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Author | : Timothy Stevens |
Publisher | : Timothy Stevens |
Total Pages | : 58 |
Release | : 2023-02-14 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : |
"Sail into the Horizon: A Handbook for Aspiring Sailors" is the ultimate guide for anyone interested in learning how to sail. This book covers everything from basic sailing terminology and concepts to advanced sailing techniques. The book begins with an introduction to the sport of sailing, including a history of sailing and an overview of the different types of sailboats. It then goes on to cover the basics of sailing, such as wind direction, tacking and jibing, and sail control. The book also includes detailed information on safety, including the proper use of life jackets and flares. As readers progress through the book, they will learn advanced sailing techniques, such as navigation and anchoring. The book also covers racing and cruising, and provides tips on how to choose the right sailboat for different types of sailing. "Sail into the Horizon" is illustrated with photographs and diagrams that clearly explain the concepts and techniques discussed in the book. It also includes a glossary of terms and a list of resources for further reading. Whether you are a complete beginner or an experienced sailor looking to improve your skills, "Sail into the Horizon" is the perfect guide to help you achieve your sailing goals. This comprehensive handbook will be a valuable resource for anyone looking to sail into the horizon.
Author | : Jay Worrall |
Publisher | : Random House |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 2006-04-11 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 158836514X |
“Inspired by the salty tales of seasoned maritime novelists C. S. Forester and Patrick O’Brian, [Worrall] delicately balances action and adventure with introspection. . . . Fans of seafaring military sagas will welcome [Sails on the Horizon].”—Booklist The year is 1797. Napoleon Buonaparte is racking up impressive wins in the field against the enemies of revolutionary France, while on the seas England is putting up a staunch resistance. Twenty-five-year-old Charles Edgemont is second lieutenant aboard the British ship Argonaut. When orders come for the Argonaut to engage in an all-but-suicidal maneuver to prevent the escape of Spanish ships off the coast of Portugal, he leads his gun crews bravely—until the deaths of the captain and first lieutenant elevate him to commander. For refusing to yield to enemy fire, Charles is permanently promoted and generously rewarded by the Admiralty, becoming wealthy beyond his wildest dreams. Yet upon his return home, his newfound riches prove no help when it comes to winning the heart of Penelope Brown, who regards war as sinful and soldiers as little better than murderers. Changing Penelope’s mind may just be the hardest battle Charles has ever fought—at least until fresh orders send him back to sea, where he faces a formidable adversary in a series of stirring battles of will and might. “Well executed . . . demonstrating Worrall’s expertise in ship and sea warfare history . . . Readers will root for [Charles Edgemont]. . . . He handily defeats veteran seamen, takes enormous chances and is always rewarded.”—Publishers Weekly
Author | : Tom Dymond |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2021-08 |
Genre | : Adventure and adventurers |
ISBN | : 9781916900103 |
Three vast oceans, two young men and one dubious idea - to sail around the world. When a sailboat barely bigger than a bathtub pottered into the English Channel, James and Tom began the adventure of a lifetime. In their little boat Blue Eye they set sail, ladened with the notion that happiness and freedom loitered just over the horizon. And yet as they journeyed between continents and across oceans, they found they were still anchored to their old unsatisfied selves. Hampered not only by the storms of the Atlantic Ocean and the pirates of the Red Sea, the craving nature of the human mind also threatens their bid to circumnavigate the world. From the Caribbean to the Suez Canal, James and Tom chase one sunset after the next, convinced a treasure trove of fulfilment lies waiting beyond the horizon. What will it take for them to discover that the sea is not always bluer on the other side? Hooked on the Horizon is Tom Dymond's travel memoir of sailing Blue Eye around the world. If you like being transported across oceans, escaping to far-flung paradises, and finding humour and philosophy in between, then you'll love the story of Blue Eye's adventure.
Author | : Pamela Sisman Bitterman |
Publisher | : University of Wisconsin Pres |
Total Pages | : 364 |
Release | : 2012-08-04 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0299201937 |
The tall ship Sofia sank off New Zealand’s North Island in February 1982, stranding its crew on disabled life rafts for five days. They struggled to survive as any realistic hope of rescue dwindled. Just a few years earlier, Pamela Sisman Bitterman was a naïve swabbie looking for adventure, signing on with a sailing co-operative taking this sixty-year-old, 123-foot, three-masted gaff-topsail schooner around the globe. The aged Baltic trader had been rescued from a wooden boat graveyard in Sweden and reincarnated as a floating commune in the 1960s. By the time Sofia went down, Bitterman had become an able seaman, promoted first to bos’un and then acting first mate, immersing herself in this life of a tall ship sailor, world traveler, and survivor.
Author | : Elna Ann Kirkland |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 124 |
Release | : 1947 |
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Author | : Mike Dugan |
Publisher | : Createspace Independent Pub |
Total Pages | : 482 |
Release | : 2012-12-17 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9781460952481 |
Below the Horizon opens as Mike Dugan and his crew sail under the Golden Gate Bridge and “turn left,” bound for grandeur. Armed with little more than a theoretical knowledge of sailing, some homemade wine, and ignorant optimism, what ensues is a combination of hilarity and tragedy as the crew of Hanuman embark on “the biggest adventure I could think of; within the boundaries of time and space of course.” Towering gray waves and a wind ravaged sea threaten to end the journey before it begins but Mike presses on only to finds his way into the fly infested, shit stained bowels of a Mexican jail occupied by a transsexual prostitute and a sadistic jailor. Salt and sweat penetrate the narrative as story book ideals are morphed into lessons hard won through continual folly.
Author | : LIZ. CLARK |
Publisher | : Patagonia |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2024-05-14 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9781952338229 |
Author | : Brian Fagan |
Publisher | : A&C Black |
Total Pages | : 385 |
Release | : 2012-08-02 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1408833506 |
We know the tales of Columbus and Captain Cook, yet much earlier mariners made equally bold and world-changing voyages. In Beyond the Blue Horizon, archaeologist and historian Brian Fagan tackles his richest topic yet: the enduring quest to master the oceans, the planet's most mysterious terrain. From the moment when ancient Polynesians first dared to sail beyond the horizon, Fagan vividly explains how our mastery of the oceans changed the course of human history. What drove humans to risk their lives on open water? How did early sailors unlock the secrets of winds, tides, and the stars they steered by? What were the earliest ocean crossings like? With compelling detail, Fagan reveals how seafaring evolved so that the forbidding realms of the sea gods were transformed from barriers into a nexus of commerce and cultural exchange. From bamboo rafts in the Java Sea to triremes in the Aegean, from Norse longboats in the North Atlantic to sealskin kayaks in Alaska, Fagan crafts a captivating narrative of humanity's urge to challenge the unknown and seek out distant shores.
Author | : Jerome Rand |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 2020-01-23 |
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Large Print Edition of the true account of the 2017-2018 solo non-stop circumnavigation by Jerome Rand aboard the Westsail 32 "Mighty Sparrow". A testament to endurance and adventure, this memoir recounts what life is like aboard a small sailboat during a 271 day voyage around the globe, alone and without stopping. One of the greatest challenges of both body and mind, the author will take you onboard during the good times and the bad. As one of only a handful of people to have ever succeed in such a small boat, this story is truly the adventure of a lifetime.
Author | : Christian Beamish |
Publisher | : Patagonia |
Total Pages | : 234 |
Release | : 2013-10-06 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 1938340116 |
Christian Beamish, a former editor at The Surfer’s Journal, envisioned a low-tech, self-reliant exploration for surf along the coast of North America, using primarily clothes and instruments available to his ancestors, and the 18-foot boat he would build by hand in his garage. How the vision met reality – and how the two came to shape each other – places Voyage of the Cormorant in the great American tradition of tales of life at sea, and what it has to teach us.