Water Sports & Recreations

Whether you’re a business leader wanting better results, an individual with a dream, or a coach guiding your team to unlocking their potential, this book is jammed-pack with tried and tested methods to help you achieve your own gold medals. The book is a winning mix of gripping narrative and practical performance-raising tips.

In doing so, Mollie shows how we can unlock our potential, regulate emotion, overcome fear, cope with psychological pressure and understand the importance of silence and headspace in our mental wellbeing.

Learn the science needed to perfect your stroke, swim faster, and endure for longer. 

This new edition of Ultimate Surfing Adventures takes you on a thrilling ride around the world's best surfing spots - from tropical reefs, through temperate waters to ones where you will need a wetsuit. There are exciting adventures that will appeal to everyone from novice to expert. 

Buoy your sailing knowhow with advice from two US sailing champions Nothing can beat the feel of the warm sun on your back, the gentle wind in your hair, and a swaying deck under your feet. 

This is a joyous meditation on our innate connection to water and a true celebration of the wonders of swimming.

Dianne Andrews was introduced to dinghy sailing at an early age, inspired by her fathers’ Naval career, his participation in Olympic yachting trials and winning the British Flying Fifteen Championships. An ambitious and competitive woman, she set her sights on sailing, along with a busy family life in Northern Ireland and two successful careers.

The poignant, life-affirming story of a determined boy, a visionary coach, and how the dream of a record-breaking Channel swim became reality Eltham, South London.

The Sailing Bible is the complete, hands-on manual packed with detailed step-by-step diagrams, lively action photos, and helpful advice on getting the most out of your sailing at whatever level.

Throughout you will find expert advice from the best coaches and elite athletes, making Triathlon essential reading.

Pironi: The Champion that Never Was relates the remarkable story of motor racing's forgotten man, ex-Ferrari F1 driver and offshore powerboat racer, Didier Pironi.

Learn how to sail with expert techniques and advice, shown in 800 step-by-step photographs.

Covering everything from nutrition and motivation to injuries and conditioning training, with specific advice for women and children, this Haynes Manual will encourage readers to train, compete and gain a real sense of achievement!

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 not sit comfortably with the stereotype of surfing as the favoured pastime of the bronzed and privileged.

This is a story of adventure as a brave amateur crew sailed the Celtic Spirit of Fastnet on a dangerous 16,000-mile voyage to some of the most remote places on earth.

2008 Hardback. 1st Edition.

Michael Phelps is one of the greatest competitors the world has ever seen. From teen sensation in Sydney, to bona fide phenomenon in Athens, he is now - after the Beijing Games - a living Olympic legend.

Designed to teach all those who go afloat sufficient theoretical knowledge of the Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea.