The only guide and cookbook you need if you dream of sailing anywhere and eating well while you do. Packed with seasoned provisioning tips and over 160vegetarian and pescatarian recipes for anyone who loves good food as much as they love adventure.
"Born to Boogie: Legends of Bodyboarding" tells the story of bodyboarding, the most intense watersport on the planet. It features stunning photos and in-depth profiles of all the key players who made their mark between 1971 and the present day, from Mike Stewart to Pierre Louis Costes.
Since its publication in 1963, Sterling Haydens autobiography, Wanderer, has been surrounded by controversy. The author was at the peak of his earning power as a movie star when he suddenly quit. He walked out on Hollywood, walked out of a shattered marriage, defied the courts, broke as an outlaw, set sail with his four children in the schooner ......
A Guide to the World's 100 Best Longboarding Waves
The Longboard Travel Guide is the first surf guidebook written specifically for longboarders. Loaded with mouth-watering lineup photos, the book describes 100 of the best longboard waves in the world and offers insider tips on how to ride them. From the Maldives to Australia’s Gold Coast, from Costa Rica to Fiji, from Samoa to Sri Lanka, all the ......
Tristan Jones sailed a small craft on the lowest body of water in the world, the Dead Sea in Israel--and the highest, Lake Titicaca in the Andes. During this intrepid six-year voyage, he traveled a distance equal to twice the circumference of the world. This gripping sea yarn is at once a riveting adventure story and a testament to human tenacity.
Learn:
* The 4 easy steps to duck-diving under waves,
* Use the surf conditions and rips to get you past breaking waves,
* Identify the best take-off point to easily catch waves,
* Identify ideal surf conditions for the intermediate surfer,
* Perform intermediate level manoeuvres – top turn, bottom turn, re-entry, cut-back,
* Which manoeuvre to ......
Move over, dude! The Kook’s Guide to Surfing shows what it means to be a real surfer. This clever, often hilarious guide shares with kooks (those guys on surfboards who just don’t get it yet) the truths and know-how of a lifelong wave-lover. The secret: surfing responsibly and sharing the waves. You don’t have to be “too cool for ......
A Teacher's Guide to Improving Movement, Health and Wellbeing
This guide provides yoga teachers, therapists and rehab professionals with the skills required to create an inclusive, accessible aqua yoga environment, safe for those who are unable to swim as well as those with a variety of health conditions such as lupus, arthritis, and multiple sclerosis amongst others.
The Art of Kayaking is the distilled essence of a lifetime of kayak instruction at all skill levels around the world, with the added insights gained from years of designing kayaks, paddles, and kayaking equipment. This comprehensive kayaking manual by one of the biggest names in kayaking offers more essential detail about commonly used techniques ......
A Training Manual for the Developing and Competitive Surfer
Surfing has evolved from a relatively obscure pastime to one of the fastest growing sports in the world. Today, there are millions of surfers across the globe.
The ASI Learn to Surf Advanced level manual provides you information to assist you to perform a range of maneuvers with speed and power, assess surfing conditions, and board knowledge. It is the only learn to surf book to take you to step by step from your current intermediate level to the advanced level, with inside tips you could only learn ......
A roller coaster ride through Gabon, India, Vietnam, Algeria, China and Haiti, drumming up a tropical beat. Combining 'Deep Travel', stunning photographs and 'performance writing', it captures the spirit of these turbulent coast scapes, blood racing, running on salt water fuel.
Strengthen and Balance Your Body and Soul for Health, Happiness, and Longevity Yoga for Surfing guides you through over 100 yoga and meditation practices that effectively teach the reader how to access the flow state of consciousness for greater health, happiness, creativity, success, and life fulfillment. Fully illustrated with photos and clear, ......
How To Tie And Correctly Use Over 50 Essential Knots, Revised Edition
In recent years, sailing has undergone some revolutionary changes: Satellites and autopilots are now used for navigation. Artificial-fiber and wire ropes have nearly replaced natural-fiber ropes. But when it comes to decorative knotting, natural fiber is still the favored choice. This book is tops when it comes to learning how to master tying the ......
In the summer of 1987 Ed Gillet achieved what no person has accomplished before or since, a solo crossing from California to Hawaii by kayak. Gillet, at the age of 36 an accomplished sailor and paddler, navigated by sextant and always knew his position within a few miles. Still, Gillet underestimated the abuse his body would take from the ......
Paddling and Surviving the Coast of Northern Labrador
In 1981, Nigel Foster flew to Canada’s Baffin Island to begin a solo kayak trip south toward northern Labrador. After crossing the 40-mile wide Hudson Strait in howling winds and fighting a 10 knot tide race, Foster crash-landed on a small island in the dark. He had frostbitten fingers and was 300 miles from the closest village. With ......
