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Voyage of The Stella
by Lawrence R D
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- 1982
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- Near Fine
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- First Edition, First Impression
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$18.95
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New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1982 Biologist R D Lawrence could be described as the Gerald Durrell of Ontario's North Country. Following the sudden death of his wife, the author bought a twenty-four foot cruiser which he named the Stella Maris and began a six month solitary exploration of the coasts of British Columbia and the Northwestern United States.… Read more
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Ships And Memories. Merchant Seafarers In Canada's Age Of Steam
by Sager, Eric W
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- Gilt Edge Books
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- 1993
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- Near Fine
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- First Edition
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- 9780774804431
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$22.50
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Vancouver: UBC Press, 1993. A fascinating account of the life at sea during the age of steam. Seafarers tell their own stories and remember the good times as well as the bad, in peace and war and during the depression. The author draws on interviews with master mariners, cooks, stewards and others who worked aboard steamships from 1920 to… Read more
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Titanic: Legacy of the World's Greatest Ocean Liner
by Wels, Susan Preface By William F Buckley Jr
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- Published
- 1997
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- Fine
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- Second Printing
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- 9780783552613
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$55.00
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New York: Time Life Books, 1997. Now, in the most complete and definitive book ever published, Titanic: Legacy of the World's Greatest Ocean Liner , brings to life the entire Titanic story - from her construction in the early 1900s to her present-day exploration at the bottom of the North Atlantic. Published in cooperation with the guardian of the… Read more
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The Log of a Sea-Waif. Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life
by Bullen, Frank T
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- Good
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London: Smith, Elder & CO 1910 to title page. Frank T. Bullen, F.R.G.S. - author of The Cruise of the Cachalot, Idylls of the Sea, etc. A true story. Frontispiece titled - It was a bleak gloomy day in Janurary when I first held her. Preface by the author dated Sept. 1899. Frank T. Bullen has been for fifteen… Read more
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Merchant Ship Stability: A Companion to "Merchant Ship Construction"
by Pursey H.J
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- Gilt Edge Books
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- 1957
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- Very Good
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$58.50
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Glasgow: Brown, Son & Ferguson Ltd, 1957. Reprint of 1954 Second Edition. H.J. Pursey, Extra Master, Lecturer to the Department of Navigation University College, Southampton. The main body of the book is designed to cover the theory of ship stability up to and including the standard required for a Master's Certificate. Fifteen chapters cover: General Information - Areas and Volumes… Read more
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Merchant Ship Construction. Especially Written for the Merchant Navy
by Pursey, H. J
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- 1959
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- Near Fine
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- Third Edition
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$75.00
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Glasgow: Brown, Son & Ferguson Ltd, 1959. H.J. Pursey, Extra Master, Lecturer in Ship Construction to the School of Navagation University of Southhampton. The text is made as concise as possible and illustrated by a large number of full-page perspective drawings. Only the most common method of constructing any particular part is given in most cases. Descriptions and drawings… Read more
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Small Boat Racing with the Champions
by Fisher Bob (Edited by)
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- 1977
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- Near Fine
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- First Edition
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- 9780138141868
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$32.50
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New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1977. The very first practical book to combine and present expert opinion. It is a goldmine of practical instruction, tips, and guidance. Twelve of the most popular small boat classes world wide are represented here. 505, Tempest, Flying Dutchman, Laser etc. A vital read for all potential champions and an invaluable 'how to win' manual for… Read more
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The Handbook Of Sailing
by Bond Bob
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- Published
- 1988
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- Near Fine
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- Later Print
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- 9780720716443
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$20.00
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London: Pelham Book, 1988. Illustrated heavy card covers.The essence of this book has been to use both words and pictures to help people to absorb the principles of sailing. The contents cover: Basic sailing, Advanced sailing. Cruising, Navigation, Meteorology, Maintenance & safety and Appendix. Very well illustrated. (over 1250). Name to inside front cover. An invaluable source of reference.… Read more
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Building The Skiff Cabin Boy. A Step-by Step Pictorial Guide
by Kuhlig Clemens C. With Ruth E. Kuhlig
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- Gilt Edge Books
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- 1977
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- Near Fine
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- First Edition
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- 9780877420644
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$35.00
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Camden, Maine: International Marine Publishing Company, 1977. Foreword by John Atkin the Skiff's designer. This book offers more than two hundred photographs and drawings. The author explains how and why he chose the John Akin design for his skiff and proceeds to explain the chronological progress of building his boat. His laminating techniques form the most distinctive portion of his… Read more
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The Walkabouts. A Family At Sea
by Saunders Mike
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- Gilt Edge Books
- Published
- 1975
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- Near Fine
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- First Edition
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- 9780812818208
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$27.50
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New York: Stein and Day, 1975. This is the story of the Saunders family and their 18 month voyage on their 33-foot ketch Walkabout from Rhodesia to England. It is an engrossing first-person tale of fearful storms that tested Walkabout and her family crew to their limits.It is a tale, too, of how six quite different people learned to… Read more
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The Ship's Medicine Chest and First Aid At Sea
by USPHS
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- Published
- 1947
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- Very Good
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$70.00
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Washington, D.C.: A Joint Project of the United States Public Health Service and the War Shipping Administration, 1947. Reprinted with additions and changes 1955. 498 pp. This book is published primarily for the information and guidance of the master and other licensed and certified crew members who may be directly or indirectly responaible for the administration of emergency treatment at… Read more
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Wild Ocean. The Story of the North Atlantic and the Men Who Sailed It
by Villiers Alan
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- Gilt Edge Books
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- 1957
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
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$28.50
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New York: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited, 1957. The North Atlantic is the highroad to all the oceans and all the seas. From his background as a sailor , the author tells the fascinating story of this turbulent, unpredictable ocean, of the men and ships who have challenged it. Illustrated with numerous b/w photos. Map endpapers. Name to ffep. Price… Read more
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Epics Of The Sea
by Hoehling A.A
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- Gilt Edge Books
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- 1977
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- Near Fine
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- First Edition
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- 9780809281299
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$34.50
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Chicago: Contemporary Book Inc., 1977. A valuable and highly unusual collection of true sea stories, including some like the drama of the Jeannette- that rarely appear in print. Here are the famous ships and the men who struggled to keep them afloat: the Confederate raider ' Alabama,' the submarine 'Squalus', the brave little ships of Dunkirk and… Read more
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North-West Passage
by De Roos Willy Translated from the French by Bruce Penman
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- Published
- 1980
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- Near Fine
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- First Edition
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- 9780370302638
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$30.00
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London: Holus & Carter, 1980. Foreword by Rear-Admiral G.S. Ritchie CB DSC. The authors account of his arctic voyage on his 13-metre steel ketch Williwaw through the North-West Passage.Illustrated with b/w photos and maps. 208 pp incudes List of Illustrations and Maps, Epilogue, Acknowledgments and Bibliography. Bookplate to fep, name to half-title page. A very nice copy… Read more
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Reflections In The Sea
by Phillips-Birt, Douglas Illustrations by Captain Th.D.A. de Lange
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- 1968
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
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$25.00
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Lymington, Hampshire/ London: Nautical Publishing Company, K. Adlard Coles, Commander Erroll Bruce R.N., Rtd. in Association with George G. Harrap & Company Ltd. , 1968. This book is literature and the selection of material was inspired by two works admired by the present author.....Conrad's 'Mirror of The Sea', a classic of maritime literature, and Charles Morgan's 'Reflections In A Mirror',… Read more
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The History Of Yachting
by Phillips-Birt, Douglas
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- Published
- 1974
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- Near Fine
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- First Edition
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- 9780812817041
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$70.00
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New York: Stein and Day Publishers, 1974. The history of yachting can be stretched back to its origins on the inland seas and waterways of seventeenth-century Holland. From there it was taken to England and with the Dutch settlers to the New World.The author has traced the history of the era of Nathaniel Herreshoff and Lord Dunraven and steam… Read more
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Atlantic Cruise In Wanderer III
by Hiscock Eric C
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- 1968
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- Near Fine
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- First Edition
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$42.50
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London: Oxford University Press, 1968. Though they had sailed twice around the world in their in their 30-foot yacht, Wanderer III, Eric and Susan Hiscock had never visited the United States. They decided to sail there via the Caribbean, spending two years on the round voyage. After port calls in Western France, Spain and Portugal, they revisited the Windward Islands… Read more
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Boatbuilding Manual
by Steward Robert M
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- Gilt Edge Books
- Published
- 1976
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- Near Fine
- Edition
- Fifth Printing
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- 9780877420149
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$40.00
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Camden, Maine: International Marine Publishing Company, 1976. Robert Steward has given us the benefit of his long experience in the yacht design and building world. This comprehensive and practical material, so well presented, will provide the amateur boat builder ,as well as the professional, with a world of valued and valid information. All phases of the subject has been… Read more
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At One With The Sea. Alone Around The World
by James, Naomi
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- Gilt Edge Books
- Published
- 1979
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- Near Fine
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- First Edition
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- 9780091368609
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$40.00
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London: Hutchinson/Nelson, Foster & Scott, 1979. On 8 June 1978 Naomi James had become the first woman to sail single-handed around the globe via Cape Horn- and in the fastest time ever. She set a new round-the-world record and made sailing history. This story of heroism with the human touch, of epic courage and endurance, must rank as a… Read more
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Two Against Cape Horn
by Roth Hal
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- Gilt Edge Books
- Published
- 1978
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- Near Fine
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- First Edition
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- 9780393032239
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$40.00
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New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1978. THis is no ordinary book about a cruise in a sailing yacht. It is true adventure. Hal and Margaret Roth, veteran sailors, set out to sail their famous boat "Whisper" through and around the litle known archipelago on the Southwest coast of South America and thence around the greatest challenge of… Read more
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