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A complete, international reference book of yacht designers from the early 1800s to the present day. This long-awaited volume is a majestic guide and a tribute to the world's great yacht designers. Ten years in preparation, and with an expert editorial board giving it direction, The Encyclopedia of Yacht Designers defines the field with fascinating entries by eighty experts and over 800 photographs and drawings. In these pages such legendary figures from the past as William Fife, L. Francis Herreshoff, and John Alden share space with contemporary designers such as Jon Bannenberg, German Frers, and Ron Holland. They are joined by over five hundred others who have contributed to the colorful history of yachting, producing some of the most beautiful and swift vessels, whether sail or power. 800 duotone photographs.

Ted Moores

Canoeist, July 2001 An excellent definitive book ... something you must read if you are going to build a woodstrip canoe.

Sara Hopkinson

Navigation has never been so simple. Navigators have only two questions: Where am I? Where do I go now? This book shows the simplest way to answer these questions. It starts from scratch, uses no jargon and features graphics instead of words wherever possible. Charts Giving a position Tides Estimated position (EP) Course to steer (CTS) Pilotage Passage planning Electronics Navigation is fun, keeps you safe and speeds you to your destination. With this book in one hand and your trusty dividers in the other, you need never be lost again!

Gerald Allen, Roger Steene, Paul Humann, Ned DeLoach

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Angelo Mojetta

Behind most myths of the sea, behind most people's sense of fear and respect for the ocean, lurks the shark—the uncontested lord of the deep. Each year scientists try to counter the bad publicity that sharks receive during beach season, and now there is agrowing general sense that these fish lead interesting lives beyond what their monstrous reputations would suggest. This guidebook is both a portable encyclopedia and a visually rich tribute to the shark. Complete with color photographs, drawings, graphic, and a series of species data cards, this volume presents the shark's history and biology in a thorough and un-intimidating way. Represented by over 350 known species and by others yet to be discovered, sharks are the result of an evolutionaryprocess that began about 250 million years ago. This guide helps us to appreciate them as highly specialized ocean predators that combine primitive character traits with behavior typical of superior vertebrates. Covering everything...

Fabio Fossati

A groundbreaking introduction to how sailboats behave, and a guide for predicting the performance of a modern sailing yacht. "Aero-hydrodynamics and the Performance of Sailing Yachts" is the first major yacht design treatise to come along in a decade. With its cutting-edge explanations of how sails, keels, and rudders interact with their respective fluids to make a boat sail-and of how to use that knowledge to optimize a boat-this is a book that every student of yacht design will want on his or her shelf.

Alex McMullen

Power, exhilaration, Control, Freedom. That?s motor boating. The lure of the open sea. The joy of exploring new shores, new harbours, or inland waterways. The thrill of speed on the water or the pleasure of pottering, away from it all. But there?s more to it than filling the tank and casting off. How do you know where you?re going – or where you are? What do you do if the weather cuts up rough, or the fog closes in? And how do you keep your boat and engines in good order? This updated and expanded colour edition covers all the essentials of successful motor boating: Choosing and buying the boat that?s right for you Registration, licensing and insurance Equipping your boat with the right gear Boat handling – in harbour, at sea and inland Following the ?rule of the road? on water Navigating, using paper charts, GPS and plotters Finding and interpreting weather forecasts Using a VHF radio Planning and...

Ivar Dedekam

Fantastic computer graphics teach traditional & modern navigation methods in an entirely practical way. A pictorial manual which teaches you how to navigate in the traditional way using compass and log as well by electronic aids such as GPS, radar and chartplotter.

Kurt Amsler

A sweeping cluster of archipelagoes tossed into the Pacific like a handful of pears, French Polynesia is the dream of millions of tourists and thousands of divers: the clearness of its waters, the richness of its sea beds, and the diversity of its sea flora and fauna make the 115 islands--amazing coral or volcanic atolls-an underwater paradise. Full-color, three-dimensional maps of each dive site offer what no book has ever before provided: the information needed to plan your dive down to the last detail. You can review the exact layout of the site--including depths, sizes, and distances between reefs and wrecks or any hazards--and even the lighting conditions for optimum underwater photography. -The short chapters covering the 27 dives in this book provide crucial data bout depths, currents, water variables, and plant and animal life, and each book ends with a full-color visual encyclopedia of the most common fish that inhabit the area.

David Houghton

This book explain clearly the basic principles that govern the weather. You will learn: How to get the most from weather maps and forecasts How the coast modifies the wind How the sea breeze arises How to keep an eye on the clouds, the waves end the barometer How to anticipate gales, thunderstorms and fog. The weather affects everyone at sea, whether you are pottering along the coast, motoring from port to port or sailing to another continent. Recommended for RYA Day skipper and Coastal Skipper/ Yachtmaster courses.