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Captain's Quick Guides eBook Series

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  • Diesel Engine Care and Repair

    A Captain's Quick Guide

    by Nigel Calder ...
    Series series Captain's Quick Guides
    When it's sink or swim, this Quick Guide will keep you afloat!On the water, when an engine problem surfaces, there is no time to spend searching through an exhaustive manual. Diesel Engine Care and Repair provides all the answers--fast.Drawn from the world's largest boating library, it presents 14 color panels of authoritative, concise information on diesel engines. This on-the-spot reference is a ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • How To Read a Nautical Chart: A Captain's Quick Guide

    by Nigel Calder ...
    Series series Captain's Quick Guides
    Your quick-reference, on-board guide to the symbology and shorthand notations used on nautical chartsNautical charts contain an incredible amount of information for those who know how to decipher them. But without a key to the symbology, a chart can be bewildering. Nigel Calder, one of today's most respected boating authors, helps you make sense complex system of signs, symbols, and graphic ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

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    The Story of Mike Plant, America’s Daring Solo Circumnavigator

    by Julia Plant ...
    When Coyote and its skipper, Mike Plant, went missing mid-Atlantic in November 1992, the sailing world held its breath. Now, twenty years later, the story around the mystery, tragedy, and enigma is told at last"[Plant] is as close as yachting gets to a James Dean character, going his own way, in his own time, but always with an eye to the sea."--Barbara Lloyd, New York Times“Coyote is one of the ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • Mingming & the Tonic of Wildness

    by Roger D. Taylor ...
    In his third book singlehanded sailor Roger D. Taylor ventures to even more remote seas aboard his tiny junk-rigged yacht Mingming. The first voyage, across the North Atlantic to Baffin Island, is curtailed when Taylor is injured in a storm in the Davis Strait. Unwilling to sail on into the ice with a broken rib, he turns round and re-crosses the Atlantic to Plymouth, completing a non-stop voyage ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • Bobbing to the Baltic

    by Martin Edge ...
    "Bobbing to the Baltic" is the story of my cruise from Edinburgh to the Russian border aboard my 27ft yacht 'Zophiel'.In May 2012 we left the Forth to cross the North Sea. Though we originally intended to go to Denmark, a combination of wimpiness and extraordinarily poor navigation took us to Holland instead.From there I sailed to the Baltic, via Germany, then to the eastern Baltic, via Denmark ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Nigel Calder's Cruising Handbook: A Compendium for Coastal and Offshore Sailors

    by Nigel Calder ...
    The most comprehensive and helpful guide ever written for selecting and equipping a cruising sailboatWhether you’re a coastal or offshore cruiser, you’ll find your most pressing concerns treated with the know-how that makes for skillful, confident cruising in Nigel Calder’s Cruising Handbook. The author -- one of the most respected marine how-to authors on either side of the Atlantic, and author ... Read more

    $56.99 CAD

  • Inspecting the Aging Sailboat

    by Don Casey ...
    ". . . the perfect place to begin, or continue, your education."--SailingWhether you are shopping for a used fiberglass boat or prioritizing maintenance tasks on the one you already own, this book saves money--and perhaps even disaster. With clear step-by-step drawings and instructions, Don Casey explains how to recognize problems--both surface and hidden--and how to separate cosmetic flaws from ... Read more

    $20.99 CAD

  • The Complete Anchoring Handbook : Stay Put on Any Bottom in Any Weather: Stay Put on Any Bottom in Any Weather

    Stay Put on Any Bottom in Any Weather

    by Alain Poiraud, Achim Ginsberg-Klemmt, Erika Ginsberg-Klemmt ...
    A modern, authoritative anchoring guide for sailors and powerboatersA 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 anchor properly can be frustrating, inconvenient, or downright dangerous. The Complete Anchoring Handbook is your path to mastering this indispensable ... Read more

    $39.99 CAD

  • Fair Wind and a Following Sea

    by Anthony (Jo) Johansen ...
    Born in Bristol, England, Anthony (Jo) Johansen grew up with the sea. His love of ships and sailing led him to a fascinating life in the British Merchant Navy. This book is filled with his adventures, as he lives through the Blitz, travels the world, encounters some unforgettable characters, and faces dangers, not the least of which is the dreaded “rogue wave.”Men at sea indulge in pranks and ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • The Elements of Boat Strength: For Builders, Designers, and Owners

    by Dave Gerr ...
    "This work is significant. It is the first to include a method of assessing structural strength in the context of the modern marine environment."--Commander M. C. Cruder, U.S. Coast GuardAcclaimed author and naval architect Dave Gerr created this unique system of easy-to-use scantling rules and rules-of-thumb for calculating the necessary dimensions, or scantlings, of hulls, decks, and other boat ... Read more

    $50.99 CAD

  • Offshore Sailing: 200 Essential Passagemaking Tips

    by William G. Seifert, Daniel Spurr ...
    In a book that is sure to become a classic, internationally respected boatbuilder, yacht manager, and delivery skipper Bill Seifert shares his hard-won solutions to a host of boat design, construction, and equipment issues and seamanship dilemmas. Unlike other books on the subject, Offshore Sailing doesn’t just tell readers what to do for safe and comfortable passage making; it shows them how to ... Read more

    $42.99 CAD

  • Farther Up the Strait

    Coastal British Columbia Stories

    by Wayne J. Lutz ...
    Coastal British Columbia from Jervis Inlet to Desolation Sound serves as the backdrop for stories of boating in the Strait of Georgia and the islands to the north. Tales from remote areas of Canada where people are isolated from the bustle of the surrounding world. Stories for the stout of heart and those who crave wilderness adventure. Numerous maps and photos accompany the stories, a follow-up ... Read more

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