{"product_id":"9781472903310","title":"50 Ways to Improve Your Powerboat Driving","description":"This is a book about practical powerboat driving in boats large and small, operating at speeds between 20 and 100 knots. It is about techniques that can only be picked up from experience - practical ways to make your driving safer, easier and better, whatever the conditions. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book starts where most other books finish. You may have learnt the important basics of powerboat driving, but now it's time to see how to translate these basics into practical handling techniques that you can use to give a better ride and have a smoother passage. With the help of this book, readers will pick up expert tips such as\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHandling a fast boat in waves and head seas \u003cbr\u003eMatching response times to sea conditions \u003cbr\u003eUsing the throttle to affect trim\u003cbr\u003e50 Ways to Improve Your Powerboat Driving distils Dag Pike's experience gained from over 50 years of driving a whole range of craft from high-speed powerboats and lifeboats to ships. Written by one of the most experienced powerboat drivers in the world, it is your passport to practical handling techniques that will get you safely to your destination whether in fine weather or foul.","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47125112094960,"sku":"9781472903310","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781472903310_p0.jpg?v=1763599206","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781472903310","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}