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3) Sail away
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[1995]
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English
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A family takes an enjoyable trip in their sailboat and watches the weather change throughout the day.
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Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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Learn to Sail Today offers a uniquely fun and quick method for beginners to learn exactly what they need to enter the fun and rewarding world of sailing. Written specifically to engage and reassure the uninitiated, this sailing primer covers the essentials step by step without overwhelming you with intimidating diagrams and long lists of sailboat parts. This simple, intuitive guide uses dozens of informative illustrations along with clear explanations,...
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Geronimo Stilton. Micekings volume 2
Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
Description
Preparing to watch the Famouse Fjord Race, mouseking Geronimo Stiltonord, a family member from the ancient far north, is dragged onto a boat, despite his lack of sailing skills, before learning that the dragons are preparing for another attack.
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Flat Stanley volume 6
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English
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After Stanley Lambchop goes flat once again, he uses his flatness to help win a sailboat race and to rescue a classmate from a collapsed building.
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Carsten Jensen's debut novel has taken the world by storm. Already hailed in Europe as an instant classic, We, the Drowned is the story of the port town of Marstal, whose inhabitants have sailed the world's oceans aboard freight ships for centuries. Spanning over a hundred years, from the mid-nineteenth century to the end of the Second World War, and from the barren rocks of Newfoundland to the lush plantations of Samoa, from the roughest bars in...
8) Dinosailors
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Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
After spending time sailing, some seasick dinosaurs decide they have had enough of the high seas.
Pub. Date
2009.
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English
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Essential Sailing Destinations brings together a flotilla of talented sailors who have lived the dream and between them sailed in practically every corner of the globe. They reveal their favorite sailing destinations and provide expert advice for less experienced sailors.-- Publisher
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Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"A story as vast and exhilarating as the open ocean itself, SAILING ALONE chronicles the daring, disastrous, and often absurd history of those who chose to sail across the ocean, in very small boats, alone. Sailing by yourself, out of sight of land, can be invigorating and terrifying, compelling and tedious - and sometimes all of the above in one morning. But it is also a wide expanse of time in which to think. Sailing Alone tells the story of some...
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Pub. Date
2013.
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English
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"Broken down into easy-to-follow, bite-sized units, Sailing Essentials takes readers through key sailing techniques -- from hoisting a sail and reading charts to steering a course at night or laying an anchor. Readers will also find information on how to deal with difficult weather conditions and how to tie tricky knots, detailed instructions on man-overboard procedures, and much more"--Amazon.com, viewed June 5, 2013.
15) Windcatcher
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English
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While learning to sail during a visit to his grandmother's at the Connecticut shore, eleven-year-old Tony becomes excited about the rumors of sunken treasure in the area and starts following a couple who seem to be making a mysterious search for something.
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The Chathrand voyage volume 1
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English
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Scant years after a terrible war that shook empires, a 600-year-old ship sails for enemy lands and must deal with deadly assassins, treacherous mermaids, and monstrous slavers in order to deliver a young woman whose marriage will seal the peace.
19) Adrift
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"Matt and Mike are best friends, just two working-class guys trying to earn some money in Montauk for the summer. When they meet Driana, JoJo, and Stef, three friends who live a much different life of privilege, Matt and Mike find themselves in a sticky situation where temptation rivals sensibility. Worlds collide when the group ventures out to sea aboard a small boat that Stef sneaks out from her dad's dock. As the waves rise and the fragile vessel...
20) Still summer
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Secure your life preserver. Tie yourself to the mast. It's late August, but it's still summer, and Jacquelyn Mitchard is taking you on a thrill ride you won't forget.
Mitchard made her mark in the literary world in 1996 when The Deep End of the Ocean was chosen as the first pick for Oprah Winfrey's now-legendary book club. Since then, she has written six other novels, but none matches the suspenseful pitch of Still Summer.
It's a tale of terror...
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