Mariners Weather Handbook from BEOWULF PUBLISHING
Often generalized weather forecasts can lead boaters into treacherous waters. However, with recent technological advances, including the internet, weather faxes and more, predicting changes in weather and approaching storms is becoming simpler. The Dashew's (authors of Offshore Cruising Encyclopedia) created this handbook to help you use the new technology in conjunction with reliable old techniques.
$69.95 $49.95
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Sailing Fundamentals: from BOOKS
Sailing Fundamentals have been extensively pretested by ASA professional instructors to ensure that it offers the fastest, easiest, most systematic way to learn basic sailing and basic coastal cruising. This book covers every aspect of beginning sailing-from hoisting sail to docking and anchoring-and specifically prepares the learner to qualify for sailing certification according to international standards.
$22.95
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Offshore Cruising Encyclopedia II from BEOWULF PUBLISHING
The Dashews' have created what is justly called an encyclopedia for the wealth and breadth of information on cruising they provide here. They have succeeded in creating a comprehensive guide for anyone planning to cruise for several weeks, months or years. Author: Steve & Linda Dashew Beowulf, Incorporated.
$89.95 $89.95
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Celestial Navigation in the GPS Age from PARADISE CAY
Covers all modern methods of celestial navigation including H. 229 and 249, direct calculations using calculators and 72 different exercises in five categories of interest. Celestial navigation is a crucial skill for the offshore navigator. Many books on celestial navigation take shortcuts in explaining concepts; incorrect diagrams and discussion are often used for the sake of moving the student along quickly. It conveys celestial navigation concepts clearly and in the shortest possible time.
$24.95
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Cruising Fundamentals from BOOKS
This is the official American Sailing Association guide to intermediate coasting cruising and bareboat chartering. Written to complement the ASA's teaching methods, it addresses small boat daysailors who wish to move on to overnight cruising in a larger boat. The book leads the reader through five progressively more advanced levels of boat handling, each divided into sections covering knowledge and techniques that can be learned ashore and those best learned underway.
$19.95
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Calder's Cruising Handbook from BOOKS
Whether 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 first half of the book includes an easy-to-use tabular method for evaluating a boat's suitability for cruising; ideas for workable deck and interior lay-outs and organization; how to choose and configure suitable boat systems for cruising; and how to install gear for trouble free operation.
$49.95
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A Cruising Guide to Narragansett Bay and the South Coast of Massachusetts from BOOKS
A Cruising Guide to Narragansett Bay and the South Coast of Massachusetts: Including Buzzard's Bay, Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard, and Block Island.
$37.95
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Imray Cruising Guide - A Yachtman's Fiji from WEEMS And PLATH
A Yachtsman's Fiji A Navigator's Notebook by Michael Calder Contains comprehensive information needed by a yacht to enable its crew to plan a cruise to Fiji and visit many areas never before adequately described. This book, the first and only information published specifically for small craft, is a must for any "yachtie" planning, or even dreaming of a visit to Fiji and the South-west Pacific. 6. 5" x 9. 5". . 241 pgs. .
$68.88
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World Cruising Routes, 6th Ed. from MCGRAW HILL
Featuring nearly 1000 sailing routes in all oceans of the world World Cruising Routes is a comprehensive guide to nearly 1000 sailing routes covering all the oceans of the world, from the tropical South Seas to the high latitudes of the Arctic and Antarctic. The book is geared specifically to the needs of cruising sailors and contains essential information on winds, currents, regional and seasonal weather as well as valuable suggestions concerning optimum times for individual routes. 628 pgs.
$59.95
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How to Read a Nautical Chart - Nigel Calder from BOOKS
The best handbook on chart usage, from one of the most trusted names in boating. In 2000, the U. S. government ceased publication of Chart No. 1 is not just reborn but expanded and improved in How to Read a Nautical Chart. The demand for a book like this has never been greater. 1, including a more intuitive format, crucial background information, international chart symbol equivalents, electronic chart symbology, and thorough explanations of the practical aspects of nautical chart reading.
$16.95
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IN5J - Coast Cruise Jacket, Yellow/Navy, L from GILL INTERNATIONAL
Breathable, waterproof outer fabric of lightweight Nylon Tactel Oxford keeps you dry, inside and out. Fully-taped seams guarantee waterproofness. Hi-visibility rollaway hood with volume adjustment for improved fit, designed to move with the head. Offshore-height collar with wrap-around face guard offering excellent weather protection. Double storm flap for full protection even in the wettest conditions. Large, bellowed cargo pockets keep essentials close at hand. Men’s Navy/Mist, Red/Navy.
$165
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