Sports & Recreation : Water Sports

Most kayakers paddle a boat with a rigid hull. Yet a distinct group of enthusiasts paddle "foldables", portable kayaks that can be assembled and disassembled......

Fed up with suburban teenage life, Jaimal Yogis ran off to Hawaii with little more than a copy of Hermann Hesse's Siddhartha and enough cash for a surfboard.......

This book was written by the sailing instructors of Boston Harbor Sailing Club for use by their students to learn the theory and practice of advanced sailing......

Recommended by the United States Surfing Federation as a book that every beginning surfer should read, this instructional guide details the basics of surfing......

Design innovations and a new appreciation for the grace and poise of surfing a longer board has lifted the art of longboarding back into the limelight and mo......

The history of the surfboard is one of innovation---innovation that has in turn shaped the sport of surfing. The Surfboard follows this history, from the fir......

In August of 1979, Nick Ward began the six-hundred-mile course of the UK's Fastnet Race with perfect weather. Within forty-eight hours, the deadliest storm i......

In this heavily illustrated book, Mike Milligan has captured the still developing story of one of those remote, but no longer secluded, corners of the Colora......

In this wise and thrilling book, Criag Lambert turns rowing--personal discipline, modern Olympic sport, grand collegiate tradition--into a metaphor for a vig......

Team Spirit is a gripping account of a race on the edge, and a young skipper’s determined journey to victory. The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race is...

This book is a comprehensive guideline on 'How To Make A Surfboard'. This book covers all the shortcuts, secrets, pitfalls, premises, materials and tools yo......

Get up close and personal with all the lifeguards from Bondi Rescue and get a behind the scenes glimpse of the top-rating, Logie Award-winning show. Author:......

From 'reefs' to 'retro surfers', and from 'full rail carving' to 'competitions', here's everything you need to know to keep your end up in and out of the oce......

Surfing in Ireland was once considered little more than a fringe and slightly lunatic pursuit. The treacherous coastline and ice waters of the Atlantic did n......

Nothing compares to paddling Florida’s Everglades. Covering more than 14,000 square miles—from the headwaters of the Everglades in Orlando and Bi......

Paddling Connecticut and Rhode Island gives a good variety of paddles from those slow lazy trips to more challenging outings. It includes several coastal and......

Pennsylvania is a paddler’s heaven and one of America’s most blessed states when it comes to total miles of rivers and streams. Add in its many l......

Surfing has evolved from a relatively obscure pastime to one of the fastest growing sports in the world. Today, there are millions of surfers across the glob......

A generously photographed and illustrated handbook for beginners and seasoned paddlers, Kayaking Made Easy is brimming with advice, humor, and personal anecd......