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Sailing Back in Time

Author : Maria Coffey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105019347850

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Maria Coffey and Dag Goering embark on a three-month journey by wooden boat along Canada's spectacular west coast. Leading the way are legendary boat builders and sailors Allen and Sharie Farrell on their last voyage aboard the China Cloud. Powered only by wind and sculling oars, they take Coffey and Goering to their old haunts, places where they homesteaded, fished, and built boats. Years roll away as the Farrells recount decades of memories with passion, insight and humour. Awards BC Book Prize: 1997 - The Bill Duthie Booksellers Choice Award Sailing Back in Time (shortlisted)

Sailing to the Edge of Time

Author : John Kretschmer
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2018-11-13
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781472951632

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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.

Sailing Through Time

Author : Elsē Spatharē,Vassos Karageorghis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Art
ISBN : UOM:39015038433168

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The most important phases of Greek civilization are connected with the sea, through voyages of discovery, naval campaigns and ocean trading. Over the years, and due to its leading role as a means of communication, the ship also became a subject for artistic creations. The history and the evolution of the Greek ship from prehistoric times to the present day are presented through the work of known artists and anonymous craftsmen, executed in a variety of different materials. Ships were carved in stone and marble, incised on bronze, painted on clay or wood, depicted in paintings and murals, embroidered on cloth, printed on paper, offered as votives or worn as amulets. The rich illustrative material has been selected from museums and collections both in Greece and abroad.

Sailing Back to Ellis Island

Author : Jane F. Collen
Publisher : Streamline Brands
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2016-02-26
Category : Ellis Island (N.J. and N.Y.)
ISBN : 0985573260

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The exciting tale of two enchanting Fairies who twist time to teach their friends about Ellis Island, the historic entrance to the United States that welcomed millions of immigrants. A mysterious note pinned to Bennett's pajama shirt starts this magical learning adventure.A time traveling Fairytale spun from real immigrants' experiences, Sailing Back to Ellis Island is a students'-eye-view of the U.S. immigration process in the early 1900s.

Saving Sailing

Author : Nicholas D. Hayes
Publisher : Crickhollow Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2009-10
Category : Families
ISBN : 1933987073

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Saving Sailing makes an eloquent case for the revival of family sailing -- and similar uses of free time for lifelong pastimes that enrich our lives. The issue: participation in sailing is declining in America, down more than 40% since 1997 and 70% since 1979. In this wide-ranging book, researcher and avid sailor Nicholas Hayes explains why. The book shows how pressures on free time have increased, and how, in response, many Americans have turned to less rewarding forms of passive or overly structured activities and away from lifelong, family-based, multi-generational recreation. Saving Sailing builds a case for choosing how to spend free time better, seeking quality experiences with families and friends through lifelong pastimes like sailing. The main challenge, he suggests, is to develop an active system of mentoring, especially between generations. The lessons are broader than sailing, with useful ideas for all parents, for anyone seeking to strengthen the social fabric of American communities, and for those involved in programming for youth and adult activities. Author Nick Hayes is a market researcher and partner at the consulting firm FiveTwelve Group, and is active in the Milwaukee sailing scene. He has studied sailing, sailors, and sailing clubs for years, and interviewed more than 1,200 sailors worldwide since 2003 for this book. He lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Voyage for Madmen

Author : Peter Nichols
Publisher : Profile Books(GB)
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2011-05
Category : Single-handed sailing
ISBN : 1846684439

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Published to coincide with the Golden Globe Race's 50th AnniversaryIt lay like a gauntlet thrown down; to sail around the world alone and non-stop. No one had ever done it, no one knew if it could be done. In 1968, nine men - six Englishmen, two Frenchmen and an Italian - set out to try, a race born of coincidence of their timing. One didn't even know how to sail. They had more in common with Captain Cook or Ferdinand Magellan than with the high-tech, extreme sailors of today, a mere forty years later. It was not the sea or the weather that determined the nature of their voyages but the men they were, and they were as different from one another as Scott from Amundsen. Only one of the nine crossed the finishing line after ten months at sea. The rest encountered despair, sublimity, madness and even death.

Sailing a Serious Ocean

Author : John Kretschmer
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2013-11-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780071718127

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"I know you'll want to read more after you finish Sailing a Serious Ocean. And be warned, you'll very likely want to sail with John, perhaps across an ocean." -- DALLAS MURPHY, AUTHOR OF ROUNDING THE HORN After sailing 300,000 miles and weathering dozens of storms in all the world's oceans, John Kretschmer has plenty of stories and advice to share. John's offshore training passages sell out a year in advance and his entertaining presentations are popular at boat shows and yacht clubs all over the English speaking world. John's talent for storytelling enchants his audience as it soaks up the lessons he learned during his oftenchallenging voyages. Now you can take a seat next to John--at a lesser cost--and get the knowledge you need to fulfill your own dream of blue-water adventure. In Sailing a Serious Ocean, John tells you what to expect when sailing the oceans and shows how to sail safely across them. His tales of storm encounters and other examples of extreme seamanship will help you prepare for your journey and give you confidence to handle any situation—even heavy weather. Through his personal stories, John will guide you through the whole process of choosing the right boat, outfitting with the right gear, planning your route, navigating the ocean, and understanding the nuances of life at sea. Our oceans are beautiful yet unpredictable—water that is at one moment a natural mirror for the glowing sun can turn into a foamy, raging wall of fury. John knows our oceans, and he is one of the best teachers of taming and enjoying them. Before you set off across the big blue, turn to John for his inspirational stories and hard-learned advice and discover the serious sailor in you.

The Strange Last Voyage of Donald Crowhurst

Author : Nicholas Tomalin,Ron Hall
Publisher : Quercus
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2017-10-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781681441818

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In early 1968, desperate entrepreneur Donald Crowhurst was trying to sell a nautical navigation device he had developed when he saw that the Sunday Times would be sponsoring the Golden Globe Race, the first ever solo, round-the-world sailing competition. An avid amateur sailor, Crowhurst sensed a marketing opportunity and shocked the world by entering the competition using an untested trimaran of his own design. Shock soon turned to amazement when he quickly took the lead, checking in by radio message from locations far ahead of his seasoned competitors. But on July 10, 1969, roughly eight months after he had sailed from England--and less than two weeks from his expected triumphant return--his wife was informed that his boat, the Teignmouth Electron, had been discovered drifting quietly, abandoned in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Crowhurst was missing, assumed drowned. How did he come to such an end when his race had begun with such incredible promise? In this masterpiece of investigative journalism, Nicholas Tomalin and Ron Hall reconstruct one of the greatest modern stories of one man's descent into self-delusion, public deception, and madness. Based on in-depth interviews with Crowhurst's family and friends, combined with gripping excerpts from his logbooks that revealed (among other things) he had been falsifying his locations all along, Tomalin and Hall paint an unforgettable, haunting portrait of a complex, deeply troubled man and his final fateful journey.

The Curve Of Time

Author : M. Wylie Blanchet
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2016-01-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781786258342

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“Time did not exist; or if it did it did not mater. Our world then was both wide and narrow—wide in the immensity of the sea and mountain; narrow in that the boat was very small, and we lived and camped, explored and swam in a little realm of our own making...” This is the fascinating true adventure story of a woman who packed her five children onto a twenty-five-foot boat and explored the coastal waters of British Columbia summer after summer in the 1920s and 1930s. Acting single-handedly as skipper, navigator, engineer and of course, mother, Muriel Wylie Blanchet saw her crew through exciting—and sometimes perilous—encounters with fog; rough seas, cougars, bears and whales, and did so with high spirits and courage. On these pages an independent woman with a deep respect for the native cultures of a region, and a refreshing wonderment about the natural world, comes to life. In The Curve of Time, she has left us with a sensitive and lyrically written account of their journeys and a timeless travel memoir not to be missed.

The Greatest Sailing Stories Ever Told

Author : Christopher Caswell
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2023-09-21
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781493083534

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For thousands of years, man has sailed into battle, sailed for rumored wealth, and sailed for pure adventure. And for nearly as long, stories about the sea have entertained, intrigued, and inspired readers. The Greatest Sailing Stories Ever Told brings together some of the most compelling writing of the millennium. Here is Peter Goss's wrenching narrative of incredible courage in the world's most desolate ocean along with Ernest Shackleton's understated and awesome account of one of the most daring small-boat journeys ever taken, where failure meant certain death for his long-suffering crew. But sailing is much more than headlong dashes into roaring seas. You'll also find William F. Buckley Jr. on idyllic cruising; James Thurber on the arcane and often impenetrable language of sailors; and the legendary Joshua Slocum on sailing alone around the world. The Greatest Sailing Stories Ever Told is a treasure trove: tears, adrenaline, laughter, and adventure abound. With contributions from: - James Thurber -William F. Buckley Jr. - Ann Davison - Sterling Hayden - Ernest Shackleton - Tristan Jones - Samuel Eliot Morrison - Joshua Slocum - E. B. White - C. S. Forester - Cleveland Amory - Weston Martyr - Peter Goss - David Kasanof – and many others.

Sailing with Scoundrels and Kings

Author : John Jourdane
Publisher : John Jourdane
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2005-12
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0963189611

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Hop aboard for a wild sail across the oceans of the world with John Jourdane. This book chronicles 45 years of John's life sailing with oceans of the world. Travel from sailing sabots in California to sailing with Kings in Europe; from sailing the trade winds of Hawaii and Tahiti to racing around the world in the icy Roaring Forties near Antarctica; from cruising the beautiful atolls of Micronesia to visiting the wild game parks of South Africa. John is one of the world's most experienced offshore sailors, having sailed over 300,000 miles. He has crossed the Pacific Ocean 47 times, the Atlantic 12 times, and has circumnavigated the world 3 times, including 2 Whitbread Round the World Races. If you have an ounce of saltwater in your blood, you will love this book.

Cilin II

Author : Edgar D. Whitcomb
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781456768072

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"In 1986, seventy-one-year-old Edgar Whitcomb faced a crossroads in his life; he needed a new direction. That venture became an epic journey, as this retired Indiana governor embarked on what would be a solo, 30,000-mile, six-year sailing trip. With virtually no previous sailing experience, he and his thirty-foot sailboat, the CILIN II, traveled around the world. In this travel memoir, a chronicle filled with danger and adventure, Whitcomb narrates the details of his exploits on the seas and in ports from Greece, to the Canary Islands, Antigua, Panama, Australia, and many points in between. He describes what can happen to a sailboat in distress and the consequences when a boat runs aground or is snagged in a fishing net. A story of the joys and frustrations of sailing, Cilin II: A Solo Sailing Odyssey recounts one man's realization of a dream and demonstrates his courage, endurance, and the lessons learned from meeting new people, seeing new places, and experiencing new ideas. It's a story about a thirst for excitement and world exploration that both begins and ends in the hills of southern Indiana"--P. [4] of cover.

Sail Again

Author : M. A. Sciavillo-Lopez
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2022-04-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0578285142

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A tale of friendship and love in two centuries.The Titanic had always fascinated Sarah. As a child, she filled hours reading stories about the ship. As an adult, her history degree lands her a dream job, curator of two Titanic museums. Ten years later, Titanic II's owners set its maiden voyage to coincide with the 110th anniversary of the original ship's voyage. Sarah hopes the Historical Association chooses her to give tours and lectures on board. Sarah's childhood fantasy is about to come true.Tours of the ship during the day, Sarah plays dress-up during formal first-class dinners, wearing Edwardian era gowns and exhibiting jewelry recovered from the ocean's depth. While dressing for her first dinner, Sarah discovers a Titanic bracelet she is about to showcase can transport her onto the original Titanic.Sarah walks among the passengers she studied and meets and bonds with an unfamiliar traveler named Grace, the bracelet's owner. Torn between spending her time on the original ship or spending time with Aaron, a man she just met, Sarah does her best to split her time between the two. But, unfortunately, the constant time-traveling takes a toll on her health with each leap.On April 14, 1912, her final planned time travel, Sarah loses consciousness, putting herself in grave danger by remaining on board the Titanic during its disaster. She wakes with only an hour to spare. Just as Sarah readies to leap back to the twenty-first century, a crewman tosses Sarah onto Grace's hoisted life raft. Fearing the unknown, Sarah may never return home. All she can do is wait out the rescue onboard the SS Carpathia and attempt to transport when on solid ground at New York's Pier 54.Will Sarah return, or will she have to live the rest of her life 110 years ago?

Sailing Bear Cub

Author : Paula C. Vickery
Publisher : FriesenPress
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2022-01-13
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781039114517

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Using offshore sailing as an analogy to sailing ones’ own life, the author reflects back on her life-long affiliation with water and boats and how they are intertwined with relationships in her life. From one woman’s perspective, this memoir describes how a family built a sailboat, cut society’s comfort cord and began a five-year sailing adventure to the South Pacific. This memoir is an excellent read for sailing “doers, doners, and dreamers”. It is full of adventure, and humor. The author was able to glean an awareness and insight into many cultures in Oceania and shares descriptive experiences with people she encountered. It is a glimpse of off the beaten track places. The author describes an extraordinary life that most people can’t even fathom, as well as lessons she learned and how she coped while the winds of life were filling her sails.

Sailing Wondertime: A Family Voyage from Seattle to New Zealand

Author : Sara Dawn Johnson
Publisher : Sara Dawn Johnson
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2018-05-31
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780473442859

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"People have told us how lucky we are, to get to sail far away. My typical response is to say luck has little to do with it, that we've worked so very hard, made many difficult decisions, and given up so much for so many years to get to this place on the Earth. But on nights like this, under a sky full of stars and our spinnaker full of warm trade wind pulling us deeper into the South Pacific Ocean, I see how very lucky we truly are to be here together." In 2011, the Johnson family of four left their comfortable home in the Pacific Northwest, trading it in for a life of unpredictability, adventure, and joy aboard their 38-foot sailboat, Wondertime. With their two young daughters, Sara and Michael sailed north to Canada, south to Mexico, then west across the Pacific, eventually landing in New Zealand. All along the way, Sara kept an online journal of their travels and trials, her stories followed by hundreds of friends and family members. Now, the best of her stories, essays, and voyage logs are collected in this freshly-edited volume for all to enjoy. Much more than a typical travel log, this is the story of a family's journey into uncertainty, and coming out on the other side knowing that the only thing that's truly certain is the importance of treasuring time with the ones you love.