A new classic from one of the world's most respected sailing authors More than 35 years ago, Hal Roth quit his job as a journalist and went sailing. Since then, he's logged more than 200,000 sea miles. Along the way, Roth also has authored eight voyaging classics, including the 1978 bestseller After...

In the midst of the Blizzard of 1978, the tanker Global Hope floundered on the shoals in Salem Sound off the Massachusetts coast. The Coast Guard heard the Mayday calls and immediately dispatched a patrol boat. Within an hour, the Coast Guard boat was in as much trouble as the tanker, having lost it...

With 85 fuss-free and fabulous recipes, The Boat Cookbook serves up simple, mouth-watering galley grub to enjoy at sea―prepared almost as quickly as it will be devoured by your hungry crew.For anyone with a tiny galley kitchen, there's good news: no more bland leftovers aboard. These delicious and e...

Loran and GPS notwithstanding, there will always be a place for the sextant aboard any blue-water boat, if for no other reason than the thrill and mystery of finding one's position on earth by gazing at the heavens. Here is the indispensable reference that should accompany the instrument aboard. Cmd...

The anchor rope that ... STRETCHES. It's like having a rubber band on the back of your boat.Here's how it works:Step 1: Drop anchor approximately 30' from shoreStep 2: Toss your Grapple Buddy grappling hook to shoreStep 3: Tie off to your shore line...retrieve your boat by pulling in with your shore...

"Shellenberger has perfected the art of gunkholing . . . An excellent book for both those who enjoy weekend cruises and those who merely want to know more about Chesapeake Bay." -- Daily Press (Newport News, VA) "With more than 3,000 miles of shoreline, the Chesapeake Bay offers a treasury of cruisi...

Specially designed to safely and effectively eliminates stubborn odors from the air as well as absorbent surfaces such as clothing, upholstery, headliners and carpet. Use as part of a comprehensive and effective odor control program. Enhance the enjoyment of your boat for you and your guests. Create...

Be introduced to a new anti-hero. Meade Breeze lives on the far outskirts of society with no visible means of support. He survives on his wits and a meager income derived from selling home-grown dope to suburban housewives and home-brewed rum to bums in the park. He’s also on the run from his past m...

The historic Boatswain (Bosun) Whistle, reproduced here in solid brass and gleaming copper, is a classic tool aboard any sailing vessel. Used by the ship’s boatswain to send out calls to the sailors, the high pitched variable whistle carrying above the roar of the ocean, this whistle was vital to ri...

Breeze is on the move again, aboard Leap of Faith. There is trouble lurking in every port. He gets mixed up with a cocaine kingpin, talks his way out of a Cuban jail, and takes on a pretty refugee as a passenger. His trusty trawler takes him from the Keys to the Caribbean, and even to the Chesapeake...

The boatowner's foremost troubleshooting guide, now better than ever If it's on a boat and it has screws, wires, or moving parts, it's covered in Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual. When you leave the dock with this book aboard, you have at your fingertips the best and most comprehensive a...

This,the second edition of A Guide to Planning and Cruising the Great Circle Route Around the Eastern USA, documents a motor yacht cruise of a lifetime, the 5,400-mile circumnavigation of the Eastern United States.Author Bick Remmey refers to this voyage as the longest one-way inland cruise possible...