Sailing Novels & Books
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I am kind of shocked that The Aubrey–Maturin series by O'Brian has not made it by the second page. If you are a reader, these books are just spectacular. It is the books that the movie Master and Commander are based on.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aubrey–Maturin_series
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aubrey–Maturin_series
I agree-it's a great series and definately worth the read (I am on the first book right now) but as a book for a woman who is new to sailing-maybe not the best pick.
I appreciate it now after years of sailing but I am not sure it would have whetted my appetite for sailing years ago. There is a lot of testosterone in those pages!
Perhaps, I guess it depends on the woman. My wife enjoys the books just for O'Brian's style and the historical accuracy of the period. There is a lot of social aspects to the books that is really up her alley, sometimes too much for my taste. Just marry her already!
This is a great list. Thank you.
A Pirate Looks at Fifty by Jimmy Buffett
Adrift by Tristan Jones
Airborne: A Sentimental Journey by William F. Buckley
An Embarrassment of Mangoes: A Caribbean Interlude by Ann Vanderhoof
Any book by Lin and Larry Pardey
Atlantic High: A Celebration by William F. Buckley
Avalon by Jeffrey West
Before the Wind: True Stories about Sailing by David Gowdey and William H. Longyard
Bumfuzzle - Just Out Looking For Pirates by Patrick Schulte
Cruising for Cowards: Second Edition. A Practical A-Z for Coastal and Offshore Sailors by Liza Copeland, Andy Copeland, Harold Allanson
Fair Wind and Plenty of It: A Modern-Day Tall Ship Adventure by Rigel Crockett
Fastnet, Force 10: The Deadliest Storm in the History of Modern Sailing by John Rousmaniere
Innocents at Sea: The Sailing Misadventures of Two at Sea by James A. McCracken
Living a Dream by Suzanne Giesemann
Maiden Voyage by Tania Aebi
Outward Leg by Tristan Jones
Racing Through Paradise: A Pacific Passage by William F. Buckley Jr.
The Breath of Angels: A True Story of Life and Death at Sea by John Beattie
The Complete Aubrey/Maturin Novels by Patrick O'Brian
The Hal Roth seafaring trilogy: three true stories of adventure under sail by Hal Roth
The Motion of the Ocean: 1 Small Boat, 2 Average Lovers, and a Woman's Search for the Meaning of Wife by Janna Cawrse Esarey
The Rudder Treasury: A Companion for Lovers of Small Craft by Tom Davin
Yarns by Tristan Jones
A Pirate Looks at Fifty by Jimmy Buffett
Adrift by Tristan Jones
Airborne: A Sentimental Journey by William F. Buckley
An Embarrassment of Mangoes: A Caribbean Interlude by Ann Vanderhoof
Any book by Lin and Larry Pardey
Atlantic High: A Celebration by William F. Buckley
Avalon by Jeffrey West
Before the Wind: True Stories about Sailing by David Gowdey and William H. Longyard
Bumfuzzle - Just Out Looking For Pirates by Patrick Schulte
Cruising for Cowards: Second Edition. A Practical A-Z for Coastal and Offshore Sailors by Liza Copeland, Andy Copeland, Harold Allanson
Fair Wind and Plenty of It: A Modern-Day Tall Ship Adventure by Rigel Crockett
Fastnet, Force 10: The Deadliest Storm in the History of Modern Sailing by John Rousmaniere
Innocents at Sea: The Sailing Misadventures of Two at Sea by James A. McCracken
Living a Dream by Suzanne Giesemann
Maiden Voyage by Tania Aebi
Outward Leg by Tristan Jones
Racing Through Paradise: A Pacific Passage by William F. Buckley Jr.
The Breath of Angels: A True Story of Life and Death at Sea by John Beattie
The Complete Aubrey/Maturin Novels by Patrick O'Brian
The Hal Roth seafaring trilogy: three true stories of adventure under sail by Hal Roth
The Motion of the Ocean: 1 Small Boat, 2 Average Lovers, and a Woman's Search for the Meaning of Wife by Janna Cawrse Esarey
The Rudder Treasury: A Companion for Lovers of Small Craft by Tom Davin
Yarns by Tristan Jones
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