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Avast, ye! For anyone who has dreamed of hitting the high seas, manning a crew, brandishing a cutlass, or burying treasure, here’s The Pirate Handbook. Part how-to, part illustrated history, this detailed manual gives insight into every aspect of the pirating life: learn how to make a seaworthy raft, navigate by the stars, brew up a batch of grog, and much more. Featuring a removable replica of an actual pirate map, detailed illustrations, real...
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Jude comes from a family of surfers. He watches from shore as his mom, dad, and sister all have a blast in the water. However, Jude can't seem to get himself on the board. He's nervous about what might happen. With some encouragement from his dad, Jude decides to take a chance and ride the wave. In this uplifting story of perseverance, readers will realize the benefits of facing their fears and trying something new.
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Carolyn and Justin go for a Fall leaf-peeping drive and purchase a boat from the side of the road that they name The Bathtub. This e-book describes their adventures and misadventures , along with their son Roy, on The Bathtub. The small family has to pick their battles because sometimes that's what's needed in the end, along with compromise, so that everyone is content.
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Carolyn and Justin are on another boating adventure.
On the way to the boat rental Carolyn buys a "purple purse" at a thrift shop. What is it? Can they bring it on the boat?
This time they are going boating on the Bass River where they can do both river and ocean boating.
There's a storm brewing and, luckily, they have the know-how and the safety equipment to get back.
To open the "purse" would be wrong under these circumstances. They'll...
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La Copa América nació en el siglo XIX como un reto entre un barco estadounidense (el America) y catorce ingleses –la excolonia contra la metrópoli–. Con el paso de los años se ha consolidado como la principal competición de vela del planeta, con una feroz final mano a mano entre dos veleros en la que vence la tecnología más innovadora y la tripulación mejor y más lista.
Los navegantes están entre los mejores del mundo, y el prestigio...
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Bradt's Paddling France is the first practical guidebook to explore the whole country by SUP (stand-up paddleboard), canoe and kayak – waterborne activities enjoying a popularity boom. Experienced paddleboarder, travel writer and local resident Anna Richards has toured the country's rivers, lakes and coasts to handpick 40 outstanding itineraries for water-based exploration that suit all abilities from novice to expert, enabling readers to experience...
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Hoy en día es bastante difícil creer que alguna vez existió un tiempo en el que la mayoría de los hombres se comportaban precisamente como eso, como hombres. Actualmente las redes sociales, las canciones populares, las películas (comedia romántica), Disney o el internet en general, nos están programando para deja de un lado nuestra masculinidad El hombre moderno necesita reestructurar su mente, su forma de pensar y su disciplina. En el objetivo...
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The comprehensive powerboating guide from the experts at Boating magazine, with essential info on the latest boats and gear-plus expert tips and more.
Boating magazine is the destination for powerboat information, whether your goal is competitive deep-sea fishing or soaking up rays on the lake. The Total Boating Manual draws on the knowledge and expertise of our writing staff to provide unbiased and well-researched reviews and tips on boating gear,...
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In Swim Speed Secrets, 4-time Olympian, gold medalist, and triathlon world champion Sheila Taormina reveals the swim technique used by the world's fastest swimmers. Over the course of 4 Olympic Games and throughout her career as a world champion triathlete, Taormina refined her exceptional technique as a student of the sport, studying the world's best swimmers using underwater photographs and video analysis. From Johnny Weissmuller to Michael Phelps,...
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A Master Storyteller
"Something is out there that doesn't have a name," writes veteran sailor and writer Christian Williams as he invites us along once again on a 5,000-mile voyage of discovery around the North Pacific. Equipped with a new boat, a well-stocked toolbox and the entire history of philosophic thought, he takes us as crew through squalls and calms deep into a laboratory of the universe that exists only out of sight of land. Funny, erudite...
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Technically Speaking Volume 1 is the latest book from best-selling Scuba series author Simon Pridmore. It is a series of themed talks telling the early history of technical diving-where it came from, how it developed, how it expanded across the world, who the important movers were and how, in the decade from 1989 to 1999, the efforts of a few determined people changed scuba diving forever.These ten years saw the greatest shake-up the sport has ever...
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Triathlon Swimming reveals the rewarding and rigorous Tower 26 program for mastering open-water swimming by the world's leading open-water swimming coach Gerry Rodrigues and former pro triathlete Emma-Kate Lidbury.Triathlon swimming is unique in its challenges and physical and mental limits. Over his lifetime of over 100 open-water swim race wins and over 30 years of coaching, Rodrigues has perfected the art and science of open-water swimming. His...
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Cuántos nudos existen, cuántos son verdaderamente útiles, cuáles nos serán de utilidad en casa, o para ir en barca, hacer alpinismo, salir a pescar, etc.
Nudos para unir, colgar, enlazar, regular, etc.
Gazas, ayustes, ligadas, accesorios, guías, sujeciones, sistemas de enganche, herramientas, etc.
Un libro ilustrado: en cada secuencia de los dibujos y de las fotografías veremos «nacer», con nuestros propios ojos, el nudo que nos interesa...
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This new edition of Ultimate Sailing Adventures takes you on a thrilling ride around the world's best boats, locations and voyages – from amazing passages and destinations, through memorable races and rallies to special boats and sailing experiences. There are exciting adventures that will appeal to everyone from novice to expert. Stunning, full-page photographs put you at the heart of the action, while inspirational descriptions allow you to dream...
17) Surfing Shake-Up
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Rosie loves nothing more than spending her summers surfing while staying with her Aunt Hazel in Australia. But this summer, her cousin Flora is coming to visit, too, and Aunt Hazel wants Rosie to teach Flora how to surf. Trouble is, Flora has a history of being mean to Rosie-and it doesn't take long to figure out that Flora hasn't changed one bit. Can Rosie set aside her hard feelings and teach her cousin to ride the waves? Or will this shake-up to...
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This book is an engaging tale about one man's journey of self-discovery and the adventures of living his life's dream. It was written for three types of readers. Throughout the book, the author shares life skills that brought him a fulfilled and meaningful life. It's written for the blue-water sailor with insights from seventy years of sailing experience, and it's written for the armchair sailor who wishes to experience what it's like to sail one's...
19) At Swim
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Sea swimming is the great leveller; we're all the same in a pair of togs. No one minds who you are or what you've done; the question is 'are you getting in?' Popular for centuries, sea swimming has had a recent surge in interest, with a growing community now taking the plunge. Brendan Mac Evilly and Michael O'Reilly, enthusiastic members of this bathing fraternity, chart their adventures in forty-three of Ireland's most enticing places to swim. Along...
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A soulful collection of nearly four decades of surf writing. In Deep transports readers into the heart of the surfing world's culture through the eyes and imagination of a master storyteller. George's personality profiles, perspective essays, and travel accounts achieve a level of frank articulation that, much like the works of Theroux, Krakauer, and Finnegan, reveal as much about the man as it does his subjects. Peak transcendence and quiet reflection,...
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