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(Hardback)

By: Douglas G. Booth

ISBN: 9780313380426
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2011
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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This guide showcases the world of extreme surfing, describing the unique culture associated with this daredevil's sport, providing insights into what makes the top riders tick, explaining the science of big waves, and more.

"The Pipeline" in O'ahu, Hawaii.


(Paperback)

By: Maurice Griffiths

ISBN: 9780713651560
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2001
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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A yacht designer's reminiscences of 50 years of yachting on the rivers and creeks of the Thames Estuary and round the coasts of Suffolk, Essex and Kent.


(Paperback)

By: Lynn Sherr

ISBN: 9781610393331
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2013
Publisher: PublicAffairs,U.S.
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A Washington Post and Economist Best Book of 2012: "A witty and informative celebration of her sport, as well as an inspiring tale of personal challenge and discovery... [Sherr] immerses the reader in the history, lore, science and trivia of swimming."- Sports Illustrated


(Paperback, 3rd edition)

By: Marian Martin

ISBN: 9781408101414
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2008
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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This book sets out the rules in an easy-to-follow format, covering waterway signs, signals, flags and lights, markings on vessels, procedures in tunnels, locks and weirs, overtaking rules, berthing, and explains buoyage and landmarks. It also forms the basis of the RYA test for the International Certificate of Competence.


(Paperback, 3rd edition)

By: Peter Owen

ISBN: 9780713681529
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2007
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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This guide enables the reader to master over 50 of the most useful knots. The knots are divided up into groups such as stopper knots, bends, loops and hitches, each of which is used for a different purpose.


(Paperback, 2nd edition)

By: Marian Martin

ISBN: 9780713662177
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2003
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Anyone who admits to a sense of confusion when confronted with the bewildering array of European waterway signs, symbols, rules and regulations should find this book useful. The author demystifies this world for the visitor, thereby eliminating any problems that may arise.


(Paperback)

By: Maurice Griffiths

ISBN: 9780713656916
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2001
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Written for all those who love to explore in small boats. It is a book that aims to enthrall anyone who is entranced by the peace and solitude of the creeks at night and the moan of the sea on the sands


(Hardback)

By: John Lohn

ISBN: 9781442236998
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2014
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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This book brings to life the most memorable Olympic swimming moments in history, ranging from the early days of the games to the present. It describes in detail the best races and rivalries as well as the best stories of the Olympic Movement.


(Paperback)

By: Bryan Olmstead

ISBN: 9781098346768
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2021
Publisher: BookBaby
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(Paperback)

By: Shane Gould

ISBN: 9780732277673
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2003
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
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Shane Gould blazed her way into sporting history, breaking 11 world swimming records and winning five Olympic medals in Munich in 1972. Yet her career lasted for just three years. At 13, she became a household name; and at 16 she retired and almost disappeared. This book talks about the story of Shane Gould.


(Paperback, Reissue)

By: Jake Kavanagh

ISBN: 9781408114414
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2009
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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A light-hearted look at the lockkeeper's job, be it a rural little lock on the canals, or an ultra-modern affair at a huge marina. Jake Kavanagh presents a humorous survey, in cartoons and anecdotes, of the scrapes people get into when trying to use locks.


(Paperback)

By: Elliott R Mott

ISBN: 9798350941661
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2024
Publisher: BookBaby
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(Paperback)

By: Jack Finlay

ISBN: 9780732284855
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2006
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
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Jack Finlay's timeless collection of stories celebrates a life and love of surfing. However Jack's stories encompass than just surfing, they include sailing and boating stories.


(Paperback, Reissue)

By: Jake Kavanagh

ISBN: 9781408116425
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2009
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Jake Kavanagh turns his humorous eye to the scrapes people get into when let loose on the open water, highlighted with hilarious drawings.


(Paperback, reissue)

By: Paul Gelder

ISBN: 9781408116401
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2009
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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A collection of embarrassing yachting faux pas" which hundreds of humbled readers have owned up to in the pages of "Yachting Monthly". The volume is illustrated with Mike Peyton's cartoons. The accounts of mishaps and disasters provide insights into why their perpetrators "got it wrong"."


(Paperback)

By: Alastair Buchan

ISBN: 9780713659986
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2002
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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It is every sailor's goal to cross the Atlantic - but to complete an entire Atlantic circuit by sailing the tradewind circular route is the stuff that dreams are made of. This user-friendly guide provides useful data and first-hand advice for sailors planning to take this route.


(Paperback, 3rd edition)

By: Barbara Webb

ISBN: 9780713684407
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2008
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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The third edition of the Yachtsman's Ten Language Dictionary has been revised and updated to take into account the developments in electrical, electronic and mechanical equipment, GRP boat construction and the patterns of charter, flotilla and cruising skippers.


(Paperback)

By: Jeff Cinciripino

ISBN: 9781667845647
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2022
Publisher: BookBaby
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(Paperback, 5th Revised edition)

By: Bonnie Dahl

ISBN: 9781936571161
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2025
Publisher: Kollath-Stensaas Publishers
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(Paperback)

By: Sam George

ISBN: 9781962603232
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2025
Publisher: Di Angelo Publications
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(Paperback)

By: Richard Harpham

ISBN: 9781472989147
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2025
UK Publication Date: 22nd May 2025
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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This unique travel guide uncovers 50 of the best secret places in Britain, spectacular routes and exhilarating adventures only accessible by kayak, canoe or paddleboard.


(Paperback)

By: Nicola McCloy

ISBN: 9781775542797
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2025
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand)
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(Paperback)

By: Gemma Bowes

ISBN: 9781399410571
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2025
UK Publication Date: 22nd May 2025
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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A unique travel guide celebrating traditional British pubs - this book will take you to all the best watering holes you can reach by paddleboard, kayak or canoe.


(Paperback)

By: Oliver Jordan

ISBN: 9781399418430
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2025
UK Publication Date: 24th April 2025
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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The definitive guide to seeing the very best of the East of England under paddle power.

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