MBR: The Nautical Shelf
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Ed Mapes spent over a dozen years conducting boat inspections as a
delivery captain and saw first-hand how unsafe many boats were for
sailing offshore, so his READY TO SAIL (9781574092714, $29.95), a
guide to readying a boat for sail, offers nautical libraries an
essential survey of how to assess everything from the hull to engines
and rigging, and how to fix common problems. It's a comprehensive
guide for any would-be sailor and this new edition has been
extensively revised. Captain Joshua Slocum's ANNOTATED SAILING ALONE
AROUND THE WORLD (9781574092752, $19.95) is annotated by Rod Scher, a
teacher/journalist who provides explanations, commentary and history
to make Slocum's saga more accessible to modern readers. This
clarification of Slocum's voyage in his wooden Spray packs in side
bars of detail and enhances every page. Nautical libraries need this.
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