A daughters memoir of adventure, sailing, and survival, she writes press, oct 2015 which has won five indie book awards including 2016 winner of the niea for ya nonfiction. Few stories describe the details of juryrigging a stern oar and short mast to get home after losing their rudder, part of the cabintop and most. Through the brazilian wilderness by theodore roosevelt. Take a look at cruising worlds 2012 roundup of books to bring aboard. Our list of the 30 best adventure books of all time. The second of a threepart series in this column, the following is whateditors at ocean navigator chose, in no particular order, as the top 10 nonfiction books of the sea. Top ten books about sailing nonfiction alerias adventures. If you can put this book down and not look forward to pick it back up the second. Best adventure books with or about sailing going for contemporary authors here, what fiction books have you read that feature sailing, sailors, rascals, pirates, and sunken treasure. For those who have already exhausted the books of jon krakauer and ernest shackleton, here are four excellent and similarly riveting nonfiction adventure tales to satisfy or encourage your wanderlust. Whether youre looking to do some armchair sailing during the offseason or stocking up your floating library with sailing stories for summer cruising, these are the best sailing books for adventure and inspiration. Bernard moitessier could have become the first person to sail nonstop, single handed around the.
Nonfiction sailing books can anyone recommend a narrative nonfiction book about sailing around the world that encompasses adventure, things that happened on the trip, people met along the way and some everything else interesting about sailing. The books, with titles including master and commander, hms surprise and the far side of the world, are a fascinating insight into the 19th century world of sailing and warfare, spun around. Ive read a lot of sailing non fiction, and this is certainly one of the very best. Amory ross team alvimedica volvo ocean race via getty. The 100 greatest adventure books of all time by national geographic adventure magazine. International travel, hiking, survival, war and the classics all included.
Ive tried to include a list here of nonfiction adventure books about internal thought, external challenges, and physical daring. Shackletons incredible voyage to the antarctic alfred lansing. Somehow, i always come back to books centered on those adventurers sailing the. All the books that appear on the list extreme classics. A quick note that this post contains affiliate links so if you purchase through a link well earn a small commission.
You dont want to take the word adventure lightly here. After kopar returned safely home, salammbo was exhibited at the 1992 world expo in seville, spain. Non fiction nautical and sailing books, life at sea, total loss, live and work at sea plus. Top 10 nautical nonfiction books jan 1, 2003 the second of a threepart series in this column, the following is whateditors at ocean navigator chose, in no particular order, as the top 10 nonfiction books of the sea. Several of the titles are out of print but still available at most city libraries. I love books that take the reader on a journey but usually stick to reading fictional adventures rather than nonfiction but this remarkable tale of heroic achievement didnt disappoint. A sea captains adventures battling scoundrels and pirates while. Reading while sailing, reading about sailing, reading about sailing while sailing. Sturgess was a weekend sailor, but upon reaching 50 he decided to embark on an adventure. He was attempting to become the first ever person to sail around the world nonstop. Suggestions on sailing literature books fictionnon fiction close.
Tom perkins and the making of the greatest sailing machine ever built. Best books for sailors, sailing, and cruising cruising world. In fact, this is a very exciting book that takes the reader around the world in a oneperson sailboat. Best adventure books with or about sailing 61 books.
A list of 50 essential books of nonfiction adventure stories compiled by the website in 2009. Top ten books about sailing nonfiction 1 sailing alone around the world joshua slocum. Essential books for the wellread explorer outside online. Nowhere is the phrase, the truth is stranger than fiction, more accurate than in the context of adventure nonfiction. Sailing books, videos, bookstores, publishers, online. This is a fantastic story of survival and adventure, complete with lots of technique for dealing with extreme cold. Can anyone recommend a narrative nonfiction book about sailing around the world that encompasses adventure, things that happened on the.
Industry blog reporting on the industry books modern manufacturing manufacturing processes women in industry. Patrick obrian fans, and people who havent read him yet. Common knowledge book awards the essential mans library. National geographics 100 greatest adventure books show list info. Sailing books cover the gambit from adventure filled fiction or true accounts of epic aroundtheworld trips to reference style guides that teach everything from basic launching techniques to achieving the proper trim and increasing downwind speed. Inside, youll find seasonal buying guides, rich maker profiles and longform dispatches from the front lines of product design. Suggestions on sailing literature books fictionnon fiction any suggestions out there for fictionnonfiction books about sailers sailing. Sailing non fiction sailing anarchy sailing anarchy.
Weve narrowed it down to these top 10 mustreads, including historical and contemporary nonfiction, and fiction. Top ten books about sailing nonfiction paraskevidekatriaphobia. His first book details his adventures on this voyage. These five non fiction reads will entertain you, inspire you, fascinate you and teach you all there is to know about the history of sailing. High adventure on a small budget is charles stocks philosophy as he. Many heavy weather sailing books reference their tragedy because they were pitchpoled in a fullkeel ketch. An iconic representation of the rebellious counterculture later developed in the 1960s. Unlike their fictional counterparts, these riveting tales of conquests and ill. A publisher of nautical books located in wisconsin, mostly known for their cruising guides and as the new publisher of the classic hal roth titles on circumnavigation. Alone at the ends of the earth nonfiction sailing adventure memoir. A list of the best fiction and nonfiction adventure books. The 100 greatest adventure books of all time a list we had hoped our readers would enjoy turned out to be one of the most popular features in adventure s fiveyear history.
Author, title, summary, webcat link for about 20 books, from apprentice to the sea by philip mccutchan to tom cringles log by michael scott. So, this is my personal list of the best bicycle touring books of all time. If you like patrick obrian multnomah county library, or. Guardianat the outset of this adventure filled with disaster and delight, jack aubrey and stephen maturin pursue an american privateer through. Sailing stories now come in many different forms books, audiobooks, blogs, podcasts, videos and films. Suggestions on sailing literature books fictionnon. From spy thrillers and historical novels to childhood classics, escape with one of these 10 sailing books. If you feel like we left a good one off the list then share your favorites in the comments the criteria is that the book is about a particular voyage or sailing adventure. So, this is not a top eight sailing books, its just eight great sailing books. The best of the best in sailing books sailing anarchy.
Cape cods oldest shipwreck the desperate crossing of the sparrowhawk by mark c. Peter f stevenss top 10 nautical books culture the. Sailing to jessica paul and kelly set off to sail around. These authors serve up true stories of some of the most daring, hazardous, and tragic journeys that humankind has ever undertaken. If youre anything like me, you read enough books to know the type of stories you enjoy the most. The original authors description, following up on our recent look into the world of fictional adventure literature, we now turn to the true life tales of exploration, adventure, and survival against all odds that have inspired countless readers for generations. Make a list browse lists search lists leaders help contact suggest feature newsletter.
Author, title, publication year, and summary for 7 fiction and 4 non. In this astonishing tale of adventure and survival roosevelt details his participation in. One of the best sailing adventure books ever written. Immerse yourself in one of these 10 sailing novels this summer. So, the next time youre looking for a largerthanlife escape from the mundane, you can turn here. Project gutenberg two good books a month, is their motto, i believe. Moods of future joys by alastair humphreys alastair humphreys aroundtheworld journey of 46,000 miles was an oldfashioned adventure. An autobiographical fictionalized account of kerouacs and neal cassady reallife adventures as they travel across the us. Told from kellys conversational point of view, sailing to jessica is a modernday sailing adventure that will inspire anyone who is searching for meaning in their life to get up and find it. With that in mind, weve painstakingly put together the following collection of what we believe are the 50 best both fictional and nonfiction adventure books of all time. Online sailing texts electronic nautical books fiction and nonfiction available on the internet. Making a list of the best sailing books and boating books isnt an easy taskeveryone has an opinion and there are going to be arguments. Each issue of gear patrol magazine is a deep dive into product culture. My contribution for one of the best sailing books of all time is one i first read oo, about 14 years ago and by chance stumbled across it the other day on i books.
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