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Author: Franz Kurowski
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Published: 2012
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781848326064
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn August 1939, U-48, commanded by 'Vaddi' Schultze, took up a waiting position around England. Schultze showed himself to be a notable humanitarian: he addressed signals to Churchill giving positions of ship sinkings so that crews could be saved. By 1 August 1941 this most successful boat of World War II, had sunk 56 merchant ships one corvette.
Author: David Hays
Publisher: Harper Collins
Published: 1996-04-26
Total Pages: 260
ISBN-13: 0060976969
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA father and son sail 17,000 miles in a 25 foot boat they built together.
Author: Roger Kopanycia
Publisher: A&C Black
Published: 2013-10-05
Total Pages: 153
ISBN-13: 1408151294
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe second book in our Classic Boat series aimed at traditional boat lovers, builders and restorers. Lofting is an essential stage in the transition between designing and building a boat in order to turn the design plans into boat lines plans to measure off and build the full-size boat. Its a tricky art, but this book shows exactly how it is done in clear, step-by-step diagrammatic stages. Aimed specifically at the amateur DIY builder, it will enable anyone to build a boat of any size, whether power or sail. The author has been teaching lofting to boatbuilding students for over 10 years, and has found that the key to understanding is visualisation - hence the plethora of step-by-step diagrams in this book to assist the reader to grasp the concepts. Lofting will be welcomed by budding boatbuilders everywhere.
Author: Nick Mason
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2013-10-03
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781492847984
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhen Nick Mason (15) and Sebastian Page Franklin (16) announced they were going to sail the 160 nautical miles around the island of Mallorca to raise money for charity, they had a knackered boat and very limited sailing experience. With the help and enthusiasm of 563 Very Nice People, they won a Best of British competition and embarked on a life-changing adventure. Meet Freddy the bird; Mo, Jo and the awesome chicken; the Hollywood film star who adopts grubby teens; the indestructable poo and Brad - the Aussie with a shark fetish. Follow the boys through their brushes with angry life guards, getting caught out in huge seas, encounters with "mega fauna", being run down by fishing boats and very nearly losing their dinghy forever ...
Author: James Kwan
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2017-07-04
Total Pages: 44
ISBN-13: 1328811468
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSometimes being a boat is full of adventures and it's nothing but smooth sailing on the high seas, but sometimes arguing passengers can take you off course. When you run aground, will their teamwork give you the strength to make it through? Offbeat and imaginative, James Kwan gives us a glimpse of what it’s like to not only be a boat, but what it is to be human in both gentle and rough waters. Perfect for life’s transitions, this book tackles taking on change and indecision with grace, humor, and heart. It’s a reassuring reminder to stay the course through all kinds of stormy weather. Ahoy, ahoy!
Author: Nam Le
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 370
ISBN-13: 1459621042
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn 1979, Nam Le's family left Vietnam for Australia, an experience that inspires the first and last stories in The Boat. In between, however, Le's imagination lays claim to the world. The Boat takes us from a tourist in Tehran to a teenage hit man in Colombia; from an ageing New York artist to a boy coming of age in a small Victorian fishing tow...
Author: Jerry E. Strahan
Publisher: LSU Press
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 404
ISBN-13: 9780807141434
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: French L. MacLean
Publisher: Schiffer Military
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780764333569
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWith dozens of historical documents and over 400 photographs, the author not only presents a comprehensive history of U-boat crews and the undersea war, but also shows how those with an interest in the U-boat war can find U-boat-related artifacts and how they can trace many to specific boats - and then research what those boats and crews accomplished.
