Sea Sailing

Young and in love, their lives ahead of them, Tami Oldham and her fiancé, Richard Sharp, set sail from Tahiti under brilliant blue skies, with Tami’s hometown of San Diego as their ultimate destination. But the two free spirits and avid sailors couldn’t anticipate that less than two weeks into their voyage, they would sail directly into one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in recorded history. They found themselves battling pounding rain, waves the size of skyscrapers, and 140 knot winds.

A professor of computer engineering is recruited by his government to mount a cyberattack on the West. His goal is to sabotage the US’ computer infrastructure. To infiltrate America's cyber network, he embarks on a journey, during which he joins the crew of a sailboat owned by a honeymooning American couple.

This is the perfect book for any new boater or any person invited to be a guest on someone else's boat. It covers all the things not to do on a boat, with many suggestions on the proper conduct while aboard. Also included is an informative glossary of words not to say, when describing things on a boat. Lots of personal experiences are mentioned that show how to avoid becoming a jerk at sea.

I thought about my wife and four children, and was filled with a fear I’d never see them again…. For Donald Denihan, it was supposed to be the fishing trip of a lifetime. Instead, it ended up nearly costing him his life in a hard bargain he made with the sea. Near death experiences were nothing new to this successful real estate entrepreneur, though. At the age of sixteen, a hunting accident had nearly cost him his foot. A lengthy hospital stay, followed by an equally lengthy rehabilitation, filled Donald with resilience and made him think he could overcome anything. That is, until he ...

The year is 1803, and there is uneasy peace between England and France. Captain Oliver Westland of his Majesty's Navy has been jilted by Admiral's daughter Sarah Craythorne, and on the rebound he proposes to Sarah's sister Letty. Believing she is in love with him Letty accepts, but after the wedding Oliver sails for the West Indies, leaving his marriage unconsummated. Six months later he sends for his bride, but the merchant vessel carrying Letty is intercepted by a French man o'war, and she is taken prisoner. The French captain, Armand d'Anviers, has been told to deposit his captive with ...

A tale about an ocean sailing trip, the goings on at land at sea by a sailor and adventurer.

Tired of California's glitzy lifestyle, greed, and urban sprawl, Captain Skip Rowland sells everything to drift and blend in the drop dead beauty of the South Pacific. But before casting-off, his yacht is stolen and set ablaze on a desolate Mexican shore. Skip, recently in the USMC, captures the thieves, sailing later in a new yacht with his son and nurse girlfriend. They accidentally sail into an active military coup d'état, are chased by a vagabond freighter, make love on picture-perfect uninhabited islands, and cross the Tasman Sea to Australia in the worst weather in 100 years.

Be good. Or one dark night the sorcerers of the Vente Islands may come for you. On the islands of the Tropic Sea, parents caution naughty children to behave or risk that some dark night the sinister sorcerers of the Vente Islands might come to carry them off. The reputed fate of these naughty children varies from island to island, but it is often whispered that they end up in a stew. Navy lieutenant Taef Lang must have been a very naughty boy, for one soft, tropical night the Vente came and carried him off. And he certainly ended up, if not in a stew, at least in some very hot water. ...

A guide and the fundamentals of sailing for the young sailor, couple or cruiser family. Wow what a mouthful, but really didn't want to exclude anyone from finding out how awesome becoming a full time sailor can be. We'll be exploring all the basic tools in a condensed, info packed easy to listen to expose topics of: Which boat to buy, their various aspects, the fundamentals of sailing, setups, and navigation. Thank you for joining us on this short journey to a long awaited freedom!

Madison "Justice" Caertais's wandering father, Terry, needs her help repaying a debt that has him in the clutches of the sinister bankers of Sherman, Gotrice & Darber. Their only hope is Terry's dangerous plan to capture the legendary pirate ship The Gentleman Caller and its notorious captain Arthur Lancing Darber. This could finally free them from the banks' clutches and the debts of Terry's overeager dreams.

A lifelong waterman, Jack London (1876-1916) left behind a rich store of bold and beautiful prose depicting life upon the sea, under sail, and in step with wild, often perilous, nature. Featuring an extended Introductory essay by author and sailor Edward Renehan, Make Westing presents the very best of London's nautical prose in one volume for the very first time.

So, you think you’d like to sail around the world? Imagine sunsets across calm oceans, cocktails at cosy anchorages, landfalls in amazing new places.... and then imagine something else. Imagine taking part in one of the planet’s last great adventures. Imagine the story of an incredible race, ripping and roaring through the seven seas. Imagine a tale of endurance, deprivation, fear and courage, a story of winners and losers, those who made it and those who did not. Imagine ‘Spanish Castle to White Night – the Race Around the World’. The Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09 ran for 37,000 miles...

Caroline Addison, Lady Whytestone, has important news to deliver to her old friend—he has inherited a dukedom! He could be in New York or perhaps in South America, but no matter. Caro is an independent woman, so who says she can’t indulge in a little adventure and travel across the Atlantic—and maybe across a continent—to find him? On a mission to locate the new Duke of Beckworth, Lord Markus Hawkins has boarded a ship bound for America. But when Mark walks out of his cabin and runs into his nemesis, Caroline Addison, who happens to be in search of the very same man, his head ...

Will her true love ever return? He loves her more than life itself, but he's forced to say goodbye.... Spencer Hayes has been in love with Ginny Cawley since he first laid eyes on her years ago. Now, he must leave her to make one last trip to the Caribbean before taking over his father's shipping company. However, an unexpected storm at sea leaves him not only reflecting on his time with Ginny but makes him realize he may never see her again. This novelette is inspired by Beneath the Inconstant Moon by ID Johnson and provides further insight into Spencer and Ginny's relationship.

After Justin and Linda Tyers lost everything in a devastating house fire, they rebuilt their lives by building a classic wooden yacht from scratch - starting by felling the trees. This story was told in their first book, Phoenix from the Ashes. This sequel follows their voyage from the Scottish Islands across to Ireland, down the Irish Sea to Cornwall and thence to Brittany, meeting interesting, curious and larger-than-life characters along the way.