Long typecast as the hotrods of the sea
- fast but dangerous
- modern cruising multihulls actually are among the safest & most

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This edition of Cruising Ports gives boat owners a wealth of details & savvy guidance for safe adventure voyaging through the Central American cruising grounds, north to south, port by tropical port, culminating in Panama Canal transit. Including details on:• Approaches by sea• Anchorages• Dinghy Docks Marinas & Yacht Clubs• Ports Clearance• Local Services• History & Culture• Side Trips GPS charts & color photos for anchoring in hundreds of remote coves• Tropical islands & much more ...

This lavishly illustrated book has been designed as a companion to the Clyde Cruising Club`s Sailing Directions & covers the Scottish west coast from the Clyde to Cape Wrath & all the outlying islands. It was first written by the late Journal Editor, Mike Balmforth, in conjunction with the Editor of the Sailing Directions, Edward Mason, who has now prepared this updated first edition in collaboration with Imrays. Cruising Scotland provides additional information, points of interest & many photographs & is a fascinating & invaluable addition to the Club`s publications. No yacht cruising the Scottish west coast should be without a copy. ...

The classic guide to the East Coast of Australia & the Great Barrier Reef. First published in 1968, this book has reached its eighth edition & remains the only guide to cover the whole of the east coast of Queensl&, the Torres Strait & the Great Barrier Reef. The current edition, updated to 2014,

Includes:: notes on the Gulf of Carpentaria & the Coral Sea. This edition is the biggest yet with larger, more detailed charts & more ports & anchorages than in previous editions. It`s as close to a must have guide as your ever likely to find if your plans include cruising along the Queensland Coast.

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If you are thinking of cruising through the inland waterways of France & Belgium this year, this book is a must for you. It provides a wealth of practical information to help you plan your trip
- licences, equipment, supplies, lock operation. There is local information on ports & facilities, repairers & transport with telephone numbers & websites as well as a comprehensive list of sources of further information. This Guide is the most up-to-date available & covers almost 10, 000 kilometres of interconnected navigable rivers & canals. It is produced as a supplement to the commercial maps & charts, which are not updated & reprinted very often.
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A collection of street plans of major cities printed on soft, very lightweight (approximately only 20g) & yet extremely tear-resistant & 100% waterproof material, specifically designed to be scrunched & crammed into pockets, handbags & backpacks, either on its own or in the pouch from the same material provided with each map. Creases are a fully intentional part of the quirkiness of the Crumpled City maps – the more battered they are they better they look. Parks & other green spaces are highlighted, as are metro stations, & important buildings are named. Each map also highlights 10 recommended “soulsights”, imaginatively chosen to present the essence of each city rather than the most obvious tourist destinations. The accompanying index placed next to the map lists locations of tourist interest: selected streets & squares, monuments & historical places, museums & galleries, parks, etc. Whilst cartographically these Crumpled City maps provide perhaps not the most precise representation of the street network, they are handy for sightseeing, light & durable, can be used as a table cloth when picnicking in the Luxembourg Gardens, Hyde Park, the Retiro or the Central Park, or just as an unusual decoration… Selected cities are also presented on more colourful ‘junior’ maps, specially designed for children. Drawings highlight not only important buildings & famous locations but also places which will specifically appeal to children: toy shops, bookshops, best ice cream, etc. Each title has a list of the recommended not-to-be missed locations with addresses &, where available, websites. ...

The Crumpled Sky is a soft map dedicated to starry skies & today’s dreamers, inviting them to look up & let themselves be thrilled. It just takes 2 seconds to open & close this map; it is very lightweight yet extremely resistant & perfectly waterproof. The map’s extra large size (nearly 1 meter X 1 meter) makes it easy to consult & identify the stars. Thanks to Glow- in – the – dark printing, the map is visible in the dark & designed to be quickly put away in the bag without folding! No technical knowledge or instruments are required. Just your eyes & a beautiful starry night around you. For Ages: 14+ ...

The Crumpled Sky is a soft glow-in-in-the-dark map for night sky dreamers featuring all the constellations & the main stars that are visible with the naked eye, in a beautiful starry night. The map is soft, very lightweight yet extremely resistant & waterproof, designed to be quickly put away in your bag without folding. Perfect for carrying around on camping or stars spotting trips. It is so beautiful that it can also be hung on the wall. It features the night sky at 45 degrees North during the spring/summer seasons. When open the map will measure 90x 90cm. ...

First published to accompany the acclaimed BBC television series, Crusades is a fascinating introduction to an era in which history & legend overlap. The Crusades brought together people of all ages & backgrounds, sworn to spread Christianity & wrest the Holy Land from the Infidel. Terry Jones & Alan Ereira here tell the compelling often horrific story of the fanatics & fantasists, knights & peasants, corrupt clergy & duplicitous leaders who were caught up in these fervent times. They reveal how not only Muslims but Jews & Christians also were massacred; how epidemics, starvation & mutinies weakened even the most devout foot soldiers; & how the Crusades sowed the seeds of jihad, the holy war for Islam, a legacy that endures today. Charismatic leaders & uncrowned kings, uneasy alliances & bloody assassinations, gruelling sieges & violent battles: all are brought vividly to life in this superb book. ...

900 years ago, Christian Europe was seized by a fever that changed the world forever. Inspired by a Pope who offered rewards on earth & a certain place in Paradise thereafter, tens of thousands of men, women & children
- knights & peasants, rich & poor, old & young
- set out for the Holy Land to recapture the Holy City Jerusalem & save their fellow Christians from persecution by the Infidel. Crusades, & the television series which this book accompanies, tells the dramatic story of these events, & the reality behind the myths: of Popes motivated by greed as well as faith; of power-hungry nobles & pilgrims on Crusade who murdered, robbed & raped not only Moslems but Jews & fellow Christians as well; of the great kings of the West, such as Richard the Lionheart of Engl&, Philip of France & Frederick Barbarossa of Germany, leaders of the Third Crusade, who became the very stuff of legends; & of the Arab heroes, Zengi, Nur ed-Din & of course Saladin, who faced the Christian, onslaught often with much greater tolerance than their enemies, until finally the Crusaders were driven out of the Holy L&. The authors show how the Europeans used the morality of the Crusades to justify the conquest & destruction of any society which stood in their way, sowing the seeds of fear, suspicion
- & even hatred
- in the Arab world. A legacy which remains to this day.



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