- The
Boat Who Wouldn't Float, by Farley Mowat.
"Not a novel (or a tome either for that
matter) but a heck of a read. It should also be
compulsory reading for anyone who is taking
themselves or cruising too seriously."
Paperback
- Chasing
the Horizon : The Life and Times of a Modern Sea
Gypsy, by Fatty Goodlander, Paperback
- Civil War Ironclads -The Dawn of Naval Armor,
by Robert MacBride, Chilton, 1962, Library of
Congress #62-18026
- The
Cruise of the Alerte, by E.F. Knight
- Deadeye,
by Sam Llewellyn, Currently out of print
- Death
Roll, by Sam Llewellyn,
- A
Hero for Leanda, by Andrew Garve,
Hardcover, Also out of Print
- Mr.
Midshipman Hornblower, by Cecil Scott
Forester. "Any of the C.S. Forrester
"Horatio Hornblower" novels. Read em in
order - Midshipman Hornblower is the first!"
Paperback
- Lieutenant
Hornblower, by Cecil Scott Forester,
Paperback
- Commodore
Hornblower, by C. S. Forester, Paperback
- Lord
Hornblower (Hornblower Saga), by C. S.
Forester, Paperback, 322 pages
- Hornblower
and the Hotspur, by C. S. Forester,
Paperback
- Hornblower
and the Atropos, by C. S. Forester,
Paperback
- Flying
Colours (Hornblower Saga), by Cecil Scott
Forester, Paperback, 294 pages
- Hornblower
: Beat to Quarters, by C. S. Forester,
Paperback, 324 pages
- Hornblower
During the Crisis and Two Stories Hornblowers
Temptation and the Last Encounter, by C.
S. Forester
- The
Last Grain Race, by Eric Newby
- Men
Against the Sea, by Charles Nordhuff,
James Norman Hall. It's not a novel, but my
favorite is "Men against the Sea". It's
part two of the Bounty Trilogy. It's the
incredible story of Captain Bligh's voyage from
when he was set adrift 'til his return to
civilization. Hardcover
- Mona
Intercept, by Donna Hamilton. "A
solo sailor in a small sailboat is involved in
skullduggery in the Caribbean."
- Out
Island Doctor, by Evans Cottman
"Evans W. Cottman writes: 'Most doctors
first study medicine, then practise medicine,
then aquire a reputation. With me this order was
reversed.' This much loved book tells how it came
about , how he left small town america for a new
and adventurous life as a doctor in the Bahamas,
married an Englishwoman, learned to sail his own
ketch in the treacherous Carribbean waters, built
the castle of his dreams, and became a veritble
legend in his adopted home. Out-Island Doctor is
splendid proof that a man can change his life in
midstream. It is also a totally engaging and
absorbing read.- the book jacket.
"238 pages, most of the cruisers I lent it
two got so absorbed in it that they read it in
two days so you will want more than just this to
read" - captkeywest@webtv.net.
Paperback
- The Riddle of the Sands : A Record of Secret
Service (Oxford Popular Fiction), by Erskine
Childers.
"First published in 1903 this is the
earliest spy novel, the earliest sailing novel I
know of and very good tale, which is very well
written."
"The main character accepts an invitation to
join a friend on a sailing holiday in the North
Sea, specifically around the Frisian Islands.
Eventually they uncover a scheme to invade
England. It's a wonderful story, the sailing
elements are very entertaining and it's a great
plot. The dialogue although quaint by modern
standards keeps you pretty
interested."-Yacht-L. Hardcover,
318 pages, Paperback,
268 pages
- Sailing
Alone Around the World, by Joshua Slocum,
Paperback
- The
Sea and the Jungle (Marlboro Travel Series), by
H. M. Tomlinson. "One of the best books I've
ever read, and it bears re-reading well. Not
about sailboats or cruising, but the writing
about the sea is better than Conrad's in my
opinion." Paperback
- Shipkiller,
by Justin Scott. "I found
"Shipkiller" an interesting read.
Supertanker rams small sailboat . Small sailboat
owner seeks revenge."
- Stormy
Passage, No. 66, by Laurel Blake
- Trustee
from the Toolroom, by Nevil Shute,
- Voyage
: A Novel of 1896, by Sterling Hayden.
"I'll second the nomination of
"Voyage." It's an amazing book, brutal
at times, but probably gives the most realistic,
gritty picture of life before the mast on the
clipper ships that it's possible to find."
- Voyage
of the Liberdade, by Joshua Slocum
- Wanderer,
by Sterling Hayden. "Those who know
me would not be surprised to find that I, too,
would recommend Hayden's "Wanderer."
Not a novel, but and autobiography, and subject
to all the criticisms that autobiographies are
subject to from those who feel it is their duty
to [over]analyze works of art created by others.
But what a wonderful read. And if you happen to
get hold of a hardbound copy, when you're done
send it to me. I collect them."
- We
Didn't Mean to Go to Sea, by Arthur
Ransome. "Actually a children's book but
terribly compeling reading for adults as it pulls
no punches." Paperback
- Wind from the Carolinas, by Robert Wilder.
If you're going to the Exumas, you must read
Robert Wilder's "Wind from the
Carolinas". It's a good book in the Michener
style, but what sets it apart from most of the
other books recommended is that it is actually
about the Exuma Cays and the Bahamas. Heck it
even answers the important question "just
why is everybody here called Rolle?" :-) Hardcover,
Paperback
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