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Drinkwater, in his fight to bring a half-armed ship safely to the Cape of Good Hope, is beset with personal enmity, the activity of the French and the violence of the sea.Author: Richard...

Captain Nathaniel Drinkwater brings the frigate Patrician to the Pearl River on the China coast and finds himself caught up in bizarre events.Author: Richard WoodmanPublisher: Sheridan...

This playful mariner's glossary of nautical terms includes definitions for and cross-references to everything from aft to zenith, brass monkey to tuna tower. This second edition includes many new...

In this annotated account of the world's first solo circumnavigation, Rod Scher's material helps us understand the world of 1895 so we can better appreciate author Joshua Slocum's accomplishment. If...

The Year is 1813. Captain Nathaniel Drinkwater succeeds Lord Dungarth as head of the Royal Navy's Secret Department. While the Grand Army of Napoleon faces defeat on the battlefields of Germany, the...

Robert Orrell recounts the brutality and immense danger of life on an oil rig.Author: Robert OrrellPublisher: Sheridan HousePublication Date: Apr 15, 2000Number of Pages: 192 pagesBinding: Paperback...

Bernard Moitessier is a writer and one of France's most famous sailors.Author: Bernard MoitessierPublisher: Sheridan HousePublication Date: April 01, 2003Number of Pages: 251 pagesLanguage:...

A much anticipated reissue, in larger format, of the biography of Nathanial G. Herreshoff, who was the greatest yacht and marine designer and builder this country has ever produced. Many of the...

The chain of islands from the Virgins to the southern Lesser Antilles is one of the most desirable tropical cruising grounds as well as the most accessible for North American and European sailors...

Celestial Navigation In A NutshellAuthor: Hewitt SchlerethPublisher: Sheridan HousePublication Date: Jul 15, 2000Number of Pages: 128 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10:...

1843: Captain Nathaniel Drinkwater's career concludes as he is drawn from retirement and embarks on the paddle-steamer Vestal for a final mission to inspect lighthouses on the west coast of England,...

One of the most famous books on yacht design ever written, this reprint includes the last revisions made Skene himself.Author: Norman L. SkenePublisher: Sheridan HousePublication Date: Sep 01,...

Author: John C. PaynePublisher: Sheridan HousePublication Date: Aug 01, 2003Number of Pages: 224 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 1574091735ISBN-13: 9781574091731

The adventure-laden tales of a sailboat delivery skipper, in his own words. Consistently captivating, John Kretschmer's stories are alternately funny and harrowing.Author: John KretschmerPublisher:...

Dieter Lobiner details the history of the Nordic Folkboat, sketching its journey from its origins in 1930s Sweden to modern regattas which showcase its performance under trying conditions and its...

For those planning an ocean cruise, whether it's a day sail or circumnavigation, this book is the ideal primer that is better read in the early planning stages, even before the blue-water boat is...

How to Trim Sails provides practical advice that will instruct both the beginner and experienced sailor. As fuel is to powerboats so sails are to dinghies - you won't get far without one. Knowing the...

Imagine sailing alone for 14 weeks in freezing temperatures aboard a 32-foot sailboat. Imagine your boat capsizing three times, and losing your mast and rigging. And imagine doing all this without...

When Tristan Jones, who became one of the best-known small boat sailors and writers of our times, was discharged from the Navy and told he was physically unfit for more seagoing, he got hold of a...

Conrad scholars have known for years that this study by master mariner and distinguished sea writer Alan Villiers was in the works but not finished. When Villiers died in 1982, it lay dormant for...

A fantastic read and thoroughly recommended. I could not believe what I was reading!Author: Douglas RobertsonPublisher: Sheridan HousePublication Date: Mar 01, 2005Number of Pages: 388 pagesBinding:...

This book takes a candid and insightful look at the rich history, construction and crew of the great ships.Author: John Maxtone-GrahamPublisher: Sheridan HousePublication Date: Jul 01, 2000Number of...

This tale of exploration and adventure is a warm account of the people and places around the waters of Southern Massachusetts.Author: Randall S. PefferPublisher: Sheridan HousePublication Date: May...

The completely revised, expanded, and updated fourth edition of the world's most comprehensive electrical and electronics handbook for sailorsMarine Electrical and Electronics Bible is a useful and...

From his days as a cadet on the aging training ship Worcester, Captain Philip Rentell's forty-year career has spanned the world's oceans and a huge variety of seagoing experience. He served as a...

The Wandering Jew is a cosmic symbol-he is man, he is woman, he is sex, he is history, he is life itself.Author: George Sylvester ViereckPublisher: Sheridan HousePublication Date: Apr 24, 2001Number...

An authoritative historical overview of the art and science of navigation, from Ptolemy's first world atlas to modern GPS technology.Author: Donald LaunerPublisher: Sheridan HousePublication Date:...

No other vessel--sail or power driven--had ever passed through the dangerous straits of the Northwest Passage and completed a voyage round the world before David Scott Cowper's daring journey in the...

Capably written by experienced seaman and navigator Dag Pike, Reed's Sextant Simplified is an accessibly practical and authoritative guide to using a navigational device that has served seamen and...

Captain Joshua Slocum's solo voyage around the world in the 37-foot sloop the Spray in 1895 undoubtedly stands as one of the greatest sea adventures of all time. His classic narrative of this 46,000...