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This book will help you to succeed on the water whether your aim is Club, National, International (or even Olympic) level. With detailed analysis, challenging exercises and useful ...

This beautiful full-colour book covers knots, splices and whippings. It begins with the ten knots everyone should know. The other knots are grouped by use so that if, for example, ...

Become a better yachtsman with the help of Tom Cunliffe and Yachting Monthly.There are plenty of sailing and seamanship skills that don't feature on the syllabus of even the most a ...

The popular image of sharks is of a dorsal fin cleaving the surface as it rushes to its next kill, but this is a limited caricature. There are over 500 species to choose from, most ...

Sailing for Kids is aimed at children aged 8-15 who are taking their first steps into the fantastic world of sailing. Packed full of colour photographs and diagrams, this straightf ...

The fascinating autobiography from Asia’s first ever dinghy sailing gold medallist. Learning to sail and becoming a full-time athlete at just 10 years old, Lijia Xu was taken away ...

For most sailors, boat tuning may seem a mystery understood only by sailmakers and the like. In this book, sailor, chandler and championship winner, Ian Pinnell, unravels this daun ...

An engrossing narrative of one man’s struggle to achieve his dream against all odds, this is both a fast-paced adventure and a telling commentary on how heroes are often made despi ...

The wind powers everything a sailor does and this book will help you to understand it. As a result you will be more prepared for your race, able to anticipate changes in the wind b ...

The racing rules bible, completely updated for the latest 2017-2020 Racing Rules of Sailing. You don’t have to know all the rules off by heart, but you do need to know your rights ...

The invaluable on-the-water reference guide to the essentials of the racing rules, updated for the latest 2017-2020 Racing Rules of Sailing. Every racing sailor should have a copy! ...

Bill Johnson clearly explains what radar is, outlining what it does and doesn't do. He describes how to make simple adjustments to get a decent picture, and explores how to use the ...

VHF Afloat explains how to use your VHF DSC radio. It covers licensing the equipment and gaining the operator certificate, and then takes you through each type of call.Each procedu ...

Whether drifting in Optimists or skimming the water in a catamaran, the principles of instruction are the same and the major difficulty is communicating knowledge.This is a step-by ...

Aimed at the novice first-aider, this book is intended to be used at the time of the accident or illness. Each topic is designed to be read at a glance: the language kept short and ...

On 31 March 2017, British ultra-endurance cyclist Mike Hall was struck and killed in Australia while riding his bicycle towards Canberra. At the inquest into his death, Mike was po ...

Gladiators and Beasthunts is a comprehensive survey of arena sports in ancient Rome, focusing upon gladiatorial combat and the beast-hunts (venationes). Whilst numerous books have ...

I boken Soul Work delar Josefin Dahlberg med sig av sin personliga resa till ett bättre mående. Efter tre år på drömjobbet som chefredaktör för en modesajt sa hon upp sig och börja ...

I den här boken finns tips om hur du skapar en enkel käpphäst, bygger ett stall, tränar på olika sätt och hittar andra som älskar käpphästar. Förr var käpphästen en träleksak. Nu ä ...

Urban och hans klasskompisar i sexan ska ut på skolresa. De ska korsa gränsen mot Norge och paddla kajak. Urbans farfar är med på bussresan som vuxen hjälpreda. Klassföreståndaren ...

Impulssi-menetelmän helposti toteutettavat ohjeet tuovat positiivisia muutoksia jo viikkojen ja kuukausien aikajänteellä. Saat työkalut, joiden avulla voit säädellä stressin ja pal ...

Reijo Ruotsalainen (s.1960) on yksi legendaarisimmista suomalaisista jääkiekkoilijoista. Hän aloitti uransa Oulun Kärpissä ja pelasi myös SM-liigassa Kärppien riveissä. Ruotsalaist ...

Här får man lära sig en massa saker som är bra att kunna innan man sitter upp på en häst första gången. Bland annat hur man ser att hästen är glad, hur man ryktar en häst och vilke ...

Dani är en riktigt hårding på fotbollsplanen och bråkar ofta med domaren. I senaste matchen fick hon rött kort. Hennes tränare vill att hon ska gå en domarkurs för att bli en bättr ...

Isak älskar att spela hockey, men hans spelstil är hård. Under en träningsmatch skadar han sitt eget lags bästa spelare. Då blir det problem i laget. Men om Isak inte spelar tufft, ...