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A guide that addresses the history, lifeforms, and lifestyles of the Chesapeake written by a lifelong sailor and resident of the bay. It updates this version to ensure you stay safe and have fun exploring this vast region.

Investigates a little-known but clear eleventh-hour warning that, had it been heeded, might have enabled the Navy's Pearl Harbor command to blunt the Japanese assault and save ships and lives. This work reveals that the attack plan of Japan's Admiral Yamamoto included five midget submarines, each carrying two men and two torpedoes.

Helps you learn: the attributes of a good skipper and crew - including physical and mental agility, effective communication, and knowledge-based decision making; fine-tuning your voyaging with the seaworthiness of your boat and the capability of your crew in mind; using weather information and routing resources to lower risks and raise rewards.

Shows the growth of kayaking as a sport. This book covers such topics as: Getting Ready; Kayaks; Accessories and Clothing; Getting to Know Your Kayak; Controlling Your Kayak; Getting Into and Out of the Water; Real Life Paddling; Finding Your Way: Kayak Navigation; Trip Logistics; Group safety; Kayak Camping; and, Taking Care of Your Stuff.

The only handbook devoted to splicing today's ropes; now covers wire splices, rope-to-wire splices, and ropework gear for boats.

Modern Cruising Sailboat, The: A Complete Guide to Its Design, Construction, and Outfitting

A beginner's guide to the repair of boat fiberglass and other composites

Sail- and powerboaters learn how tobecome better navigators and skippers.

The learn-to-sail book for adult noviceswho are in a hurry to gain their sea legs.

The first quick-and-easy compositeconstruction method for canoes and kayaks.

From docking to surviving storm waves, this title provides what you need to know before you hit the water. Using hundreds of illustrations and photos, it shows you how to do tasks such as docking, trimming, wave handling, and close-quarters maneuvering.

Dozens of projects to keep boats lookinggood and running well.

With each topic condensed to 14 color pages, this book covers the 13 critical aspects of piloting, seamanship, and boat handling under sail or power. It advises you on topics such as: boat handling under power; using nautical charts; heavy weather sailing; and emergency first aid on board.

What makes a boat owner happy? This book provides an answer this question. It explains the implications of different hull designs, construction methods, engine technologies, and more. It also includes J D Power's "Power Circle" rankings.

Provides information on boat designing.

A how-to guide for building the generation of quick and easy boats. It shows you how to create elegant, seaworthy plywood boats. It explains the basics of stitch-and-glue construction, tools, materials, shop safety, and more.

Explains everything required to select and acquire a boat for your needs. This book shows you how to: identify the best powerboat for you and determine the total cost of ownership; negotiate the best deal on a boat and avoid mistakes; and, understand boat financing, registration, insurance, and the legal obligations of boat owners.

A guide to international and US boating rules which includes the full text of the original rules, and rule-by-rule translations of these rules. It also includes a "One-Minute Guide Decision Tree" and a brief overview of the rules' intent to give you an idea of what to do in any common situation.

Metal corrosion is a constant destructive problem on boats, and you need to know how to find it, stop it, and prevent it. This work covers various types of corrosion in a variety of metal boat parts and fixtures, both above and below water.

Shows you how to find your way on the water - even if your navigation equipment is damaged or lost - using ancient and modern skills or rudimentary materials like a stick, a piece of string or a pair of sunglasses. This guide includes navigation methods, graphics and lists. It offers a useful backup for every ocean mariner.

Covers Noah's ark, Thor Heyerdahl's raft, the lost city of Atlantis, and the mysterious Bermuda Triangle. This title spans the ages and scours the seas for fanciful, inspiring, and downright bizarre tales of sea monsters, ghost ships, lost continents, castaways, and pirates.

Retraces the journeys of three lone sailors swept up by a monster hurricane that confounds various predictions.

Offers tips, techniques, and designs for quick-and-easy plywood boatbuilding. This title includes plans and instructions for a multipurpose skiff for sail, oar, and power; a pirogue for single or double paddle; a big pram dinghy; a maneuverable peapod; a long, fast, rowing dory; a rugged outboard-powered work skiff; and more.

Helps you understand and prevent diving accidents, based on 20 true-life reports. This guide reveals how scuba diving accidents leading to severe injury or death usually result from a chain of events that can and should be prevented before a tragedy occurs. It features an introduction to diver safety and includes safety sidebars throughout.

Helps you explores the coastal waters of North America. This illustrated guide provides tips on anchoring, piloting and weather, along with step-by-step instructions on numerous specific skills and techniques.

All sailors want to believe their boats can go anywhere and stand up to anything. Who knows when you might get caught by bad weather? This book explains how you can refit your boat for worry-free bluewater voyaging. It covers what from structural modifications and reinforcements to rigging, engines, systems, and gear.

Contains 18 projects that fall into three categories: decorative, useful, and somewhere in between. The projects in this book have been designed with an emphasis on simplicity and cost.

Offers plans and instructions for building 47 functional wooden boats for oar, motor, and sail, including dories, peapods, Sea Bright skiffs, wherries, and Rangeley boats.

A practical step-by-step manual to help prepare you for the cruising lifestyle. It provides tips, practical suggestions, and life lessons on how to: choose and prepare the right boat; provision for long-term cruising; raise - and educate - kids; get along in close quarters; and, know what to expect in the cruising life.

Chronicles the odyssey of making a major lifestyle change from land to sea. This book explores what women stand to gain when they set forth on such a journey - and what they stand to lose if they do not.