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The Complete Ocean Skipper: Deep-water Voyaging, Navigation and Yacht Management by Tom Cunliffe
epub |eng | 2016-04-14 | Author:Tom Cunliffe [Cunliffe, Tom]

Maximum altitudes In theory, this system for determining latitude only works perfectly from a stationary vessel, or one travelling exactly east or west. This is because if you are in ...
( Category: Sailing September 28,2016 )
The RCC Pilotage Foundation Atlantic Crossing Guide by Jane Russell
epub |eng | 2010-09-21 | Author:Jane Russell

A typical Moroccon souk. Photo: Graham Hutt Further reference An excellent pilotage guide to the area is RCCPF North Africa by Graham Hutt, Imray, Laurie, Norie & Wilson. www.morocco.com 10 ...
( Category: Sailing September 22,2016 )
The Complete Day Skipper by Tom Cunliffe
epub |eng | 2016-09-21 | Author:Tom Cunliffe

FIG 7.2 Angle of cut. FIG 7.3 A traditional three-point fix worked up from handbearing compass position lines to form a ‘cocked hat’. Note that the objects chosen give a ...
( Category: Sailing September 22,2016 )
Reeds Skipper's Handbook by Malcolm Pearson
epub |eng | | Author:Malcolm Pearson

Traffic separation schemes Employed in congested areas and clearly marked on charts, they are ‘one way’ lanes for through traffic. Small boats and sailing craft should avoid them and use ...
( Category: Sailing September 20,2016 )
The Dinghy Cruising Companion by Roger Barnes
epub, pdf |eng | | Author:Roger Barnes [Barnes, Roger]

SOLAS, THE SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA CONVENTION Outside sheltered waters, even dinghies come under the remit of the international accords that regulate the navigation of vessels at sea. SOLAS ...
( Category: Sailing September 16,2016 )
Sea Survival Handbook by Keith Colwell
epub |eng | 2011-01-20 | Author:Keith Colwell

Non-DSC VHF radios will need to be manually switched to Ch 16. Press the Ch 16 button and check that the radio is switched to high power. If not, push ...
( Category: Sailing September 10,2016 )
Solitaire Spirit by Les Powles
epub |eng | 2012-04-15 | Author:Les Powles

Chapter Seven Screams in the Rigging South Atlantic – Indian Ocean September – October 1980 Thursday, September 30th. Our noon sight showed we were about to enter the Roaring Forties, ...
( Category: Travel April 16,2016 )
The Cruise of the Snark by London Jack
mobi, epub |eng | 2014-05-30 | Author:London, Jack [London, Jack]

CHAPTER XI The Nature Man I FIRST met him on Market Street in San Francisco. It was a wet and drizzly afternoon, and he was striding along, clad solely in ...
( Category: Classics January 8,2016 )
The Complete Yachtmaster by Tom Cunliffe
mobi, epub, pdf |eng | 2011-03-15 | Author:Tom Cunliffe

Personal observation Tide tables are all right, and GPS can be very helpful, but for accurate information you can’t beat your own eyes. Around the turn of the tide, look ...
( Category: Sailing December 15,2015 )
Food at Sea by Simon Spalding
epub |ara, eng, fra | 2014-11-17 | Author:Simon Spalding

SIX Steam Power and Canned Food During the nineteenth century, the nature of sea travel was transformed by the application of steam power to oceanic travel. At roughly the same ...
( Category: Sailing July 18,2015 )
Sailing: What You Need to Know before Sailing around the World (Sailing, Boating, World Trip, Adventure, Travel Guide) by Peter Williams
epub |eng | 2015-02-27 | Author:Peter Williams [Williams, Peter]

While some of the captains of these voyages may not charge you anything for the trip, some will either pay you a small amount while some may request you to ...
( Category: Sailing March 25,2015 )
A Sail of Two Idiots by Renee Petrillo
epub |eng | 2012-03-21 | Author:Renee Petrillo

British Virgin Islands The sail from St. John’s northeast through The Narrows to Tortola was a quickie (4 miles in 45 minutes). Tortola’s safest harbor is Soper’s Hole, on the ...
( Category: General March 22,2015 )
Once Upon a Gypsy Moon: An Improbable Voyage and One Man's Yearning for Redemption by Hurley Michael
azw3 |eng | 2013-04-15 | Author:Hurley, Michael [Hurley, Michael]

Chapter 31 A Mystery Unfolds The most beautiful thing we can experience in life is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. He to whom ...
( Category: Adventure March 21,2015 )
That Savage Water
epub |eng | | Author:Matthew R. Loney [Loney, Matthew R.]

THE VAGRANT BORDERS OF KASHMIR Diesel fumes spin from exhaust pipes, vaporous tails in the hot morning air. Autos weave past on the street below already lifting sharp odours of ...
( Category: Police Procedurals January 29,2015 )
A Wolverine Is Eating My Leg by Tim Cahill
epub |eng | 2011-02-01 | Author:Tim Cahill [Cahill, Tim]

Things began looking up the day before the eclipse. A slight northerly shift in the jet stream and the storm riding in on it doubled the chances of clear weather ...
( Category: Adventure December 27,2014 )

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