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Regardless of age, enjoyable boating is tied to knowledge, experience and attitude. Captain Marc and his crew, with the help of the U.S. Coast Guard, teach boating fundamentals related to safety, law, operation and the language of boating.

In a practical on-the-water approach, international sailing authority Rob MacLeod lays out the building blocks of navigation to give you the skills and confidence to explore coastlines at home and abroad. You'll learn to take bearings on the volcanic peaks of St. Lucia and to navigate in tidal currents while on a tide ride in the Gulf Islands. Topics include: charts, course plotting, reckoning, variation, deviation, bearings, fixes, tides, currents...

Covers theoretical concepts and practical execution using the latest electronic equipment--Loran and Radar--as well as the traditional methods of charting, using parallel rules and a hand bearing compass.

Hoist the sails! Little ones can push and pull the tabs to sail the boat around the ocean blue, with so much to see along the way. Rhyming text and sounds encourage children to join in.

When fifteen-year-old Valdez Jones VIII, a.k.a. Wrecker, unwittingly becomes entangled with a group of smugglers and grave robbers, he must deep-dive into their shady dealings in order to escape their twisted net.

A history of the development and uses of boats, ships, and rafts, from birch-bark canoes to luxury liners.