Sailing category: 730 books
Under the Arms of the Sky
A Sailing Adventure
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2017
This is the journey that saw Kate and Hugh step outside their comfort zone in every respect. Ditching jobs, saying goodbye to family in Sydney, and reducing their worldly belongings to what fit on a 13m sailing boat. It was a huge leap of faith for a new couple in their 30s. Throwing off the dock-lines...
Waypoints
Seascapes and Stories of Scotland's West Coast
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2017
Adventure, memoir, storytelling and celebration of all things maritime meet in Waypoints, a beautifully written account of sea journeys from Scotland's west coast. In the book Ian Stephen reveals a lifetime's love affair with sailing; each voyage honours a seagoing vessel, and each adventure is accompanied...
by Dave Gerr
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 1999
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 1999
"This work is significant. It is the first to include a method of assessing structural strength in the context of the modern marine environment." --Commander M. C. Cruder, U.S. Coast Guard
Acclaimed author and naval architect Dave Gerr created this unique system of easy-to-use scantling...
Waterways
Sailing the Southeastern Coast
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2014
When Jennifer Frick-Ruppert and her husband set sail for the first time in their newly purchased 37-foot sailboat, they were hoping to leave colder climes behind, learn something about sailing, and get away from the daily grind. What they didn’t expect was that nature would become a partner in their...
Hand, Reef and Steer 2nd edition
Traditional Sailing Skills for Classic Boats
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2016
In Hand, Reef & Steer - winner of the Best Book of the Sea Award - Tom explains the different sailing characteristics of classic craft and shares his grasp of the special skills required to handle them. He describes how to handle heavy loads using tackles rather than winches and reveals the mysteries...
Go for the Green
The New Case for Sail and Solar Power
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2009
More than just a book about sailing, Go for the Green is a clarion call to bring sailing out of the doldrums and into an expanded role as a catalyst for the more environmentally sensitive enjoyment of the sea. As a former Coast Guard Officer, active racer, cruiser and yacht designer, author Garry...
Training to Win
Training exercises for solo boats, groups and those with a coach
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2019
Gold medal winning coach, Jon Emmett works with sailors and coaches around the world and is frequently asked things like: ‘What is a good exercise to improve this?’ ‘Why do we do this exercise?’ ‘How do we make the exercise more / less difficult?’ This book is the answer to those frequently...
by Tim Davison
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2018
The ideal companion for anyone new to sailing, or those looking to remind themselves of the essential skills. Written in a friendly and approachable way, it assumes no nautical knowledge and uses diagrams and photographs to demystify the art of sailing. A yacht can seem a daunting place to a new crew....
by Stan Grayson
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2017
The product of years of research, A Man for All Oceans is the most comprehensive biography of Slocum ever published, and the first written by a small-boat sailor. Author/historian Grayson uncovered previously unknown original source materials to shed new light on one of history’s greatest sailors...
Spindrift
A Wilderness Pilgrimage at Sea
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2016
This is the story of a sailing odyssey, but also of an inward journey into deep truths about who we are and how we belong in the universal scheme. A meditation on sailing and life, it is a hugely enjoyable and thought-provoking book for landlubbers, sailors, philosophers and naturalists alike.
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The Upside Down Spinnaker
Ups and Downs of Cruising, Racing, And Buying Cruiser Size Sail Boats
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2017
This book about sailing begins with an account of the author's and his collaborator's separate early experiences and the problems they encountered. In one case, ignorance was not bliss - it resulted in property damage. The other case, despite life-threatening conditions at sea, luckily had a happy...
by Michael Briant
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2018
If you are heading for the Mediterranean this book details the final challenge entering the Straits of Gibraltar, the last hurdle. They need approaching with some idea of tides and strategy.
Strait Sailing to Gibraltar contains tidal charts, pictures, illustrations, port descriptions and legal...
About a Village Boy
A memoir
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2015
Chris Dunning overcame the after-effects of polio to win some of the world's biggest ocean racing competitions, including captaining the British Admiral Cup team to victory in 1977. Throughout his life, Chris has suffered the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune while literally sailing through...