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BOOKS WHITE WATER A step back in time, White Water, The Colorado Jet Boat Expedition, marks the 50th anniversary of the Colorado jet boat expedition by the bunch of Kiwi���s who developed the now world famous Hamilton Jet. At the time it was a new form of boat propulsion, designed in New Zealand, and these adventurers were going to challenge one of the toughest rivers of them all. From Lee���s Ferry to Lake Mead there are few places where it is possible for man to enter or leave the canyon where the mighty Colorado river thunders between near vertical cliffs, sometimes a mile high. Once committed there is some 280 miles of dirty, turbulent and treacherous waters to navigate. Many had already tried, most had attempted the run down river, none had succeeded the up river run at all, and many attempts had been met with loss of life. The New Zealanders proposed to challenge the authority of nature and of the river itself. After a downstream run to lay the caches of fuel that were so essential for the upstream challenge, they then turned and ran the hundreds of rapids ��� over 200 miles of dangerous white water, to beat the river. ���Impossible��� said the experts. Written by Joyce Hamilton, readers will share the author���s tension as she watches her husband throw his frail craft time and again, into the white water of the Vulcan Rapid, and as a helicopter descends into the chasm to rescue an injured man, she waits for news of a boat sunk in the deadly waters of the gorge��� Fifty years on, the Colorado up-run is still considered one of the most remarkable achievements in the history of jet boating. The book comes with a DVD by John Harrison and is available from Hamilton Jet, $40. Contact Tony Kean email: tony.kean@hamjet.co.nz phone 03 962 0505. GOOD TIMES, RECIPES FOR EVERY OCCASION Just what one needs when trying to lose weight is another cookbook full of delightful recipes and mouth-watering images of fine food! Written by food editor and commentator Amanda Laird who is renowned for creating simple to prepare, stylish, tasty fare, the book offers an range of dishes for every occasion. And dare I say VIP.S61 GOT OLD, UNLOVED MARITIME BOOKS GATHERING DUST? Professional Skipper is looking for unwanted books featuring all aspects of New Zealand���s maritime history, from shipping to ���shing to the waterfront, to add to our growing in-house reference library. CONTACT: The Editor, Keith Ingram Professional Skipper, 4 Prince Regent Drive Half Moon Bay, Manukau City 2012 PHONE 09 533 4336 email: keith@skipper.co.nz 72 Professional Skipper January/February 2013 it, there are plenty of choices for the health conscious and those wish to trim a bit. Just because food looks great does not mean it���s not healthy. By using fresh, seasonal ingredients, Amanda leads the reader along the path to create delicious, uncomplicated dishes that will earn any home cook compliments from the family. Published by Penguin Group (NZ), Good Times is available from all leading book stockists. RRP $44.99 THE REEL LIFE The Reel Life by Sam Mossman is a collection of stories of fishing, travel, and adventure, both in New Zealand and around the world. Be it in salt, fresh, or some amazing tropical backwater, Sam takes the reader on a series of fishing experiences in pursuit of finned species not seen before. Recognised as an accomplished sports fisherman and writer, this book coincides with the 50th anniversary of the day Sam caught his first fish, a small yellow-eyed mullet, off the wharf at the old Port of Napier. This small, wriggly, shining creature hooked Sam into a life-long obsession with fish, fishing and subsequently, fishing travel. The Reel Life makes for excellent reading and would make an ideal Christmas gift for the mad fisho in your life, be it, he or she. Published by the Penguin Group (NZ) RRP $40.00 The Reel Life is available at all leading book stockists. SPOT X BOAT FISHING NEW ZEALAND From the stable of Spot X books written by Mark Airey, Boat Fishing is the first and latest edition in this series of Spot X fishing books. The secrets are out, ideal for the novice fisher who operates on the ���chance it and chuck it��� principle, this book will take the guesswork out of finding many of the successful fishing spots that were once closely guarded by avid successful fishermen. The book is in traditional style, with charts of the favoured spots clearly marked, giving the reader more than enough info to be able to catch a fish for a feed. In reality, Mark should be keel-hauled for betraying the trust of many who have offered to help improve his worthless fishing skills in the hope that even he could take home a feed. Or maybe it was just a cunning ploy? Who knows? One thing about the secret of fishing, you can never trust a fisherman to tell the truth about fishing. With a RRP $39.99 Spot X Boat Fishing NZ is available from all fishing shops, sports stores and leading bookshops.