Author: Eric C. Hiscock Publisher: W. W. Norton ISBN: 9780393033076 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 167
Book Description
This is the story of Susan and Eric Hiscocks last voyage in the steel ketch Wanderer IV from their home in New Zealand to the west coast of Canada. On their return, they decided to replace the Wanderer IV with a smaller wooden sloop-rigged yacht. The maiden voyage of Wanderer V is not a tale of idyllic sailing.
Author: Sergio Ruzzier Publisher: Chronicle Books LLC ISBN: 1452153612 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 58
Book Description
In the second book of this lauded series, Fox and Chick are off on three new adventures involving a boat ride, a mysterious box, and an early morning trip to see the sunrise. Despite the antics ensuing from their opposite personalities, the contradictory duo always manages to find a happy center. This early chapter book in comic-book form is perfect for emerging readers, while the sweet and funny characters and captivating art hold appeal for picturebook audiences as well.
Author: Cruising Club of America. Technical Committee Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company ISBN: 9780393033113 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 320
Book Description
Surveys trends in yacht design, discusses safety, modern construction techniques, spars, rigging, sails, and auxiliary equipment, and describes five good boats.
Author: G. Bruce Knecht Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1416576002 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 249
Book Description
Tells the story of Doug Von Allmen's plan to build an extraordinary yacht and the way that the 2008 financial crisis threatened the project and the livelihood of the one thousand employees of the shipyard where it was built.
Author: Nick Mason Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781492847984 Category : Ocean travel Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
When Nick Mason (15) and Sebastian Page Franklin (16) announced they were going to sail the 160 nautical miles around the island of Mallorca to raise money for charity, they had a knackered boat and very limited sailing experience. With the help and enthusiasm of 563 Very Nice People, they won a Best of British competition and embarked on a life-changing adventure. Meet Freddy the bird; Mo, Jo and the awesome chicken; the Hollywood film star who adopts grubby teens; the indestructable poo and Brad - the Aussie with a shark fetish. Follow the boys through their brushes with angry life guards, getting caught out in huge seas, encounters with "mega fauna", being run down by fishing boats and very nearly losing their dinghy forever ...
Author: Renee Petrillo Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional ISBN: 007178246X Category : History Languages : en Pages : 305
Book Description
“It was the best of dreams, it was the worst of dreams, it was an age of consulting the nautical experts, it was the age of landlubber foolishness, it was the epoch of determination, it was the epoch of despair, it was the season of hurricanes, it was a spring of beachcombing...” If you dream about chucking it all away and sailing toward an island life, read this first Renee and Michael didn’t have any boating experience and when their plans to remedy that fell through the two had to learn everything the hard way. Despite themselves they managed to get from Miami to Grenada, eventually dropping the anchor of their cruising catamaran at the island of their dreams. Determined to save future sailors from themselves, A Sail of Two Idiots includes lessons Renee and Michael learned and shares them with you as examples of what and what not to do. This a how-to guide wrapped in a funny story—kind of like getting your serving of vegetables from a slice of pizza. Read this and make your dream of sailing away a reality. Includes: “What Broke?” sections explores the ongoing maintenance and upkeep of a cruising multihull "Island” section provide assessments of the islands of the Caribbean
Author: Publisher: Abbeville Press ISBN: 9780789209955 Category : Sailing ships Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
"Featuring dazzling photographs by the renowned yachtsman and photojournalist Gilles Martin-Raget, this stunning tribute captures the original splendor of these fourteen recently restored boats. Readers feel as though they are traversing the globe with the crew as great action photography depicts the palpable excitement on board. From Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts to the Great Barrier Reef, Martin-Raget's striking scenes range from leisurely cruises past the villages of St. Tropez to close encounters between racing yachts during international regattas. Below deck, his images of the boats' impressive interiors offer a peak at the luxury accommodations. Complimenting the photographs, detailed architectural drawings reveal the structures of these fabled vessels.".
Author: Donald McMenamin Publisher: ISBN: 9781987768664 Category : Languages : en Pages : 120
Book Description
This book is an easy to read yet deceptively challenging introduction to ideas and practices from narrative therapy. Through text and picture, it describes life as a series of journeys from one island to another - as migrations of identity towards what is valued. With clear explanations and helpful illustrations, this book explores how re-writing the stories of our lives can powerfully help us get where we are wanting to go.
Author: Nam Le Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com ISBN: 1459621042 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 370
Book Description
In 1979, Nam Le's family left Vietnam for Australia, an experience that inspires the first and last stories in The Boat. In between, however, Le's imagination lays claim to the world. The Boat takes us from a tourist in Tehran to a teenage hit man in Colombia; from an ageing New York artist to a boy coming of age in a small Victorian fishing tow...
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