REDFeather Book Collections

$24.00

According to author Captain Henry H. Hooyer, forces acting on the ship have an effective lever arm with respect to a hypothetical pivot point. The forces creating or affecting this pivot point include the ship’s motion, underwater resistance, and momentum....

$24.95

In October 1995, a conference of physicians, scientists, and polar explorers was convened at the Scott Polar Research Institute in Cambridge, England. With one voice these experts spoke out about the need for improvement in the standards of safety and...

$14.00

Conditions aboard ship can be brutal for some mariners, especially those from Third World countries working on substandard ships. Roberto Tiangco discovered this firsthand when he volunteered to help at the Halifax, Canada, Mission to Seafarers. He became concerned, and...

$12.95

The late Dr. Elton N. Woodbury had a fascination for butterflies ever since, as a preschooler, he and a friend encouraged the friend’s younger sister to sample a yellow sulphur butterfly—hoping to discover whether it tasted buttery. The toddler ran...

$19.99

More than ever, charter operators must adhere to good business practices to transform water-related fun into profitability. The first part of this book is dedicated to the business side of chartering, with chapters on starting a business, accounting, insurance, marketing...

$49.95

The authors have created a thorough study of shorebirds and the decoys used to hunt them. The life cycles of the frequently hunted birds are described; and matchless color illustrations by Robert Verity Clem depict each species in its usual...

$14.95

Gunning for Sea Ducks introduces you to a practically untouched arena of waterfowling?irds that provide fast, challenging shooting, and, after it's over, delectable eating. Containing a vast amount of information that's been virtually ignored up until now, the book goes...

$19.95

On September 26, 1981, millions of viewers watched on NBC television as Nolan Ryan pitched his fifth no-hitter. Late in the game, commentator Tony Kubek asked Joe Garagiola, “Did you ever see anybody throw faster than Nolan Ryan?” Without hesitating,...

$19.95

This up-to-date standard reference is a must-have for every mariner's bookshelf. Acronyms and cross-references to related terms give the reader a full picture of how the many words and phrases are related. Compiled by Captain Jeffery W. Monroe and Director...

$9.95

“Any kind of boating can be fun,” the author points out, “racing around the marks, or coastwise cruising where there is almost always at hand visual reference ashore from which bearings can be taken for locating one’s position and thus...

$14.95

The book presents a comprehensive treatment of celestial navigation based upon the essential foundations of nautical astronomy and spherical trigonometry. Beginning with a discussion of position and time, it proceeds systematically to show how sextant observations coupled with time provide...

$8.99

Eye splices, roll splices, tail splices, short and long splices, grommets, lock tucks in various eye splices, flexible and nonflexible cable splices used in aircraft cord—these and many other operations are explained in simple language and are illustrated by clear...

$175.00

In its first two editions by the late Alex L. Parks, this work achieved a worldwide reputation as the authority on the maritime laws that relate to the towing industry and pilotage. The current editor has continued in that fine...

$12.95

From homemade horsewhips to fancy carriage whips, braided leather straps have worked to move our country (and our livestock) forward. Author , in his new book, Whips of the West, An Illustrated History of American Whipmaking, shows how whipmaking and...

$9.95

A mystery set in a small town in Virginia, Secret of Belle Meadow features thirteen-year-old Tina and her friend Karin, whose family has owned Belle Meadow, an old farm plantation, for generations. Belle Meadow has been turned into a bed-and-breakfast...

$7.95

Bouncing into the weeds from the back of a pickup truck, a little blue and yellow raft begins a day of adventures on a river of the Chesapeake Bay. Originally intended as a birthday present for a waterman’s son, the...

$6.95

The sixth edition follows faithfully in the tradition of its honored predecessors, which, for more than forty years, have provided exactly what is needed for beginning navigators to learn the subject on their own. It explains what is being done...

$12.95

“I live on the western shore next to the Chesapeake Bay. One morning, all I could see was mud! ‘Where did all the water go?’ I asked my parents. They said not to worry, the water would be back. But...

$65.00

Authored by a man with extensive experience in salvage operations, this is a comprehensive treatment of ship salvage in all its aspects, but written in plain language. The early chapters introduce the concepts of marine salvage and explain how the...

$13.95

A killer is leaving a trail of terror and death from Baltimore to Ocean City, and only Adam Kingston can stop him. “Slide over sweetcakes, we’re going to have us a real good time.” After a near-fatal accident, Adam Kingston,...

$40.00

From the time of Elizabeth I in the second half of the sixteenth century, London has dominated the marine insurance markets. This led the English to develop a law of marine insurance as well. A Chamber of Assurances was established...

$150.00

A complete text on the law of collision reflecting the adoption of the 1972 International Regulations for Avoiding Collisions at Sea (COLREGS), which became effective in 1977—the first complete revision of the International Rules since 1889. Text also includes changes...