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333 Tips for Sailors
Fridtjof Gunkel , editor
Available NowYachtsmen can now benefit from the practical expertise of scores of sailors and captains from a vast range of…
Size: 6″ x 9″ | 169 drawings | 144 pp
ISBN13: 9780870336379 | Binding: soft cover$24.99
A Cruise Ship Primer: History & Operations
Craig A. Munsart
Available NowCruise ships, the largest moving man-made objects, can be almost a quarter-mile long, as tall as a 25-story…
Size: 11″ x 8 1/2″ | 172 | 256 pp
ISBN13: 9780870336386 | Binding: soft cover$29.99
A Star to Steer Her By: A Self-Teaching Guide to Offshore Navigation
Edward J. Bergin
Available NowSpend eight hours with this book and you will have a solid working knowledge of celestial navigation. This may…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ | 13 b/w photos, 55 illustrations, 87 tables, 1 map | 200 pp
ISBN13: 9780870333095 | Binding: soft cover$18.50
ABC’s of Boating Terms
Dee Cache
Available NowThis book will have kids coloring their way to learning about boating. It explains the sometimes confusing terms…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ | 32 b&w drawings | 32 pp
ISBN13: 9780764339820 | Binding: soft cover$6.99
Advanced First Aid Afloat
5th EditionPeter F. Eastman, M.D., John M. Levinson, M.D., Editor
Available NowSince its first publication in 1972, more than 30,000 blue-water sailors have looked to this book when injury or…
Size: 6″ x 9″ | 31 illustrations, 20 b/w photos, 3 color photos | 234 pp
Index
ISBN13: 9780870335242 | Binding: soft cover$16.99
All About Boats: A to Z
David and Zora Aiken. Illustrated by David Aiken
Available NowBoating time is family time as everyone often shares both the work and the fun. Even young children are eager to…
Size: 9 1/8″ x 8 1/8″ | 32 drawings | 32 pp
ISBN13: 9780764341847 | Binding: hard cover$14.99
American Fireboats: The History of Waterborne Firefighting and Rescue in America
Wayne Mutza
Available NowThe first comprehensive account of fire and rescue boats in America, this profusely illustrated book sheds light…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ | 570 color and b/w images | 256 pp
ISBN13: 9780764352713 | Binding: hard cover$50.00
American Merchant Seaman’s Manual
7th EditionWilliam B. Hayler, Editor in Chief, John M. Keever, Associate Editor
Available NowThe Merchant Marine is composed of all the commercial ships of a country and the personnel that man them. The…
Size: 6″ x 9″ | 542 b/w illustrations, 59 color illustrations, 115 b/w photos | 672 pp
Index
ISBN13: 9780870335495 | Binding: hard cover$60.00
Applied Naval Architecture
Robert B Zubaly
Available NowApplied Naval Architecture is intended for undergraduate students of many of the disciplines in maritime affairs,…
Size: 6″ x 9″ | 11 b/w photos, 93 illustrations | 360 pp
Index
ISBN13: 9780870334757 | Binding: hard cover$55.00
ASD Tugs: Learning to Drive a Z-drive
Captain Jeffery Slesinger
Available NowAn Azimuth Stern Drive (ASD) tug boat is a high-performance vessel that is responsive, quick to maneuver, and…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ | 120 illustrations | 192 pp
ISBN13: 9780870336171 | Binding: soft cover$45.00
Auxiliary Sail Vessel Operations for the Aspiring Professional Sailor
G. Andy Chase
Available NowInitially created as a course curriculum for classes in sail vessel operations at the Maine Maritime Academy, this…
Size: 6″ x 9″ | 216 illustrations, 5 b/w photos | 328 pp
Index
ISBN13: 9780870334931 | Binding: hard cover$35.00
Auxiliary Sail Vessel Operations, 2nd Edition: For the Professional Sailor
Revised and updated 2nd editionG. Andy Chase
Available NowThis text has been developedto provide a firm foundation for men and women working toward earning US CoastGuard…
Size: 6″ x 9″ | 112 drawings, diagrams & photos | 304 pp
ISBN13: 9780870336430 | Binding: hard cover$35.00
Barnegat Lighthouse Perspectives
David Biggy
Available NowThousands of people visit Barnegat Lighthouse every year at the north end of Long Beach Island, New Jersey. Over…
Size: 9 1/8″ x 8 1/8″ | 106 color photos | 80 pp
ISBN13: 9780764334542 | Binding: soft cover$9.99
Beachcombing the Pacific
Amos L. Wood
Available NowWho among us has not looked out over a beautiful body of water and wondered what treasures are buried in the…
Size: 6″ x 9″ | 160 charts, maps & photos | 225 pp
Index
ISBN13: 9780887400971 | Binding: soft cover$9.95
Behavior and Handling of Ships
Henry H. Hooyer
Available NowAccording to author Captain Henry H. Hooyer, forces acting on the ship have an effective lever arm with respect to…
Size: 6″ x 9″ | 160 illustrations | 152 pp
Index
ISBN13: 9780870333064 | Binding: hard cover$24.00
Blow for the Landing: A Hundred Years of Steam Navigation on the Waters of the West
Fritz Timmen
Available NowAll aboard for a trip back to the glory days of steamboating. This book is packed with history, photographs, and…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ | 100s of historical photos | 235 pp
Index
ISBN13: 9780764303180 | Binding: soft cover$29.95
Boat Maneuvers
Klas Klauberg and Bernhard Spörer
Available NowTo coast the waves of the open water on a boat, flying through sun and spray, is to experience one of life’s truly…
Size: 8″ x 9 1/2″ | 137 illustrations | 44 pp
ISBN13: 9780870336324 | Binding: spiral bound$19.99
Cape Cod Lighthouses and Lightships
Arthur P. Richmond
Available NowThis is an indispensable reference for the lighthouse enthusiast, required reading for those interested in…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ | 316 color, 200 b/w photos | 256 pp
ISBN13: 9780764335457 | Binding: hard cover$45.00
Cape May Lighthouse
David Biggy
Available NowCape May’s favorite beacon shines brightly in 90 picturesque scenes. Photographed at different angles for…
Size: 9 1/8″ x 8 1/8″ | 90 color images | 80 pp
ISBN13: 9780764338007 | Binding: soft cover$9.99
Celestial for the Cruising Navigator
Merle B. Turner
Available NowThe book presents a comprehensive treatment of celestial navigation based upon the essential foundations of…
Size: 7″ x 10″ | 2 b/w photos, 98 illustrations | 232 pp
Glossary/Index
ISBN13: 9780870333415 | Binding: soft cover$14.95
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