Recreational Boating Series

​​Ahoy, CAPTAIN!​​
Paperback $17.95  ​Ebook $5.99
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   " ​...The author covers everything from how to find which boat is right for you to the nuts and bolts of navigation, maintenance, and management of your home on the sea. Ms. Smith has an interesting, entertaining, and easy to read style that makes you feel like you’re learning the ropes from a seasoned pro. Highly recommend!" 
   
  A comprehensive guide to the procedures in buying and selling a boat, trip planning, safe navigating and secure docking, and servicing and maintaining critical boat systems.          You'll learn the best way to handle a boat in stormy weather, or in aground or sinking situations. Included is detail on navigating unique situations, such as bridges and canals, as well as information on chartering, boat transport, and crewing.
​​Are you the GALLEY GURU? 
​Paperback $19.95  ​Ebook $6.99
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   "As a cruiser by boat and a traveler by land-yacht for many years - I can with out any reservations share with you-all that "Kitchen Afloat" is the best book I have read on effective preparation for cruising (short or long journeys or just plain having a ready galley)..."
  
  This keep-aboard book will coast you through the intricacies of your galley and teach you how to tailor your supplies and provisions to your cruising style, as well as to plan and execute meals at dock and underway. 
                                         
Attention FIRST MATES!​ 
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    "... I wish I'd had this book when my husband and I first started boating. Now I'm buying it for daughter-in-laws, my sons' first mates. I highly recommend it, not only because a first mate might some day have to take the helm, but also to be a well-informed and helpful partner..."
 
  Learn the hard-won secrets of performing critical first mate duties while keeping boat and crew shipshape.
​  Contents include in-depth discussions of how to avoid injury, protect against the environment, navigate in foul weather, perform deck duties, and plan cruises, as well as tips on general boatkeeping, meal management, and people-pleasing.