Boating Safety

Developed by experienced professors and professionally narrated for easy listening, this course is a valuable tool when preparing for your boating safety license and certification exam. The audio is focused and high-yield, covering the most important topics you need to know to succeed on your exam. The material is accurate, up-to-date, and broken down into bite-sized chapters. There are quizzes and key takeaways sections following each chapter to review questions commonly tested and drive home key points.

Don't let rough weather catch you off guard. Be prepared to weather any storm with our newly released eBook, "Weathering the Storm." This comprehensive guide is designed to help sailors of any skill level navigate the unpredictable waters of extreme weather with confidence. From understanding weather patterns and systems to advanced tools for monitoring conditions, our expertly crafted chapters provide invaluable information for safe sailing. With tips for adjusting your sail plan according to varying conditions and handling heavy weather, you can rest assured you're making the right ...

An all-new revised and modernized version of the classic original. Learn the hard-won secrets of performing critical first mate duties while keeping boat and crew shipshape. The Perfect FIRST MATE is intended for the recreational boater, power or sail, who wants to streamline tasks and maximize efficiency, safety, and comfort, while leaving plenty of time for pleasure. 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 ...

Embark on the adventure of a lifetime with "Across the Seas," the ultimate guide to planning, preparing, and executing a once-in-a-lifetime globe-trotting journey aboard your very own vessel. This comprehensive eBook will provide you with a wealth of knowledge and practical advice to help you set sail with confidence and embark on an unforgettable oceanic expedition. "Across the Seas" goes far beyond the basics, diving deep (pun intended) into every aspect of sailing and sailing preparation that you'll need for your grand adventure. From evaluating your boat's readiness for a global journey...

Randy Tagget and Keisha Miller have escaped the Augusta and the increasingly unbalanced and dictatorial Governor Fuentes, but where to go? Their options are limited and bleak. Find another lifeboat to dock with, or die. And what of their former home? Can Tagget and Miller find the help they'll need to wrest the Augusta from Governor Fuentes' control? The future of their fellow survivors hangs in the balance, and the clock is ticking.

Falling is a sobering, amusing, and often poetic meditation on the wonders and risks of working aloft. Rigger Brion Toss takes you into a world of masts, towers, stadiums, pure air, and adrenaline as he recounts more than 40 years worth of stories of things gone awry at altitude. From dropped tools to collapsed towers to near-fatal falls, the litany of accidents and near-accidents is long…and the sometimes miraculous outcomes are both instructive and thought-provoking.