Author: John E. Conway
Publisher: Sheridan House, Inc.
ISBN: 9781574091717
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
In the winter of 1993 Conway and his family purchased the 24-foot Buckrammer, an almost 100-year-old leak- and rust-plugged wooden boat. They then set about restoring the old bucket into the family yacht. Catboat Summers chronicles a decade's worth of adventures in New England waters.
Catboat Summers
Author: John E. Conway
Publisher: Sheridan House, Inc.
ISBN: 9781574091717
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
In the winter of 1993 Conway and his family purchased the 24-foot Buckrammer, an almost 100-year-old leak- and rust-plugged wooden boat. They then set about restoring the old bucket into the family yacht. Catboat Summers chronicles a decade's worth of adventures in New England waters.
Publisher: Sheridan House, Inc.
ISBN: 9781574091717
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
In the winter of 1993 Conway and his family purchased the 24-foot Buckrammer, an almost 100-year-old leak- and rust-plugged wooden boat. They then set about restoring the old bucket into the family yacht. Catboat Summers chronicles a decade's worth of adventures in New England waters.
Buckrammer's Tales
Author: John E. Conway
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1496901010
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
Buckrammer's Tales In the Fall of 2003, Catboat Summers, a collection of boating memoirs hit bookseller's shelves. It quickly became a bestseller among nautical books, praised by reviewers and readers alike. This new compilation continues in the same mold ... but with a bit more edge. As in Catboat Summers, the "Tales" in this book are paced so that each can each be read in "one shot." If you favor ghost stories, near disasters, family boating misadventures and/or tales of buried treasure, you will absolutely find something to your liking in Buckrammer's Tales.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1496901010
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
Buckrammer's Tales In the Fall of 2003, Catboat Summers, a collection of boating memoirs hit bookseller's shelves. It quickly became a bestseller among nautical books, praised by reviewers and readers alike. This new compilation continues in the same mold ... but with a bit more edge. As in Catboat Summers, the "Tales" in this book are paced so that each can each be read in "one shot." If you favor ghost stories, near disasters, family boating misadventures and/or tales of buried treasure, you will absolutely find something to your liking in Buckrammer's Tales.
Tales of the Intracoastal Waterway
Author: Roland Sawyer Barth
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1449053939
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
TALES OF THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY is the lyrical account of a small boat sailor from Maine and Florida who decided to celebrate his 70th birthday by traversing the waters in between. He conscripted his wife and a few friends, each of whom took a leg on the passage from Key Largo to Cape Cod. A third of the voyage he sailed solo. What happened? Quite a lot! Read on....
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1449053939
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
TALES OF THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY is the lyrical account of a small boat sailor from Maine and Florida who decided to celebrate his 70th birthday by traversing the waters in between. He conscripted his wife and a few friends, each of whom took a leg on the passage from Key Largo to Cape Cod. A third of the voyage he sailed solo. What happened? Quite a lot! Read on....
Things I Wish I'd Known Before I Started Sailing
Author: John Vigor
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 157409338X
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Aimed at sailboat owners of all kinds, this reference book contains 200 entries packed with solid practical advice and valuable tips. Each entry is categorized alphabetically and prefaced by an arresting statement such as "People always lie about how fast their boats are." The reference format offers readers the opportunity to open the book at any page and browse endlessly. Cartoons by SAIL Magazine cartoonist Tom Payne enliven the text. A comprehensive appendix covers some 50 technical topics.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 157409338X
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Aimed at sailboat owners of all kinds, this reference book contains 200 entries packed with solid practical advice and valuable tips. Each entry is categorized alphabetically and prefaced by an arresting statement such as "People always lie about how fast their boats are." The reference format offers readers the opportunity to open the book at any page and browse endlessly. Cartoons by SAIL Magazine cartoonist Tom Payne enliven the text. A comprehensive appendix covers some 50 technical topics.
A Mariner's Miscellany
Author: Peter H. Spectre
Publisher: Seafarer Books
ISBN: 9780954706210
Category : Boats and boating
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
The period from the late eighteenth century to the first part of the nineteenth century was characterised by change: rapid industrial change, the agricultural revolution, political, economic and social reform. Yet there was also continuity, which led to tensions between improvement and resistance, modernity and tradition, rich and poor. Revolution, Radicalism and Reform provides a foundation for the study of the political, economic and social developments of the period. Topics covered include: Pitt and Liverpool, the French wars, the age of Peel, economy and industrialisation, poverty and Chartism. Revolution, Radicalism and Reform is part of the Cambridge Perspectives in History series. The book matches the requirements of the OCR examination specifications. It is suitable for all Advanced Subsidiary (AS) students, as well as students and undergraduates needing an introduction to the period. The book also contains a document study section on the condition of England at that time.
Publisher: Seafarer Books
ISBN: 9780954706210
Category : Boats and boating
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
The period from the late eighteenth century to the first part of the nineteenth century was characterised by change: rapid industrial change, the agricultural revolution, political, economic and social reform. Yet there was also continuity, which led to tensions between improvement and resistance, modernity and tradition, rich and poor. Revolution, Radicalism and Reform provides a foundation for the study of the political, economic and social developments of the period. Topics covered include: Pitt and Liverpool, the French wars, the age of Peel, economy and industrialisation, poverty and Chartism. Revolution, Radicalism and Reform is part of the Cambridge Perspectives in History series. The book matches the requirements of the OCR examination specifications. It is suitable for all Advanced Subsidiary (AS) students, as well as students and undergraduates needing an introduction to the period. The book also contains a document study section on the condition of England at that time.
Cruising World
Catboats
Author: Stan Grayson
Publisher: International Marine Publishing
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Publisher: International Marine Publishing
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
The Boat That Wouldn't Sink
Author: Clinton Trowbridge
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781930067028
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781930067028
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
The Outlook
Author: Lyman Abbott
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 676
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 676
Book Description