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1) Sailing for dummies

Author

Isler, J. J

Series

For dummies

Pub. Date

c2006

Physical Desc

xvi, 416 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Description

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A practical reference guide for sailing that provides information on fundamental techniques, equipment, terminology, knots, navigation, and common mistakes.

2) Sail

Pub. Date

1970

Physical Desc

v. ill. 29 cm.

3) The Annapolis book of seamanship

Author

Rousmaniere, John

Pub. Date

1999

Physical Desc

x, 403 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 29 cm.

4) Sails

Author

Rosenbaum, Franz J

Pub. Date

c1998

Physical Desc

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 30 cm.

5) Your first sailboat: how to find and sail the right boat for you

Author

Spurr, Daniel

Pub. Date

c2004

Physical Desc

xi, 271 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

6) Yachting monthly expert sailing skills: no nonsense advice that really works

Author

Cunliffe, Tom

Pub. Date

2012

Physical Desc

179 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 31 cm.

Description

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"Improve a wide range of sailing skills with this highly illustrated guide Popular sailing author Tom Cunliffe teaches sailors how to improve a vast range of sailing skills, from dropping anchor to fixing an engine or using onboard electronics. Each chapter deals with a specific skill and is highly illustrated with step-by-step photos. This selection of the best practical articles from the pages of Yachting Monthly magazine will help sailors at every...

7) Fifty places to sail before you die: sailing experts share the world's greatest destinations

Author

Santella, Chris

Pub. Date

2007

Physical Desc

223 p. ; 21 cm.

8) New complete sailing manual

Author

Sleight, Steve

Pub. Date

2005

Physical Desc

448 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 25 cm.

9) World cruising routes

Author

Cornell, Jimmy

Pub. Date

c2008

Physical Desc

xii, 595 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.), charts ; 25 cm.

10) West Coast windjammers in story and pictures

Author

Gibbs, Jim

Pub. Date

[1968]

Physical Desc

182 p. illus., ports. 28 cm.

11) Before the wind

Author

Lynch, Jim

Pub. Date

2016.

Physical Desc

289 pages ; 25 cm

Description

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Growing up on the Puget Sound, the Johannssen family has sailing in their blood, but the oldest brother, Josh, is left puzzling over what caused his siblings to flee, one to Africa, the other to points unknown as a fugitive and pirate.

12) The complete sailing manual

Author

Sleight, Steve

Pub. Date

2017.

Physical Desc

448 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm

Description

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This authoritative text has clear, annotated diagrams and photographs that answer questions about any sailing situation with thorough coverage of all aspects of sailing and boat ownership. All rules, regulations, and best practices are also up to date.From the novice to the experienced sailor, The Complete Sailing Manual is the perfect book for anyone interested in sailing. -- Provided by publisher.

13) The Famouse Fjord Race

Author

Stilton, Geronimo

Series

Geronimo Stilton. Micekings volume 2

Pub. Date

[2016]

Physical Desc

115 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.

Description

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Preparing to watch the Famouse Fjord Race, mouseking Geronimo Stiltonord, a family member from the ancient far north, is dragged onto a boat, despite his lack of sailing skills, before learning that the dragons are preparing for another attack.

14) The windjammers

Author

Allen, Oliver E

Series

Seafarers volume 6

Pub. Date

c1978

Physical Desc

176 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

15) The great age of sail

Author

Jobé, Joseph

Pub. Date

[1967]

Physical Desc

252 p. illus. (part col.), facsims. (part col.), col. maps, col. plates, ports. 34 cm.

16) We, the drowned

Author

Jensen, Carsten

Pub. Date

2010

Physical Desc

678 p. : map ; 24 cm.

Description

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Follows a century in the port town of Marstal on an island off the coast of Denmark, whose citizens' lives are indelibly shaped by forces ranging from wars and shipwrecks to taboo survival practices and forbidden passions.