Download or read book No More Mondays written by LaVonne Misner and published by ProStar Publications. This book was released on 2003-03 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They did what most people only talk about. LaVonne and her husband Tom sold their home in Minnesota and launched a six year sailing adventure that took them from their homeport in Duluth Minnesota, up the St. Lawrence Seaway, down the Atlantic Coast, through the Caribbean, Panama Canal, and onward to the South Pacific and the pristine coastline of New Zealand.
Download or read book A Nautical Odyssey written by David C. Bell and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David Bell has been painting ships and the sea for more than forty years. From smacks to schooners, from whalers to warships his investigations have taken him on a remarkable pictorial journey through the history of the sea. The accuracy of his painting is infused with that vital ingredient 'artistic vision'. Finding inspiration in all sorts of areas through time and place he has drawn on his outstanding talent as an artist and his tremendous experience of the sea during his time and travels around the world as a navigator. This book is a product of David Bells' two passions, painting and maritime history. It charts his journey through time from Elizabethan galleons, to the last days of the trawling industry, picking out the ships whose line and design captivates him and the mariners for whom he has the utmost admiration. This odyssey has been illustrated and annotated by him to produce a book that will be coveted by anyone with an interest in the art of the sea. He has linked text with paintings inspired by artistic vision to create a book which is not only fascinating to read but also a pleasure to behold, an aesthetically stunning marriage of words and pictures.
Download or read book Stone Boat Odyssey written by Phyllis Nansen and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-06-24 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set against the backdrop of mankinds epic space odyssey is the tale of a dream that wouldnt die and a stone boat that eventually sailed 40,000 ocean miles. Despite false starts, setbacks, and neartragedy, a boat named Fram set sail on its oceangoing adventure in 1987. This is the story of the remarkable couple who dared to dream of sailing the worlds oceans on the spark of an idea planted while mankind was aiming at the moon, and spent the next three decades completing their odyssey. Follow this amazing journey from the muddy bayous of Louisiana, to the verdant wilderness of British Columbia, and eventually to the palmgraced atolls of the South Pacific as they discover how to sail, how to build a boat, and how to live their dream.
Download or read book A Nautical Odyssey written by Michael J. Plumridge and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Blue Water Odyssey written by Capt Bill Braden and published by . This book was released on 2003-07 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perhaps the most intense, edge-of-your-seat sci-fi novel to come along in a long time, The One is a colossus, a giant scale, imagination expanding epic. Adventure, drama, hard tech, powered armor, starship battles, armies, heroism, romance, political intrigue across multiple star systems, rich interstellar history, ancient races, deadly aliens, eye-opening discovery, heart-stopping action - it's all here. Careful, or you might flinch. Ian Rhames, U.S. Marine turned assassin, stumbles across an alien scout ship and its crew, who have themselves stumbled across the Earth. In a bizarre twist, Ian finds no choice but to attack the deadly aliens in order to survive. With the help of a young girl, a prisoner of the aliens, her presence nearly as strange as theirs, Ian wins the vessel. And suddenly he has the unthinkable: control of an alien starship. From this beginning the action charges forward, as does the scope of The One. Ian uncovers an amazing history, dating back over six thousand years on Earth alone - nearly 70 million all told. Dozens of human worlds across the galaxy, long ago separated from the Earth, are in a fight to uncover their past. And they may have found it. Now the long forgotten Earth is in jeopardy as these interstellar governments, alien races, and, indeed, several powerful forces vie for the discovery of what they believe will set them free. A world hidden thousands of millennia ago by the last truly galactic race. A world known simply as the Tomb of Kings. And so Ian finds himself at the center of an epic struggle, fleets of starships and advanced armies battling for dominance, manipulative politicos playing a deadly game of chess...all the while off stage other, more sinister forces cast their hands. But one man can find within himself immense strength. One man can lead the many, and in so doing change the course of history. For more information, go to sagaofages.com.
Download or read book A Star to Sail Her By written by Alex Ellison and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2012-12 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2003, casting their fortunes—and their lives—to the wind, the Ellison family embarked on what they thought would be a one-year voyage on their forty-seven-foot sloop, Promise. Five years and more than 25,000 nautical miles later, the family of four returned to the United States and dry land. In this memoir, author Alex Ellison chronicles his family’s adventures on the seas. Culled from a detailed daily journal that Ellison began keeping at the onset of the voyage when he was just eight years old, A Star to Sail Her By reveals his transition from enthusiastic child to capable sailor and reflective young adult. He learned two important lessons as they traveled from port to port: not everything always works the way it should, and change is really the only thing you can count on. “A Top 5 Book Pick” —Yachting Magazine “A Star to Sail Her By is sure to entertain and inspire people who dream of adventure.” —Jennifer Castle, editor, PBSkids “Ellison’s earnest, genuine style is reminiscent of Robin Graham’s in Dove. In crafting a twenty-first century bildungsroman at sea, with a tender family spin, he’ll leave you positively envious.” —Richard King, PhD, professor of literature of the sea, Williams College “A terrific tale of an unbelievable upbringing.” —Clint Grantberry, KLIF, Dallas, TX “In and of itself, this memoir of a 25,000–nautical mile voyage is informative, entertaining, and eye-opening. That a high school student wrote it is astounding.” —Meredith Laitos, editor, SAIL
Download or read book From the Log of the Velsa written by Arnold Bennett and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-05 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "From the Log of the Velsa" by Arnold Bennett follows the author. As a man who loved his yacht, the Velsa, and used it to travel around Holland, Belgium, France, and Denmark. Enoch Arnold Bennett was an English author, best known as a novelist who wrote prolifically, but his biographical work also gained popularity among those who wished to live his adventures through his travel notes. Complete with drawings, his voyages are even further brought to life.
Download or read book Louise Adventure written by Grant Gordon and published by . This book was released on 2021-05-24 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by the eighteenth-century French navigator Louis-Antoine de Bougainville, the book charts the story of a contemporary round-the-world sailing odyssey, covering over 55,000 nautical miles. Author and sailor Grant Gordon shares his experiences on board his yacht Louise crossing each of the great oceans and visiting thirty-five countries, mostly off the beaten track. This travelogue records the friendships, people and places that shaped this unique adventure. 'Life would be dull without dreams, but those with the courage to fulfil them are the pathfinders. Grant Gordon's diary of Louise will entertain and inspire.' Pete Goss MBE, yachtsman, author and adventurer.
Download or read book Cilin Ii a Solo Sailing Odyssey written by Edgar D. Whitcomb and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011-11-17 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1986, seventy-one-year-old Edgar Whitcomb faced a crossroads in his life; he needed a new direction. Th at venture became an epic journey, as this retired Indiana governor embarked on what would be a solo, 30,000-mile, six-year sailing trip. With virtually no previous sailing experience, he and his thirty-foot sailboat, the CILIN II, traveled around the world. In this travel memoir, a chronicle fi lled with danger and adventure, Whitcomb narrates the details of his exploits on the seas and in ports from Greece, to the Canary Islands, Antigua, Panama, Australia, and many points in between. He describes what can happen to a sailboat in distress and the consequences when a boat runs aground or is snagged in a fi shing net. A story of the joys and frustrations of sailing, Cilin II: A Solo Sailing Odyssey recounts one mans realization of a dream and demonstrates his courage, endurance, and the lessons learned from meeting new people, seeing new places, and experiencing new ideas. Its a story about a thirst for excitement and world exploration that both begins and ends in the hills of southern Indiana.
Download or read book International Management Behavior written by Henry W. Lane and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-02-07 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Extoling mindful global leadership and now including cases, this book imparts competent, sustainable business practices for global leaders.
Download or read book Sea Fortune written by Burkhardt Wolf and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2020-10-12 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sea fortune has always been an issue of good faith and good navigation. While in antiquity, fortuna gubernatrix was praised for shielding the seaborne trade, in the Renaissance fortuna symbolized the conquest of chance and danger. Under such auspices, while relying on risk technologies modern seafaring has never lost its adventurous dimension. Understanding their origin remains a challenge for the history of science and the history of literature.
Download or read book The Archaeology of Manila Galleons in the American Continent written by Scott S. Williams and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-07-26 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book devoted to the topic of Manila galleon shipwrecks in North America; previous research on Manila galleons either has focused on the economics of the Manila galleon trade or has been limited to reports of the galleon wreck sites in the western Pacific salvaged for their cargoes. All three North American shipwrecks are protected under the historic preservation laws of the United States or Mexico, and each shipwreck site has been investigated by professional archaeologists seeking to answer research questions posed in peer-reviewed research designs. The majority of Manila galleon wrecks are found in the western Pacific and were salvaged by treasure hunters rather than recovered by archaeologists. The three North American shipwrecks represent the most protected Manila galleon archaeological sites, so their potential for future archaeological research is higher than for many of the extant shipwrecks of the western Pacific.
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Download or read book Tables intended to facilitate the operations of navigation and nautical astronomy etc written by John Radford YOUNG and published by . This book was released on 1859 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Incredible Voyage written by Tristan Jones and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2022-11-01 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a salty, slashing style, Tristan Jones unfolds his extraordinary saga—a six-year voyage during which he covered a distance equal to twice the circumference of the world—revealing both a rich sense of history and an insuppressible Welsh wit. With a singleness of purpose as ferocious as any hazard he encountered, Tristan Jones would not give up—even after dodging snipers on the Red Sea, capsizing off the Cape of Good Hope, starving in the Amazon, struggling for 3,000 miles against the mightiest sea current in the world, and hauling his boat over the rugged Andes three miles above sea level to find at last the legendary Island of the Sun. And beyond lay the most awesome challenge of all: the tortuous trek through 6,000 miles of uncharted rivers to find his way back to the ocean.
Download or read book Navigation and Nautical Astronomy written by H. W. Jeans and published by . This book was released on 1853 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
