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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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Surfing is more than just a sport; it is a cultural phenomenon. From its mystical beginnings in Polynesia, surfing has evolved into a worldwide passion, establishing its own roster of legends and seeping into our society-in movies, in fashion, in music, and in language. Hawaiian Duke Kahanamoku, the "father of surfing," helped elevate the sport beyond its Pacific Islands origins more than a century ago, and his torch has been carried on by a long...
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Everything you need to know about waves Classic surf trips, from California to Cornwall Iconic surf movies and legendary image-makers Profiles of surfing greats, including Miki Dora, Nat Young, and Kelly Slater Practical advice-from becoming a greener surfer to travel essentials and how surfing conquered the world!
It was the sport of Polynesian princes whose names have been lost to history. It is a lifestyle, an art, a sacred rite, a belief system-a...
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This is a book about my sailing voyage from San Francisco, California to Long Island, New York via the Panama Canal, "The Voyage". The journey was chronicled in the my Sailing Intermezzo blog as it progressed from its beginning in October 2015 to its end in August 2019. The blog was written as a travelogue and I wrote little about my personal life or how I was feeling along the way. This book fills in those gaps and tells a more complete story, a...
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This book of non-fishing, recreational powerboats, a step up from the very basic Power Boating for Dummies, offers the avid boater or novice a comprehensive overview of the hobby. Packed inside are how-to articles, builder histories and addresses, and engine option details. This 2002 publication is being offered at a special low price prior to the 2010 release of an updated edition.
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This fascinating collection of entertaining stories from the seven seas reveals unusual and bizarre sailing trips, vessels and characters, and recounts perilous journeys in freak weather and other legendary tales. Within these pages you'll find stories of pirates holding ships to ransom and the gruesome fates of some of the shipmates who dared cross them. The sailors forever lost in the Bermuda triangle, the poor family who were encircled by a school...
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"A journalist, photographer, and surfer, Yogis began the life of a roving seeker his junior year of high school, when he ran away from his Sacramento, Calif. home to learn how to surf in Hawaii. His subsequent travels include a handful of prime surfing spots, but Yogis's more arresting journey is spiritual, taking him to monasteries in France and Berkley, Calif., and deep into the living tradition of Zen Buddhism. Captured here in short chapters and...
10) Be a Pro Surfer
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For a professional surfer, there's nothing more important than chasing the waves. From Hawaii to New Zealand, these athletes are constantly on the move to find the best wave and compete in daring tournaments all over the world. It may seem glamourous, but pro surfing is hard, if rewarding. Readers dive into the world of pro surfing in this book, written with achievable main content perfect for reluctant or struggling readers. Full-color photographs...
11) Facing the Wave
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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.
12) Surfing
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It lurks in deep water. Soon it could rise to the surface. No, it's not a sea creature, but a surfer's dream. This is the ultimate wave. For thousands of years, and all across the globe, surfers have enjoyed the thrills and survived the spills of catching
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"Oh, fishsticks, tartar, and a side of fries!"
Runaway ferrets, former BFF drama-trauma, and one GIGANTIC (and very, very public) belly flop. No doubt about it, Callie Boone's summer is CRUMMY. The only things keeping her afloat are dive practice with her dad and a top-secret Olympic dream. Then a boy named Hoot, who is NOT her boyfriend, moves in next door and turns her world upside down and right-side up.
Just when things start looking up,...
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A contributing editor for Outside magazine provides a behind-the-scenes look at the fast-paced, around-the-world sailing race.
An invigorating behind-the-scenes look at the world of extreme sailing, The Race is also a taut, engrossing account of the first running of the competition called "The Race," which began on December 31, 2000, in Barcelona and ended sixty-two days later in Marseilles. The most intense event of its kind-a nonstop circumnavigation...
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In Fifty Places to Paddle Before You Die, the newest addition to the Fifty Places series, Chris Santella explores the best destinations for the diverse sport of paddling. The book features the world's top spots for kayaking, rafting, canoeing, and stand-up paddleboarding. Destinations include the Grand Canyon, Alaska's Kenai Peninsula, Baja California, Indonesia's Komodo Islands, and the Antarctic Peninsula, as recommended by paddling experts. Compelling...
16) The Purple Purse
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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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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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A fascinating look at the 2008 Harvard Varsity Crew Team and the university's legendary history of accomplished rowers
The Eight is a thrilling, behind-the-scenes look at a group of young men who have given up nearly everything to transform themselves into the best team possible at arguably the world's most venerable rowing institution, Harvard crew. Through a blend of journalistic writing and historical narrative, Saint Sing highlights their struggles...
19) Dive smack
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"Theo Mackey only remembers one thing for certain about the fire that burned his life down: he lit the match. Sure, it was an accident. But the blaze killed his mom and set his dad on a path to self-destruction. Everything else about that fateful night is full of gaping holes in Theo's mind, for good reason. Maybe it's better that way. As captain of the Ellis Hollow diving team, with straight As and solid friends, he's only one semester away from...
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THE WONDER CREW is the fascinating story of how the salty coach of the Annapolis crew team, Coach Richard Glendon, seized the sport of rowing first from the Ivy League schools and then the imposing British with a new style both uniquely American and very much his own. He took a group of young midshipmen with humble origins and dominated a sport once the domain of the privileged.
After stunning the Ivy Leagues in race after race, the US Naval Academy...
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