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This comprehensive guide to seamanship has been called the sailor's bible since its launch in 1983. From basic skills to advanced techniques and current electronics, the book covers all aspects of sailing. The author emphasizes the importance of mastering sailing fundamentals, including boat handling, safety, emergency preparedness, weather reading, navigation, maintenance, and tradition. The book is well-organized and written in jargon-free language, with helpful illustrations throughout. This is an essential resource for any sailor, and a must-read for those wanting to improve their skills.

Embark on an extraordinary adventure and spiritual journey with a young woman who sails around the world alone on a twenty-six-foot sloop. Through the highs and lows of her 27,000 mile journey, she discovers the wonders of the Great Barrier Reef, faces death-dealing horrors of the Red Sea, and confronts her own needs, desires, dreams, and goals. Maiden Voyage is a captivating memoir of courage, self-discovery, and love.

A thrilling tale of courage and determination, this book recounts the true story of the first attempt to sail around the world alone and non-stop. In 1968, nine men from different countries set out to make history and face unimaginable challenges. Only one crossed the finish line, while the rest encountered despair, madness, and death. A must-read for anyone interested in adventure and maritime history.

Эта книга - завораживающий рассказ человека, проведшего после крушения его яхты 19 января 1982 г. в Атлантике 76 дней на спасательном плоту (диаметром около 1,5 м, около 1 кг продовольствия и 4 л. воды), единственного в мире, сумевшего выжить в таких условиях. Книга построена в форме дневниковых записей автора, содержит множество тонких наблюдений за жизнью океана и его обитателей, обстоятельные описания многих атмосферных и океанических явлений - штормов, тропических дождей, морских течений. В ней изложен опыт стратегии выживания в море человека, потерпевшего кораблекрушение, дан глубокий анализ всех аспектов душевного состояния человека, оказавшегося в экстремальной ситуации. Книга богато иллюстрирована ч/б рисунками автора. Для широкого круга читателей.

Kon-Tiki is the record of an astonishing adventure - a journey of 4,300 nautical miles across the Pacific Ocean by raft. Intrigued by Polynesian folklore, biologist Thor Heyerdahl suspected that the South Sea Islands had been settled by an ancient race from thousands of miles to the east, led by a mythical hero, Kon-Tiki. He decided to prove his theory by duplicating the legendary voyage. On April 28, 1947, Heyerdahl and five other adventurers sailed from Peru on a balsa log raft. After three months on the open sea, encountering raging storms, whales, and sharks, they sighted land - the Polynesian island of Puka Puka. Translated into over sixty languages, Kon-Tiki is a classic, inspiring tale of daring and courage - a magnificent saga of men against the sea.

When 65-year-old Francis Chichester set sail on his solitary,eastward journey around the world in 1966,many believed he wouldn't return alive. But when the old man returned in his 53-foot ketch Gypsy Moth IV nine months later,he had made history's fastest circumnavigation. Gipsy Moth Circles the World was an international best-seller when it appeared in 1967. It inspired the first solo around-the-world race and remains a timeless testament to the spirit of adventure. The Sailor's Classics presents the best writing about the sea as observed from the perspective of a small boat under sail. The stories range from pensive cruises in sheltered waters to tales of endurance and high adventure and each one features an introduction from Jonathan Raban,whom The Guardian has called "the finest writer afloat since Conrad. "The delight in stories well told is as intrinsic to who we are as a species as toolmaking or song. And from time immemorial,few narrative genres have had the power to so stir the emotions or captivate the imagination as the true account of a lone adventurer's triumph over the titanic forces of nature. Among the handful of such tales to emerge in the twentieth century,one of the most enduring surely must be Sir Francis Chichester's account of his solitary,nine-month journey around the world in his 53-foot ketch Gipsy Moth IV. The story of how the sixty-five-year-old navigator single-handedly circumnavigated the globe,the whole way battling hostile seas as well as his boat's numerous design flaws,is a tale of superhuman tenacity and endurance to be read and reread by sailors and armchair adventurers alike. This handsome first volume in The Sailor'sClassics series restores in its entirety for a new generation of readers Francis Chichester's extraordinarily candid personal account of his adventure. First published in 1967,just months after the completion of Chichester's historic journey,Gipsy Moth Circles the World was an instant international best-seller. It inspired the first solo around-the-world race and remains a timeless testament to the spirit of adventure. The Sailor's Classics edition features a new introduction by series editor Jonathan Raban.

Discover how to design, install, and maintain electrical and mechanical systems on your boat with this definitive guide. Covering everything from engines and electrical systems to refrigeration and rigging, this book is a must-have for sail and power boat owners. Updated to include information on hybrid propulsion, distributed power systems, and fuel cells, it offers solutions for legacy boats and options for new ones. Praised as "the best of its kind," by "WoodenBoat," this book should be standard equipment on every boat.

Embark on a perilous journey through the world's most treacherous and isolated seas with this award-winning book. Follow the sixteen sailors who set out on a single-handed yacht race and discover the unrelenting strain and chilling casualty rates that come with handling 60-foot boats day and night for three and a half to five months alone at sea. Learn about the sea and its power over us, drawing us in and repelling us, and why some risk everything to sail its waters. This special anniversary edition includes a new foreword from the author.