With its winning mix of gripping narrative and easy-to-implement performance-raising tips, this book has become a best-selling classic. It’s garnered 5-star reviews and wide-ranging endorsements – from Sebastian Coe and Dame Kelly Holmes to Lord Digby Jones
An introduction to seamanship and boating for the novice, which covers rowboats; canoes; foldboats; sailing; signs and signals and navigation; outboard moters; repairs ; knots, splices and lashes ; and safety. Grades 6 and up.
In the second book of this lauded series, Fox and Chick are off on three new adventures involving a boat ride, a mysterious box, and an early morning trip to see the sunrise. Despite the antics ensuing from their opposite personalities, the contradictory duo always manages to find a happy center. This early chapter book in comic-book form is perfect for emerging readers, while the sweet and funny characters and captivating art hold appeal for picturebook audiences as well.
Learn to live and lead with enthusiasm and optimism, impact your team, and transform your culture In Row the Boat, Minnesota Golden Gophers Head Coach P.J. Fleck and bestselling author Jon Gordon deliver an inspiring message about what you can achieve when you approach life with a never-give-up philosophy. The book shows you how to choose enthusiasm and optimism as your guiding lights instead of being defined by circumstances and events outside of your control. Discover how to put the three key components of row the boat into practice in your life: The Oar: The energy. Only you can dictate whether your oar is in the water or whether you take it out and decide not to use it. The Boat: The sacrifice. The more you give, serve, and make your life about helping others, the better and more fulfilled your life will be, and the bigger your boat gets. The Compass: The direction. The vision you have for your life and the people you surround yourself with help create the dream of where you want to go. Perfect for athletes, coaches, business leaders, and anyone else who hopes to squeeze a little more enjoyment and productivity out of life, Row the Boat will propel leaders, teams, and organizations to greater heights than they have ever reached before.
Peppa and George are at the swimming pool. It's George's first time and he feels a little nervous but with some help from Mummy and Daddy Pig, soon George is splashing around in the water! This Peppa Pig adventure is perfect for children learning to swim and for little ones visiting the swimming pool for the first time.
ANIMAL STORIES (CHILDREN'S / TEENAGE). Peppa is going boating with her family. Find out who else goes with them, and who is the best at boating! Read it yourself with Ladybird is one of Ladybird's best-selling reading series. Ages 5+
The man with The Dream of sailing away on his own boat faces many challenges, but the biggest may be getting his wife to come along. Get Her On Board is a man's guide to sharing The Cruising Dream with his wife, and keeping her happy once she's on board.
Those suffering the merest hint of desire to go seafaring in their own boat will learn from these heart-breaking examples just what can go wrong,Read the secrets of successfully leaving a mooring with topsides unmarked, happening miraculously upon your destination, and then, for the pièce de resistance, dropping anchor with aplomb. Inevitable binocular watchers will murmur appreciatively and even your crew will be impressed. Perfect.For the cognoscenti, those who know all, this fine book can be used for everything from a chock for a deck-stepped mast, a wedge for propping open a broken hatch, to slapping a wayward crew member into shape. So, buy it anyway. The tales of the mess some fools get into will give you a good laugh while leaving you, dare we say it, feeling a trifle smug. This book is best enjoyed with a pinch of salt, four parts gin, one-part dry vermouth. Shaken, not stirred.Any profits from the sale of this publication, claims the author, go directly towards the purchase of his next boat.
An easy to follow checklist for preparing, going boating and coming home. How to prep the boat to go boating. Trailering and what to do at the boat ramp including launching. Docking, anchoring, pulling skiers and such. Details every boater eventually learns in a short easy to read document.
If you are anything like me, you are anxious to get away from the dock and go out for a day's sail and learn how to sail a boat even better than before. But wait, you might be forgetting the most important part of sailing: Preparation. How many times have you been out sailing and the luff on your mainsail or headsail begins to sag, or show scallops after the breeze picks up? This often means a trip to the mast to tension the halyard. But did you know you can do this without a halyard? Before you even think of casting off, you need to make sure that you go through these basic checklists in this book. Book Content Includes: Chapter 1 - Safety Equipment For Sailing and BoatingChapter 2 - Sailing and Boating - Propeller Care Tips 101Chapter 3 - Five Tips to Successful Sailing in Restricted WatersChapter 4 - Cracking the Mystery of Apparent WindChapter 5 - How to Sail a Boat Better With the Secret of Sail Draft ControlChapter 6 - Make This Ten-Point Inspection For Worry-Free Day SailingChapter 7 - How to Adjust Sail Luff Tension Without a HalyardChapter 8 - Sailing and Understanding Sails