Sailing On Friday
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Sailing On Friday
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Author : John A. Butler
language : en
Publisher: Potomac Books
Release Date : 1997
Sailing On Friday written by John A. Butler and has been published by Potomac Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with History categories.
This book recounts the colorful history of the U.S. merchant fleet in times of war and peace, from 1776 to the present. Twice in U.S. history, the American maritime fleet grew to become one of the most powerful in the world, only to decline thereafter. The author includes accounts of little-noted innovations that had long-lasting effects, daring ocean rescues, sea battles, and financial gambles that won or lost fortunes.
Sailing On Friday
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Author : John A. Butler
language : en
Publisher: History of the U.S. Merchant M
Release Date : 2000-10
Sailing On Friday written by John A. Butler and has been published by History of the U.S. Merchant M this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-10 with History categories.
Sailing on Friday recounts the growth and decline of what twice became the world's most powerful maritime flect. This is a tale of operatic dimension, peopled with patriots, politicians, industrial geniuses, fearless seamen, and gallant swashbucklers. It includes accounts of little-noted innovations that had long-lasting effects, daring ocean rescues, sea battles, and financial gambles that won or lost millions. Growing stress among diverse forces of mer-chants, shipowners, seafarers, and federal agencies brings this exciting story to an appalling climax.
Sailing In Grandfather S Wake
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Author : Ian Tew
language : en
Publisher: Sheridan House, Inc.
Release Date : 2001
Sailing In Grandfather S Wake written by Ian Tew and has been published by Sheridan House, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Ian Tew was born into a seafaring family and leaned to sail at the age of seven.
Things I Wish I D Known Before I Started Sailing Expanded And Updated
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Author : John Vigor
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2020-06-01
Things I Wish I D Known Before I Started Sailing Expanded And Updated written by John Vigor and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-01 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Aimed at sailboat owners of all kinds, this reference book contains 200 entries packed with solid practical advice and valuable tips. Each entry is categorized alphabetically and prefaced by an arresting statement, such as "People always lie about how fast their boats are." The reference format offers readers the opportunity to open the book at any page and browse endlessly. Cartoons by SAIL Magazine cartoonist Tom Payne enliven the text. A comprehensive appendix covers some 50 technical topics. Includes a Foreword by Don Casey. "...it is always interesting and very readable." —Sailing "Filled with practical advice, this book is a winner." — The Ensign "Vigor, who's written for several boating magazines, has brought his experience and sense of humor to bear on the less than ideal experiences of sailing—and he's even alphabetized them...It's fun to page through and you just might learn a thing or two." —Soundings: An Interdisciplinary Journal "This book is easy to read. It imparts some very valuable information in a fun package." — Good Old Boat "This is a great reference book for those just entering the world of sailing, and entertaining." — Latitudes & Attitudes "Vigor, who's written for several boating magazines, has brought his experience and sense of humor to bear on the less than ideal experiences of sailing—and he's even alphabetized them...It's fun to page through and you just might learn a thing or two." — Soundings
Superstitions Of Sailors
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Author : Angelo S. Rappoport
language : en
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Release Date : 2012-09-21
Superstitions Of Sailors written by Angelo S. Rappoport and has been published by Courier Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-21 with Fiction categories.
Intriguing legends from around the globe evoke a magical maritime world, with sightings of phantom galleys, mischievous deeds of mermaids and water sprites, and tall tales of enchanted islands.
Over The Top
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Author : Adrian Flanagan
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2018-03-08
Over The Top written by Adrian Flanagan and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-08 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Only one person has ever sailed vertically around the world - Adrian Flanagan. Sailing horizontally is difficult enough, crossing thousands of miles of ocean only to get near land at the Capes and battle treacherous currents. However, hundreds of sailors have still managed it. Adrian became obsessed with the idea of sailing vertically around the world as a boy, before he even knew whether it was possible. Thirty years later he managed it. This is his own account of his remarkable adventure. It was an epic challenge, sailing through the perilous waters around Cape Horn and across the remote, hostile stretch of the Russian Arctic. He survived being washed overboard, capsizing, a close encounter with pirates, and also managed to treat not one but two dislocated wrists - all of this alone, a thousand miles or more from anyone who could help him complete his quest. It wasn't all high drama, however. Adrian experienced moments of awe-inspiring beauty - being accompanied by a pod of whales, and swimming with dolphins. This is a timeless and unique story, pacily written with a sense of humour, but which captures the zeal and determination required to accomplish something nobody else has ever done before.
A Sail And Tale Of An Emotional Rescue
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Author : Sam Phillis
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2003-09-17
A Sail And Tale Of An Emotional Rescue written by Sam Phillis and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-09-17 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Up Coming Book events December- 2sd, Landing - Jacksonville, FL - (904) 353-1188 - Bing Local Friday –10am to 2pm The Landings Downtown Jax. December - 3rd, *Pier 17 Marine / Ships Locker Saturday - 11am to 3pm Jacksonville FL. December -10th, *Billy’s Boat House Grill Sunday - 12 to 4pm Jacksonville FL. December - 16th, *Whitey’s Fish Camp / Seafood Restaurant Friday - 4 to 9pm Orange Park, FL December - 18th, *Caribbee Key Island Grill & Cruzan Rum Bar Sunday- December 18th 1 to 5pm Neptune Beach, FL January – Date to be announced *Blue Fish Restaurant and Oyster Bar Jacksonville, FL Coastal Cruising at its best...A first hand viewpoint from the cockpit! A Sail and Tale Of an Emotional Rescue Part l and 2 Thoughts of a sailor back on land with an assignment in life... An untold Story Part 3 “A Final Destination in Mind”... “A tell all”... coming soon By Samuel Phillis Sailing yachtsman, beware of Murphy and his law! Book description, Book Reviews and Current Press Release A full color picture gift book, ideal as a coffee table pride and a good read “Some say a page turner” Men will brave them selves through rough seas of the Atlantic and life, somewhat a metaphor of life...Written for the wannabes, novice and seasoned boater. Even non-boaters...Or even for those looking for a “new slice within life” and want to master something new...... that they never dared before.......... Boating is a hobby that reflects much of life. Everyone has their own boat to sail. Their destination and route is their own choosing, but we all sail on unpredictable waters that are not under our command. Sam Phillis’s A Sail and Tale of an Emotional Rescue is a book of a man’s adventurous voyage over seas and through life. A Sail and Tale of an Emotional Rescue chronicles the thrilling and dramatic experiences of author Sam Phillis and his 30-foot Catalina Yacht and sailing sloop named the Emotional Rescue. Phillis initially preferred the safe enclosure of freshwater, but some dramatic events in his life, and the distant crashing waves of the Atlantic seawater, compelled him to set sail down the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway and near shore on the Atlantic Ocean. Through many tribulations on ocean and in life, Phillis emerges to tell his amazing tales of daily survival. A Sail and Tale of an Emotional Rescue is a factual and humorous narrative of a seasoned recreational sailor with thirty years and thirteen thousand miles of sailing and boating experience. This book makes an excellent gift and enjoyable reading for avid recreational sailors and those wanting to leave their dormant shores of life for adventure. Some Book Reviews of Interest: • Every now and then at Savannah Connect we come across a book so unique, so individualistic, so off-the hook that it makes us smile. Sam Phillis’s book is such a book! .......... A glorious hodge-podge of an account of his voyages off the Eastern Seaboard.....Phillis’s book is hectic, a deeply personal memoir of one man’s struggle, depicted by his efforts to tame the sea almost single-handed, although a cancer patient, and a self-professed bipolar sufferer, along with going through a divorce....... Sam writes with a funny, engaging writing style and a great eye for photocomposition. ......A Sail and Tale of an Emotional Rescue takes you on what is sometimes literally a whirlwind tour of the Intracoastal Waterways and points offshore...the book is much like the author himself: warm, engaging and somewhat chaotic (there is not just one “ending” but multiple closures and endings.... .....It’s a book that despite its many minor flaws, will no doubt remind you of your own personal voyages, large and small..... Most of all, in a publishing word full of self-important, “literary” tomes of questionable human value, Phillis’s memoir is quite a breath of fresh air in your own sail. Jim M. Editor and Chief • “I honestly didn’t know what to think or what I’d find the first time I set down to read Sam’s “Sail and Tale of an Emotional Rescue”. But the more I read, the more delighted and curious I was. I found it hard to put down once I got started and felt I was along with him in the cockpit.”- Dennis N. - Reader and CEO • “It seems like Sam writes with an interested “stream of consciousness” and tells it like it really is. He will surely hold your attention and make you ask yourself, What's next”? Seems like he expanded the story in print, by adding the color pictures, but failed to express the meanings behind each shot related to a specific story. For as I know, a picture is worth another 1000 words. Where are the other stories? Maybe he will explain in his next book? More please- Suzie M. - Travel Agent • “Sam provides an unvarnished account of two coastal and Intracoastal sailing adventures, Sharing the pit falls and landfalls within his book”. “We all are dreaming about when we will do it, where we will do it, how we will do it and with whom we will do it with.” Sam is not the first to escape to the coast by boat, but the first to write about it after leaving the Charlotte Lake Norman area.” -Chip Richardson, Lake Norman Times • “Just a note to say we at the RSMAS Library, here in Miami enjoy having your book, A Sail and Tale of an Emotional Rescue in our collection. We have many materials on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterways; charts, sailing directions, lights list and alike, but your work provides an informal commentary which complements our technical sources. In addition, many of our faculty, staff and students are sailors themselves and greatly appreciate your narrative”. – Helen D. Albertson, PH.D at RSMAS (Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science Library- U of Miami. The Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric studies. • “The book is beautifully done and everyone seems to be enthused about the book at the signing event”. - Charlotte M- Hallmark Store. A book to be enjoyed by readers interested in boating, sailing, adventure, the outdoors, travel and challenges of the wilderness or about life itself. For readers who want to observe others as they overcome challenges and confrontations, especially engaged in by the captain and crew. The story also provides a guided ecological tour along coastal waterways and is uniquely crafted to interact with the reader’s nautical knowledge, level of experiences and personal opinions. Written with an attempt to deliberately take some of the seriousness out of yachting, as well as to include some nautical nonsense. In addition, several stories are left wide open, consequently allowing readers to draw their own conclusions. The central theme of this story is the tale of two separate, but similar journeys aboard a 30-foot sailing sloop named Emotional Rescue. Both journeys took place 13 months apart. Heading south from Little River, SC to Charleston, and St. Augustine, Florida and then to Miami was the float plan and goal. Most often, Sam Phillis sailed solo and sometimes with a crew, confronting and clashing with adversities associated with boating and yachting within unfamiliar waterways and during personal " bad times" and challenging the issues of life. A Sail and Tale of an Emotional Rescue incorporates scenarios
Why Sailors Can T Swim And Other Marvellous Maritime Curiosities
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Author : Nic Compton
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2013-07-28
Why Sailors Can T Swim And Other Marvellous Maritime Curiosities written by Nic Compton and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-07-28 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Why will a sailor never go to sea on Friday 13th? Why are boats always referred to as 'she'? How do you navigate the ocean without a compass? Does the Bermuda Triangle really exist? Why do sailors wear earrings? Did Blackbeard actually exist? Did Nelson really say 'Kiss me, Hardy'? What's the correct way to bury a body at sea? Why is a rope never called a rope? This fascinating collection of maritime folklore and trivia delves into the history, science and culture of the sea, and is packed full of entertaining, surprising and insightful facts, from the delightfully obscure to the amusingly quaint, including everyday expressions that have their origins on board ship. Topics include: sailors and superstitions; ships and shipbuilding; navigation and seamanship; pirates and smugglers; fish and fishermen; coasts and oceans; tides and weather; art and literature of the sea.
Sailing With The Stars
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Author : Tony Harris
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2006-07-01
Sailing With The Stars written by Tony Harris and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-07-01 with Fiction categories.
This is a detective thriller, packed with action and suspense, for the young, both boys and girls, the young at heart, and those who wish they still were. Care has been taken to ensure the non-nautical reader won't feel all at sea, so to give these shipmates a hand, the sometimes unusual phraseology is explained. But the author does want you to really feel you are climbing the ratlines, hauling yourself up by your cold hands grasping the greasy rigging, whilst you look up at the mast head swaying across the dark threatening clouds, before climbing onto the yardarm to bundle up the sail. It's also possible that some might think the idea of Knights Templar being involved is just a bit fanciful. Be assured there are still some afloat today. In this case, four teenage pupils from the Knights Templar School in the west of England (yes, it does exist!) outwit a criminal gang, the police and the customs, but delight the intelligence agencies.
Diaries From The Days Of Sail
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Author : Robert Charles Bell
language : en
Publisher: New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston
Release Date : 1974
Diaries From The Days Of Sail written by Robert Charles Bell and has been published by New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The diaries of three men on sea journeys during the nineteenth century: C.H. Clarke, who made a grand tour of North America by steamer and canal; Alexander Whitehead, a cabin boy who kept a diary of his first voyage as a professional sailor; and Edward Lacey, an emigrant travelling to Australia.