Here is a detailed study of the motive forces of a yacht written in clear and accessible terms. T...

Robert Orrell recounts the brutality and immense danger of life on an oil rig.

A much anticipated reissue, in larger format, of the biography of Nathanial G. Herreshoff, who wa...

In November 1941 the Australian light cruiser HMAS Sydney, with a crew of 645, disappeared off th...

This is a useful, literate compendium of boating language and terminology.

Violet Jessop survived the sinking of both the Titanic and Britannic, and her lively and well-rou...

Dieter Lobiner details the history of the Nordic Folkboat, sketching its journey from its origins...

Authoritative yet accessible, this work will enable readers to better grasp how sails, keels and ...

No other vessel-sail or power driven-had ever passed through the dangerous straits of the Northwe...

This is the story of Bernard and Françoise Moitessier's honeymoon voyage aboard Joshua, sailing f...

Aimed at sailboat owners of all kinds, this reference book contains 200 entries packed with solid...

For those planning an ocean cruise, whether it's a day sail or circumnavigation, this book is the...