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Best Sailing Spots Worldwide
by Bill Robinson
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1991
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- Hardcover book
- ISBN
- 9780688102142
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- 1
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Creston, North Carolina, USA
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$10.00
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"Best Sailing Spots Worldwide: A Guided Tour of the World's Top Cruising Grounds" by Bill Robinson. Hearst Marine Books of New York. First Edition 1991. Bibliography and Index. Photographs. End-paper maps of continents with numbers referring to chapters in the book. Near Fine hardcover with Very Good+ dust jacket with light rubbing at the head/tail of the spine. Item Price
$10.00
Cruising World: Your Passport to the Sailing Life
by Mark Pillsbury, Editor
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- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 2018
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- Magazine
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- 1
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Creston, North Carolina, USA
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$9.00
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"Cruising World: Your Passport to the Sailing Life" - November/December 2018 magazine published by Sally Helme of Harlan, Iowa. Editor: Mark Pillsbury. Illustrated. 130pp. Included articles: South Georgia: The Place for Wanderers, Sail Green: Problems and Promise in the Gulf of Maine, On Watch: Clear Talk on Clearing in, and Hands-on Sailor: Winter Layup Tips… Read more about this item Item Price
$9.00
Cruising World: Your Passport to the Sailing Life
by Mark Pillsbury, Editor
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- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 2018
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- Magazine
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Creston, North Carolina, USA
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$9.00
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"Cruising World: Your Passport to the Sailing Life" magazine October 2018 issue with editor, Mark Pillsbury. Illustrated. 162pp. Contents included: The Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada's Cruising Playground, Gear Report: Banish the Birds, Annual Sailboat Showcase: 51 New Models for 2019, Refit Advice: Buy the Right Generator, Sailing Soothes: a Family's Trouble Waters, and New Devices: Help Extend Connectivity Electronics.… Read more about this item Item Price
$9.00
Cruising World, April 2019
by Mark Pillsbury, Editor
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- Used - Very Good+
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 2019
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- Magazine (10.9" x 8.4")
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- 1
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Creston, North Carolina, USA
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$9.00
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"Cruising World", April 2019 magazine with Mark Pillsbury, editor. Illustrated with color photographs. 142pp. Includes Projects on Install a Windlass, Special Fitting Out Double Issue - Check the Rig, Analyze the Engine, and 10 Places You've Got to Sail. Vertical crease on the front cover, thus, a Very Good+ unmarked and tightly bound magazine. Item Price
$9.00
Just Cruising: Europe to Australia
by Liza Copeland
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Published
- 1996
- Binding
- Soft-cover
- ISBN
- 9780969769002
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- 1
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Creston, North Carolina, USA
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$10.00
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Soft-cover book (9" x 6") "Just Cruising: Europe to Australia" by Liza Copeland. A Family Travels the World. Inscribed, Signed by the author on the title page, thus - "To ____, We had a great time crewing and so will you. Signed Liza Copeland." Fourth printing April 1996 published by Romany Publishing, Vancouver. B.C., Canada. … Read more about this item Item Price
$10.00
The Thousand Dollar Yacht
by Anthony Bailey
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- Used - Good
- Edition
- First, thus
- Published
- 1988
- Binding
- Soft-Cover
- ISBN
- 9780877429678
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- 1
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Creston, North Carolina, USA
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$9.00
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"The Thousand Dollar Yacht" by Anthony Bailey. Camden, Maine: International Marine Publishing Company, 1988. First, thus. Printed and Bound by BookCrafters, Chelsea, Michigan. Illustrated by Peter Tripp. Foreword by Tony Bailey, January 1988. 214pp. Maps. The Thousand Dollar Yacht remains as delightful and relevant today as it was in 1968." Paperback… Read more about this item Item Price
$9.00
Escape From The Ordinary
by Julie Bradley
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- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First Printing
- Published
- 2018
- Binding
- Soft-cover book
- ISBN
- 9781732918405
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Creston, North Carolina, USA
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$15.00
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"Escape From the Ordinary" - a December 2018 soft-cover book - by Julie Bradley. First Printing published by Close Reach Publishing. 318pp. Pictures. Fine condition. This is a true story of adventures on land and on sea that will inspire you to go 'All In' and chase your own dreams." Item Price
$15.00
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This is Racing
by Richard Creagh-Osborne
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- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Published
- 1977
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780914814078
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- 1
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Creston, North Carolina, USA
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$10.00
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Third Impression 1982 hardcover book "This is Racing: Tactics and Strategy in Action" by Richard Creagh-Osborne - published by Sail Books, Boston. Color drawings and photographs. 179pp. Blue boards with white letters on spine. Without dust jacket. Fine copy.
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$10.00
American Practical Navigator
by Nathaniel Bowditch, LL.D.
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- Used - Good
- Published
- 1977
- Binding
- Hardcover
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- 1
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Creston, North Carolina, USA
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$65.00
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American Practical Navigator: An Epitome of Navigation. Pub. No. 9. Volume I. Author Nathaniel Bowditch, LL.D. Published by the Defense Mapping Agency Hydrographic Center, Washington, D.C. 1977 Edition. Illustrated. 1386pp. Green boards with letters in gilt. Large heavy hardcover book unmarked and tightly bound in Good condition although with tanned edges.
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$65.00
Power Cruising
by Claiborne S. Young
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- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1990
- Binding
- Soft-cover
- ISBN
- 9780882897332
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- 1
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Creston, North Carolina, USA
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$15.00
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Soft-cover book "Power Cruising" by Claiborne S. Young. "The complete guide to selecting, outfitting, and maintaining your power boat." Gretna: Pelican Publishing Company, 1990. Photographs by the author. Artwork by Carrie Duvall. 240pp. Very Good clean and tightly bound book with light cover corner wear and scattered foxing about the spine area.
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$15.00
Practical Boating
by W.S. Kals
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Acceptable
- Published
- 1969
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Creston, North Carolina, USA
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$10.00
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Very Good clean and tightly bound hardcover book by W.S. Kals with an Acceptable dust jacket with edge chips and tears. Illustrated. "The author single-handed a 30-foot schooner from Nova Scotia to the Bahamas and cruised among the Islands for many years. He performed the upkeep and refits with benefit of boat yards."
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$10.00
Sloop
by Daniel Robb
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 2008
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780743202398
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- 1
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Creston, North Carolina, USA
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$10.00
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Signed by the author on the title page of this hardcover 2008 First edition. Fine condition with Fine dust jacket. "Sloop is the captivating story of Daniel Robb's education in boatbuilding, peopled by an eccentric cast of characters - lumbermen, boatbuilders, and local artisans - who are part of a changing and perhaps dying world."
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$10.00
The Politeful Harpooneer
by Steve Fayer
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Published
- 2017
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781945690204
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- 1
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Creston, North Carolina, USA
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$25.00
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Hardcover book 2017 edition by Steve Fayer and published by Book Broker Publishers of Florida, Port Charlotte. Pictures. 273pp. Very Good+ book with Very Good dust jacket with some slight edge rubbing and crease to front flap. "A true story of a writer who helped sail a 19th century yacht across the Atlantic Ocean."
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$25.00
Gently with the Tides
by Michael L. Frankel
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- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1993
- Binding
- Soft-cover
- ISBN
- 9780877423751
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- 1
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Creston, North Carolina, USA
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$8.00
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Soft-cover book published by International Marine, Camden, Maine. 1993 edition. Illustrations. Faint crease to the front cover, else, a Very Good book. "If you want to indulge your daydreams, or if you plan to throw off the mooring lines that hold you to the land, read this book."
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$8.00
Sensible Cruising
by Don Casey & Lew Hackler
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Published
- 1986
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780931595011
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- 1
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Creston, North Carolina, USA
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$8.00
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Hardcover book 1986 edition - published by Seascape Enterprises of Colonial Heights, Virginia. Illustrations by Bobby Basnight. Index. 330pp. Some foxing at the edges although a hardcover in Good condition with a Good+ dust jacket with slight rubbing. " ... an admirably practical guide to cruising in sailboats around 30 feet long, would no doubt… Read more about this item Item Price
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Sailing the Globe, Sounding a Life
by Following Seas
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1999
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781559493697
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- 1
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Creston, North Carolina, USA
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$15.00
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Tide-mark Press, Ltd., East Hartford, Connecticut 1999 1st edition. Inscribed, Signed - "Dear ____ - As one who can see the world with photographer's eyes, I hope you find a few images in here that speak to your traveler's heart. Can't wait to see you in Syracuse for the Comde(?) Club. Love, Beth (Signed)." Illustrations. … Read more about this item Item Price
$15.00
Sailing in a Spoonful of Water
by Joe Coomer
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- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First, Thus
- Published
- 1998
- Binding
- Soft-cover
- ISBN
- 9780312186975
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- 1
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Creston, North Carolina, USA
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$8.75
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Soft-cover book published by Picador USA. First Paperback Edition - June 1998. Illustrations. Non-author gift inscription on the first or half-title page; thus, a Very Good clean and tightly bound book. "A memoir of four years spent aboard his vintage motorsailer, 'Yonder,' off the coast of Maine."
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$8.75
Close to the Wind
by Pete Goss
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First, Thus
- Published
- 2000
- Binding
- Soft-cover
- ISBN
- 9780786707416
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Creston, North Carolina, USA
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$8.50
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Soft-cover book - a First Carroll & Graf paper edition 2000. Photographs. Index. Very Good or better with a touch of foxing on the top-edge. "The extraordinary true-life adventure that pitted yachtsman Pete Goss against nature's most brutal odds and made him a 'hero of the high seas.' "
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$8.50
Narrow Dog to Indian River
by Terry Darlington
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First, Thus
- Published
- 2009
- Binding
- Soft-cover
- ISBN
- 9780385342094
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Creston, North Carolina, USA
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$6.00
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Soft-cover book (Delta Trade Paperbacks) published in May 2009. Verbiage "Happy birthday Jan! on the first page, else, a solid book in Good condition. 339pp plus map on the reverse side of the covers. "How a man, a woman, a dog & their Narrow Boat conquered the Atlantic Intracoastal.
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$6.00
The Cruising Life
by Jim Trefethen
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Published
- 1999
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780070653603
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Creston, North Carolina, USA
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$8.00
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Reprint hardcover edition published by International Marine. Illustrations. Appendix. Index. 255pp. Very Good+ book with just a touch of rubbing at the head/tail of the spine with a Good dust jacket with short edge tears. "How to make your dream of voyaging come true (without winning the lottery)."
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$8.00