Lowtide At age 32 and tired of her


banking job, adventurous Emma Pontin completed her first ocean crossing. She then joined Sir Chay Blyth’s Challenge Business as a professional sailor, racing and touring Europe and the Caribbean. It was all smooth sailing. Four years later, while


heading to the start of another transatlantic yacht race, Emma received a phone call


Essential Boat Maintenance, by Pat


Manley and Rupert Holmes, provides a wealth of maintenance expertise that any owner of a yacht, powerboat, or dinghy will need to keep it safe and seaworthy. It is a complete user-friendly guide for tackling jobs on board with step-by-step instructions, tips, and explanations to suit whatever your level of skill. Contents include: • Interior refurbishment • Fiberglass and wood repair • Hull maintenance and fittings • Deck leaks and cracks


Sailors have used ditty bags


to carry sewing equipment, toiletries, and other small items for centuries, and now The Ditty Bag Book, by Frank Rosenow, teaches modern-day sailors the art form of hand- making ditty bags to use on their own seaward travels. Master sailor Frank Rosenow provides complete, step-by- step instructions in the making


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that stopped her in her tracks; she had been diagnosed with breast cancer. She returned home for a life-saving mastectomy but continued to skipper, race and instruct throughout an arduous and soul-destroying chemo- and radiotherapy treatment. Beating the Blowfish


is Emma’s inspirational and candid account of her experience fighting breast cancer, and the


• Painting and varnishing work • Plumbing and gas leaks • Battery, lights, and wiring defects • Engine and fuel system overhaul • Emergency repairs at sea • Spar and rigging overhaul • Sail care and winches • Powerboat engine maintenance • Dinghy and trailer repair • Hauling out and winterization


of a ditty bag—from cutting material to size to decorative touches—and emphasizes the proper maintenance of rigging and sails using the items stowed in the ditty bag.


Included in this handy,


portable guide is additional information about the essential tools any sailor should have aboard ship, such as a clasp


understanding and strength she gained from sailing. With six years sailing experience


and 70,000 nautical miles under her belt--including 15 transatlantic crossings, the Sydney-Hobart yacht race, the Newport to Bermuda yacht race and the infamous Fastnet Race--Emma’s next big challenge is a full circumnavigation with a novice sailing team made up of breast cancer survivors. Beating the Blowfish, $19.95


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published by Sheridan House, www.sheridanhouse.com


Beautifully illustrated,


including explanatory diagrams and c lear photographic detail of how to carry out specialized tasks, Essential Boat Maintenance will tell you everything you need to know about short- term troubleshooting and long-term boat care. E s s e n t i a l B o a t Maintenance, $34.95


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publ ished by Sheridan House, www.sheridanhouse.com


knife, a hand-seeming palm, beeswax, and a serving mallet. Rosenow also offers an array of advice on repairing sails, splicing, palm-and-needle whippings, chafing gear, and much more! Complete with hand drawings by the author, The Ditty Bag Book is essential for any modern-day sailor. The Ditty Bag Book $14.95,


published by Skyhorse Publishing, www. skyhorsepublishing.ocm


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