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My First Picture Book of Boating Words  My First Picture Book of Boating Words is a unique boating book for young children. It's a fun way to give children a vocabulary of things commonly seen on boats and the water. Each page contains vibrant color photos of boating items along with the name of each item below it. Some of the photos in this 24 page book include: powerboat, sailboat, dinghy, life jacket, lighthouse, seagull, marina, harbor, anchor etc. It covers powerboats and sailboats as well as fishing and other water related items. The book was created by a boater and is designed for both boaters and non boaters who enjoy the beauty of the water.Author: Nicholas, J. Agro Paperback: 24 pages Company: Little Harbor Publishing (2007-11-20) ISBN: 0980151201 List Price: $9.95 Amazon Price: $9.01 Used Price: $11.56 Boating 101: Essential Lessons for Boaters  No boater should leave the dock without reading this unique guide to the basics of boating. Roger Siminoff's decades of experience are boiled down into valuable, even life-saving advice on safety aboard...navigation...anchoring...dinghies...maintenance... sailing at night...and heavy weather.Author: Roger Siminoff Paperback: 213 pages Company: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press (1999-03-28) ISBN: 0071343296 List Price: $16.95 Amazon Price: $9.80 Used Price: $5.62 Luncheon of the Boating Party  A vivid exploration of one of the most beloved Renoir paintings in the world, ?done with a flourish worthy of Renoir himself? (USA Today) With her richly textured novels, Susan Vreeland has offered pioneering portraits of artists? lives. Now, as she did in Girl in Hyacinth Blue, Vreeland once again focuses on a single painting?Auguste Renoir?s instantly recognizable masterpiece, which depicts a gathering of Renoir?s real friends enjoying a summer Sunday on a café terrace along the Seine. Narrated by Renoir and seven of the models, the novel illuminates the gusto, hedonism, and art of the era. With a gorgeous palette of vibrant, captivating characters, Vreeland paints their lives, loves, losses, and triumphs so vividly that ?the painting literally comes alive? (The Boston Globe). Author: Susan Vreeland Paperback: 448 pages Bargain Price Company: Penguin (Non-Classics) (2008-02-26) List Price: $15.00 Amazon Price: $5.49 Used Price: $6.69 Boating Skills and Seamanship, 13th Edition  Learn the essentials of seamanship from one of the world?s premier boating organizations Developed and refined through 35 years of Coast Guard Auxiliary training courses, Boating Skills and Seamanship is your perfect introduction to recreational boating's fundamentals. Great for beginning and intermediate powerboaters alike, it offers you the basics of choosing, equipping, and handling a small to midsize powerboat. This new edition of the Coast Guard Auxiliary?s classic boating skills manual will answer all your questions on:
Approved by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA), with chapter review questions and answers, Boating Skills and Seamanship is the ideal study and reference guide for anyone taking a state boating license exam or seeking better boating skills and knowledge. Boater101: A Full-Reference Guide to Boating Basics  A fun, informative way to learn about boating safety and environmental awareness, the Boater101 course, which includes this book, is approved by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators and recognized by the U.S. Coast Guard as acceptable to the Recreational Boating Safety Program. Included are expert information from Marine University on boating safety and terminology, boat designs and classifications, boat motors, water activities, registration/numbering/documentation, boating required/recommended safety equipment, trailering, pre-departure preparation, U.S. aids to navigation, navigation tips, lines and knots, safety issues, weather, tides, rules of the road;, anchoring, docking/mooring, boating under the influence, aquatic nuisance species, disposal of toxic substances, proper garbage/waste disposal, state regulations, glossary, index, and boat operations checklist, float plan and pre-departure checklist.Author: Marine University Paperback: 132 pages Company: Rainbow Books, Inc. (2007-09-01) ISBN: 1568251114 List Price: $12.95 Amazon Price: $12.95 Used Price: $11.50 Mexico Boating Guide  Updated to June 2008, the 2nd edition of this nautical guidebook expands on Baja, the entire Sea of Cortez and Pacific Mexico. In 4-color throughout, the book's 135 new GPS-accurate charts are easier to read and 350 photos are jaw-dropping beautiful. High resolution satellite imagery corrects many cartographic errors. New "Smyth-sewn" hard-cover binding allows the book to lay open flat on the chart table, yet pages can't rip out like less-expensive plastic bindings. New "Crew List" forms, "Resource Guide" to all marinas & yacht clubs, fuel docks, haul-out yards, repairs, ship's agents, etc. The new "Rains Guide" is the accurate authority for boating in Pacific Mexico. The words Not for Navigation in every chart are a legal requirement, found in all nautical guidebooks. PLEASE use the FREE downloadable Updates posted every few months on MexicoBoating.com for all corrections and the newest information.Author: Capt. Pat Rains Paperback: 272 pages Company: Point Loma Publishing (2006-01-02) ISBN: 0963847058 List Price: $69.95 Amazon Price: $69.95 Used Price: $65.00 Seasoned by Salt: A Voyage in Search of the Caribbean  Seasoned by Salt is the fascinating account of a one-year cruise, from Connecticut to Grenada and back, undertaken by a sailing couple. The book alternates throughout their complementary voices as they relive their journey. They are not your average tourists. Their story is brimming with humor and high adventure, and reflects a deep understanding of the history, people, and economy of the many islands that they visited.Author: Jerry L. Mashaw, Anne U. Macclintock Paperback: 276 pages Company: Sheridan House (2007-02-16) ISBN: 1574092464 List Price: $16.95 Amazon Price: $10.57 Used Price: $10.57 Chapman Piloting & Seamanship 65th Edition (Chapman Piloting, Seamanship and Small Boat Handling)  THE Essential Guide for All Boaters! With millions of copies sold, Chapman Piloting has been the leading reference for both power and sail boaters for nearly 100 years. Now this absolutely essential guide?large and beautifully produced, with 928 pages, 1,500 full-color illustrations and charts, and exploded views and cutaways?is thoroughly updated with all the latest information on federal laws, regulations, and fees. In fact, NO competing book is more current. Additionally, Chapman covers the newest technology?especially in the area of communications and navigation electronics equipment, such as GPS, radar, depth sounders/fish finders, chart plotters, and other gear. Even the illustrations?photos, sketches, chart plots?have been freshened up and improved, as has all the contact information, from postal and e-mail addresses to websites. Virtually anyone who puts a craft on water needs this vital information about boating rules, weather, tide, currents, and navigation. Here are all the facts about special seamanship for powerboats, small craft, and boats under sail; anchoring, communications, and navigation; inland boating, marlinespike seamanship, and boating customs. Decade after decade, it's the book that boaters reach for, the pilot's best mate, and an absolute necessity on board. Chapman's is: * The standard text for private boating schools throughout the U.S. * The officially recommended book for the U.S. Coast Guard's boating education classes * The guide chosen by the United States Power Squadrons Author: Elbert S. Maloney Hardcover: 928 pages Company: Hearst (2006-09-28) ISBN: 158816232X List Price: $60.00 Amazon Price: $33.80 Used Price: $31.85 The Practical Encyclopedia of Boating  ?Vigor is one of the finest boating writers of our time.?--Cruising World ?You name it, it?s in here. Covers every boating situation. This book is both informative and entertaining.?--Latitudes & Attitudes ?John Vigor is the answer guy if you?re having onboard arguments about nautical terminology or the science of sailing in general, and his new book lives up to the promise in its title.?--Good Old Boat Whether it?s boat maintenance, navigation, boat handling in all kinds of weather, or the physics of how boats function, every sailor and powerboater needs a comprehensive go-to source for specialized information. Now you have it with The Practical Encyclopedia of Boating:
Author: John Vigor Paperback: 384 pages Company: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press (2007-07-31) ISBN: 0071498885 List Price: $18.95 Amazon Price: $6.90 Used Price: $4.64 The Complete Idiot's Guide to Boating and Sailing, Third Edition  Revised and updated?don?t leave the dock without it! Here is an excellent overview of both power boating and sailing that focuses on the techniques shared by both. Solid material any boater will need to know on buying a boat and the cost of ownership, marine power and motors, technology and weather, safety, navigation, and boat handling?as well as expanded coverage on sailing and a brand new chapter on personal watercraft?this is the only boating book to own. |