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The Strange Last Voyage of Donald Crowhurst 18 reviews
Nicholas Tomalin, Ron Hall
International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2003
A powerful, moving must-read
+ A gift and a legacy
+ Deeply thought-provoking and disturbing tale of human nature
+ Extraordinary story with one complaint...
+ Alone, alone, all, all alone, alone on a wide wide sea!
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Flirting With Mermaids: The Unpredictable Life of a Sailboat Delivery Skipper 27 reviews
John Kretschmer
Sheridan House, 2003
Salt Water Dreaming
+ Absolute favorite book of all time
+ Not a sailor myself, but...
+ A truly enjoyable read!
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Always a Distant Anchorage5 reviews
Hal Roth
Seaworthy Publications Inc., 1988
An interesting and education read. Hal is a sailor's sailor.
+ Terrific round the world sailing story
+ Great fun for landlocked sailors
+ The next generation of Hiscocks
+ The account of a husband & wife 4 yr trip around the world
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Deep Blue: Stories of Shipwreck, Sunken Treasure, and Survival (Adrenaline) 2 reviews
Clint Willis
Da Capo Press, 2001
A disappointment . . .
As a collector of the entire series, no one awaited this book more than I. I feel let down. Of the 13 stories, (and it's only 318 pages, not 352), seven are fiction. These were not well chosen: selections from Treasure Island and Moby Dick are not even set at sea, but are the land-based openings ...
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The Water In Between: A Journey at Sea 41 reviews
Kevin Patterson
Anchor, 2001
A sailing adventure for us sea chickens!
+ Fewer excerpts, more original writing
+ I go on a sailboat journey but don't discover myself...
+ from the prairies to the seas
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Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries ...287 reviews
Robert Kurson
Random House, 2004
Shadow Divers
+ Shadow Divers
+ Fascinating and well-written
+ Underwater Journey
+ Amazing Book, Slow Start
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The Proving Ground : The Inside Story of the 1998 Sydney to Hobart Race31 reviews
G. Bruce Knecht
Little Brown and Company, 2001
Mr. Knecht nailed it!
+ Best book i've ever read
+ In the words of Forster, only knecht
Anyone who has ever been on a competitive sailing yacht and been in nasty weather will read this book in an afternoon, unable to put it down. The book is written with tremendous insight and puts you in the danger and makes it feel real. Great book and a quick fun read for any sailor.
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The Hungry Ocean: A Swordboat Captain's Journey 214 reviews
Linda Greenlaw, 2000
A woman to be admired
+ Long days, long nights ...
+ Great Maine writer
+ Hungry for more.
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Hard Bottom: A Novel (Hardscrabble Books)1 review
G. F. Michelsen
UPNE, 2003
Authentic, engaging, well-written
"Hard Bottom" is an insider's tale of life on Cape Cod in recent years. It is the story of a fisherman pressured from all sides, scraping up against "hard bottom" (the rocky ground that's often the only place left for him to fish, and also of course a metaphor for the situation he's in). The ...
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Sailing the Dream11 reviews
John F. McGrady
Coconut Info, 1999
Reading the Dream
+ Great book
+ Great Read
+ Excellent Book For the Armchair Sailor
+ Sailing the Dream
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Tales of a Sea Gypsy22 reviews
Ray Jason
Paradise Cay Publications, 2001
Sail On, Smile On...
+ tales of a sea gypse
Ray Jayson's hillarious tales from his seagoing adventures are the perfect cure for the landlubber blues. Leave your armchair behind and sail with Ray in his 29-foot sailboat "Adventura" to exotic ports like Costa Rica, Panama, and Hanalei. His tales are spun with such attention to detail that you ...
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A Voyage for Madmen30 reviews
Peter Nichols
Harper Perennial, 2002
Truly a race for madmen
+ Fantastic Read!
+ The last of the explorers - Read even if you don't sail
+ You'll smell the salt water
+ One of my favorite sailing adventure stories
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Godforsaken Sea: The True Story of a Race Through the World's Most Dangerous Waters64 reviews
Derek Lundy
Anchor, 2000
Godforsaken Sea
+ A Thorough Dissection of An Amazing Race
+ Often thrilling, informative
Godforsaken Sea is one of the best books I have ever read, particularly as I have sailed in the storm that wrecked the Fastnet race in 1995 so have some idea of what the single handed commpetors sailing round the Antartic endured.They were surfing down waves 30 meters high under full sail at 40 ...
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Close to the Wind18 reviews
Pete Goss
Da Capo Press, 2000
Heroes and Angels
+ "Complacency is the cancer of time." ---Sir Pete Goss
One of the great books of mankind's love for his brother. The strength of that love and the power of that love proven in the ice cold seas of the roaring forties. The saved and the saviour both watched over by an angel named Tracey whose love and faith in her husband, Pete, made it all possible ...
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Blown Away6 reviews
Herb Payson
Sheridan House, 1995
Hope for us all
+ WONDERFUL SAILING ADVENTURE
+ Great read for the Landlocked
+ Living a dream, an honest and fun look.
+ If you love sailing, you'll love this book.
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Beachcombing for a Shipwrecked God25 reviews
Joe Coomer
Touchstone, 1997
three women, one boat
+ Beachcombing for a Shipwrecked God
+ AN ENTERTAINING PROVACATIVE READ !
+ no title
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Cape Horn: The Logical Route ; 14,216 Miles Without Port of Call2 reviews
Bernard Moitessier
Sheridan House, 2003
It's a classic
+ Excellent, but how times have changed!
This is one of those books that ough to be in every sailor library. It might seem outdated for these days, and the Moitessier's style might seem too "poetic" even surreal, but we are talking of a real pioneer of the sea
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Islands in the Stream54 reviews
Ernest Hemingway
Scribner, 1997
Favorite
+ redemption
+ My favorite novel of all!
+ to all you reviewers who thought this a poor book...
+ Life is good avec papa
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The Greatest Sailing Stories Ever Told: Twenty-Seven Unforgettable Stories (Greatest)6 reviews
The Lyons Press, 2004
A good addition.
+ Greatest Sailing Stories Ever Told
+ Enjoyable assortment of stories
+ enjoyable short stories
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Maiden Voyage82 reviews
Tania Aebi, Bernadette Brennan
Ballantine Books, 1996
Exulting story
+ Excellent! Incredible journey, interesting locations...
+ Inspiring amazing real story - Loved it!
Recently my sister recommended this book, now almost 20 years old, to me for reasons that have no bearing on this review. I picked it up, and I am glad she did. This is quite the remarkable story, even 20 years later.
"Maiden Voyage" brings the remarkable story of 18 year old Tania Aebi, ...
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