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Latitude Hooks and Azimuth Rings
Latitude Hooks and Azimuth Rings

SKU: INT283

$21.00
Paperback, Dennis Fisher, 164 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9780070211209
Part history of navigation and part hands-on project book. Includes complete history and instruction for making 18 historic navigation tools including...
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39270: The Official Pictorial Record of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12
39270: The Official Pictorial Record of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12

SKU: PAR068

$44.95
Hardcover, Gavin Brown, 9781908271822
This 11th edition of the legendary round the world race is arguably the most visually dazzling yacht race ever. Seldom has photography documented the quest...
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Sailing Legends: The story of the world's greatest ocean race
Sailing Legends: The story of the world's greatest ocean race

SKU: PAR069

$44.95
Hardcover, Barry Pickthall, 9781908271099
Sailing Legends recounts the stories and heroes of the longest running ocean race. Begun in 1973 as the Whitbread Round the World Race, its evolution into...
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The Complete Day Skipper: Skippering with Confidence Right From the Start, 5th Edition
The Complete Day Skipper: Skippering with Confidence Right From the Start, 5th Edition

SKU: MPS256

$40.00
Hardcover, Tom Cunliffe, 208 pages, 7 x 10, 9781472973238
The Complete Day Skipper  is a totally practical, hands-on manual that covers the RYA Day Skipper syllabus in a way that reflects a skipper's growing...
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Tuning to Win
Tuning to Win

SKU: WIL083

$24.95
Paperback, Ian Pinnell & Tim Davison, 112 pages, 6 x 9, 9781909911482
For most sailors, boat tuning may seem a mystery understood only by sailmakers and the like. In this book, sailor, chandler and championship winner, Ian...
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Day Skipper for Sail and Power: The Essential Manual for the RYA Day Skipper Theory and Practical Certificate 3rd edition
Day Skipper for Sail and Power: The Essential Manual for the RYA Day Skipper Theory and Practical Certificate 3rd edition

SKU: ACB149

$25.00
Hardcover, Alison Noice, 208 pages, 7 x 10, 9781472944818
Whether sail or power, running a boat is challenging and rewarding, but the unique world of water and weather can be daunting.  Day Skipper for Sail...
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Reeds Marine Distance Tables 15th edition
Reeds Marine Distance Tables 15th edition

SKU: ACB164

$40.00
Paperback, Miranda Delmar-Morgan, 240 pages, 5.5 x 8.5, 9781472969811
Reeds Marine Distance Tables  are the perfect ready-reckoner for captains, navigators, and owners of merchant and cruise ships large and small wanting a...
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Wind Companion for Racing Sailors
Wind Companion for Racing Sailors

SKU: WIL092

$13.60
spiral-bound, David Houghton & Fiona Campbell, 24 pages, 3 x 9.5, 9781912621064
Out of all the explanations for why a sailor has lost out on a race, an unforeseen change in the wind and weather is by far one of the most frequent....
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Heavy Weather Tactics Using Sea Anchors & Drogues, 2nd edition
Heavy Weather Tactics Using Sea Anchors & Drogues, 2nd edition

SKU: PAR028

$19.95
Paperback, Earl Hinz, 164 pages, 9 x 6, 9780939837601
Just as self-steering systems and autopilots have given the offshore seaman another pair of hands to steer the boat, so sea anchors and drogues have...
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Safer Offshore: Crisis Management and Emergency Repairs at Sea
Safer Offshore: Crisis Management and Emergency Repairs at Sea

SKU: PAR047

$19.95
Paperback, Ed Mapes, 300 pages, 6 x 9, 9780939837878
No skipper should ever take a vessel or crew onto the open ocean without the means to cope with the unthinkable, because in an uncontrolled environment we...
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Radar Afloat
Radar Afloat

SKU: FER079

$15.00
How to use small craft radar. This book is perfect for both sailing and motorboat enthusiasts and essential reading for Radar Courses. Radar Afloat...
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Understanding Boat Wiring - Book
Understanding Boat Wiring - Book

SKU: GPT277

$22.95
Paperback, John C. Payne, 120 pages, 9781574093629
From John C. Payne, one of the foremost international authorities on marine electrical systems and electronics, comes an easy-to-understand yet thorough...
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Practical Celestial Navigation - Book
Practical Celestial Navigation - Book

SKU: GPT279

$34.95
Susan P. Howell, 9781493069699
Praised by The Practical Sailor as "a first-class piece of work," Susan P. Howell's Practical Celestial Navigation was developed for Mystic Seaport's...
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Marine Electrical and Electronics Bible: A Practical Handbook for Cruising Sailors - Book
Marine Electrical and Electronics Bible: A Practical Handbook for Cruising Sailors - Book

SKU: GPT282

$79.95
Hardcover, John C. Payne, 696 pages, 7.3 x 1.85 x 10.3", 9781493074198
The completely revised, expanded, and updated fourth edition of the world's most comprehensive electrical and electronics handbook for sailors Marine...
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Introduction To Electronic Chart Navigation: With An Annotated Ecdis Chart No. 1 - Book
Introduction To Electronic Chart Navigation: With An Annotated Ecdis Chart No. 1 - Book

SKU: STR052

$49.00
Paperback, David Burch, 156 pages, 8.5 x 0.42 x 11", 9780914025764
There are two types of electronic charts: raster navigational charts (RNC) and electronic navigational charts (ENC). RNC are exact copies of paper charts...
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2024 Waterway Guide - Mid-Atlantic - Book
2024 Waterway Guide - Mid-Atlantic - Book

SKU: WWG_A24

$54.99
Waterway Guide, 384 pages, 10.5 x 9 . 0.75", 9798986652566
Updated annually, the Waterway Guide Atlantic ICW 2024 edition is the indispensable cruising companion for boaters exploring the Intracoastal Waterway from...
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How to Use Plastic Sextants
How to Use Plastic Sextants

SKU: STR022

$19.95
Paperback, David Burch, 106 pages, 7.5 x 0.2 x 9, 9780914025245
Sextants are used to measure angular heights of celestial bodies above the horizon to find the latitude and longitude of the observer. They can also be used...
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GPS for Mariners, 2nd edition
GPS for Mariners, 2nd edition

SKU: INT443

$21.00
Paperback, Robert Sweet, 176 pages, 7.3 x 0.3 x 9.3, 9780071713993
The operator's manual that should come with every boater's GPS receiver or chart plotter. Since the first edition of GPS for Mariners, GPS has achieved...
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The Art of Seamanship: Evolving Skills, Exploring Oceans, and Handling Wind, Waves, and Weather
The Art of Seamanship: Evolving Skills, Exploring Oceans, and Handling Wind, Waves, and Weather

SKU: INT495

$50.00
Hardcover, Ralph Naranjo, 544 pages, 9780071493420
Wind, waves, weather, and water demand the practiced art of seamanship "Planning and reacting to the unanticipated are the flip sides of seamanship. This...
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Reeds Superyacht Manual
Reeds Superyacht Manual

SKU: MPS140

$70.00
Flex, James Clarke, 408 pages, 6 x 1 x 9, 9781472917768
Reeds Superyacht Manual , published in association with Bluewater Training, is the first and best reference manual for everyone involved with yachts large...
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Learn to Sail Today: From Novice to Sailor in One Week
Learn to Sail Today: From Novice to Sailor in One Week

SKU: INT504

$21.00
Paperback, Barry Lewis, 208 pages, 7.8 x 0.6 x 9.3, 9780071830881
Sail your very first day on the water Learn to Sail Today  offers a uniquely fun and quick method for beginners to learn exactly what they need...
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Stress-Free Motorboating: Single and Short-Handed Techniques
Stress-Free Motorboating: Single and Short-Handed Techniques

SKU: ACB151

$25.00
Paperback, Duncan Wells, 160 pages, 7.5 x 9.5, 9781472927828
Does docking or anchoring your boat alone trigger beads of sweat? Are you paralyzed by the thought of boating solo?  Stress-Free Motorboating ...
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The Laser Campaign Manual
The Laser Campaign Manual

SKU: WIL094

$24.95
paperback, Sir Ben Ainslie, 84 pages, 7 x 10, 9781912621026
Sir Ben Ainslie won his first two Olympic medals (silver, then gold) in the Laser Class. After winning the gold medal he wrote down the secrets that won him...
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Law of Recreational Boating
Law of Recreational Boating

SKU: CMP303

$19.99
paperback, Eric Lenck, 272 pages, 6 x 9, 9780764356810
Recreational boating presents more than its fair share of legal hazards. An unsuspecting buyer may discover too late that the yacht is encumbered by secret...
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Star Finder 2102-D #150
Star Finder 2102-D #150

SKU: WPL0150

$103.99
10.4 x 10.4, 721002001504
The Star Finder 2102-D is an invaluable tool for celestial navigators to locate and identify, by altitude and azimuth, the 57 stars listed in air and...
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Cost Control While You CRUISE (DVD)
Cost Control While You CRUISE (DVD)

SKU: PDV011

$19.95
DVD, Lin & Larry Pardey, 9781929214242
What does it actually cost to cruise? How do you keep from blowing the budget you set? Join Lin and Larry Pardey as they share the financial lessons they...
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PUB 117: Radio Navigational Aids 2014 Edition
PUB 117: Radio Navigational Aids 2014 Edition

SKU: IHP_PUB117

$69.00
Paperback, 728 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9781937196844
Radio Navigational Aids (NGA Pub No. 117) contains detailed lists of worldwide stations providing radio and electronic services used in marine navigation,...
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It's Your Boat Too
It's Your Boat Too

SKU: IHP_URBOAT

$14.95
Paperback, Suzanne Giesemann, 240 pages, 9 x 6, 9780939837694
Now Printed-on-Demand It's Your Boat Too.Commander Suzanne Giesemann draws on her twenty years in the Navy as a commanding officer and leadership...
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First Aid At Sea
First Aid At Sea

SKU: PAR016

$14.95
Spiral-Bound, Douglas Justins, Colin Berry, 26 pages, 9.8 x 3.1, 9780939837595
First Aid at Sea provides an easy-to-access instant guide to emergency first aid for all seafarers:Colour coded thumb index of emergencies for quick...
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The Grab Bag Book
The Grab Bag Book

SKU: PAR030

$19.95
Paperback, Frances & Michael Holworth, 96 pages, 8.2 x 6, 9780939837533
The purpose of this text is to ensure the survival of skipper and crew in the event of their boat sinking. . It features: advice on the essentials to pack...
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Sailing Bible 2nd ed.
Sailing Bible 2nd ed.

SKU: FFB179

$39.95
Hardcover, Jeremy Evans, Pat Manley, Barrie Smith, 400 pages, 8 X 10, 9780228101826
"Sailing is a popular sport and this book is a very comprehensive treatment of the subject.... The volume is well illustrated with color photographs [and]...
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Doctor on Board: Ship's Medicine Chest and Care on the Water - Book
Doctor on Board: Ship's Medicine Chest and Care on the Water - Book

SKU: GPT278

$22.95
M.D. Forgey, William, 9781493056637
A book to take with you when you go sailing or power-boating, in case a medical emergency or other medical problem arises. It emphasizes head trauma and...
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2019 American Practical Navigator - Bowditch - Volume 1 & 2 - Paperback Book
2019 American Practical Navigator - Bowditch - Volume 1 & 2 - Paperback Book

SKU: IHP_BOWD19V12

$89.95
Paperback, Nathaniel Bowditch, 1200 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9781951116750
** Currently, the Hardcover version of the 2019 American Practical Navigator - Bowditch - Volume 1 & 2 (SKU: PAR230) is unavailable. We recommend this Paperback version as a substitute. **
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2024 Waterway Guide - Chesapeake Bay - Book
2024 Waterway Guide - Chesapeake Bay - Book

SKU: WWG_C24

$54.99
Waterway Guide, 400 pages, 11 x 8.5 x 0.25", 9798986652573
Updated annually, the Waterway Guide Chesapeake Bay 2024 edition is the indispensable cruising companion for boaters exploring the Chesapeake Bay, the...
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2024 Waterway Guide - Southern - Book
2024 Waterway Guide - Southern - Book

SKU: WWG_S24

$54.99
Waterway Guide, 612 pages, 10.5 x 9 x 0.75", 9798986652559
Updated annually, the Waterway Guide Southern 2024 edition is the indispensable cruising companion for boaters exploring Florida's East coast, the St. John's...
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2024 Waterway Guide - Gulf Coast - Book
2024 Waterway Guide - Gulf Coast - Book

SKU: WWG_WGC3RD

$54.99
Waterway Guide, 292 pages, 11 x 8.5 x 0.25", 9798986652542
The Waterway Guide Gulf Coast edition is the indispensable cruising companion for boaters exploring the Gulf Coast from Sanibel Island, FL, west through Lake...
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2024 American Practical Navigator - Bowditch - Volume 1 - Book
2024 American Practical Navigator - Bowditch - Volume 1 - Book

SKU: IHP_BD24V1

$69.95
814 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9781951116866
The American Practical Navigator, first published in 1802, was billed as the "epitome of navigation" by its original author, Nathaniel Bowditch. The text...
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2024 American Practical Navigator - Bowditch - Volume 2 - Book
2024 American Practical Navigator - Bowditch - Volume 2 - Book

SKU: IHP_BD24V2

$49.95
544 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9781951116873
The American Practical Navigator, first published in 1802, was billed as the "epitome of navigation" by its original author, Nathaniel Bowditch. The text...
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Celestial Navigation by H.0. 249
Celestial Navigation by H.0. 249

SKU: CMP208

$9.95
Paperback, John E. Milligan, 101 pages, 7 X 10, 9780870331916
Practical guide to this popular sight reduction method. Basic, encouraging approach to tools and techniques.
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Stress-free Sailing: Single and Short-handed Techniques
Stress-free Sailing: Single and Short-handed Techniques

SKU: MPS131

$25.00
Paperback, Duncan Wells, 160 pages, 6.8 x 0.4 x 9.7, 9781472907431
The vast majority of sailing yacht scenarios comprise a couple sailing the boat together, needing to carry out all maneuvers and activities themselves with...
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The Sea Takes No Prisoners: Offshore voyages in an open dinghy
The Sea Takes No Prisoners: Offshore voyages in an open dinghy

SKU: ACB156

$22.00
Paperback, Peter Clutterbuck, 224 pages, 6 x 9, 9781472945716
This is a real-life story of small-boat adventure on the high seas, complete with extreme risk, last-minute ingenuity, and many near-misses. The Sea...
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Real Time Method of Radar Plotting
Real Time Method of Radar Plotting

SKU: CMP035

$20.00
Paperback, Max H. Carpenter, 48 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9780870332043
This manual/workbook provides the means for an operator to develop an at-a-glance capacity on a stabilized relative motion radar. Once the system of a...
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GPS Backup with a Mark 3 Sextant: All Instructions and Tables Included
GPS Backup with a Mark 3 Sextant: All Instructions and Tables Included

SKU: STR049

$22.45 $19.95
Paperback, David Burch, 98 pages, 6 x 9, 9780914025603
Our guiding principle for this booklet was to provide a means of learning and executing a position fix at sea when a vessel has run out of power and all the...
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Get Ready to CROSS OCEANS (DVD)
Get Ready to CROSS OCEANS (DVD)

SKU: PDV008

$22.95
DVD, Lin & Larry Pardey, 1929214227
Before you dream of crossing oceans, join Lin and Larry on board Taleisin in Fremantle Australia as they demonstrate gear storage for offshore voyaging,...
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Get Ready to CRUISE (DVD)
Get Ready to CRUISE (DVD)

SKU: PDV007

$22.95
DVD, Lin & Larry Pardey, 1929214197
Join Lin and Larry Pardey on board their cruising boat Taleisin and at their home base in New Zealand as they share ideas and hints to make hour boat safer,...
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Celestial Navigation in the GPS Age (Revised and Expanded)
Celestial Navigation in the GPS Age (Revised and Expanded)

SKU: IHP_CNAV

$24.95
Paperback, John Karl, 310 pages, 9.9 x 7.2, 9780939837755
Celestial Navigation in the GPS Age by John Karl This revised and expanded edition of this popular CN book now introduces simple tabular sight reductions...
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Portney's Ponderables: Brain Teasers for Navigators
Portney's Ponderables: Brain Teasers for Navigators

SKU: STR034

$9.95
Paperback, Joe Portney, 140 pages, 9780914025191
"Navigation puzzles, controversies, historical problems, and other ponderables demystified by an expert navigator and writer. Joe Portney is a US Naval...
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Best Anchorages of the Inside Passage: British Columbia's South and Central Coast from the Gulf Islands to Fitz Hugh Sound
Best Anchorages of the Inside Passage: British Columbia's South and Central Coast from the Gulf Islands to Fitz Hugh Sound

SKU: OCG003

$44.95
Anne Vipond, William Kelly, 336 pages, 7 x 10, 9781927747247
Best Anchorages of the Inside Passage  is a comprehensive cruising guidebook to the fabled sheltered route along the British Columbia coast. From Victoria...
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Annapolis Seamanship, Vol. 2: Heavy Weather Sailing (DVD)
Annapolis Seamanship, Vol. 2: Heavy Weather Sailing (DVD)

SKU: BY371D

$24.99
DVD, 97278003710
"Superb program, Rousmaniere is a natural teacher" - Cruising World"Will help Sailors be more confident and even enjoy sailing in heavy weather" - Gary...
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Big Book of Boat Canvas
Big Book of Boat Canvas

SKU: SEV040

$24.00 $21.00
Paperback, Karen S. Lipe, 238 pages, 7 x 10, 9780070380004
36 projects for power and sailboats. Hatch covers, dodgers, dinghy covers, much more. Excellent drawings and instructions.
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Modern Marine Weather WORKBOOK
Modern Marine Weather WORKBOOK

SKU: STR013

$19.95
Paperback, David Burch, 70 pages, 8 x 11, 9780914025092
This workbook is intended to supplement the text Modern Marine Weather with practice questions and convenient resources. All answers are provided. The...
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Barometer Handbook
Barometer Handbook

SKU: STR017

$29.95
Paperback, David Burch, 238 pages, 7.5 x 95, 9780914025122
With the exception of trained meteorological crews, barometers in the past were used at sea primarily to learn if the pressure was going up or down, and...
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Stark Tables for Clearing the Lunar Distance
Stark Tables for Clearing the Lunar Distance

SKU: STR020

$39.00
Paperback, Bruce Stark, 315 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9780914025214
Celestial navigation is a way to find your latitude and longitude on earth using a sextant to measure the angular heights of celestial bodies above the...
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Emergency Navigation Card
Emergency Navigation Card

SKU: STR044

$14.95
Laminated Card, 1 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9780914025566
New and updated edition of a product that has been in use since 1987.   This card is intended as an addition to a back-up nav kit or just as a...
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Emergency Navigation: Improvised and No-Instrument Methods for the Prudent Mariner, 2nd Edition
Emergency Navigation: Improvised and No-Instrument Methods for the Prudent Mariner, 2nd Edition

SKU: INT238

$21.00
Paperback, David Burch, 288 pages, 7.5 x 9, 9780071481847
Find Your Way at Sea, No Matter What “Inherently interesting and fun to read . . . provides the clearest understanding of general navigation principles...
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Radio Navigational Aids Pub.117 2005 Edition
Radio Navigational Aids Pub.117 2005 Edition

SKU: IHP_PUB117-05

$34.95
Paperback, 8.5 x 11
Old edition. 2014 Edition also available. Printed on demand
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Sailor's Guide to the Racing Rules 2021-2024
Sailor's Guide to the Racing Rules 2021-2024

SKU: USS043

$4.95
Paperback
Available early 2021
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Radar Workbook: Problems and Answers in Marine Radar Operations
Radar Workbook: Problems and Answers in Marine Radar Operations

SKU: STR051

$19.95
Paperback, David Burch & Larry Brandt, 106 pages, 8.25 X 11, 9780914025153
* For all radar users, recreational and professional. * Covers the use of radar for chart navigation, blind pilotage,and collision avoidance. This...
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Storm Tactics: Cape Horn Tested (DVD)
Storm Tactics: Cape Horn Tested (DVD)

SKU: PDV006

$29.95
DVD, Lin & Larry Pardey, 9781929214105
The Pardeys have been called the "enablers". Their books and videos have encourage sailors of all ages to stop dreaming and start doing. Now they take you...
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100 Problems in Celestial Navigation, 2nd edition
100 Problems in Celestial Navigation, 2nd edition

SKU: PAR010

$19.95
Paperback, Leonard Gray, 168 pages, 10.8 x 8.5, 9780939837335
This revised and expanded edition of this popular CN book now introduces simple tabular sight reductions first, followed by calculator methods for those...
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Celestial Navigation with the S Table
Celestial Navigation with the S Table

SKU: PAR011

$9.95
Paperback, Mike Pepperday, 24 pages, 8.5 x 5.5, 9780939837090
Recently developed method to back-up celestial navigation computers. Uses DR position, is shortest and simplest to learn table and method, works for all...
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Outfitting the Offshore Cruising Sailboat
Outfitting the Offshore Cruising Sailboat

SKU: PAR066

$19.95
Paperback, Peter Berman, 256 pages, 9 x 6 x 0.8, 9780939837991
Peter Berman reviews the criteria for selecting a used fiberglass hull sailboat, but picks up where Vigor and Nestor leave off. Berman shares his 40+ years...
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Knight's Modern Seamanship, 18th edition
Knight's Modern Seamanship, 18th edition

SKU: WIL004

$179.95
Hardcover, Capt. John V. Noel, Jr (retired), 782 pages, 65 x 95, 471289485
Exhaustive, venerable guide to Shiphandling and seagoing safety covering every aspect of the subject. An indispensable reference. NOTE: no wholesale...
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Cruising has NO LIMITS (DVD)
Cruising has NO LIMITS (DVD)

SKU: PDV009

$22.95 $18.36
DVD, Lin & Larry Pardey, 718122916429
Skimming before caressing tradwinds, savoring tropical landfalls, evading stormy seas - such is the image of the cruising lifestyle, but it can be so much...
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Norie's Nautical Tables REVISED EDITION
Norie's Nautical Tables REVISED EDITION

SKU: IMR199

$79.95
Hardcover, edited by Capt AG Blance, 568 pages, 8 x 11, 9781786793591
Since J W Norie published the first edition of this famous set of mathematical tables in 1803, the book has become – and remained - a bestseller. Despite...
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Long Term Almanac 2000-2050
Long Term Almanac 2000-2050

SKU: STR015

$29.95
Paperback, Geoffrey Kolbe, 111 pages, 7 x 10, 9780914025108
The ideal one-book navigation back-up for experienced navigators. Includes almanac data for sun and stars, valid until 2050. Also has Sight Reduction...
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Rules in Practice 2021-2024
Rules in Practice 2021-2024

SKU: WIL095

$27.95
Paperback, Bryan Willis, 160 pages, 6.75 x 8.25, 9781912621231
Rules in Practice has been the best-selling guide to the racing rules for the last 40 years. Now, in its 10th edition, it has been updated for (and contains...
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Sailing to the Edge of Time: The Promise, the Challenges, and the Freedom of Ocean Voyaging
Sailing to the Edge of Time: The Promise, the Challenges, and the Freedom of Ocean Voyaging

SKU: MPS207

$28.00
Hardcover, John Kretschmer, 288 pages, 6 x 9, 9781472951625
John Kretschmer is sailing’s practical philosopher--as much a doer as a thinker. And that is the overarching theme of this chronicle of a sailing life....
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Navigation: A Newcomer's Guide
Navigation: A Newcomer's Guide

SKU: WIL093

$17.95
paperback, Sarah Hopkinson, 96 pages, 7 x 10, 9781912621040
Get to grips with navigation at sea. This best-selling book gives you all the information you need to know to do just that! It starts from scratch, uses no...
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Powerboat Handling Illustrated
Powerboat Handling Illustrated

SKU: INT015

$32.00
Paperback, Bob Sweet, 170 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9780071468817
What every powerboater needs to know from docking to surviving heavy weather. Discusses every type of drive train including bow thrusters as well as...
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Sailboat Electrics Simplified
Sailboat Electrics Simplified

SKU: INT321

$29.00
Hardcover, Don Casey, 171 pages, 7.5 x 9.5, 9780070366497
How to install wiring, make good, safe connections, troubleshoot problems, avoid shore power problems, lightning protection, and much more. Clear,...
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Canvas Work and Sail Repair
Canvas Work and Sail Repair

SKU: INT334

$28.00 $21.95
Hardcover, Don Casey, 137 pages, 7.5 x 95, 9780070133914
Step-by-step, picture-by-picture how to measure for, construct, modify, renew and repair canvas items such as dodgers, biminis, sail covers, sail bags,...
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Celestial Navigation in a Nutshell
Celestial Navigation in a Nutshell

SKU: SHP018

$16.95
Paperback, Hewitt Schlereth, 133 pages, 7 x 10, 9781574090581
A easy-to-use guide that takes the reader through the basic methods involved in position finding using sun, moon and star sights. Uses several examples and...
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Basic Coastal Navigation, 2nd edition
Basic Coastal Navigation, 2nd edition

SKU: SHP302

$29.95
Hardcover, Frank J. Larkin, 288 pages, 7 x 10, 1574090526
Clear, easily understood, comprehensive course can be used for self-study or in a course setting. Goes from simple techniques through advanced, including...
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French for Cruisers
French for Cruisers

SKU: PAR042

$29.95
Spiral-Bound, Kathy Parsons, 352 pages, 8.1 x 7, 9780967590516
This practical, easy-to-use guide provides the vocabulary and language skills necessary to cruise in French-speaking waters. . Whether your boating plans...
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Celestial Navigation: A Complete Home Study Course, Second Edition
Celestial Navigation: A Complete Home Study Course, Second Edition

SKU: STR040

$39.00
Paperback, David Burch, 296 pages, 8.3 x 0.6 x 11, 9780914025467
This book has been used for 30 years, updated periodically as needed. More than 20,000 students have successfully learned ocean navigation from these...
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Celestial Navigation for Yachtsmen: 13th edition
Celestial Navigation for Yachtsmen: 13th edition

SKU: ACB147

$17.00
Paperback, Mary Blewitt, 96 pages, 5 x 7, 9781472942876
Don't leave shore without this easy-to-use celestial favorite navigation primer--it could save your life! Huge advances in electronic navigation since...
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Sailing a Serious Ocean: Sailboats, Storms, Stories and Lessons Learned from 30 Years at Sea
Sailing a Serious Ocean: Sailboats, Storms, Stories and Lessons Learned from 30 Years at Sea

SKU: INT465

$25.00
Hardcover, John Kretschmer, 256 pages, 6 x 9, 9780071704403
"I know you'll want to read more after you finish   Sailing a Serious Ocean . And be warned, you'll very likely want to sail with John, perhaps across an...
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Dave Perry's 100 Best Racing Rules Quizzes Through 2024
Dave Perry's 100 Best Racing Rules Quizzes Through 2024

SKU: USS045

$14.95
Paperback, Dave Perry
Dave Perry's 100 Best Racing Rules Quizzes highlights specific aspects of the racing rules in an enjoyable format designed to help you become much more...
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Better Boating Blunders: Sea Going Stuff Ups for Beginners and Experts
Better Boating Blunders: Sea Going Stuff Ups for Beginners and Experts

SKU: IHP_PCB001*

$24.95 $15.95
Paperback, Paul Curtis, 202 pages, 6 x 9, 9780645248708
Those suffering the merest hint of desire to go seafaring in their own boat will learn from these heart-breaking examples just what can go wrong, Read the...
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The Nautical Sextant (PAPERBACK)
The Nautical Sextant (PAPERBACK)

SKU: IHP_NSEXT

$24.95
Paperback, WJ MORRIS, 270 pages, 7 x 10, 9781951116590
The Nautical Sextant reveals in pictures, prose, and perspective the experience and knowledge gained by the author from years of acquiring, studying, and...
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The Ultimate Guide to Nautical Knots
The Ultimate Guide to Nautical Knots

SKU: SKY166

$7.99
Paperback, 64 pages, 5 x 7, 9781510759275
A Practical and Visual Guide to the Essentials of Marine Knots!  Every good sailor must know the basic knots, indispensable for his safety and life on...
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Captain's Quick Guides: Heavy Weather Sailing (Laminated Folding Guide)
Captain's Quick Guides: Heavy Weather Sailing (Laminated Folding Guide)

SKU: INT185

$11.00
Paperback, John Rousmaniere, 8 pages, 4 x 9, 9780071452212
Read clouds and winds, understand fronts and storms, make accurate forecasts at sea, handle heavy weather decision-making to keep clear of trouble....
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Star Finder Book, 3rd edition
Star Finder Book, 3rd edition

SKU: STR050

$19.95
Paperback, David Burch, 76 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9780914025634
A comprehensive book explaining the use of the 2102D star finder, and the many applications it offers in planning navigation. Its numerous examples and...
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Celestial Navigation
Celestial Navigation

SKU: WWN128

$18.95
Paperback, Jeff Toghill, 110 pages, 5.5 x 8.5, 9780393302943
Devoted to the practical and presented so even the most non-mathematical navigator can develop skill and competence. Includes techniques for checking...
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Basic & Primitive Navigation
Basic & Primitive Navigation

SKU: WFP080

$7.95
Folding Pocket Guide, James Kavanagh, 6 pages, 8.25 X 3.69, 9781583557129
Wilderness education is a critical part of personal safety -- and not getting lost, or knowing how to get found if you are lost , is an essential skill....
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Learn to Sail the Hard Way! Make Every Mistake in the Book
Learn to Sail the Hard Way! Make Every Mistake in the Book

SKU: EVE060

$19.99
Paperback, DON WATMOUGH, 100 pages, 7.5 x 9, 9781934707432
The stories in this book remind us that we should learn from the mistakes of others -- we don't live long enough to make them all ourselves. Using...
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Elvstrøm Explains the Racing Rules: 2021-2024 Rules
Elvstrøm Explains the Racing Rules: 2021-2024 Rules

SKU: ACB165

$30.00
Paperback, Paul Elvstrom, 240 pages, 5 x 7, 9781472980595
The essential guide to the racing rules from one of the sport's greatest champions--understand the rules and understand the winning mentality. "This...
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Ocean Sailing: The Offshore Cruising Experience with Real-life Practical Advice
Ocean Sailing: The Offshore Cruising Experience with Real-life Practical Advice

SKU: ACB161

$35.00
Hardcover, Paul Heiney, 288 pages, 8 x 10, 9781472955395
Fully illustrated throughout, this authoritative reference brings together practical advice from the world's experts on ocean sailing, drawing on wisdom...
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The Ultimate Guide to Navigating without a Compass: How to Find Your Way Using the Sun, Stars, and Other Natural Methods
The Ultimate Guide to Navigating without a Compass: How to Find Your Way Using the Sun, Stars, and Other Natural Methods

SKU: SKY168

$17.99
Paperback, Christopher Nyerges, 168 pages, 6 x 9, 9781510749900
Learn how to navigate without a compass, even when it seems impossible! Whether we are walking or driving, whether in the woods, on the water, or in the...
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Captain's Quick Guides: Using GPS (Laminated Folding Guide)
Captain's Quick Guides: Using GPS (Laminated Folding Guide)

SKU: INT002

$11.00
Paperback, Bob Sweet, 16 pages, 4 x 9, 9780071423717
Panels of concisely ordered information folding into a compact size. Covers position finding, entering and using waypoints, more. Good for use with any GPS....
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One-Minute Nautical Rules of the Road, 2nd edition
One-Minute Nautical Rules of the Road, 2nd edition

SKU: INT014

$22.00 $20.00
Paperback, Charlie Wing, 153 pages, 7.5 x 95, 9780071479233
A quick-access guide to international and U. S. boating rules of the nautical road that satisfies the Coast Guard requirement. Expanded edition provides...
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The Cloud Collector's Handbook
The Cloud Collector's Handbook

SKU: HCB078

$16.95
Hardcover, Gavin Pretor-Pinney, 144 pages, 5.5 x 7.5, 9780811875424
The perfect incentive for keeping your head in the clouds,  The Cloud Collector's Handbook  is a whimsical guide to the wonders of the sky....
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Field Guide to the Weather: Learn to Identify Clouds and Storms, Forecast the Weather, and Stay Safe
Field Guide to the Weather: Learn to Identify Clouds and Storms, Forecast the Weather, and Stay Safe

SKU: AVK065

$14.95
Paperback, Ryan Henning, 120 pages, 5 x 7, 9781591938248
our Guide to Watching Clouds and Understanding the Weather From the soothing sound of rain to the shrill whistle of a blizzard, from the house-shaking...
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Fly Fishing Knots by Pro-Knot
Fly Fishing Knots by Pro-Knot

SKU: JES006

$6.75
Waterproof Cards, John E. Sherry, 12 pages, 3.5 x 2.25
ro-Knot  The waterproof portable fly fishing knots guide! With over 1 million knot cards sold and more 5 Star reviews than any other knot book author -...
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Storytelling for Sailors - Seminar Download
Storytelling for Sailors - Seminar Download

SKU: PDV014

$129.00

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Star to Steer Her By
Star to Steer Her By

SKU: CMP244

$18.50
Paperback, Edward J. Bergin, 202 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9780870333095
For the beginner, this gives straightforward explanations every step of the way to confident, successful celestial navigation. Widely used as textbook.
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Instant Handbook of Boat Handling, Navigation, & Seamanship
Instant Handbook of Boat Handling, Navigation, & Seamanship

SKU: INT222

$42.00 $27.00
Paperback, Nigel Calder, et al, 224 pages, 6 x 10, 9780071499101
A quick reference guide for sail and power. Offers concise instruction in every vital facet of safely operating power and sailboats. Covers navigation, boat...
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How to Find Where You Are From the Sun
How to Find Where You Are From the Sun

SKU: GEB001

$7.00
Paperback
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Voyaging With Kids - A Guide to Family Life Afloat
Voyaging With Kids - A Guide to Family Life Afloat

SKU: PDB019

$34.95 $25.17
Paperback, Behan Gifford, Sara Dawn Johnson, Michael Robertson, 320 pages, 6 x 9, 9781929214334
“A treasure-trove of useful, well-organized information on sea-going parenting.” —Gary “Cap’n Fatty” Goodlander, Author of Buy, Outfit and...
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Instant Weather Forecasting: You Can Predict the Weather
Instant Weather Forecasting: You Can Predict the Weather

SKU: ACB140

$12.95
Paperback, Alan Watts, 64 pages, 8.5 x 5.5, 9781472929730
Color photographs of cloud formations and their groundbreaking explanatory text enable readers to read the sky, pick up the clues and predict what the...
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Advanced First Aid Afloat, 5th edition
Advanced First Aid Afloat, 5th edition

SKU: CMP200

$16.99
Paperback, Peter F. Eastman, M.D, 211 pages, 6 x 9, 9780870335242
Since its first publication in 1972, more than 30,000 blue-water sailors have looked to this book when injury or illness struck at sea. Virtually every...
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Learn Sailing Right! Intermediate Sailing
Learn Sailing Right! Intermediate Sailing

SKU: USS034

$17.95
Paperback, 64 pages, 0.2 x 8.5 x 11, 9780982167687
Discounted for Wholesale Customers
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The Pocket Guide to Fishing Knots: A Step-by-Step Guide to the Most Important Knots for Fresh and Salt Water
The Pocket Guide to Fishing Knots: A Step-by-Step Guide to the Most Important Knots for Fresh and Salt Water

SKU: SKY165

$9.99
Paperback, Joseph B. Healy, 200 pages, 4 x 6, 9781510721210
If you want to land the trout, salmon, bass, marlin, striper, pike, or shark of a lifetime, you have to know how to tie great knots! Every fisherman...
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Dutton's Nautical Navigation, 15th edition
Dutton's Nautical Navigation, 15th edition

SKU: NAV019

$69.95
Hardcover, revised by Thomas J. Cutler, 664 pages, 8.5 x 11, 155750248X
An extensive update of this classic textbook covering all aspects of contemporary marine navigation. While still covering traditional topics such as...
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Weather
Weather

SKU: WFP011

$7.95
Folding Pocket Guide, James Kavanagh, 6 pages, 8.25 X 3.69, 9781583551127
Weather, An Introduction to Clouds, Storms and Weather Patterns, is a must-have, reference guide for beginners and experts alike. With this indispensable...
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Fundamentals of Kayak Navigation: Master the Traditional Skills and the Latest Technologies, Revised Fourth Edition
Fundamentals of Kayak Navigation: Master the Traditional Skills and the Latest Technologies, Revised Fourth Edition

SKU: STR043

$32.00 $29.00
Paperback, David Burch, 272 pages, 7.5 x 0.6 x 9, 9780914025528
For the past 30 years, this book has been the authoritative source for all matters of small-boat navigation. Learn how to find and keep track of your...
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First Aid at Sea 7th Edition
First Aid at Sea 7th Edition

SKU: MPS208

$20.00
Paperback, Douglas Justins, Colin Berry, 30 pages, 7 x 9, 9781472953414
This fully updated new edition of   First Aid at Sea   provides an easy-to-access instant guide to emergency first aid for all seafarers: - Color coded...
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HO-249 Air Navigation Volume 1 Selected Stars – Epoch 2025
HO-249 Air Navigation Volume 1 Selected Stars – Epoch 2025

SKU: CEL018

$27.95
Paperback, 8.5 x 11
These tables were designed for air navigation where weight and space are at a premium, however, they are very popular with sailors too due to the fact that...
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Sail The World With Me
Sail The World With Me

SKU: JCS023

$49.95
Flexi, Jimmy Cornell, 395 pages, 9.5 x 8, 9781916091054
Sail The World With Me   deals with all essential aspects of offshore voyaging and long distance cruising. Every subject is dealt with in an informative...
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The Weekend Navigator 2nd Edition
The Weekend Navigator 2nd Edition

SKU: INT446

$40.00 $32.00
Paperback, Robert Sweet, 288 pages, 8.5 x 0.4 x 10.8, 9780071759960
The Weekend Navigator teaches you how to navigate using today's tools and methods, including the latest technologies such as smart phones. While electronic...
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Care and Feeding of Sailing Crew 4th Ed.
Care and Feeding of Sailing Crew 4th Ed.

SKU: PDB017

$24.95 $19.96
Paperback, Lin Pardey with Larry Pardey, 9781929214341
Lin Pardey’s ever popular book, The Care and Feeding of Sailing Crew has now been updated. Despite the title, this is hardly a cookbook; rather...
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Details of Classic Boat Construction: The Hull - 25th Anniversary Edition
Details of Classic Boat Construction: The Hull - 25th Anniversary Edition

SKU: PDB020

$49.95 $35.00
Hardcover, Larry Pardey, 452 pages, 10 x 8
This impressive book shows the process of constructing a boat hull with extensive photographs and drawings and includes ample time-saving procedures....
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The Pocket Guide to Essential Knots
The Pocket Guide to Essential Knots

SKU: SKY151

$9.99
paperback, Peter Owen, 80 pages, 4 x 6, 9781510752221
21 Essential Knots for Everyday Use Indoors or Outdoors! This compact little reference book includes knots for a wide range of functions, from home to...
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Ship Spotter's Guide
Ship Spotter's Guide

SKU: RAN338

$12.00
Paperback, Angus Konstam, 128 pages, 7.5 x 0.4 x 5.1, 9781472808691
Ships have been part of military campaigns since the Ancient world, and this expertly illustrated and detailed Spotter's Guide offers a look at the 40 most...
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Celestial Navigation, 3rd edition
Celestial Navigation, 3rd edition

SKU: WIL061

$19.95
Paperback, Tom Cunliffe, 65 pages, 6.75 x 9.5, 9780470666333
As romantic sounding as sailing to Tahiti did centuries ago, using the sun, moon, planets, and stars to guide one's boat on the seas is enjoying a comeback....
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Complete Book of Decorative Knots
Complete Book of Decorative Knots

SKU: LYB029

$21.95 $19.95
Paperback, Geoffrey Budworth, 157 pages, 7.5 x 10.25, 9781558217911
A handy guidebook that includes eighty ornamental and useful knots with easy-to-follow; with step-by-step illustrations.
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Reeds Weather Handbook 2nd edition
Reeds Weather Handbook 2nd edition

SKU: MPS231

$14.00
Paperback, Frank Singleton, 143 pages, 4 x 6, 9781472965066
This pocket-sized guide will equip sailors with the knowledge to read and predict the weather. Weather determines when we sail, where we sail to and...
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Reeds Lights, Shapes and Buoyage Handbook
Reeds Lights, Shapes and Buoyage Handbook

SKU: ACB162

$14.00
Paperback, Simon Jollands, 128 pages, 4.25 x 6.5, 9781472965097
This pocket-sized guide is a quick reference for all seafarers to the essential navigational lights, shapes, and seamarks which abound off the coastline...
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The Pocket Guide to Outdoor Knots: A Step-By-Step Guide to the Most Important Knots for Fishermen, Boaters, Campers, and Climbers
The Pocket Guide to Outdoor Knots: A Step-By-Step Guide to the Most Important Knots for Fishermen, Boaters, Campers, and Climbers

SKU: SKY155

$9.99
Paperback, Geoffrey Budworth, 160 pages, 5.7 x 8, 9781510750449
The Pocket Guide to Outdoor Knots  provides easy-to-follow, step-by-step diagrams and instructions for tying over eighty knots. Over 300 full-color...
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My First Book of Nautical Knots: A Guide to Sailing and Decorative Knots
My First Book of Nautical Knots: A Guide to Sailing and Decorative Knots

SKU: SKY157

$9.99
Paperback, Caroline Britz, 64 pages, 7 x 9
Do you know what seamanship is? It's the art of making knots. But there's no need to board a boat to learn how to make sea knots.   My First Book of...
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Chapman Piloting & Seamanship 69th Edition
Chapman Piloting & Seamanship 69th Edition

SKU: RAN570

$65.00
Hardcover, 920 pages, 8.75 x 11, 9781950785490
Chapman is the foundation reference for all boaters and sailors with essential information on boat handing and seamanship skills on coast and inland waters....
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The Little Blue Book of Sailing Wisdom
The Little Blue Book of Sailing Wisdom

SKU: SKY073

$16.95
Hardcover, Stephan Brennan (Editor), 224 pages, 5 x 7, 9781628737622
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail...
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Heavy Weather Avoidance (Concepts and Applications of 500 Mb Charts)
Heavy Weather Avoidance (Concepts and Applications of 500 Mb Charts)

SKU: IHP_HWA

Paperback, Ma-Li Chen and Lee S. Chesneau, 250 pages, 11.3 x 8.5, 9780939837786
The 500Mb chart is the key that unlocks the three-dimensional nature of the atmosphere and helps answer the mariner's two most important weather questions:...
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The Pacific Crossing Guide: 3rd edition
The Pacific Crossing Guide: 3rd edition

SKU: ACB139

$75.00
Hardcover, Kitty van Hagen, 256 pages, 8.3 x 1 x 11.7, 9781472935342
The  Pacific Crossing Guide  is a complete reference for anyone contemplating sailing the Pacific in their own boat. From ideal timing, suitable...
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Annapolis Book of Seamanship, 4th edition
Annapolis Book of Seamanship, 4th edition

SKU: SIM134

$55.00
Hardcover, John Rousmaniere, 9781451650198
Completely revised and updated to address changes in technology and safety standards, this new edition is the definitive guide to the art and science of...
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Notley's Ultimate Guide...Saltwater Fishing Rigs & Knots
Notley's Ultimate Guide...Saltwater Fishing Rigs & Knots

SKU: FAP042

$16.95
Paperback, Larry V Notley, 224 pages, 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.7, 9781571884824
With 30 years of experience, Larry Notley really knows how to teach knots and rigs in simple, user-friendly text and illustrations. And now the best...
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Sextant: A Young Man's Daring Sea Voyage and the Men Who Mapped the World's Oceans
Sextant: A Young Man's Daring Sea Voyage and the Men Who Mapped the World's Oceans

SKU: HRW112

$16.99 $14.99
Paperback, David Barrie, 384 pages, 5.3 x 0.9 x 8, 9780062279354
In the tradition of Dava Sobel's  Longitude  comes sailing expert David Barrie's compelling and dramatic tale of invention and discovery—an...
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