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Speedboats At Sea
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Author : Louise Spilsbury
language : en
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Release Date : 2017-07-15
Speedboats At Sea written by Louise Spilsbury and has been published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-15 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Readers with a need for speed will love this comprehensive look at speedboats! They’ll learn fascinating facts about the engineering behind these powerful machines, such as how a boat’s shape influences its speed and how engines operate. Readers will explore different types of crafts, from military speedboats to hydroplanes! Vibrant photographs immerse readers in the mechanics and design of these amazing aquatic vehicles. Accessible language explains the complex processes and principles behind speedboats. Even reluctant readers will flock to this high-interest topic, which introduces engineering concepts and encourages curiosity.
Speedboats At Sea
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Author : Louise Spilsbury
language : en
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Release Date : 2017-07-15
Speedboats At Sea written by Louise Spilsbury and has been published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-15 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Readers with a need for speed will love this comprehensive look at speedboats! They’ll learn fascinating facts about the engineering behind these powerful machines, such as how a boat’s shape influences its speed and how engines operate. Readers will explore different types of crafts, from military speedboats to hydroplanes! Vibrant photographs immerse readers in the mechanics and design of these amazing aquatic vehicles. Accessible language explains the complex processes and principles behind speedboats. Even reluctant readers will flock to this high-interest topic, which introduces engineering concepts and encourages curiosity.
Sea Change
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Author : Peter Nichols
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-08-15
Sea Change written by Peter Nichols and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-08-15 with Sports & Recreation categories.
New York Times best-selling author Peter Nichols chronicles his and his wife's voyage aboard a wooden sailboat from the Caribbean to England - where his marriage foundered - and his trip back alone, which also became a journey of self-discovery.
Disasters At Sea
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Author : Dag Pike
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2013-11-01
Disasters At Sea written by Dag Pike 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 2013-11-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Dag Pike draws on his experience as merchant navy captain, fast boat navigator and boat safety tester for RNLI lifeboats to focus on a wide range of disasters at sea. He compiles a wide range of accounts of yachts, motorboats and commercial vessels running into difficulty as a result of poor navigation, fog, miscalculation, human error, weather conditions etc and analyses in a readable and entertaining fashion what caused the disaster, what went wrong, how it was dealt with and the lessons learned from it. Examples range from the Fastnet disaster, powerboat races, boats run down in the Channel, to trawlers pulled under by submarines, ferry accidents and tanker and cargo ship disasters. The incidents include grounding, collision, fire, sinking, ice and storms, and each chapter has an example from the Marine Accident Investigation Bureau who monitor incidents at sea. This book is a fascinating read for all who go afloat either for business or pleasure, and for anyone interested in just why disasters happen at sea.
Sea Of Dreams
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Author : Adam Mayers
language : en
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
Release Date : 2011-06-22
Sea Of Dreams written by Adam Mayers and has been published by McClelland & Stewart this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-06-22 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The biennial Around Alone yacht race (now known as the 5-Oceans Challenge) is the most thrilling adventure in the world for the sailors passionate enough to undertake it. Among the competitors in 2002 was Derek Hatfield, a former fraud-squad Mountie, whose forty-foot Spirit of Canada had cost him almost everything he had. In this nail-biting account of the race, Adam Mayers brings to life the joys and the agonies of racing alone — and the dreams that drive these men and women to sail around the world solo. Watch for Hatfield when he competes again in 2006.
A Small Boat At The Bottom Of The Sea
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Author : John Thomson
language : en
Publisher: Milkweed Editions
Release Date : 2005
A Small Boat At The Bottom Of The Sea written by John Thomson and has been published by Milkweed Editions this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Twelve-year-old Donovan's summer with his aunt and uncle on Puget Sound becomes a test of his own convictions when he suspects his uncle's involvement in a local racist group.
The Sea Takes No Prisoners
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Author : Peter Clutterbuck
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2018-01-11
The Sea Takes No Prisoners written by Peter Clutterbuck and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-11 with Sports & Recreation categories.
This is a classic real-life story of derring do on the high seas, complete with extreme risk, last-minute ingenuity and many near-misses. Beginning in the 1960s, this book tells of the real life adventures of the author as a boy – a time of boarding schools, long holidays and an unbelievable (to today's parents) amount of freedom and danger. Encouraged by his parents (who lived abroad) to become more independent and self-sufficient, Peter decided to see how far he could get in his family's small open dinghy Calypso. Aged 16, he spent a winter restoring her, before pootling straight out into a force 7 gale and very nearly capsizing, after which he headed back to land to plan even more extreme adventures. Calypso was a Wayfarer, a small (16ft) and very popular class of open dinghy; a boat designed for pottering around coastlines and estuaries during the day. But along with the occasional brave crewmate, Peter managed to sail her across the Channel, through the Bay of Biscay, down the French canals and into the Mediterranean, then up into the North Sea and the Baltic to Oslo, living aboard for three months at a time. These were some of the longest voyages that anyone had ever achieved in an open boat, where (as Peter says) you 'have to be like a tightrope walker, concentrating on balance day and night, fully aware of the consequence of relaxing your vigilance'. He survived huge waves, nine rudder breakages in heavy seas, dismasting, capsizes, and hallucinations caused by sleep deprivation. He also managed it on a tiny budget, working as a farm labourer, hitchhiking everywhere, and at times living on one meal of cereal a day, to save the maximum amount for his boat. Charming, quite British in style, beautifully written and a lovely insight into a seemingly golden time, this is primarily a great read, but will be of huge practical use to anyone wanting to go that bit further in their dinghy. It also includes a lovely Foreword by world-famous yachtsman Brian Thompson.
A Sea Vagabond S World
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Author : Bernard Moitessier
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2019-08-06
A Sea Vagabond S World written by Bernard Moitessier and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-06 with Sports & Recreation categories.
"I would like now to write a practical book that will cover three topics: boats, the sea, and the beachcombing life." These were the thought of Bernard Moitessier after he finished writing his last book, Tamata and the Alliance, while in Polynesia. The great master died in 1994 and never completed the book, but here it is, meticulously collected from hus many writings, published and unpublished, by his companion Véronique Lerebours Pigeonnière. Moitessier's notebooks include all the know-how and the 1001 tips of this legendary sailor, the knowledge he acquired on the water, in meeting with sailors, during long passages, and during his many years living on various islands. The first part of the book details how to prepare for an extensive cruise, what kind of boat to choose, the rigging, the sails, the anchors, on deck and below deck. The second part describes the passage: the weather, navigation, watch-keeping, and heavy weather. In the third part, Moitessier takes us to the South Sea islands and shows how to adapt to living on an atoll, gardening, fishing and attaining self-sufficiency.
A Speck On The Sea
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Author : William H. Longyard
language : en
Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
Release Date : 2003
A Speck On The Sea written by William H. Longyard and has been published by International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with History categories.
Throughout history, the bold, the desperate, and the foolhardy have dared the wide oceans in the tiniest of boats The unique and wonderful A Speck on the Sea looks back half a millennium to chronicle the greatest ocean voyages attempted in the littlest boats--rowboats, canoes, tiny sailboats, even a pair of wooden floats strapped to one adventurer's feet. Driven by desperation, a spirit of adventure, or irrepressible exuberance, these amazing feats include: * Diego Mendez's voyage to rescue Columbus * William Okeley's 1639 escape from slavery in a folding rowboat * Hugo Vihlen's 1968 ocean crossing in the six-foot sailboat April Fool * Ernest Shackleton and William Bligh's death-cheating journeys * The tragic story of Peter Bird's attempt to row across the Pacific * And many more Never have sailors dared the sea in frailer boats. This fascinating history will appeal to sailors and landlubbers alike.
Famous Speedboats Of The World
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Author : Douglas Phillips-Birt
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1959
Famous Speedboats Of The World written by Douglas Phillips-Birt and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1959 with Motorboat racing categories.
Brief, popular history of speedboating as revealed through the stories of men and their craft.