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Survival Guide for the Mariner
2nd EditionRobert J. Meurn
Available NowSeafarers must be prepared to cope with the worst situations that the sea can offer. In this new edition, Meurn…
Size: 6″ x 9″ | 152 illustrations, 14 b/w photos | 254 pp
Index
ISBN13: 9780870335730 | Binding: hard cover$35.00
Tanker Operations: A Handbook for the Person-in-Charge
Mark Huber
Available NowThe domestic and international rules governing the qualifications for personnel serving on tank vessels have…
Size: 6" x 9" | 78 | 392 pp
ISBN13: 9780870335280$50.00
The Best of Times on the Chesapeake Bay: An Account of a Rock Hall Waterman
Robert L. Rich, Jr. Lived by Captain Lawrence William Simns
Available NowToday, the Chesapeake Bay watermen’s way of life is under pressure to survive. Captain Larry Simns has worked as a…
Size: 6″ x 9″ | 42 illustrations | 288 pp
Index
ISBN13: 9780764342776 | Binding: soft cover$19.99
The Boater’s Medical Companion
Robert S. Gould, M.D.
Available NowReading Dr. Gould’s excellent guide to handling medical emergencies and having it aboard as a ready reference can…
Size: 4 1/2″ x 7″ | 1 b/w photo & 19 pen drawings | 128 pp
Index
ISBN13: 9780870334023 | Binding: soft cover$6.95
The Boater’s Weather Guide
Margaret Williams
Available NowSooner or later everyone who ventures out on the water will encounter strong winds and confused seas, fog,…
Size: 4 1/2″ x 7″ | 55 b/w photos, 10 illustrations & 6 charts | 160 pp
Index
ISBN13: 9780870334177 | Binding: soft cover$7.95
The Boater’s Weather Guide
Revised and Expanded 2nd EditionMargaret Williams
Available NowSooner or later everyone who ventures out on the water will encounter strong winds and confused seas, fog,…
Size: 6″ x 9″ | 55 b/w photos | 160 pp
ISBN13: 9780870336249 | Binding: soft cover$12.99
The Complete Book of Anchoring and Mooring
Revised 2nd EditionEarl R. Hinz
Available NowThe Complete Book of Anchoring and Mooring addresses anchoring systems, techniques, and permanent moorings for…
Size: 6″ x 9″ | 106 illustrations, 88 b/w photos, tables, and charts | 352 pp
Index
ISBN13: 9780870335396 | Binding: soft cover$26.95
The Cornell Manual for Lifeboatmen, Able Seamen, and Qualified Members of Engine Department
2nd EditionJohn M. Keever. Based on the earlier edition by William B. Hayler, John M. Keever, and Paul M. Seiler
Available NowThe Cornell Manual was first published in 1984 to replace CG-176, a small handbook issued by the U.S. Coast Guard….
Size: 4 1/2″ x 7″ | 148 illustrations, 11 b/w photos | 184 pp
ISBN13: 9780870335594 | Binding: soft cover$12.00
The Cruise Ship Phenomenon in North America
Brian J. Cudahy
Available NowEven taking into account the extraordinarily prosperous economic climate of the late twentieth century, the number…
Size: 7″ x 10″ | 122 b/w photo & 2 illustrations | 384 pp
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ISBN13: 9780870335297 | Binding: hard cover$36.95
The Gray Curtain: The Impact of Seals, Sharks, and Commercial Fishing on the Northeast Coast
Peter Trull
Available NowDiscover, through informative text and 120 vivid images, the interrelationships between commercial fishing,…
Size: 9 1/8″ x 8 1/8″ | 121 color photos | 80 pp
ISBN13: 9780764349478 | Binding: soft cover$12.99
The James Adams Floating Theatre
C. Richard Gillespie
Available NowThe boat on which Edna Ferber based her famous novel brought excitement and entertainment to isolated small towns…
Size: 7″ x 10″ | 56 b/w photos, 5 maps | 304 pp
Index
ISBN13: 9780870334160 | Binding: hard cover$28.95
The Law of Marine Collision
Nicholas J. Healy & Joseph C. Sweeney
Available NowA complete text on the law of collision reflecting the adoption of the 1972 International Regulations for Avoiding…
Size: 6″ x 9″ | 1 b/w photo, 59 color illustrations | 672 pp
Index
ISBN13: 9780870335051 | Binding: hard cover$150.00
The New Hawsepipe
Leonard W. Lambert
Available NowThe New Hawsepipe takes the mystery out of all Coast Guard and STCW 95 requirements. Striving to climb through the…
Size: 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ | Tables | 196 pp
Index
ISBN13: 9780870335877 | Binding: soft cover$19.95
The Outlaw Gunner
Harry M. Walsh
Available NowThe Outlaw Gunner is the colorful story of market gunning in both its legal and illegal phases. This is the tale…
Size: 7″ x 10″ | 5 illustrations, 148 b/w photos | 192 pp
Index
ISBN13: 9780870336096 | Binding: soft cover$19.95
The Watermen of the Chesapeake Bay
2nd EditionJohn Hurt Whitehead, III
Available Now“I must have presented a strange and humorous sight to him as I carefully approached on the rickety pier, arms…
Size: 9″ x 12″ | 191 color photos | 168 pp
ISBN13: 9780870333743 | Binding: hard cover$34.95
Tidewater Time Capsule: History Beneath the Patuxent
Donald G. Shomette
Available NowYears ago, few people understood the value of the submerged cultural resources beneath the waters of the…
Size: 6″ x 9″ | 66 b/w photos54 illustrations & 8 maps | 384 pp
Index
ISBN13: 9780870334634 | Binding: hard cover$29.95
Tidewater Triumph: The Development and Worldwide Success of the Chesapeake Bay Pilot Schooner
Geoffrey M. Footner
Available NowThe fast, nimble pilot schooners of the Chesapeake Bay—employed not only for piloting but also for cargo…
Size: 8″ x 10″ | 129 b/w photos | 310 pp
Glossary/Index
ISBN13: 9780870335112 | Binding: hard cover$39.95
Touring New Jersey’s Lighthouses
Mary Beth Templeand Patricia Wylupek
Available NowNew Jersey’s coastal heritage is a proud one, with lighthouses playing a starring role. This book visits eleven…
Size: 6″ x 9″ | 67 images | 96 pp
ISBN13: 9780764320934 | Binding: soft cover$9.99
Treasure Wreck: The Fortunes & Fate of the Pirate Ship Whydah
Arthur T. VanderbiltII
Available NowWhen the pirate ship Whydah went down in a violent storm just off the coast of Massachusetts in 1717, she took a…
Size: 6″ x 9″ | 16 b/w photos | 188 pp
Index
ISBN13: 9780764327391 | Binding: soft cover$19.95
Twilight on the Bay: The Excursion Boat Empire of B.B. Wills
Brian J. Cudahy
Available NowTwilight on the Bay: The Excursion Boat Empire of B. B. Wills tells the story of one man’s effort to sail against…
Size: 6″ x 9″ | 72 b/w illustrations | 256 pp
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ISBN13: 9780870335099 | Binding: hard cover$29.95
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