Take a break from working on your boat and check out one these loved narratives about life at sea.
Longitude
The dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest and of one man’s forty-year obsession to find a solution to the thorniest scientific dilemma of the day–“the longitude problem.”
Into the Raging Sea
Hurricane Joaquin swallowed the container ship El Faro whole, resulting in the worst American shipping disaster in thirty-five years.
Maiden Voyage
What begins as the sheer desire for adventure turns into a spiritual quest as a young woman comes to terms with her family, her dreams, and her first love.
Alone Together
In a new world of soaring seabirds, violent storms and majestic emptiness, a 71 year old discovered answers to questions he had never asked about who we are, why we sail, and the universal fear of being alone.
The Long Way
Bernard Moitessier’s own incredible story of his participation in the first Golden Globe Race, a solo, non-stop circumnavigation.
Swell
In 2006, Liz Clark decided to follow the path that surfing, sailing and love of the ocean had presented to her. Embarking on an adventure that most only dream of taking, she set sail from Santa Barbara, solo, headed to the South Pacific.
An Embarrassment of Mangoes
a delicious chronicle of leaving the type-A lifestyle behind – and discovering the seductive secrets of life in the Caribbean.
A Voyage for Madmen
In 1968, nine sailors set off on the most daring race ever held: to single-handedly circumnavigate the globe nonstop. Ten months later, only one of the nine men would cross the finish line.
Brave or Stupid
an everyman tale about a middle-aged, seasick electrician with no money who suddenly and for no reason decides to sail around the world.
For more books—albeit less entertaining and more educational—check out the list of Our Favorite Maintenance Books.
