a great day of boating or the successful completion of an essential emergency measure, while failure to anch read more
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The first comprehensive book on stripbuilding almost any type of small boat
Strip-planking is a popular method of amateur boat construction, but until now there has never been a book that showed how to use it for more than one type of boat. A read more
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"The best explanation that I have seen of corrosion on boats."—Nigel Calder, author of Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual
"A powerful weapon in the war against metal deterioration."—Cruising World
Corrosion is a cons read more
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The first complete how-to guide for building the latest generation of quick and easy boats
In Ultrasimple Boatbuilding, renowned designer Gavin Atkin shows you how to create elegant, seaworthy plywood boats with a minimum of time, experience, read more
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Master fly-fishing in a day
Here is a simple, hour-by-hour handbook for learning fly-fishing fundamentals and beginning a lifetime passion. Bob Sousa masterfully reduces this complex sport to its simplicity, as he covers such subjects a read more
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A comprehensive guide to help you identify and equip the boat that best suits your needs
Well-known boating writer Charles Doane unravels the complexity of cruising sailboat design and explains the fundamentals and the ramifications of eac read more
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Your quick-access guide to international and U.S. boating rules
The U.S. Coast Guard requires every boat more than 39-feet long to carry a copy of the nautical rules of the road onboard. Here's one that is convenient and handy eno read more
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Learn the theory and practice of sailing from a leading naval architect and America's Cup winner
In this handsome full-color digest of sailing lore and technique, one of the world's preeminent sailors and an all-star cast of contribu read more
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Find Your Way at Sea, No Matter What
"Inherently interesting and fun to read . . . provides the clearest understanding of general navigation principles we've seen yet."--BoatU.S.
"Thorough and authoritative."--Sea Kayaker
"A definiti read more
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A practical how-to guide to handling and avoiding powerboat problems and emergencies
With no secondary method of propulsion, poorer stability profiles, and enough speed to get themselves into trouble fast, powerboats are far more read more
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"A great starting point for the woman who wants to live the cruising life."--SAIL
The cruising life offers adventure, exotic destinations, and expansive opportunities for personal growth. But considering such a life leads to vexing questions: Wha read more
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"Mastering these drills will arm your players with one of the biggest intangibles necessary to perform well--confidence."
--Michele Smith
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"A valuable and lively resource. Jeans sorts truth from fiction with a sure hand and does full justice to both." —Peter Stanford, President Emeritus, National Maritime Historical Society
"A veritable sourcebook of nautical history, beli read more
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Make your boat shine again
No improvement to a tired-looking boat will have a more dramatic impact than refinishing, and few tasks are easier. Here is everything you need to achieve a fabulous finish on your fiberglass boat's bottom, topsides, de read more
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