An incredible, exuberant collection of lore, facts, storytelling, history, revelations about the sea and virtually all the notable things that have happened on and under ... (More)
An utterly absorbing anthology of of the best true-life accounts of ships that, for one reason or another, never made port. Tales of abandoned, doomed and haunted vessels... (More)
The story of the Empress of Ireland sinking in May, 1914 taking the lives of 1,012 passengers and crew and the diving explorations to the wreck and the mysteries surround... (More)
Thirty stories evoking the beauty and wonders of the South Pacific, from Tahiti and Samoa to Palau and Vanuatu. True stories of escape to paradise for travellers willing ... (More)
The author departed Brisbane, Australia in June 1984 in his 12 ft. self-designed and built boat to complete a circumnavigation in the smallest yacht yet. An amazing story... (More)
The author has no right to have survived his disasterous exploits at sea in pursuit of the cruising life. We can be happy he did to bring us this cautionary, but exhilera... (More)
A highly stressed sales manager decides on a change of life and sets sail for Scotland, taking the long route from Asia via Africa and the Americas, to dig up a buried bo... (More)
This is Olin Stephen's amazing, productive life in yacht racing and designing. Chapters on his brother Rod and the S & S design team, the past and present of yacht design... (More)
Leave the city rat race behind and discover the island time of Caribbean sailboat cruising, living and dining with this adventurous couple. An intimate account of a life-... (More)
A dramatic account of the first circumnavigation of the North and South American continents. Told through the words of a noted circumnavigator with evocative photos throu... (More)
The author is one of the world's leading maritime model builders; his models are rarely found outside museums. This is his collection of one of his first adventures at se... (More)
