Mejores libros de navegación

Solo a un marino mercante se le podía haber ocurrido llevar a cabo una singladura como la que emprendió Joshua el 24 de abril de 1895, en en plena transición entre la época dorada de los grandes clípers y la llegada del vapor. Por la proa de su Spray, velero de 37 pies de eslora aparejado en yol y completamente reconstruido por el propio Slocum, desfilaron 46. 000 millas en una aventura que le llevaría a cruzar tres veces el Atlántico para dar la vuelta al mundo en solitario. Maestro de maestros, de Slocum han hablado todos los grandes de la navegación a vela y todos ellos han envidiado, en mayor o menor medida, las cualidades marineras del Spray y sus fantásticas aptitudes para mantener el rumbo solo con el equilibrio de sus velas. Mas de ochocientas reproducciones del mítico velero, han surcado y surcan los mares de hoy en día.

The Long Way is Bernard Moitessier's incredible story of his participation in the first Golden Globe Race, a solo, non-stop circumnavigation rounding the three great Capes of Good Hope, Leeuwin, and the Horn. For seven months, the veteran seafarer battled storms, doldrums, gear failures, and knock-downs, as well as overwhelming fatigue and loneliness. Then, nearing the finish with victory in hand, Moitessier suddenly pulled out of the race and sailed on. His 37,455-mile journey continued for another three months, finally ending in Tahiti. Never once in all that time had he touched land.

This comprehensive guide to seamanship has been called the sailor's bible since its launch in 1983. From basic skills to advanced techniques and current electronics, the book covers all aspects of sailing. The author emphasizes the importance of mastering sailing fundamentals, including boat handling, safety, emergency preparedness, weather reading, navigation, maintenance, and tradition. The book is well-organized and written in jargon-free language, with helpful illustrations throughout. This is an essential resource for any sailor, and a must-read for those wanting to improve their skills.

Embark on an extraordinary adventure and spiritual journey with a young woman who sails around the world alone on a twenty-six-foot sloop. Through the highs and lows of her 27,000 mile journey, she discovers the wonders of the Great Barrier Reef, faces death-dealing horrors of the Red Sea, and confronts her own needs, desires, dreams, and goals. Maiden Voyage is a captivating memoir of courage, self-discovery, and love.

Peter Nichols and his wife bought and restored an old wooden sailboat, Toad, and lived aboard it for five years, sailing through the Caribbean and across the Atlantic to Europe, where their marriage broke up. Sea Change is the story of Nichols's return to the sea alone. In the middle of the ocean, the twenty-seven-foot engineless Toad springs a leak, and Nichols struggles to keep his boat afloat. As he tests the limits of his courage and the depths of his fear, he discovers more than he knew about his marriage, his boat, and himself. Nichols shares his love of the sea, the literature of the small-boat sailors who have gone before him, and his own unsuspected strength and grace when faced with catastrophe.

Antes de “La tormenta perfecta”, antes de “En el corazón del mar”, la dramática historia de supervivencia en el mar de Steven Callahan estuvo en la lista de libros más vendidos del New York Times durante más de treinta y seis semanas. Callahan perdió su bote en una tormenta frente a las Islas Canarias mientras participaba en una carrera en solitario a traves del Atlántico en 1981. Afortunadamente, llevaba mucho más que el equipo básico de emergencia requerido, por ejemplo, una balsa para seis personas. Antes de hundirse, pudo recuperar su bolsa de equipo de emergencia y su balsa salvavidas. Lo que hace diferente su historia fue que estaba solo. "Absolutamente absorbente" (Newsweek), “A la deriva” es una pieza imprescindible para cualquier biblioteca de aventuras.

"Am going to cross Pacific on a wooden raft to support a theory that the South Sea islands were peopled from Peru. Will you come?...Reply at once." That is how six brave & inquisitive men came to seek a dangerous path to test a scientific theory. On a primitive raft made of 40' balsa logs & named Kon-Tiki in honor of a legendary sun king, Heyerdahl & five companions deliberately risked their lives to show that the ancient Peruvians could have made the 4300-mile voyage to the Polynesian islands on similar craft. Life on the raft was strange & wonderful. Perhaps the most amazing part of the whole voyage was that not once during the 101 days were the men bored. The always present danger of storms (& the storms themselves), the eternal, ever-changing sea & sky, & their own ingenuity took care of that. & the huge company of fish. They encountered the rare whale shark--"Walt Disney, with all his powers of imagination, could not have created a more hair-raising monster"--& they were the 1st men ever to see a live snake mackerel. On every page of this true record--from the actual building of the raft thru all the dangerous & comic adventures on the sea to the spectacular crash-landing & the native islanders' hula dances--each reader will find a wholesome & spellbinding escape from the 20th century.

Sir Francis Chichester zarpó de Plymouth el 27 de agosto de 1966, cumplió en alta mar sus 65 años, y sin apenas ver tierra arribó a Sidney, tras 107 días de navegación. Después de un merecido descanso emprendió el camino de regreso, llegando a Plymouth el 28 de mayo de 1967. En el curso de su circunnavegación, el autor hubo de enfrentarse a los elementos adversos y batió varios récords, pero lo que entusiasmó a la prensa y las gentes de todo el mundo fue que un hombre que ya no era joven, superando los peligros y obstáculos, realizara una gran proeza individual en un periplo tan largo. Este libro es la apasionante crónica, escrita por el mismo protagonista, de una de las gestas más importantes de nuestra época. Escrito en buena parte durante el período de navegación, es un documento excepcional para explicarse la entereza, la tenacidad y la valentía del extraordinario navegante solitario.

Discover how to design, install, and maintain electrical and mechanical systems on your boat with this definitive guide. Covering everything from engines and electrical systems to refrigeration and rigging, this book is a must-have for sail and power boat owners. Updated to include information on hybrid propulsion, distributed power systems, and fuel cells, it offers solutions for legacy boats and options for new ones. Praised as "the best of its kind," by "WoodenBoat," this book should be standard equipment on every boat.

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