Download or read book The Magic of the Swatchways written by Maurice Griffiths and published by Sheridan House, Inc.. This book was released on 1998-08-21 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the best yachting books ever written, this is MAurice Griffith's first collection of yarns about the joys and problems of sailing the Thames estuary. The Magic of the Swatchways rejoices in natural romance of the wild and deserted creeks and rivers of the East Coast of England, speaking to those who love to explore in small boats.
Download or read book The magic of the swatchways written by Maurice Walter Griffiths and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Magic of the Swatchways written by Maurice Griffiths and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2001 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a beautiful gift edition of a much loved classic. In the words of John Leather, 'few sailing books become classics like this one', and since first publication in 1932 it has lost none of that fresh charm which has endeared it to so many generations of sailors. The Magic of the Swatchways rejoices in the natural romance of the wild and deserted creeks and views of the East Coast of England, speaking to those who love to explore in small boats. It is a book that will enthrall anyone who is entranced by the peace and solitude of the creeks at night and the moan of the sea on the sands. The Magic of the Swatchways provides a fascinating insight into a unique and beautiful area which may never again be the same.
Download or read book Magic of the Swatchways Cheap Ed 1949 Rpt written by M. GRIFFITHS and published by . This book was released on 1937 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Swatchway Magic written by Paul Antrobus and published by Delancey Press. This book was released on 2012-03-21 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of tales of the same east coast of England swatchways that Maurice Griffiths explored in 'The Magic of the Swatchways'. The authors tell of how they are today, embellished by their experience of sailing them over 40 years.
Download or read book The Magic of the Swatchways Cameos of Cruising in Small Yachts Etc written by Maurice GRIFFITHS and published by . This book was released on 1932 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Dinghy Cruising Companion 2nd edition written by Roger Barnes and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2022-05-26 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'You will venture into the fringes of the wilderness with the minimum of simple gear, to live with it on its own terms. You will know that one of the sure ways to contentment in this life is a small boat, a fair wind, and a new coast to explore.' Dinghy cruising is a wonderful way to experience nature and new coastlines at close quarters and low cost. Sailing where larger boats cannot reach and sleeping under canvas onboard or ashore, this is boating taken right back to the basics, and all the better for that. This guide, updated and expanded for its second edition, is invaluable for all aspiring or already-enthusiastic dinghy cruisers, showing how to get started and how to expand your horizons. The information and advice is interwoven with wonderfully evocative stories of the author's adventures afloat, from idyllic weeks pottering around secluded rivers and coastlines to hair-raising voyages to remote islands. The text covers: finding a good boat; fitting out for daysailing; boatcraft under engine and oar; mooring and anchoring; preparing for open water; out at sea; coastal navigation; dinghy homemaking; keeping comfortable and safe. And for this new edition, an account of the author's first capsize, new material on electronics and clothing, and more information on boat designs. Illustrated throughout with inspirational colour photos and helpful illustrations, this book shows just why small boats are the perfect passport to remote and beautiful places.
Download or read book The Magic of the Swatchways Cameos of Cruising in Small Yachts written by Maurice Griffiths and published by . This book was released on 1946 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Jottings of a Thames Estuary Ditch Crawler written by Nick Ardley and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2011-10-15 with total page 471 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compilation of tales of the Thames Estuary.
Download or read book Swallows Amazons and Coots written by Julian Lovelock and published by Lutterworth Press. This book was released on 2016-09-29 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1929, Arthur Ransome (1884-1967), a journalist and war correspondent who was on the books of MI6, turned his hand to writing adventure stories for children. The result was Swallows and Amazons and eleven more wonderful books followed, spanning inpublication the turbulent years from 1930 to 1947. They changed the course of children's literature and have never been out of print since. In them, Ransome creates a world of escape so close to reality that it is utterly believable, a world in which things always turn out right in the end. Yet Swallows, Amazons and Coots shows that, to be properly appreciated today, the novels must be read as products of their era, inextricably bound up with Ransome's life and times as he bore witness to the end of Empire and the dark days of the Second World War. In the first critical book devoted wholly to the series, Julian Lovelock explores each novel in turn, offering an erudite assessment of Ransome's creative process and narrative technique, and highlighting his contradictory politics, his defence of rural England, and his reflections on colonialism and the place of women in society. Thus Lovelock demonstrates convincingly that, despite first appearances, the novels challenge as much as reinforce the pervading attitudes of their time.Written with a lightness of touch and enlivened by Ransome's own illustrations, Swallows, Amazons and Coots is both fresh and nostalgic. It will appeal to anyone who has enjoyed the world of Swallows and Amazons, and there is plenty here to challenge both the student and the Ransome enthusiast.
Download or read book East Coast Rivers Cruising Companion written by Janet Harber and published by Fernhurst Books Limited. This book was released on 2016-11-01 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Well established as 'the East Coast yachtsman's bible', this 20th edition of Jan Harber's classic cruising companion marks the book's 60th anniversary. Dating back to 1956 when Jack Coote, Jan's father, produced the first black and white edition, East Coast Rivers, now extending from Lowestoft to Ramsgate, continues to cover the rivers, curlew-haunted creeks and intricate shoals and swatchways of the Thames Estuary and surrounding rivers. Comprehensive pilotage and nautical information based on years of local knowledge is complemented by port information and local maritime history, helping cruising sailors to make the most of their visit to the East Coast. The text is illustrated throughout with updated charts and photographs, including spectacular aerial shots of a number of the rivers and entrances that make up this cherished cruising ground. Not only a pilot guide, this is the memoir of a family's history; exploring, capturing and celebrating this extraordinary sailing area.
Download or read book Just Sea and Sky written by Ben Pester and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-08-04 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This charming account of the voyage of two men in a small boat half way round the world from Plymouth to New Zealand in 1953 is a rare insight into a time, not long ago, when sailors had no GPS, electronics, radio or any of the mod cons that we take for granted today. Without lifejacket or a liferaft, they 'just took what came along', hand steering all the way, navigating by sextant, hand-cranking their engine and using oil lamps for light at night and for navigation. Sailors will be staggered how primitive conditions were only a few decades ago, even though it was the norm at the time. Part travelogue and part adventure story, the two friends encountered drunken harbourmasters, the mafia, the legacy of slavery and lost civilisations in the Pacific. Beautifully written, vivid in its descriptions of the two men's exploits ashore and on board, this quirky and entertaining book will be a fascinating read for sailors and non-sailors alike. 'A compelling story - I feel like I have sailed with them.' Yachting Monthly
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Download or read book Ultimate Sailing Adventures written by Miles Kendall and published by Fernhurst Books Limited. This book was released on 2023-10-10 with total page 485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new edition of Ultimate Sailing Adventures takes you on a thrilling ride around the world's best boats, locations and voyages – from amazing passages and destinations, through memorable races and rallies to special boats and sailing experiences. There are exciting adventures that will appeal to everyone from novice to expert. Stunning, full-page photographs put you at the heart of the action, while inspirational descriptions allow you to dream of being there. It's perfect for planning your next sailing adventure, or alternatively allows you to indulge in some armchair sailing in boats and places of your wildest dreams. As well as major expeditions, like crossing the Atlantic or sailing around the world, and classics like the Fastnet Race, there is a wealth of adventures in a wide variety of boats in amazing locations from Lake Titicaca to the Arctic Circle and from the turquoise waters of the Caribbean to the icebergs of the Southern Ocean. Every continent is covered, so expect to find places where you've sailed alongside those you never knew existed. Each entry is accompanied by useful information such as the degree of difficulty, best time of the year and similar adventures. Discover where you will sail next – in reality or in your imagination.
Download or read book A Mariner s Miscellany written by Peter H. Spectre and published by Sheridan House, Inc.. This book was released on 2005 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is both an engaging compendium of nautical knowledge and a random accounting of the ways of the sea. It is the product of Peter H. Spectre's lifelong fascination with the sea, a guide to the good, the bad, and the ugly of a way of life that is as old as civilization.
Download or read book The Mariner s Book of Days 2006 written by Peter H. Spectre and published by Sheridan House, Inc.. This book was released on 2005-04 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
