Ocean Boats

Conor and Grace are twins, recently orphaned after their widowed father's death. They decide to set sail for new pastures in their father's last possession, his sailboat. But a vicious storm capsizes their boat, and the twins are separated. Two mysterious ships sail to their rescue, each picking up one twin before disappearing into the mist. Conor wakes to find himself on a pirate ship; Grace finds herself locked in a darkened room, as the vampirates wait for night to fall and their feasting to begin.

After sailing 300,000 miles and weathering dozens of storms in all the world's oceans, John Kretschmer has plenty of stories and advice to share. John's offshore training passages sell out a year in advance, and his entertaining presentations are popular at boat shows and yacht clubs all over the English-speaking world. John's talent for storytelling enchants his audience as it soaks up the lessons he learned during his often challenging voyages. Now you can take a seat next to John - at a lesser cost - and get the knowledge you need to fulfill your own dream of blue-water adventure.

Islands, Oceans and Dreams is a true story of a man who, at the age of 33, began dreaming of voyaging with his wife to the South Pacific. He wasn't an adventurer or daring by nature, but he bought a boat and began learning the ways of the sea. Twenty years later, racked with the pain of divorce and still aching to live out his dream, he set off alone for Tahiti. After reaching French Polynesia, he continued cruising for seven years and wound up solo sailing around the world.

The heart-pounding story of rowing expert Mick Dawson's most challenging feats on the open water, culminating in his greatest achievement: crossing the North Pacific Ocean in a small rowboat. Storms, fatigue, equipment failure, intense hunger, and lack of water are just a few of the challenges...

Two strangers find themselves stranded at sea together in this epic new love story by bestselling author Beth O’Leary. What if you were lost at sea…with your one-night stand? Zeke and Lexi thought it would just be a night of fun. They had no intentions of seeing each other again. Zeke is...

I signed on to cook for a charter yacht. I ended up on the menu for four championship hockey players. Seven days in the Caribbean. Luxury yacht. Great content for my AlphaTok channel. Then four alphas walked up the gangway, and my heat came two weeks early. No escape from the 180 feet of floating paradise. No way to ignore pheromones that make my knees buckle. And nowhere to hide when my body decides it wants them—all of them. Jasper—the pack alpha who waits, steady and commanding, until I beg him to claim me. Magnus—the gentle giant whose tattooed hands hold me like I’m precious. ...

John Kretschmer is sailing’s practical philosopher - as much a doer as a thinker. And that is the overarching theme of this chronicle of a sailing life. Often amusing, sometimes poignant, occasionally terrifying but always inspiring, his deeply personal account is a welcome reminder of the good life waiting at sea. With hundreds of thousands of nautical miles under his keel, John’s adventures have taken him several times around the world.

A true story of making a dream come true. An inspiring tale of risk, sacrifice, determination and achievement in an epic journey around the world. An extraordinary effort to rescue and restore a legendary yacht. A first hand account of a great sea adventure. A west to east circumnavigation against the odds through the traitorous Sothern ocean, around three great capes (cape of Good Hope, Leeuwin and Cape Horn) on a tiny 10-meter, 40-year old boat. Five ocean crossings and 38.000+ nautical miles sailed in two and a half years.

The true story of ‘Sorrelle’, a little girl who at ten months of age was diagnosed with leukemia. Learn about her touching journey as told by her grandfather, hear about the day to day reality of life on a children's oncology ward. Experience the difficult days of treatment, the endless hours of waiting, the constant support and the moments of joy the family share. small boat in a big ocean is dedicated to all the staff of Royal Manchester Children's Hospital Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant wards and all of our fellow “ward family.”

*20,000 words John expected to fight a war. But he never expected to find a mate. John, an Alpha wolf shifter, is on a mission to rescue Kylen from a vicious murderous group of demons. But John didn’t expect that Kylen would be an omega. John also didn't expect to fall in love. Now they're on the run together, to find a hidden island that might be more myth than reality. Can they escape their enemy, before Kylen's first heat strikes?

Across Islands and Oceans is the memoir of 25 year-old James Baldwin and his epic two-year, solo circumnavigation in Atom, his trusty but aging 28-foot sailboat.

Orphaned at five, nothing held Whidden back from embarking on sea life seven years later. Serving as an apprentice, he quickly proved his worth and earned himself a mate's position by his early 20s. Graduating to third, second, and first office, he ended his career in command of, and having part-ownership of, his own vessel. Ocean Life in the Old Sailing Ship Days records a series of real events from his childhood impressions of rough and ready seamen to his thrilling and brutal experiences of war.

If you're an angler looking to hook one of the most sought-after game fish on the East Coast, you need to check out Striped Bass Fishing – the ultimate guide to landing a striped bass! In this comprehensive eBook, you'll learn everything you need to know to catch this mighty and fascinating fish. From understanding their behaviors and characteristics in Chapter 1 to mastering the art of topwater fishing in Chapter 12, no stone is left unturned. We take the subject of gear and tackle seriously in Chapter 2. Choosing the right equipment can make all the difference in your catch rate. We'll ...

When a ship laden with gold disappears in the Sea of Okhotsk, Travis and his team of Alpha adventurers are asked to locate and recover the priceless cargo. With his intrepid partner, Savannah, unable to work this case, Travis worries his remaining two partners aren’t up to the task. Indeed, now he must rely on Fiona, a loose cannon with a penchant for trouble, and Thyri, who has a keen business mind, but no investigative skills. Travis knows he must be out of his mind to go on a mission with these ill-equipped adventurers, but the payout for a successful gold recovery is a solid incentive...

Dive into the future of sustainable living on water with The Book of Seasteading. This Book of Seasteading guide unveils and overviews the concept of seasteading, blending innovative maritime architecture with the vision of creating autonomous and sustainable communities afloat the world's oceans. Authored by Star Captain Dread, an environmentalist, futurist, and advocate for developing cosmic civilization and a model of decentralized democracy, this book is a call to action for pioneers and visionaries interested in exploring alternative living spaces on the high seas! You can also check ...

For decades, a string of grisly, unsolved murders have devastated the Florida Keys. Sailors whisper tales of a pitiless seafarer known only as The Man of the Sea who prowls the nearby waters, carving his hostages into fishing bait before ebbing back into the shadows. Authorities have found no trace of him, but the death toll continues to rise. In the aftermath of a family tragedy, brothers Silas and Joe head to the Keys in search of a fresh start. Despite the local legends, things seem to finally be turning around for the brothers and their new fishing business. But as the clouds start to ...

Totally free of hyperbole and exaggeration, A Drop in the Ocean is an honest and genuine account of what it is really like to cross a very big ocean on a very small sailboat for the very first time.

The harrowing adventure-at-sea memoir recounting the heroic search-and-rescue mission for lost Montauk fisherman John Aldridge, which Daniel James Brown calls "A terrific read." I am floating in the middle of the night, and nobody in the world even knows I am missing. Nobody is looking for me...

Set sail on a laugh-out-loud romantic adventure brimming with opposites-attract chemistry and quirky humor as one woman becomes irresistibly entangled with a devilishly charming captain from the #1 New York Times bestselling author Janet Evanovich. Stephanie Lowe decides Maine schooner captain...

Stuck in a corporate job rut and faced with an unraveling marriage at the age of thirty-six, Roz Savage sat down one night and wrote two versions of her own obituary - the one that she wanted and the one she was heading for. They were very different. She realized that if she carried on as she was, she wasn't going to end up with the life she wanted. So she turned her back on an eleven-year career as a management consultant to reinvent herself as a woman of adventure.