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From inland waterways to the world-renown rugged coastline, rich in history, Honey, let's go BOATING! is the definitive book on Victorian boating destinations - The 101 destinations you must visit.
Chock full of history and information for skippers (boat ramps and re-fuelling docks) photographs, maps, and even coffee destinations and culinary experiences for the entire family, Darren ensures that every boating trip is a memory to be treasured.
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See All formats for a Color Version! This version is black and white images.
Learn about Isle Royale National Park, one of the best places to go kayaking...
There is a world where water pulses against a hundred feet of vertical basalt, each cliff studded with delicate butterwort and nodding purple harebells. Where waves surge over underwater ridges and swirl through a secret arch. That's disconnected from the internet and reconnected with dawn's...
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This new edition of Ultimate Sailing Adventures takes you on a thrilling ride around the world's best boats, locations and voyages – from amazing passages and destinations, through memorable races and rallies to special boats and sailing experiences. There are exciting adventures that will appeal to everyone from novice to expert. Stunning, full-page photographs put you at the heart of the action, while inspirational descriptions allow you to dream...
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In the spirit of Up the Lake and Beyond the Main, join the author for quad adventures to destinations on Powell Lake only accessible by boat. Unique places where all-terrain vehicles explore logging roads and trails in one of British Columbia's most picturesque regions. From Chippewa South to the headwaters of Powell Lake and Goat Lake, Western Forest Products and other logging companies build roads available for recreation when not being used for...
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Coastal British Columbia from Jervis Inlet to Desolation Sound serves as the backdrop for stories of boating in the Strait of Georgia and the islands to the north. Tales from remote areas of Canada, where people are isolated from the bustle of the surrounding world. Stories for the stout of heart and those, who crave wilderness adventure. Numerous maps and photos accompany the stories, a follow-up book to the original 'Up the Strait.'
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The Georgia Coast, Waterways, and Islands is a new kind of boater's guide to the intricate, unspoiled and exciting coast of Georgia. The guide describes the flora and fauna of varied rich ecosystems as you travel through the natural and human history of over 1,500 miles of waterways. 134 minutely, detailed chartlets, unrivaled by any other guide, show the latest depths allowing boaters more flexibility to enjoy the Georgia coast. Navigator-friendly,...
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This guide of anchorages and marinas in the Windward Islands provides detailed information on where and how to anchor or dock your boat, what formalities to comply with, where to get supplies or technical support, what to visit on the island and where to eat and drink.
A must have to plan your future adventures. This eBook contains lots of information on the islands you intend to visit, including administrative and emergency addresses and phone numbers.
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This new edition of Ultimate Surfing Adventures takes you on a thrilling ride around the world's best surfing spots – from tropical reefs, through temperate waters to ones where you will need a wetsuit. There are exciting adventures that will appeal to everyone from novice to expert. Stunning, full-page photographs put you at the heart of the action, while inspirational descriptions illustrate why each break is so unique. It's perfect for planning...
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This is a book for those who want to embark on extended cruising under power. The cruising life is a great departure from convention, but making the break can be difficult and maybe even a little frightening. This book is about helping people who want to do serious cruising make the transition, avoid costly mistakes, enjoy a richly rewarding lifestyle, and safely experience a sense of freedom they did not know existed. Much information to make the...
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Caribbean Cruising-fun for the whole family!
The Caribbean is a sailor's dream, with its steady breezes, beautiful islands, and fascinating history. Sailing as a family only makes the experience richer. But how do you keep kids occupied on and off the boat? How can you keep them tuned in to their unique surroundings? This book answers those questions and more. It's intended as a resource for sailing families of all types, whether you're kicking back...
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Covering famed surf spots all over the world, this unique full-color gift book and travel guide invites you to discover such unexpected gems as the Amazon and the Gulf of Alaska. From the frigid waters off Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula to Nazaré, Portugal, where in 2013 Garrett McNamara broke a world record for surfing the tallest wave (78 feet!), highlights also include: North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii Gold Coast, Australia Malibu, California Faroe Islands,...
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This is Volume 3 of the Kindle series, The Captain's Guide to Hurricane Holes covering the Leeward and Windward Islands, including St. Martin, Guadeloupe, Martinique, St. Vincent, Antigua, Marie Galante, Barbados, Grenada, St. Kitts, St. Barths, St. Lucia, Trinidad, and Tobago. There are a total of four volumes in the series covering the entire Bahamas and Caribbean.
The Captain's Guide to Hurricane Holes is a navigational aid designed for yacht...
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A lively collection of seventeen narrative essays drawing upon the author's circumnavigation aboard an ocean-going sailboat. Subjects range from the deeply introspective and serious to the seriously funny. Everything from vignettes of peaceful anchorages to the horrors of storms at sea. Experience a genuine kava ceremony on a South Pacific island. Take a ride through Madagascar by taxi. Live through the drama of a storm in the Tasman Sea. Fun, engaging,...
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This is Volume 2 of the Kindle series, The Captain's Guide to Hurricane Holes, and covers the region from The Turks and Caicos to the Virgin Islands, including Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. There are a total of four volumes in the series covering the entire Bahamas and Caribbean.
The Captain's Guide to Hurricane Holes is a navigational aid designed for yacht and boat captains transiting the waters of The Bahamas and the Caribbean.
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A soulful collection of nearly four decades of surf writing. In Deep transports readers into the heart of the surfing world's culture through the eyes and imagination of a master storyteller. George's personality profiles, perspective essays, and travel accounts achieve a level of frank articulation that, much like the works of Theroux, Krakauer, and Finnegan, reveal as much about the man as it does his subjects. Peak transcendence and quiet reflection,...
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Boat Smart Chronicles contains true cases of boating emergencies on and around Lake Michigan, and what can be, learned from these, mishaps. It reads like a great ship's log on recreational boating spanning over two decades. As a long-time Coast Guard responder, Tom Rau has meticulously recorded firsthand accounts of boating and water-related mishaps.
These accounts include valuable feedback from those rescued and their ordeals. This wealth of boating...
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The Panama Guide is the most comprehensive guide written about the extraordinarily beautiful waters of the Caribbean and Pacific Coasts of Panama. It contains vital information for planning waterborne adventures along these fascinating shores. With 187 detailed chartlets, The Panama Guide travels through the 365 islands of San Blas, explores the protected bays of Bocas del Toro, the green shores of the Las Perlas archipelago, the intriguing rivers...
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Cruising guide book pioneer, Don Street, Jr. has a message for all sailors planning to cross the Atlantic via the trade-wind route: "Forget about crossing from the Canaries in November...2,700 miles with erratic trade winds that have not really settled in. Head south and cruise the Cape Verdes for two or three weeks. Depart from Brava the first week in December. The good solid trades will boot you the 2,100 miles to the Caribbean at hull speed in...
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The earth's oceans hold many wondrous surprises-be they the small, colorful "critters†? off the coast of Papua New Guinea, opportunistic red demon squids in the Sea of Cortes, or naval wrecks in the lagoon of Bikini Atoll. In Fifty Places to Dive Before You Die Chris Santella has invited diving experts from around the world to share some of their favorite destinations, so ardent divers can experience these underwater wonders for themselves-either...
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