Sailing books

Any boater who leaves the harbor is eventually going to end up in rough weather. A few will find themselves in genuinely...  Read More >>

Interested in learning to sail but feel like you're navigating in murky waters? Sailing for Dummies, Second Edition...  Read More >>

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In 1960, when Sir Francis Chichester first raced singlehanded across the Atlantic, it was widely regarded as an...  Read More >>

'The attractions of dinghy sailing are many and varied. There is an enjoyment of being afloat and getting healthy...  Read More >>

There are many excellent books on sailing but very few devoted solely to dinghies. This is a book suited to those...  Read More >>

"With the same rigorous observation (natural and social). invigorating stylishness, and encyclopedic learning that...  Read More >>

"With the same rigorous observation (natural and social). invigorating stylishness, and encyclopedic learning that...  Read More >>

"With the same rigorous observation (natural and social). invigorating stylishness, and encyclopedic learning that...  Read More >>

Despite her despair at bad air quality and diminished fisheries, and her dread of high wind and rough seas, Schmidt...  Read More >>

Linda Greenlaw was the first female sea captain in the swordfishing fleet and has skippered a boat through two terrible...  Read More >>

In 1834, Richard Henry Dana, Jr., went from Harvard student to common seaman, sailing from California to Cape Horn....  Read More >>

The captain of the Hannah Boden --sister ship to the Andrea Gail, the ship lost during 1991's Perfect Storm...  Read More >>

In his number-one bestseller, The Perfect Storm, Sebastian Junger describes Linda Greenlaw as one of the best sea...  Read More >>

Greenlaw tells her own riveting story of a 30-day swordfishing voyage, complete with danger, humor, and characters...  Read More >>

Greenlaw tells her own riveting story of a 30-day swordfishing voyage, complete with danger, humor, and characters...  Read More >>

Drawing on logs, emails, sound and video diaries, this illustrated book captures the drama, excitement, danger,...  Read More >>

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In this lavish, heavily illustrated book, yachting historian (and Bermuda Racer) John Rousmaniere tells the story...  Read More >>

Enables you to get on the fast track to the world of sailing. Clear step-by-step instructions from the book are...  Read More >>

Includes charts and text reflecting changes in regulations and facilities for most countries and specific ports...  Read More >>

Lomas' absorbing narrative of an exotic smuggling adventure weaves together tales of his extraordinary life on the...  Read More >>

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Contains treatments of technical issues facing every boat owner. This work covers such topics as: GMDSS Communications;...  Read More >>

Tells the story of the awe-inspiring wooden catboats unique to the Jersey Shore's Barnegat Bay. This narrative records...  Read More >>