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Cruising Guide To Puget Sound Olympia To Port by Migael Scherer Publisher Comments "Simply put, every local boater should have a dog-eared, well-thumbed copy [of this guide] as a permanent feature in the nautical library."48° North A Cruising Guide to Puget Sound and the San Juan Islands has earned an outstanding reputation for... (read more) List Price $39.95 Your price: $24.50 Used - Hardcover 
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Understanding Boat Design 4TH Edition by Edward Brewer Publisher Comments For new boating enthusiasts--even if they've been at it awhile--there are scores of burning questions. If one boat has a round bottom and another's is veed, what difference does it make in the way they perform? What are the advantages of a cutter rig... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Water in Between: A Journey at Sea by Kevin Patterson Publisher Comments Wise, funny and beautifully written, The Water in Between is an inspiring-and cautionary-tale for anyone who has ever wanted to escape into another life. <BR>A stint in the army and a broken heart lead Kevin Patterson, who has never sailed before... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Skeletons on the Zahara: A True Story of Survival by Dean King Publisher Comments Everywhere hailed as a masterpiece of historical adventure, this enthralling narrative recounts the experiences of twelve American sailors who were shipwrecked off the coast of Africa in 1815, captured by desert nomads, sold into slavery, and subjected... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Spirited Waters: Soloing Through the Inside Passage by Jennifer Hahn Synopsis In this insightful account of her solo voyage in a 16-foot kayak, Hahn vividly relates the ecstatic moments and terrifying predicaments of paddling against the wind through Alaska's Inside Passage.... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $11.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Lionheart: A Journey of the Human Spirit by Jesse Martin Publisher Comments On October 31 1999, Melbourne school-boy sailor Jesse Martin completed one of the last great adventures of the 20th century. At 18 years of age, and after 11 months at sea, he became the youngest person to sail solo, non-stop and unassisted around the... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition by Caroline Alexander Publisher Comments In August 1914, days before the outbreak of the First World War, the renowned explorer Ernest Shackleton and a crew of twenty-seven set sail for the South Atlantic in pursuit of the last unclaimed prize in the history of exploration: the first crossing... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $14.95 Used - Hardcover
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Voyaging Under Power by Robert P Beebe Publisher Comments In World War II, aboard the aircraft carrier Saratoga, Captain Robert Beebe dreamed of one day retiring and cruising the world in a small boat. At that time world cruisers voyaged exclusively in sailboats. But sailboats are confined to narrow lanes of... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $19.95 Used - Hardcover
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Far Appalachia: Following the New River North by Noah Adams Publisher Comments With his sharp eye and gentle wit, Noah Adams doesn't just tell stories, he lets them unfold quietly, powerfully, and eloquently. Now the beloved host of NPR's All Things Considered and bestselling author of Piano Lessons takes us on a river journey... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Ship to Shore by Peter D Jeans Publisher Comments We All Talk Like Sailors<P>Have you ever found yourself "in deep water" because you got tired of "bowing and scraping" or listening to "flimsy" excuses? Have you ever "barged in" like a "blowhard" where you weren't wanted and "let the cat out of... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Rough Water: Stories of Survival from the Sea (Extreme Adventures) by Clint Willis Publisher Comments In this anthology, editor Clint Willis gives readers some of the best sea stories of all time. Included are excerpts from R. H. Dana's classic Two Years Before the Mast, a shipwreck survivor's 74-day ordeal aboard an inflatable life raft, an eyewitness... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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A Night to Remember by Walter Lord Publisher Comments She was the world's biggest-ever ship. A luxurious miracle of twentieth-century technology, the Titantic was equipped with the most ingenious safety devices of the time. Yet on a moonlit night in 1912, the "unsinkable" Titantic raced across the glassy... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $3.95 Used - Mass Market
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Empire of Blue Water: Captain Morgan's Great Pirate Army, the Epic Battle for the Americas, and the Catastrophe That Ended the Outlaws' Bloo by Stephan Talty Publisher Comments A May 2007 Book Sense Pick “Talty’s vigorous history of seventeenth-century pirates of the Caribbean will sate even fickle Jack Sparrow fans. . . . A pleasure to read from bow to stern.” —Entertainment Weekly The passion and... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Last Voyage of the Lusitania by A A Hoehling Publisher Comments Reconstructed from hundreds of survivors' accounts and naval documents and with a new preface that puts to rest several theories about the cargo of the fated ship, The Last Voyage of the Lusitania chronicles one of the greatest sea tragedies of all time.... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $4.40 Used - Trade Paper
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Sailors' Secrets by Mike Badham Publisher Comments "Sailor's Secrets" contains over 1,000 tips, suggestions, evaluations, and nuggets of hard-won advice from more than 300 seasoned veterans. Instructive, humorous, biting, and challenging, "Sailor's Secrets" can be opened anywhere and enjoyed. Its wide... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $12.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Sea Kayaking Illustrated by John Robison Publisher Comments For some learners a picture is worth a thousand words--and this lavishly illustrated volume proves the rule. The expert advice and lively illustrations combine to offer serious how-to instruction in an entertaining fashion to sea kayakers of all levels... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Story of the Titanic: As Told by Its Survivors by Lawrence Beesley Publisher Comments What it was really like. Panic, despair, shocking inefficiency, and a dash of heroism. Two lengthy narratives by passengers who had a thorough knowledge of the sea and by members of the ship’s crew. More thrilling than any fictional account. 26... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Endurance : Shackleton's Incredible Voyage (59 Edition) by Alfred Lansing From Powells.com Days before the outbreak of World War One renowned explorer Ernest Shackleton and a crew of twenty-seven set sail to attempt the first crossing on foot of the Antarctic continent. More than eighty miles from their destination, however, their... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Paddle Routes of the Inland Northwest: 50 Flatwater and Waterwater Trips for Canoe & Kayak by Rich Landers Publisher Comments Complete details for paddlers to plan specific tours.... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Sea of Glory: America's Voyage of Discovery, the U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842 by Nathaniel Philbrick Publisher Comments In 1838, the U.S. government launched the largest discovery voyage the Western world had ever seen — 6 sailing vessels and 346 men bound for the waters of the Pacific Ocean. Four years later, the U.S. Exploring Expedition, or Ex. Ex. as it was known,... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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