Airships
Airships

Author: Sam Witt

Publisher: Bastion Press, Inc.

Published: 2003-03

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 9781592630004

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While some choose to sail the seas and oceans seeking trade, adventure, and fame, others are more daring and sail the skies of their worlds. Discover the wonders of flight and the beauty of sailing the winds from many different methods and in many different forms. After all, no one race dominates the skies?save those that need no ships and jealously guard their skies. Like sea captains traversing dangerous waters and unknown menaces, airship captains must face the wrath of the aerial realms in the forms of dragons and other invisible dangers that pose great risk to their airships Airships provides all the rules necessary to bring flying ships into any campaign setting. Construction rules, combat, aerial and 3D movement, and other essential information is all covered. Also included are deck plans and specifications for a number of ships. Airships will bring new heroes to the fore when a village under siege cries "Look! Up in the sky!"

Hard on the Wind
Hard on the Wind

Author: Russ Hofvendahl

Publisher: Sheridan House, Inc.

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9781574091946

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As the San Francisco waterfront struggled in the grip of the Great Depression, fifteen-year-old Russ Hofvendahl talked his way aboard an old fashioned four-masted schooner and sailed out beyond the Golden Gate Bridge to catch cod in the Bering Sea. Full of laconic candor, Hard on the Wind recounts this formative journey with vivid anecdotes depicting a world that exists today only in memory. Featuring many period photos of the ship and crew, Hofvendahl's compelling narrative of seafaring adventure relates the difficult lessons he learned while crashing through raging seas, dodging bloody fights in the fo'c's'le, handlining for cod, navigating through blind fog, and mourning a lost shipmate. Aglow with warmth and humor, Hofvendahl's memoir captures both the romance and reality of the seafaring life, and constitutes a truly unique coming-of-age tale.

Sail and Rig Tuning
Sail and Rig Tuning

Author: Ivar Dedekam

Publisher: *Wiley Nautical

Published: 2000-04-07

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13: 9781898660675

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A guide to tuning the sails and rigs of yachts and small keelboats, featuring step-by-step instructions and more than 150 illustrations.

The Gaff Rig Handbook
The Gaff Rig Handbook

Author: John Leather

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2013-11-07

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 1408121611

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This is the internationally regarded definitive handbook for anyone designing, building, rigging or sailing gaff rigged craft. It provides a fascinating insight into the design, history, techniques and developments of a rig which has evolved through the centuries. John Leather outlines the practical aspects of the masts, spars, sails, running and standing rigging, and contrasts the development of the gaff rig in Britain, America, Scandinavia and France. 'Regarded internationally as the definitive book for anyone designing, building, rigging or sailing a gaff-rigged vessel.' Kelvin Hughes 'The book's longevity says it all.' Water Craft

Technical Report
Technical Report

Author: Aeronautical Research Council (Great Britain)

Publisher:

Published: 1920

Total Pages: 962

ISBN-13:

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Includes its Reports, which are also issued separately.