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Sailing Fundamentals
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Gary Jobson / Paperback / Published 2005
Basic Cruising
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USSailing Association / Paperback / Published 2002

How to Read a Nautical Chart : A Complete Guide to the Symbols, Abbreviations, and Data Displayed on Nautical Charts
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Nigel Calder / Paperback / Published 2002

Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
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Alfred Lansing / Paperback / Published 1999

A Voyage for Madmen
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Peter Nichols / Paperback / Published 2001

Boatowner's Handbook : Reference Data for Maintainenance, Repair, Navigation, and Seamanship
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John Vigor / Paperback / Published 2000

The Practical Mariner's Book of Knowledge : 420 Sea-Tested Rules of Thumb for Almost Every Boating Situation
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John Vigor / Paperback / Published 1994

The Sailor's Assistant : Reference Data for Maintenance, Repair, & Cruising (International Marine Sailboat Library)
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John Vigor / Hardcover / Published 1997

The Seaworthy Offshore Sailboat
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John Vigor / Hardcover / Published 1999

Twenty Small Sailboats to Take You Anywhere
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John Vigor / Paperback / Published 1999

Danger, Dolphins, and Ginger Beer
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John Vigor / Paperback / Published 1993

Multihull Cruising Fundamentals
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Rick White, Harry Munns / Paperback / Published 1997

Cruising Multihull
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Chris White / Paperback / Published 1996

Multihull Voyaging
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Thomas Firth Jones / Hardcover / Published 1994

Sailor's Multihull Guide: To the World of Crusing Catamarans & Trimarans
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Kevin Jeffrey and Charles Kanter / Paperback / Published 1998

Cruising On More Than One Hull
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Chares E. Kanter / Paperback / Published 1992

117 Days Adrift (World of Cruising)
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Maurice Bailey, Maralyn Bailey / Paperback / Published 1992

An A-Z of Sailing Terms (Oxford Paperback Reference)
Ian Dear, Peter Kemp (Editor) / Paperback / Published 1992

Adrift
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Tristan Jones / Paperback / Published 19 92

Advanced Wind Surfing (Adventure Sports)
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Farrel O'Shea, John Conway / Paperback / Published 1989

Adventures at Sea in the Great Age of Sail : Five Firsthand Narratives
Elliot Snow / Paperback / Published 1986

Advice to the Sealorn
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Herb Payson / Hardcover / Published 1997

Against All Odds : Around Alone in the Boc Chal lenge
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Alan Nebauer / Hardcover / Published 1997

Albatross : The True Story of a Woman's Survival at Sea
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Deborah Scaling Kiley, Meg Noonan / Hardcover / Published 1994

Aloha, Salty
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Gloria Rand, Ted Rand (Illustrator) / School & L ibrary Binding / Published 1996

The American Sailing Association's Let's Go Windsurfing
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Algis Steponaitis, Ron Carboni (Illustrator) / Paperback / Published 1994

American Sailing Ships : Their Plans and History
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Charles G. Davis / Paperback / Published 1984

The Annapolis Book of Seamanship
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John Rousmaniere, Mark Smith (Illustrator) / Hardcover / Published 1989

The Archaeology of Boats & Ships : An Introduction
Basil Greenhill, J. S. Morrison / Hardcover / Published 1996

Around the World in Wanderer III
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Hiscock, Eric Hiscock / Paperback / Published 1997

Around the World Rally
Jimmy Cornell / Paperback / Published 1993

Around the World Single-Handed : The Cruise of the 'Islander'
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Harry Pidgeon / Paperback / Published 19 89

The Art and Science of Sails : A Guide to Modern Materials, Construction, Aerodynamics, Upkeep, and Use
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Tom Whidden, Michael Levitt / Hardcover / Published 1990

The Atlas of Shipwrecks & Treasure : The History, Location, and Treasures of Ships Lost at Sea
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Nigel Pickford / Hardcover / Published 1994

Auxiliary Sail Vessel Operations : For the Aspiring Professional Sailor ring Professional Sailor
G. Andy Chase, G. Anderson Chase / Hardcover / Published 1997

Back Door to Byzantium : To the Black Sea by the Great Rivers of Europe
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Bill Cooper, Laurel Cooper / Paperback / Published 1997

Banshee's Women : Capsized in the Coral Sea
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Jeannine Talley / Paperback / Published 1992

Basic Sailing
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M. B. George / Paperback / Published 1984

Before the Wind : True Stories About Sailing
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David Gowdey (Editor) / Paperback / Published 1994

Black Jacks : African American Seamen in the Age of Sail
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W. Jeffrey Bolster / Hardcover / Published 1997

Blown Away
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Herb Payson / Paperback / Published 1995

Blueberry : A Boat of the Connecticut Shoreline
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David D. Hume / Hardcover / Published 1995

Boat Naming Made Simple (Boating Made Simple)
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Susan D. Artof / Paperback / Published 1997

Boat Navigation for the Rest of Us : Finding Your Way by Eye and Electronics
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Bill Brogdon, Rob Groves (Illustrator) / Paperback / Published 1995

The Boat Who Wouldn't Float
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Farley Mowat / Mass Market Paperback / Published 1989

The Boater's Medical Companion (Cornell Boaters Library)
Robert S. Gould / Paperback / Published 1990

The Boating Bible : An Essential Handbook for Every Sailor
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Jim Murrant / Hardcover / Published 1991

Boating for Less : A Comprehensive Guide to Buying, Owning, and Selling Your Power or Sail Boat
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Steve Henkel / Paperback / Published 1991

Boatkeeper : The Boatowner's Guide to Maintenance, Repair, and Improvement
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Bernard Gladstone (Editor), Tom Bottomley (Edito r) / Hardcover / Published 1984

Boatman's Handbook : The New Look-It-Up Book
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Tom Bottomley / Paperback / Published 1988

Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual : How to Maintain, Repair, and Improve Your Boat's Essential Systems
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Nigel Calder, Stephen F. Pollard / Hardcover / P ublished 1995

Boats and Boating in the Adirondacks
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Hallie E. Bond / Hardcover / Published 1995

The Bomb Vessel : Shore Bombardment Ships of th e Age of Sail (Conway's Ship Types)
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Chris Ware / Hardcover / Published 1995

Born to Sail : On Other People's Boats
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Jennifer P. Stuart / Paperback / Published 1991

The Breath of Angels : A True Story of Life and Death at Sea
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John Beattie / Paperback / Published 1997

Cal 98 Mariner's Book of Days
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Peter H. Spectre, Mary Hunt / Calendar / Published 1997

Cal 98 Seven Seas : The Sailor's
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Calendar / Published 1997

Capt. Joshua Slocum : The Life and Voyages of the America's Best Known Sailor
Victor Slocum / Paperback / Published 1993

Catamaran Sailing : From Start to Finish
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Phil Berman / Paperback / Published 1982

Catboat Book
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John M. Leavens / Paperback / Published 1997

Celestial Navigation for Yachtsmen
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Mary Blewitt / Paperback / Published 1996

Championship Tactics : How Anyone Can Sail Faster, Smarter and Win Races
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Gary Jobson, et al / Hardcover / Published 1990

Chapman Piloting : Seamanship & Small Boat Handling (62nd)
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Elbert S. Maloney, Charles Frederic Chapman / Ha rdcover / Published 1996

Chapman's Nautical Guides : Boating Etiquette
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Queene Hooper Foster / Paperback / Published 1990

Chapman's Nautical Guides : Knots
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Brion Toss, Gae Pilon (Illustrator) / Pa perback / Published 1990

Chapwoman's Alwomanac
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Ann Sirna, Anne L. Sirna / Paperback / Published 1989

Chasing the Long Rainbow; The Drama of a Single handed Sailing Race Around the World
Hal Roth / Paperback / Published 1997

Checking on the Boat
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Mystic Seaport Museum / Hardcover / Published 1997

The Complete Book of Knots & Ropework
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Eric C. Fry / Paperback / Published 1996

The Complete Rigger's Apprentice : Tools and Techniques for Modern and Traditional Rigging
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Brion Toss / Hardcover / Published 1997
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Brion Toss / Hardcover / Published 1997

The Complete Sailor : Learning the Art of Saili ng
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David Seidman, Kelly Mulford (Illustrato r) / Paperback / Published 1995

Cornelius Vandermouse : The Pride of Newport
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Peter W. Barnes, et al / Hardcover / Published 1997

The Craft of Sail/a Primer of Sailing : A Primer of Sailing
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Jan Adkins / Paperback / Published 1994

Cruise Secrets Exposed : The How to Resource Guide to the Best Values in Cruise Travel
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Sharon Tyler, Matthew Wunder / Paperback / Published 1998

Cruise Vacations With Kids
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Candyce H. Stapen / Paperback / Published 1996

Cruising Fundamentals
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Harry Munns, Hal Sutphen (Editor) / Paperback / Published 1992

A Cruising Guide to Narragansett Bay and the So uth Coast of Massachusetts: Including Buzzards Bay, Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard, and Block Island
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Lynda Morris Childress, et al / Hardcover / Published 1995

A Cruising Guide to New Jersey Waters
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Donald Launer / Paperback / Published 1997

A Cruising Guide to New Jersey Waters
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Donald Launer, Captain Donald Launer / Hardcover / Published 1995

A Cruising Guide to Nova Scotia : Digby to Cape Breton Island Including the Bras D'or Lakes
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Peter Loveridge / Hardcover / Published 1997

A Cruising Guide to the Caribbean : Including the North Coast of South America, Central America and Yucatan
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William T. Stone, Anne M. Hays / Hardcover / Published 1993

A Cruising Guide to the New England Coast
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Roger F. Duncan, et al / Hardcover / Published 1995

Cruising in Seraffyn
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Lin Pardey, Larry Pardey / Paperback / Published 1992

Cruising With Children
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Gwenda Cornell / Paperback / Published 1992

The Cruising Woman's Advisor : How to Prepare for the Voyaging Life
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Diana B. Jessie / Paperback / Published 1997

Cunliffe on Cruising (Tips from the Top)
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Tom Cunliffe / Paperback / Published 1992

Desirable and Undesirable Characteristics of the Offshore Yachts
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John Rousmaniere (Editor), Stephen L. Da vis / Hardcover / Published 1987

Dockmanship (Cornell Boaters Library)
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David Owen Bell / Paperback / Published 1992

Dragon Boats : A Celebration
Pat Barker / Hardcover / Published 1996

Eagle Seamanship : A Manual for Square-Rigger Sailing
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Edwin H. Daniels / Paperback / Published 1990

The Earliest Ships : The Evolution of Boats into Ships (Conway's History of the Ship)
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Robert Gardiner (Editor), et al / Hardcover / Pu blished 1996

Effective Skippering : A Comprehensive Guide to Yacht Mastery
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John Myatt, Neil Myatt (Illustrator) / Hardcover / Published 1992

Encounters of a Wayward Sailor
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Tristan Jones / Paperback / Published 1995

The Essential Snowshoer
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Marianne Zwosta / Paperback / Published 1997

The European Waterways : A Manual for First Time Users
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Marian Martin / Paperback / Published 1997

The Evolution of the Sailing Ship, 1250-1580 (Keynote Studies from the Mariner's Mirror)
Basil Greenhill (Editor) / Hardcover / Published 1996

Fastnet, Force 10
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John Rousmaniere / Hardcover / Published 1980

Fiberglass Boats
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Hugo Du Plessis / Hardcover / Published 1997

The Finely Fitted Yacht : Volumes I and II
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Ferenc Mate, Candace Mate (Illustrator) / Paperb ack / Published 1994

First Sail
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Richard Henderson / Hardcover / Published 1993

First Time Crew : Everything You Ever Wanted to Know but Never Dared to Ask the Skipper
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David Nicolle / Paperback / Published 1991

Fitting Out : Preparing for Sea
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J. D. Sleightholme / Paperback / Published 1992

Floating and Sailing (Making Science Work)
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Terry J. Jennings, et al / Library Binding / Published 1996

Florida Under Sail : A Guide to Cruises, Beaches, Islands & More
Janet Groene, Gordon Groene / Paperback / Published 1994

Frugal Yachting : Family Adventuring in Small Sailboats
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Larry Brown / Paperback / Published 1994

Fundamentals of Sailing, Cruising, and Racing
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Steve Colgate, Stephen Colgate / Hardcov er / Published 1996

Gently With the Tides : The Best of Living Aboa rd
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Michael L. Frankel (Editor) / Paperback / Published 1993

Get Ready Get Set Go! - An Advanced Sailing Manual
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Julee Roth, Gail S. Sleeman (Photographer) / Pap erback / Published 1993

Get Your Captain's License
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Charles Wing/ Paperback / CD-ROM / Published 1997

Glenans Guides : Yacht Handling Under Sail
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Peter Davison / Paperback / Published 1995

The Glenans Manual of Sailing
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Peter Davison / Hardcover / Published 1997

Good Boatkeeping
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Zora Aiken, David Aiken / Paperback / Published 1995

Good Cruising : The Illustrated Essentials
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Zora Aiken, David Aiken (Illustrator) / Paperbac k / Published 1997

The Great Canoes : Reviving a Northwest Coast T radition
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David Neel / Paperback / Published 1995

The Greatest Little Motor Boat Afloat : The Legendary Disappering Prop
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Paul J Dodington / Paperback / Published 1995

Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time
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Dava Sobel / Paperback / Published 1997