Download or read book Everything You Should Know about Boats and Storms written by Anne Richards and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-01-23 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: National Learning Assciation presents: BOATS AND STORMS Are your children curious about Boats and Storms? Would they like to know when boats were first used? Have they learnt the difference between a ship and a boat or why storms are named? Inside this book, your children will begin a journey that will satisfy their curiosity by answering questions like these and many more! EVERYTHING YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT: BOATS AND STORMS will allow your child to learn more about the wonderful world in which we live, with a fun and engaging approach that will light a fire in their imagination. We're raising our children in an era where attention spans are continuously decreasing. National Learning Association provides a fun, and interactive way of keep your children engaged and looking forward to learn, with beautiful pictures, coupled with the amazing, fun facts. Get your kids learning today! Pick up your copy of National Learning Association EVERYTHING YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT: BOATS AND STORMS book now! Table of Contents Chapter 1- What is a Boat? Chapter 2- When were Boats First Used? Chapter 3- What is a Barge? Chapter 4- What is a Dhow? Chapter 5- What is a Ferry Boat? Chapter 6- What is a Jet Boat? Chapter 7- What is a Motorboat? Chapter 8- What is a Gondola? Chapter 9- What is a Coracle? Chapter 10- What is a Dinghy? Chapter 11- What is a Tugboat? Chapter 12- What is the Difference Between a Boat and a Ship? Chapter 13- What is a Canoe? Chapter 14- What is a Dragon Boat? Chapter 15- What is a Houseboat? Chapter 16- What is a Lifeboat? Chapter 17- What is a Patrol Boat? Chapter 18- What is a Punt? Chapter 19- What is a Catamaran? Chapter 20- What is a Hovercraft? Chapter 21- What is a Yacht? Chapter 22- What is a Storm? Chapter 23- How are Hailstones Formed? Chapter 24- What are Blizzards Defined As? Chapter 25- What Other Names Does a Typhoon Go By? Chapter 26- Where Do Sandstorms Usually Occur? Chapter 27- Where Do Electrical Storms Start? Chapter 28- When are Ice Storms Likely to Occur? Chapter 29- How Long Can Windstorms Last For? Chapter 30- What are Firestorms? Chapter 31- What is the Great Red Spot? Chapter 32- In What Way are Storms Beneficial to the Planet? Chapter 33- What was the Worse Hailstorm Ever? Chapter 34- What was the Worst Recorded Blizzard Ever? Chapter 35- What was the Biggest Typhoon Ever? Chapter 36- Where Did the Middle Eastern Sandstorm of 2015 Originate? Chapter 37- Why is Damage to Planes By Lightning a Rare Occurrence? Chapter 38- Where Did the Great Ice Storm of 1998 Hit? Chapter 39- What Other Name was the Columbus Day Storm Known As? Chapter 40- How Can Astronomers Observe Storms On Other Planets? Chapter 41- Why are Storms Named?
Download or read book Stormproof Your Boat written by William Burr and published by International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book includes the nature of the beast -- Hurricanes -- Tornadoes, thunderstorms, nor'easters, and regional winds -- Marine insurance -- Creating a plan -- Tracking a storm -- Shelter from the storm.
Download or read book Everything You Should Know about written by Anne Richards and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-12-22 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: National Learning Association presents: BOATS Are your children curious about Boats? Would they like to know when boats were first used? Have they learnt the difference between a ship and a boat or what a coracle is? Inside this book, your children will begin a journey that will satisfy their curiosity by answering questions like these and many more! EVERYTHING YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT: BOATS will allow your child to learn more about the wonderful world in which we live, with a fun and engaging approach that will light a fire in their imagination. We're raising our children in an era where attention spans are continuously decreasing. National Learning Association provides a fun, and interactive way of keep your children engaged and looking forward to learn, with beautiful pictures, coupled with the amazing, fun facts. Get your kids learning today! Pick up your copy of National Learning Association EVERYTHING YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT: BOATS book now! Table of Contents Chapter 1- What is a Boat? Chapter 2- When were Boats First Used? Chapter 3- What is the Difference Between a Boat and a Ship? Chapter 4- What is a Barge? Chapter 5- What is a Canoe? Chapter 6- What is a Dhow? Chapter 7- What is a Dragon Boat? Chapter 8- What is a Ferry Boat? Chapter 9- What is a Houseboat? Chapter 10- What is a Jet Boat? Chapter 11- What is a Lifeboat? Chapter 12- What is a Motorboat? Chapter 13- What is a Patrol Boat? Chapter 14- What is a Gondola? Chapter 15- What is a Punt? Chapter 16- What is a Coracle? Chapter 17- What is a Catamaran? Chapter 18- What is a Dinghy? Chapter 19- What is a Hovercraft? Chapter 20- What is a Tugboat? Chapter 21- What is a Yacht?
Download or read book Everything You Should Know about Boats and Beaches written by Anne Richards and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-01-26 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: National Learning Association presents: BOATS AND BEACHES Are your children curious about Boats and Beaches? Would they like to know when boats were first used? Have they learnt how Glass Beach was formed or what the Giant's Causeway beach is made of? Inside this book, your children will begin a journey that will satisfy their curiosity by answering questions like these and many more! EVERYTHING YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT: BOATS AND BEACHES will allow your child to learn more about the wonderful world in which we live, with a fun and engaging approach that will light a fire in their imagination. We're raising our children in an era where attention spans are continuously decreasing. National Learning Association provides a fun, and interactive way of keep your children engaged and looking forward to learn, with beautiful pictures, coupled with the amazing, fun facts. Get your kids learning today! Pick up your copy of National Learning Association EVERYTHING YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT: BOATS AND BEACHES book now! Table of Contents Chapter 1- What is a Boat? Chapter 2- What is the Difference Between a Boat and a Ship? Chapter 3- What is a Barge? Chapter 4- What is a Dhow? Chapter 5- What is a Dragon Boat? Chapter 6- What is a Houseboat? Chapter 7- What is a Jet Boat? Chapter 8- What is a Motorboat? Chapter 9- What is a Patrol Boat? Chapter 10- What is a Punt? Chapter 11- What is a Coracle? Chapter 12- What is a Dinghy? Chapter 13- What is a Hovercraft? Chapter 14- What is a Yacht? Chapter 15- When were Boats First Used? Chapter 16- What is a Canoe? Chapter 17- What is a Ferry Boat? Chapter 18- What is a Lifeboat? Chapter 19- What is a Gondola? Chapter 20- What is a Catamaran? Chapter 21- What is a Tugboat? Chapter 22- What is a Beach? Chapter 23- How Do Beaches Form? Chapter 24- What is Sand? Chapter 25- What is a Spit? Chapter 26- What is a Tombolo? Chapter 27- What are Sand Dunes? Chapter 28- What is Beach Grass? Chapter 29- What is a Fossil Beach? Chapter 30- What is the Most Significant Threat to Beaches? Chapter 31- What is the Longest Beach in the World? Chapter 32- Why Might You be Blown Away if You Visit Maho Beach? Chapter 33- Where is Jokulsarlon Beach? Chapter 34- What is the Giant's Causeway Beach Made Of? Chapter 35- What Types of Beaches are There? Chapter 36- Why Does Material Found on a Beach Vary in Size? Chapter 37- What is a Black Sand Beach? Chapter 38- Why are Beaches so Important to Sea Birds? Chapter 39- What is an Artificial Beach? Chapter 40- How was Glass Beach Formed? Chapter 41- Why are There so Many Cockle Shells on Shell Beach?
Download or read book Storm Proofing Your Boat Gear and Crew written by Cap'n Fatty Goodlander and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-05-29 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Heavy weather management is simple-there are only two basic rules. The prudent mariner must control his vessel's speed and angle to the wind and seas. That's it. There's nothing complicated about these concepts. However, the offshore execution of these concepts at sea in 50+ knots of breeze and 30+ foot seas-what we traditionalists call offshore seamanship-can vary greatly depending on the boat type, number of hulls, sea state, wind force, the proximity and direction of land, the presence of ocean currents, underwater topography, and a hundred other evolving factors. Storm management can-and does-get complicated fast. This book covers everything the offshore sailor needs to know about vessel preparation, reducing sail, reefing, towing slowing drogues, deploying a parachute-type sea anchor and, ultimately, hanging to a Jordan Series Drogue. (340 pages, 42 photos, 36 illustrations.) Its core premise is simple: a used $3,000 sailboat can be safer offshore than a new $3,000,000 yacht if it is storm-proofed, has the proper gear, and has a crew who knows how to deploy both. Are you considering taking people you love offshore with limited funds to spend on marine safety gear? If so, read this book. It will both save you money and provide peace of mind. Storm survival isn't rocket science. It's all basic, do-able stuff. The emphasis is on practical what-actually-works at sea-with awareness that safety gear costs money and takes up valuable space. This book is aimed at frugal, safety-conscious cruising couples with few pennies and large dreams aboard small vessels on big oceans. Can't afford a fancy parachute sea anchor? Then consider the lowly, widely available automobile tire-even a discarded retread will do. Or deploy a fender. Or toss over a torn sail... How long should you stay in a storm? Why? Should you minimize or maximize your time within? Why? What are some of the critical decisions you'll need to make? Is there a lee shore or do you have plenty of sea room? When is a "favorable current" the worst news possible? What is the one thing you must avoid? Under what circumstance should you, if you want to make more miles downwind, toss your dock fenders overboard? Which is best during an extended blow-bow-on or stern-to? Why? What does the center of lateral resistance have to do with anything? How can ten cents worth of kite string save your life? Why are transoceanic sailors obsessed with hording air? Why, for gosh sake, would anyone immediately take a drink if they thought they were sinking? When is the best, most logical time to heave-to, set a parachute sea anchor off your bow, or deploy a Jordan Series Drogue from your stern? What tools should you carry? Where is every boat's lumberyard located? This book, unlike many, makes definite statements-with no hemming and hawing. It says you should never lay-to or scud. It says parachute retrieval is extremely dangerous. It cautions against any "running set" in mature seas. What about a tennis ball? What do drag queens have to do with it? Do what with burst fenders? When should you happily and gratefully discard the $2,000 worth of storm gear you just purchased? What are the two basic choices as a hurricane approaches? From where do you step into a life raft? Storm Proofing shows you, step-by-step, how to survive a large storm aboard a small vessel on a big ocean-and at the cost of mini-bucks.
Download or read book The boat they laughed at written by max liberson and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-01-11 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Buying a 42' ferro-cement boat for £1500 and what started as a retort to a wind-up led to the adventure of a lifetime. RYA Yachtmaster Max Liberson had been drawn to the sea all his life, but it was the chance acquisition of a yacht that apparently only he could see the potential of that allowed him to fulfil a dream. What followed was a true story of ingenuity, persistence and more anecdotal tales of woe than most sailors would want to admit to as their own. For anyone aiming to make a similar voyage, the story goes into detail of his plans beforehand and the many pitfalls and triumphs he encountered on his 9-month round trip from Battlesbridge in Essex over to the Carribean.
Download or read book Get Her on Board written by Nick O'Kelly and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-05 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The man with The Dream of sailing away on his own boat faces many challenges, but the biggest may be getting his wife to come along. Get Her On Board is a man's guide to sharing The Cruising Dream with his wife, and keeping her happy once she's on board.
Download or read book Bumfuzzle written by Patrick Schulte and published by bumfuzzle.com. This book was released on 2008-06 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of a young couple with no prior sailing experience who set out to circle the world. Four years later they return as circumnavigators. An inspiring look at what it takes to achieve the dream of sailing around the world, and proof that it can be done.
Download or read book Maritime Mail written by June D. Tower and published by . This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 537 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When June Kellet was only 15 she fell in love with a young naval officer and over the next four years they were to live their lives through letters and brief stays, when John had leave ashore. The letters, now held in the archives of the Cairn Library of the National Maritime Museum are considered by the then Curator of Manuscripts as being, ' - very important - to naval historians - they stand, still, as our most important collection from the mid-twentieth century.' In this journal June Towers shares with us some of the letters which portray the lives of two young people - a junior naval officer and a schoolgirl of 16 years of age - their every day lives, family and friends, dreams, hope and above all love. The letters contained within the book start in October of 1946 and cover a period of four years - the final entry being 29th November 1950. They married in April 1950 but married life was short lived as tragedy hit a year later, the day after their first wedding anniversary. June was 20 years old. There has been much debate about the submarine the HMS Affray - still considered to be one of the Royal Navy's worst peacetime disasters.
Download or read book The Perfect Storm written by Sebastian Junger and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1997 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A true story of men against the sea.
Download or read book The Essentials of Living Aboard a Boat written by Mark Nicholas and published by Paradise Cay Publications. This book was released on 2013-02 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Essentials of Living Aboard a Boat speaks to dreamers and explorers alike, presenting information about this wonderful and rewarding lifestyle. Mark Nicholas has combined his experience of life aboard with the advice of other liveaboards, marina owners, technicians, boat manufacturers, and advocates in order to detail the challenges and offer real advice for success. This lifestyle, typically thought to be out of reach or for other people, is now available to all who dream. Essentials explains, among other things, how to: Figure out your needs Choose the right boat Buy your boat Choose the right marina Forecast your costs Prepare for the lifestyle Accommodate partners, children and pets Outfit your boat Plan for all climates Address safety and sanitation issues And more!
Download or read book Sailing to the Edge of Time written by John Kretschmer and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-11-13 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Kretschmer is sailing's practical philosopher – as much a doer as a thinker. And that is the overarching theme of this chronicle of a sailing life. Often amusing, sometimes poignant, occasionally terrifying but always inspiring, his deeply personal account is a welcome reminder of the good life waiting at sea. With hundreds of thousands of nautical miles under his keel, John's adventures have taken him several times around the world, with challenging crossings of the Atlantic and the Pacific, a narrow escape from a coup in Yemen, an unlikely deliverance from a coral reef off Belize as well as more serene, introspective passages where trade winds are blowing and stories are flowing. His crew has included CEOs, actors, writers, teachers, kids – in essence, everyone. John's narrative is interwoven with practical tips and advice in seamanship, but also, and just as importantly, his hard-won insights about making the most of our lives. He truly believes we find out who we really are, and what we are capable of, far from the shackles of land, when we find a place where time changes shape – days may merge into one another, but minutes are memorable. To live adventurously is to live more fully, and that is the life John Kretschmer continues to live. In this book he shares his simple profundities that will inspire those who live to sail, and those seeking something more rewarding from life.
Download or read book Chapman Piloting Seamanship written by Elbert S. Maloney and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2006 with total page 948 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With millions of copies sold, this resource has been the leading reference for both power and sail boaters for nearly 100 years. Now this absolutely essential guide is thoroughly updated with all the latest information on federal laws, regulations, and fees.
Download or read book The Wine dark Sea written by Patrick O'Brian and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1993 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the outset of an adventure filled with disaster and delight, Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin pursue a prize through the stormy seas and icebergs south of Cape Horn, where the hunters suddenly become the hunted.
Download or read book Live on the Margin written by Patrick Schulte and published by bumfuzzle.com. This book was released on 2012-12-16 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What would you do if money were no longer a concern? Surf the best breaks, sail oceans, climb mountains, build schools in third-world countries, write a book, raise Peruvian fainting goats? What would you do if you didn't have to show up for work tomorrow morning? Making that dream happen-stepping into an unknowable future for a life of adventure takes courage, decisiveness, an unwavering belief in yourself, and the willingness to take 100%% responsibility for the outcome. Those happen to be the very same traits that define the successful trader. The skills you learn in pursuing your dream-through trading-might just remove money from the list of reasons you think that you can't fulfill it. This book is about more than trading and personal finance strategies-we propose an entirely new way to evaluate risk, in life as well as in finances. By taking the right risks and ignoring the imagined ones, you'll be paid with the one priceless commodity that is truly limited in your life-time.
Download or read book Fatal Forecast written by Michael J. Tougias and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-06-09 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicles the dramatic true account of the crews of the fishing vessels Fair Wind and Sea Fever, who in 1980 were caught by a deadly Cape Cod storm that resulted in a tenacious three-day struggle for survival. Reprint.
Download or read book The Capable Cruiser written by Lin and Larry Pardey and published by L&L Pardey Publications. This book was released on 2010-06-08 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lin and Larry Pardey have now been cruising on board their own boats, racing, delivering, and repairing other people’s boats for more than 44 years. After west-to-east and east-to-west circumnavigations, and voyages to more than 75 countries, they have a breadth of knowledge that few other boating authors possess. Most of the voyaging has been done on an earn-as-you-go budget that could be well within the reach of the majority of those whose dream is to set sail. Their motto? “Go small, go simple, but go now!” The Pardeys’ strengths are neatly symbolized by the boats they have built. Each one is romantically traditional, with swooping sheerlines, and is completely dependent on the wind. And yet each boat carries the best, strongest, and most seamanlike gear. Like their vessels, the Pardeys’ writings are founded on a marriage of the spirit of romantic adventure and the practical, up-to-date seamanship that keeps them and their boats safe. This revised and expanded third edition of a cruising classic includes 10 completely new chapters with such advice as: sixteen ways to encourage your lover (partner) to share your dream; strategies for turning sudden engine failure into a minor incident; choosing safety equipment; repairing rigging at sea. All of the original chapters have been updated to ensure that the information will be helpful for everyone who dreams of cruising—whether now or soon. The Capable Cruiser is a logical extension of the Pardeys’ The Self-Sufficient Sailor, with more emphasis on seamanship underway, including careful analysis of extreme anchoring situations and solutions for mitigating them. Underlying each and every chapter is the warmth and encouragement that spurred Herb McCormick, former editor of Cruising World magazine, to label Lin and Larry Pardey “the enablers.”
