A Tale Of Two Yachts

Author : Eric C. Hiscock
Publisher : W. W. Norton
ISBN 13 : 9780393033076
Total Pages : 167 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Two Yachts, Two Voyages written by Eric C. Hiscock and published by W. W. Norton. This book was released on 1985 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Barbara White
Publisher : Self Publishing House
ISBN 13 : 9781739687403
Total Pages : 442 pages
Book Rating : 4.0X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Tale of Two Yachts written by Barbara White and published by Self Publishing House. This book was released on 2022-05-27 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A joyous comparative study of two kindred voyages undertaken a lifetime apart. Including posts from her blog and passages from The Cruise of the Teddy, Barbara embarks on a magnificent journey across oceans, between cultures and through time.

Author : Daniel Hays
Publisher : Algonquin Books
ISBN 13 : 1565121023
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book My Old Man and the Sea written by Daniel Hays and published by Algonquin Books. This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces a father and son journey around South America in a tiny boat they built together

Author : Cruising Club of America. Technical Committee
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780393033113
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Desirable and Undesirable Characteristics of Offshore Yachts written by Cruising Club of America. Technical Committee and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1987 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Surveys trends in yacht design, discusses safety, modern construction techniques, spars, rigging, sails, and auxiliary equipment, and describes five good boats.

Author : Nick Mason
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781492847984
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Two Boys in a Boat written by Nick Mason and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2013-10-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Eric Hiscock
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780393337600
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Two Yachts, Two Voyages written by Eric Hiscock and published by . This book was released on 1985-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jonathan J. McCullough
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Tale of Two Subs written by Jonathan J. McCullough and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On November 19, 1943, the submarine USS "Sculpin," under attack by the Japanese, slid below the waves for the last time. Not only did several crew members survive the sinking, but they were aboard a Japanese aircraft carrier enroute to a POW camp when it was, in turn, torpedoed and sunk by the "Sculpin's" sister ship.

Author : Gwyneth Lewis
Publisher : HarperPerennial
ISBN 13 : 9780007120642
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Two in a Boat written by Gwyneth Lewis and published by HarperPerennial. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Welsh poet Lewis comes her memoir of how she and her husband survived the strains and joys of a prolonged sailing voyage from Cardiff to Brazil in a small boat. Photos and line drawings.

Author : Ron McClure
Publisher : Sasquatch Books
ISBN 13 : 1570612307
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Classic Wooden Yachts of the Northwest written by Ron McClure and published by Sasquatch Books. This book was released on 2000 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beautiful color photographs and evocative text transport the reader back to the golden age of Northwest yachting, when custom-designed and custom-built wooden yachts cruised the inland waters of the British Columbia and Washington.The Northwest is a premier center for classic wooden boats, and this book showcases nearly 40 of these beautiful craft. Most of these boats were built during the 1920s and 30s and have been lovingly restored to their original condition. Admire the gorgeous lines and teak decks of the exteriors, then go below to see fine woodwork -- gleaming varnished surfaces, bronze fittings, customized designs -- all the lavish details and craftsmanship that make these boats floating works of art from a bygone era.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Yachting written by and published by . This book was released on 1985-11 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: