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blue water voyaging requires a certain level of funding. this volume is based on the author's own considerable practical experience of making up for a minimum of funds by applying common sense and skill, and from these pages a basic level of capital and running costs can be...
for the overwhelming majority, true freedom is largely a dream. the lucky ones are those who find it or who help others to do so. in a world too often given to material pursuits few allow themselves the time to appreciate that gift of helping others. as i left, i had no idea what i might find in...
См. перевод на русский [url820245]Один под парусами вокруг света[/url820245] joshua slocum left boston, massachusetts, on 24th april 1895 in his 37ft sloop spray. it was more than three years later, on 27th june 1898, when he dropped anchor in newport,...
Издание на английском языке libby purves, well known author and broadcaster, puts her finger right on the nub of what makes cruising so enjoyable, so amusing and so exasperating in her popular column in yachting monthly. here, by popular request, she has gathered together...
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in these days of advancing technology, it's no longer practical for boat owners to be sanguine about their electrical systems because we are becoming more and more dependent on them. on today's yacht you can find many of the comforts we're familiar with at home: hot water, tv,...
Издание на английском языке comprehensive and detailed tidal streams and tidal heights in an easy-to-read format with clear data. includes an annual cherbourg tide table. covers the solent and approaches, portland bill, alderney and cherbourg, poole, russell channels,...
Издание на английском языке comprehensive and detailed tidal streams and tidal heights in an easy-to-read format with clear data. includes an annual cherbourg tide table. the yachtsman's tidal atlases were developed by michael reeve-fowkes as a comprehensive aid to...
Издание на английском языке weather determines when we sail, where we sail to – and whether we arrive safely. this essential pocket-sized guide, now revised for its second edition, equips the reader with all the necessary tools to predict and deal with local and distant...
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Издание на английском языке this aim of this book is to provide a highly practical, step-by-step approach to upgrading your boat’s old electrical system – but first of all, i would like to say that i am no expert in 12 v dc electrics in boats. in this book we’ll...
Издание на английском языке the insistent call of the sea draws on our natural curiosity and fascination with the unknown. it can lead to an adventure of considerable complexity; those that answer the call need knowledge and guidance to do it successfully. some of the...
Издание на английском языке these notes are written with the intention of helping develop an understanding of stability and propulsion for students of nautical science based degree courses, merchant navy officers undertaking their officer of the watch or master/chief...
