Subject: rec.boats Frequently Asked Questions (Part 4 of 5)
Date: 6 Oct 1995 19:30:13 GMT
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information is nominally unbiased. <As I learn more and more, I 
respect them  less and less.  They often test  products in ways 
that  aren't  all  that reasonable.  Their  test  of  rope, for 
example, was based solely on abrasion resistance. Fine for your 
mooring pennant, but  not the whole story.  Their test of other 
products has not impressed me  either. And, last but not least, 
they have  wacky ideas  about galvanic  corrosion---I would not 
trust anything these  guys said about  electricity. It helps to 
be an  educated reader.  (jfh) Practical  Sailor's Subscription 
Dept can  be reached  at 1-800-829-9087  or PO  Box 420235 Palm 
Coast, FL 32142-0235. Subscriptions are 72 annually, although I 
think I've seen  discount offer's in  Cruising World. Practical 
Sailor is  published by Belvoir  Publications, Inc  at 75 Holly 
Hill Lane PO Box 2626  Greenwich, CT 06836-2626 (203) 661-6111. 
(sja). 

SAIL, none,  Informative articles,  usually pretty  basic. Good 
charter listings. Good brokerage listing. 

SAILING, none,  Published in  Port Washington,  Wisconsin. It's 
large format (11 x 14)  can have some pretty striking pictures. 
They're  a  general  interest  sailing  magazine.  Their design 
editor is Robert Perry. There's  a ``boat focus'' column on one 
particular boat each month written  by an owner... usually nice 
family cruisers. 

SAILING WORLD, none, Mostly about sailboat racing. Very good on 
that topic. 

SEAHORSE,  none,  The  magazine published  by  the  Royal Ocean 
Racing  Club in  England.  Far and  away  the best  coverage of 
big-boat racing, and not afraid to get technical.(pk). 

SMALL BOAT JOURNAL, none, now  ``Boat Journal.'' <Never look at 
a copy  of this  printed after  1990, especially  if you  are a 
sailor. Early issues are real treasures---circa 1978-1980, they 
were the  best, most honest,  best produced,  small sailing mag 
around. 

SOUNDINGS, none, Good  articles on all  aspects of boats; great 
classified  section.  18.95  FOR 12  MONTHS.  35  PRATT STREET/ 
ESSEX,CT  06426.  203 767-3200;  203  767-1048  FAX. UPDATE...A 
BETTER  PRICE....  14.95  PER  YEAR  VISA,  MASTER  CHARGE  800 
341-1522 24 HOURS. 

THE    COMMODORE'S  BULLETIN   OF   THE  SEVEN   SEAS  CRUISING 
ASSOCIATION,  none, If  you dream  of  sailing into  the sunset 
someday, this will feed your fantasies. Full membership in this 
organisation   is  exclusive,   but  anyone  can   join  as  an 
``associate'' member and get the Bulletin. It is just reprinted 
letters  from members  cruising  all over  the  world. 25/year. 
Address  is:  SSCA//  521  S.  Andrews  Ave.//  Ste.  10// Fort 
Lauderdale, FL 33301 USA. 

WEST MARINE'S  ANNUAL CATALOG,  none, For  pure information per 
dollar, this has  got to be  the best buy  around. True, it's a 
once-a-year journal, but their West  Advisor sections on how to 
best run marine plumbing,  what kind of wire  is best, etc., is 
really  worth reading.  Slightly  biased towards  promoting the 
purchase of expensive items, though. 

WOODEN BOAT,  none, Lovely pictures,  informative articles, and 
they pay  attention to *new*  woodworking as well  as old. They 
have a love  affair with Maynard Bray  and Phil Bolger, though, 
and you have to watch out for this bias -jfh-. 

YACHTING,  none, The  very  rich person's  boat  magazine. Most 
boats over 60 feet. 

YACHTING QUARTERLY,  none, A  ``video format''  magazine; about 
100 per  year for four  videotapes. These tapes  include a fair 
number of how-to segments, and are  supposed to get you an idea 
of    how-they-hoist-the-chute-on-the-winning-J40,   and   such 
things. 


7.2 Nonfiction about sailing trips 

SHRIMPY  AND  SHRIMPY  SAILS AGAIN,  Shane  Acton,  This  is an 
amazing story of a guy who  spent eight years sailing the world 
in a caprice  class 18ft boat.  None of the  other books I have 
read  on the  subject  come close  to  this achievment.  A none 
sailor, his own money, very very  limited funds. This guy is my 
hero. 

MAIDEN  VOYAGE,  Tania  Aebi,  1988  Excellent.  An 18-year-old 
girl/woman circumnavigating westward in a Contessa 26. 

117 DAYS ADRIFT, Bailey. 

SECOND   CHANCE:  VOYAGE  TO  PATAGONIA,  Baileys,  Interesting 
contrast with Slocum's earlier account. 

FIRST YOU HAVE  TO ROW A  LITTLE BOAT: REFLECTIONS  ON LIFE AND 
LIVING., Richard Bode, It is  a zen-like outlook on how sailing 
and  life are  so  similar. Friends  who  have read  it  say no 
skipper should be without it - it's really good.(bt). 

GYPSY  MOTH CIRCLES  THE  WORLD, Sir  Francis  Chichester, 1968 
Another  classic,  of  a solo  cicumnavigation  in  a  fast but 
vicious boat,  best read together  with The Lonely  Sea and the 
Sky. 

THE  LONELY  SEA  AND THE  SKY,  Sir  Francis  Chichester, 1964 
Excellent  auto-biography  of  the  great  adventurer. Includes 
transatlantic  voyages, and  his  pioneering first  flight (NOT 
non-stop!) across the Tasman Sea. 

TWO YEARS BEFORE THE MAST, Richard Henry Dana, Harvard boy goes 
to sea, and writes eloquently about the details of sea life. 

COME  HELL OR  HIGH WATER,  Clare Francis,  A very  small woman 
racing single-handed across the Atlantic. 

COME WIND OR  WEATHER, Clare Francis, 1979  She skippers a Swan 
65 in the Whitbread. 

MATE  IN  SAIL,  James Gaby,  Reminiscences  of  a  lifetime in 
square-rigged sail by an Australian shipmaster. (sm). 

MASTER OF THE MOVING SEA, Gladys Gowlland, The memoirs of Peter 
Mathieson, ship captain, compiled by his daughter-in-law. (sm). 

DOVE, Robin Lee Graham, Graham set off at the age of 16 to sail 
around the world alone  in a 24 foot  Ranger sloop. He returned 
several years later as  a young married man  in a Luders 33. He 
and his wife then dropped out, built a lean-to in the mountains 
somewhere and raised a son named Quimby (no kidding). His story 
was also chronicled in a series of National Geographic articles 
in  the  late 60's  that  fueled  a good  many  of  my youthful 
fantasies.(wms). 

WANDERER, Sterling Hayden, Hayden's Autobiography. (gm). 

THE  SEA  GETS  BLUER,  Peter Heaton,  1965  A  good  survey of 
cruising and circumnavigation literature. 

CRUISING  UNDER  SAIL, Eric  Hiscock,  (3rd  edition, including 
``Voyaging Under Sail''). Still the ``Bible'' even though it is 
now  dated.  This book  has  more useful  information  on every 
possible aspect of cruising and voyaging than any other source. 
It  could  also come  under  several other  categories  in this 
listing  as  it covers  everything  from basic  boat  design to 
celestial navigation. A book I wouldn't sail without. 

AT   ONE  WITH  THE  SEA,  Naomi  James,  1978  A  young  woman 
single-handing a rather large  boat while her husband skippered 
in  the Whitbread.  Naomi  James was  the  first woman  to sail 
single-handed around the world via  Cape Horn. The voyage began 
from Dartmouth in September 1977, and ended in June 1978 (after 
272 days). Her book  of the voyage is  ``At One with the Sea'', 
published in NZ by Hutchison (ISBN  0 09 138440 0). The book is 
a damn good read. I strongly recommend it. 

NO PARTICULAR TITLE, Tristan Jones, All his books are good. 

ONE HAND  FOR YOURSELF,  ONE FOR  THE SHIP,  Tristan Jones, The 
best book on singlehanding.  Jones is opinionated and eccentric 
to say the least, and old fashioned  as well. He is a sailor of 
vast experience, however, and has many good ideas. 

TITLE UNKNOWN, Robin Knox-Johnson. 

NO PARTICULAR TITLE,  Larry and Lin Pardey,  All of their books 
are pretty informative. 

ALL IN THE  SAME BOAT AND  STILL IN THE  SAME BOAT, Paul Howard 
Fiona  McCall,  late 80's  Excellent  story of  family  of four 
circumnavigating in a 30' steel junk-rigged boat. 

SHACKELTON'S BOAT JOURNEY, E.F.  Middleton, The most remarkable 
small-boat journey you'll ever  read about. Understated writing 
style emphasizes the enormity of the trip. 

THE   BOAT  WHO  WOULDN'T  FLOAT,  Farley  Mowat,  Newfoundland 
Experiences(tl). 

THE-GREY-SEAS-UNDER,    Farley   Mowat,   WWII   Tugboats,   N. 
Atlantic(tl). 

THE LAST GRAIN RACE,  Eric Newby, Story of  a Cape Horn passage 
aboard the giant  four-masted barque Moshulu  in 1938. Recently 
reprinted by International Marine.(sm). 

ONE WATCH  AT A  TIME, Skip Novack,  Novack was  the skipper of 
Drum during the 1986 Whitbread and this is the whole story from 
the time the boat was bought by  rock star Simon Le Bon and his 
managers to the fitting out, the Fastnet Race disaster in which 
Drum lost her keel and  capsized, the Whitbread where she began 
to  fall  apart  during a  storm,  and  ultimate  third overall 
finish. A good read with lots of color photographs. (wms). 

PASSAGEMAKING  HANDBOOK, John  Rains  and Patricia  Miller, The 
nuts and bolts of preparing for a long passage. Oriented toward 
delivery work but applicable to  any kind of offshore cruising, 
especially that first trip. Highly recommended. 

SURVIVE THE SAVAGE SEA, Dougal Robertson. 

CRUISING:    A   MANUAL  FOR   SMALL   CRUISER   SAILING,  J.D. 
Sleightholme,  From  the  introduction: "A  broad  look  at the 
techniques involved in sailing  small modern family cruisers of 
between 20 and 30 feet.(gm). 

SAILING ALONE  AROUND THE  WORLD, Joshua  Slocum, 1899  A great 
classic,   beautifully  written.  (Make   sure  it's  the  full 
version). 

JOSHUA SLOCUM, Walter Teller,  1956,1971 Biography of Slocum. I 
think it illuminates and enriches one's reading of the above. 

THE MYSTERIOUS LAST  VOYAGE OF DONALD  CROWHURST,, unknown, The 
style is  not particularly riveting,  but the story  is. It all 
starts  with  the  discovery  of  the  ``Teignmouth Electron,'' 
Crowhurst's boat, in  the Atlantic, with no  one aboard. He had 
set  out  in the  boat  some  time earlier  in  a single-handed 
round-the-world  race.  The book  details  a  reasonable theory 
about  what might  have happened,  and  it makes  a fascinating 
story.(jh, tl). 

BY  WAY  OF CAPE  HORN,  Alan  Villiers, A  tragic  voyage from 
Australia to England  in the fully-rigged  ship Grace Harwar in 
1929.  All  of  Villiers'  books  can  be  safely  recommended, 
especially his autobiography "The Set of the Sails". (sm). 


7.3 Sailboat Racing 

PAUL ELVSTROM EXPLAINS  THE YACHT RACING  RULES, Paul Elvstrom, 
An  explanation  of  racing  rules,  with  examples  of  common 
situations. It is  supposed to be  very useful for non-experts, 
especially for preparing for protest hearings. (sc). 

SMALL BOAT, DINGHY, AND YACHT  RACING, Paul Elvstrom, ...now (I 
think)  out  of print,  but  available in  libraries.  It's not 
"Elvstrom Speaks on Yacht Racing,"  which is also good, but not 
what you want.  Written in the  60's, it's a  bit dated in some 
ways and  timeless in the  things that count.  And the pictures 
are great! Anyway, it  has a lot on  basic boat handling skills 
which doesn't  get said in  other places. It's  where I learned 
things like  speeding up to  gybe, rather than  wimping out and 
slowing  down. I  used to  look at  the book,  then take  my OK 
Dinghy out and try what he  suggested, and I usually found that 
it worked. (gb1). 

SPEED SAILING, Gary Jobson and Mike Toppa. 

SAILING SMART, Buddy Melges. 

DAVE PERRY'S RULE BOOK, Dave Perry. 

WINNING IN ONE DESIGNS, Dave Perry. 

INTERNATIONAL  YACHT  RACING  RULES,  US  Sailing,  Updated and 
published every  four years in  the US by  US Sailing. Provided 
free to US Sailing members.  Both full editions and an abridged 
competitors edition are available from US Sailing.(sc). 

FAST COURSE, SMART COURSE, North Sails, Tips on how to go FAST, 
and racing tactics.  North also has a  companion video which is 
execlent. Best video choice are the J World tapes. 

DINGHY   TEAM   RACING,  Eric  Twiname,   ISBN  =  8129-0235-1. 
Quadrangle books, Chicago, 1971. Twiname  is one of my favorite 
writers on small  boat racing, it  was a real  loss when he was 
killed in a car crash some 15  (?) years ago. Don't know if the 
book is still in print.(pk). 

EXPERT DINGHY AND KEELBOAT RACING, unknown, (wh). 

ADVANCED  RACING  TACTICS,  Stuart  Walker,  Norton  1976  ISBN 
0-393-30333-0 Described as ``the one book to read'' but also as 
``ponderous and dry''. 

CHAMPIONSHIP TACTICS, Whidden and  Jobson, An excellent choice. 
You can buy a copy from your local North Loft. 


7.4 Maintenance 

PRACTICAL YACHT JOINERY, Fred P.  Bingham, How to butcher wood, 
whether you  have only hand  tools, portable power  tools, or a 
full shop.(mh). 

UPGRADING AND REFURBISHING THE  OLDER FIBERGLASS SAILBOAT, W.D. 
Booth., A good general discussion of the topic with many useful 
ideas. 

SHIPSHAPE  AND  BRISTOL  FASHION,  L.R.  Borland,  Some  of the 
slickest little boat project ideas I've ever seen. Out of print 
but worth looking for. 

BOATOWNER'S MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL MANUAL, Nigel Calder, The 
most comprehensive and practical  repair manual available. This 
book has been a lifesaver for  me in overhauling an older boat. 
One of the books I would not sail without.(mh). 

MARINE DIESEL ENGINES, Nigel  Calder, A good basic introduction 
to diesels, although much of it concerns powerboats.(mh). 

REFRIGERATION  FOR  PLEASURE BOATS,  Nigel  Calder,  A complete 
discussion   of   marine  refrigeration   systems,  theory  and 
practice. This is for the person who wants to build one up from 
components.(mh). 

THIS   OLD  BOAT,   Don  Casey,  Some   of  the  most  detailed 
instructions  I've  seen for  basic  restoration  and upgrading 
procedures, including  hand painting  with Polyurethane paints. 
Assumes you know nothing.(mh). 

PROPELLER HANDBOOK,  Dave Gerr,  Covers the  arcane business of 
choosing the right  propeller for your  boat. Gerr demonstrates 
two different approaches to predicting propeller performance, a 
simple method suitable for boat  owners and a much more complex 
approach  more  suitable to  naval  architects.  Requires basic 
algebra.(mh). 

BOATOWNER'S ENERGY PLANNER, Kevin and Nan Jeffrey, A very basic 
introduction   to  electrical  systems  with  a  lot  of  solid 
information  about various  options, including  some brand-name 
comparisons. Assumes you know nothing about electricity.(mh). 

THE FINELY FITTED YACHT, Farenc Mate', Another large collection 
of nice improve-your-boat projects, mostly involving the living 
accommodations.(mh). 

COMFORT  IN THE  CRUISING YACHT  CUSTOMIZING YOUR  BOAT IMPROVE 
YOUR OWN BOAT, Ian Nicolson, Bunches of nifty project ideas for 
improving a boat.(mh). 

FIBERGLASS REPAIRS, Paul J. Petrick,  This book is really good. 
Back in  the 60's  I sold  fiberglassing materials  and advised 
people how  to use  them (I  did do  *some* work  myself) and I 
think Petrick really knows what he is talking about.(bs). 

CRUISING IN COMFORT, James  Skoog, Cost-no-object approach, but 
many good ideas. 

LIVING  ON 12  VOLTS,  David Smead  and  Ruth Ishihara,  A very 
detailed analysis of 12 volt electrical systems and components. 
It also  contains much  useful information  about refrigeration 
systems  as well.  Best if  you  already know  basic electrical 
theory and construction.(mh). 

SPURR'S BOAT BOOK, Dan Spurr, Lots of ideas, illustrated by the 
upgrading of a Pearson  Vanguard. Includes repowering, which is 
intriguing. (jfh). 

UPGRADING THE CRUISING SAILBOAT, Daniel Spurr, Very good advice 
on overhauling an older boat. Spurr did extensive upgrades on a 
Triton and a  Vanguard, two good low  priced boats for offshore 
cruising,  and also  has many  other good  project suggestions. 
(mh). 

MODERN BOAT MAINTENANCE,  Bo Streiffert, A  large collection of 
project and  explanatory articles  with more  illustration than 
text. It  covers a remarkable  range of topics  and some rather 
complex projects.  Good for  the person  who already  knows the 
basic   techniques.   This  appears  to   have  been  published 
originally in Sweden.(mh). 

MACHINIST'S HANDBOOK, unknown. 

PIPEFITTER'S HANDBOOK, unknown. 


7.5 Fiction 

SHIP OF GOLD, Thomas B.  Allen, thriller: CIA, Pentagon, sunken 
ship. 

HOME IS THE SAILOR, Jorge Amado, the Whole Truth concerning the 
Redoubtful  Adventures  of  Captain  Vasco  Moscoso  de Aragao, 
Master Mariner. 

THE GOLDEN KEEL, Desmond Bagley,  smuggling gold as the keel of 
a yacht. 

SABATICAL, John Barth, 1982. 

TIDEWATER TALES, John Barth, 1987. 

THE LAST VOYAGE OF SOMEBODY THE SAILOR, John Barth, 1991. 

THE TINFISH RUN, Ronald Bassett. 

THE CRUISE OF THE BREADWINNER, H. E. Bates, 1946, WW II fishing 
boat on patrol. 

DUEL, John Baxter. 

REGATTA ?, John Baxter. 

THE BLACK YACHT, John Baxter. 

THE CHALLENGE AND THE GLORY, John Baxter. 

AROUND THE WORLD SUBMERGED, Edward Beach, nonfiction. 

DUST ON THE SEA, Edward Beach. 

NAVAL TERMS DICTIONARY, Edward Beach, nonfiction. 

NOTE ON  BEACH, Edward  Beach, submarine  officer from  WWII to 
nuclear era, Captain of Triton on the round-the-world-submerged 
run, and a good writer. 

RUN  SILENT,  RUN DEEP,  Edward  Beach, classic  WW  II Pacific 
submarine action. 

SUBMARINE!, Edward Beach. 

GOLDEN FLEECE, Jack Becklund. 

JAWS, Peter Benchley, 1974. 

TO  BUILD A  SHIP,  Don Berry,  1963,  building a  ship  in the 
wilderness on Tillamook Bay in the early pioneer days. 

LIGHTSHIP, Archie Binns, 1934, Lives of the crew of a lightship 
off the northwest coast. 

CHARCO HARBOUR, Godfrey Blunden, 1968,  A novel of unknown seas 
and a fabled passaged with  coral reefs and magnetical islands, 
of shipwreck and a lonely haven;  the true story of the last of 
the great navigators, his bark, and the men in her. 

BLUE SLOOP AT  DAWN, Richard Bode, Small  boat sailing off Long 
Island, from to the "sloop of dreams". 

THE  WHALE OF  THE VICTORIA  CROSS,  Pierre Boulle,  During the 
Falkland Is. a whale, first mistaken for a submarine, becomes a 
hero. 

DON'T GO NEAR THE WATER, William Brinkley, WW II comedy. 

THE  99,  William  Brinkley, LST  supports  allied  landings in 
Italy. 

THE LAST SHIP, William  Brinkley, US destroyer survives nuclear 
war. 

RUN  TO THE  LEE, Kenneth  F.  Brooks, 1965,  Chesapeake oyster 
schooner; a blizzard. 

THE BOAT, Lothar Gunther  Buchheim, WWII German submarine; very 
authentic. 

WHERE IS JOE MERCHANT?, Jimmy Buffett. 

TALES OF MARGARITAVILLE, Jimmy Buffett, 1989. 

DESPERATE VOYAGE, John Caldwell, 1949. 

A FLOCK OF SHIPS, Brian Callison. 

A PLAGUE OF SAILERS, Brian Callison. 

SEXTANT, Brian Callison. 

A SHIP IS DYING, Brian Callison. 

THE JUDAS SHIP, Brian Callison, WW II tale. 

TRAPP AND WW III, Brian Callison. 

TRAPP'S CROCODILE, Brian Callison. 

TRAPP'S PEACE, Brian Callison. 

TRAPP'S WAR, Brian Callison, all the Trapp books are humorous. 

A WEB OF SALVAGE, Brian Callison. 

THE WHITE SHIP,  Ian Cameron, Treasure hunt  in the S. Sandwich 
islands. 

THE AMPHORAE PIRATES, Lou Cameron, Diving for ancient treasures 
off Greece. 

SPARTINA, John Casey, Only partly  about boats. Very much about 
people who work with boats for a living. 

THE  DEVIL'S  VOYAGE,  Jack  L.  Chalker,  1981,  fictionalized 
account of USS Indianapolis' sinking. 

CAPTAIN   ADAM,   Donald  B  Chidsey,   18th  century  nautical 
adventure. 

RIDDLE OF THE SANDS, Erskine Childers, No list of fiction would 
be complete without  mentioning that first  and greatest of all 
spy tales,  Erskine Childers'  RIDDLE OF  THE SANDS  (which was 
also made  into an excellent  film available on  video. Lots of 
sailing...). Erskine Childers  was later himself  shot as a spy 
in Ireland and his son  became Ireland's second President after 
Eamonn de Valera. (fm. 

NOTE ON  CHILDERS, Erskine  Childers, 1903,  See also biography 
The Riddle of Erskine Childers, by Andrew Boyle, 1977. 

THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER, Tom Clancy, nuclear submarine hunt. 

COLLINS TITLES UNKNOWN, Warwick Collins, America's Cup trilogy. 

MIRROR OF THE SEA, Joseph Conrad, nonfiction; very good. 

NOTE  ON CONRAD,  Joseph Conrad,  twenty  years under  sail and 
steam; a top English writer. 

THE HEART OF DARKNESS, Joseph Conrad. 

WITHIN THE TIDES, Joseph Conrad, tales. 

NIGGER OF THE NARCISSUS, Joseph Conrad, 1897. 

LORD JIM, Joseph Conrad, 1900. 

YOUTH, Joseph Conrad, 1902. 

TYPHOON, Joseph Conrad, 1903. 

THE SECRET SHARER, Joseph Conrad, 1910. 

THE SHADOW LINE, Joseph Conrad, 1916 or 1917. 

AFLOAT AND ASHORE, James Fenimore Cooper. 

NOTE ON COOPER,  James Fenimore Cooper,  Cooper's sea tales are 
supposed to be much better than his famous frontiersmen stuff. 

THE PILOT, James Fenimore Cooper. 

TWO ADMIRALS, A TALE OF THE SEA, James Fenimore Cooper. 

THE RED ROVER, James Fenimore Cooper, 1850. 

KILLER'S WAKE, Bernard Cornwell. 

SEA LORD, Bernard Cornwell. 

WILDTRACK, Bernard Cornwell. 

CRACKDOWN, Bernard Cornwell, 1990. 

STORM CHILD, Bernard Cornwell, 1991. 

CYCLOPS, Clive Cussler, modern thriller. 

DEEP SIX, Clive Cussler, modern thriller. 

DRAGON, Clive Cussler, modern thriller. 

ICEBERG, Clive Cussler, modern thriller. 

RAISE THE TITANIC!, Clive Cussler, modern thriller. 

THE MEDITERRANEAN CAPER, Clive Cussler, modern thriller. 

TREASURE, Clive Cussler, modern thriller. 

NOTE ON DE HARTOG,  Jan de Hartog, de  Hartog sailed as mate in 
Dutch ocean-going tugboats. 

THE LOST SEA, Jan de Hartog, about the Zuyder Zee. 

THE DISTANT SHORE, A STORY OF THE SEA, Jan de Hartog, 1952. 

THE CALL OF THE SEA, Jan de Hartog, 1966, collection. 

THE CAPTAIN, Jan de Hartog, 1966, Dutch salvage tug accompanies 
WW II Murmansk convoys. 

CAPTAIN JAN, Jan de Hartog, 1976, Fiction? Nautical? 

THE TRAIL OF THE SERPENT, Jan  de Hartog, 1983, Escape from the 
Japanese in Indonesia during WW II. 

STAR OF PEACE : A NOVEL OF  THE SEA, Jan de Hartog, 1984, aging 
freighter full of Jews flees Nazis. 

THE COMMODORE :  A NOVEL OF  THE SEA, Jan  de Hartog, 1986, The 
"captain",  now 70,  finds himself  towing a  giant oil  rig to 
Singapore. 

THE   LIFE  ADVENTURES  AND  PYRACIES  OF  THE  FAMOUS  CAPTAIN 
SINGLETON, Daniel Defoe, 1728. 

THE LIFE AND STRANGE  SURPRISING ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE, 
MARINER, Daniel Defoe, ca. 1726. 

VOYAGE OF  THE DEVILFISH,  Micha DiMercurio,  1992, Near-future 
submarine clash. 

AWAY  ALL BOATS,  Kenneth  Dodson, 1954,  WW  II attack  in the 
Pacific; on video. 

CAPTAIN SHARKEY:  HOW THE GOVERNMENT  OF ST.  KITT'S CAME HOME, 
Arthur Conan Doyle, short story. 

DEATH VOYAGE, Arthur Conan Doyle, short story. 

HOW  COPLEY BANKS  SLEW  CAPTAIN SHARKEY,  Arthur  Conan Doyle, 
short story. 

J.  HABAKUK  JEPHSON'S  STATEMENT,  Arthur  Conan  Doyle, short 
story. 

JELLAND'S VOYAGE, Arthur Conan Doyle, short story. 

PIRATE STORIES, Arthur Conan Doyle, short story. 

THAT LITTLE SQUARE BOX, Arthur Conan Doyle, short story. 

THE BLIGHTING OF SHARKEY, Arthur Conan Doyle, short story. 

THE CAPTAIN OF THE "POLESTAR", Arthur Conan Doyle, short story. 

THE DEALINGS  OF CAPTAIN  SHARKEY WITH  STEVEN CRADDOCK, Arthur 
Conan Doyle, short story. 

THE FATE OF THE EVANGELINE, Arthur Conan Doyle, short story. 

THE FIEND OF THE COOPERAGE, Arthur Conan Doyle, short story. 

THE "SLAPPING SAL", Arthur Conan Doyle, short story. 

THE STRIPED CHEST, Arthur Conan Doyle, short story. 

THE TRAGEDY OF "FLOWERY LAND", Arthur Conan Doyle, short story. 

TOUCH AND GO:  A MIDSHIPMAN'S STORY,  Arthur Conan Doyle, short 
story. 

DAUNTLESS, Alan Evans, WW I cruiser in the Med. 

HAAKON HAAKONSEN, O. V. Falck-Ytter. 

ADMIRAL   HORNBLOWER   IN  THE  WEST   INDIES,  C.S.  Forester, 
Hornblower 5/1821 - 10/1823. 

AFRICAN QUEEN, C.S. Forester, steam launch on African river. 

BEAT TO  QUARTERS, C.S.  Forester, Hornblower  (U.K.: The Happy 
Return) 6/08 - 10/08. 

BROWN  ON  RESOLUTION, C.S.  Forester,  Marooned  Britsh sailor 
takes on WW II. 

COMMODORE HORNBLOWER, C.S. Forester, Hornblower 5/12 - 10/12. 

FLYING COLORS, C.S. Forester, Hornblower 11/10 - 6/11. 

GERMAN RAIDER, C.S. Forester,  Single-handed, film title Sailor 
of the King. 

GOLD FROM CRETE, C.S. Forester, WW II stories. 

HORNBLOWER AND THE  ATROPOS, C.S. Forester,  Hornblower 12/05 - 
1/08. 

HORNBLOWER AND  THE HOTSPUR,  C.S. Forester,  Hornblower 4/03 - 
7/05. 

HORNBLOWER DURING THE CRISIS, C.S. Forester, Hornblower 1805. 

LIEUTENANT  HORNBLOWER,  C.S.  Forester,  Hornblower  5/1800  - 
4/1803. 

LORD HORNBLOWER, C.S. Forester, Hornblower 10/13- 5/14. 

MR. MIDSHIPMAN  HORNBLOWER, C.S. Forester,  Hornblower 6/1794 - 
4/1798. 

NOTE  ON FORESTER,  C.S.  Forester, Prior  to  Patrick O'Brian, 
regarded as the  uniquely satisfying novelist  on naval life in 
the Napoleanic  period. Also  wrote several  histories. This is 
not E.M. Forster, another British author. 

SHIP OF THE LINE, C.S. Forester, Hornblower 5/10 - 10/10. 

THE  CAPTAIN  FROM  CONNECTICUT,  C.S.  Forester,  U.S. frigate 
captain ca. 1812. 

THE EARTHLY PARADISE, C.S. Forester, Columbus. 

THE GOOD SHEPARD, C.S. Forester, WW II convoy. 

THE LAST  NINE DAYS OF  THE BISMARCK,  C.S. Forester, fictional 
conversations. 

THE MAN IN THE YELLOW RAFT, C.S. Forester, WW II stories. 

THE SHIP, C.S. Forester, WW II British cruiser. 

THE  HAND OF  DESTINY,  C.S. Forester,  1940,  Hornblower short 
story Colliers November 23. 

HORNBLOWER  AND HIS  MAJESTY,  C.S. Forester,  1941, Hornblower 
short story, Colliers march. 

HORNBLOWER'S    CHARITABLE  OFFERING,   C.S.   Forester,  1941, 
Hornblower short story, Argosy UK may. 

THE HORNBLOWER COMPANION, C.S. Forester, 1964. 

ASIA RIP, George Foy. 

CHALLENGE, George Foy, 12 meters. 

COASTER, George Foy. 

PYRATES, George McDonald  Fraser, comic spoof  of Hollywood sea 
movies. 

FIDDLER'S GREEN,  Ernest Gann,  1950, West  coast US commercial 
fishing. 

TWILIGHT  FOR THE  GODS, Ernest  Gann, 1956,  The High  and the 
Mighty goes to  sea. The movie  of this one  starred Gann's own 
barkentine. 

SONG   OF  THE  SIRENS,  Ernest  Gann,  1968,  Gann's  nautical 
autobiography is a good read too. 

HATTERAS LIGHT, Philip Gerard, lighthouse keeper's story. 

DEAD RUN, Tony Gibbs, (gm). 

LANDFALL, Tony Gibbs,  One of Gibbs'  excellent thrillers about 
boats. Blood Orange is another, and also quite good. (jh). 

RUNNING FIX, Tony Gibbs, (gm). 

GLENCANNON AFLOAT, Guy Gilpatric. 

NOTE  ON  GLENCANNON,  Guy  Gilpatric,  The  Glencannon stories 
feature a Scots Chief Engineer  on steamers, a common character 
of late 19th  to early 20th century  marine life. These stories 
are set in this century, approximately contemporary to the time 
they were written. 

THE GENTLEMAN WITH THE WALRUS MUSTACHE, Guy Gilpatric. 

THE SECOND GLENCANNON OMNIBUS, Guy Gilpatric. 

THE GLENCANNON  OMNIBUS, Guy  Gilpatric, 1937,  includes Scotch 
and Water, Half Seas Over, and Three Sheets in the Wind. 

ACTION IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC, Guy Gilpatric, 1943. 

THE  CANNY  MR.  GLENCANNON,  Guy  Gilpatric,  1948,  10  short 
stories. 

GLENCANNON MEETS TUGBOAT ANNIE, Guy Gilpatric, 1956. 

BEST OF GLENCANNON, Guy Gilpatric, 1968, 22 short stories. 

FIRE DOWN BELOW, William Golding. 

PINCHER MARTIN  THE TWO  DEATHS OF  CHRISTOPHER MARTIN, William 
Golding, 1956, Torpedoed RN officer  washes up on a barren rock 
in the middle of the Atlantic. Strange Rites of Passage. 

DELILAH, Marcus Goodrich, 1941, Life on an early US destroyer. 

MR. ROBERTS, Thomas Haggenn, 1946. 

ESCAPE FROM  JAVA, Harvey Haislip,  WW II  destroyer crew flees 
Japanese. 

MONA PASSAGE, Donald Hamilton. 

WANDERER, Sterling Hayden, autobiographical; a better book than 
Voyage. 

VOYAGE: A NOVEL OF 1896, Sterling Hayden, 1976. 

THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA, Ernest Hemingway. 

THE CRIMSON WIND, Max Hennessy, pirates? 

THE LION AT SEA, Max Hennessy, WW I naval adventure. 

BLACK VULMEA'S VENGEANCE AND OTHER  TALES OF PIRATES, Robert E. 
Howard, 1976. 

A  HIGH WIND  IN JAMAICA,  OR, THE  INNOCENT VOYAGE,  Richard A 
Hughes,  pirates  inadvertently kidnap  children;  made  into a 
movie. 

THE GUN, Victor Hugo, what a loose cannon on deck can do. 

CRUISE OF DANGER, Hammond Innes. 

SOLOMON'S SEAL, Hammond Innes. 

THE BLACK TIDE, Hammond Innes. 

THE     WRECK   OF   THE   MARY   DEARE,   Hammond   Innes,   A 
freighter,apparently unmanned,  nearly runs down  a sailboat in 
the Englishchannel with a gale  rising; that's in the first two 
pages.Remarkable descriptions of the  Minquiers, a reef off the 
coast of France. 

WRECKERS MUST BREATHE, Hammond Innes. 

ATLANTIC FURY, Hammond Innes, 1962. 

STRODE VENTURER, Hammond Innes, 1965. 

THE  LAST VOYAGE:  CAPTAIN  COOK'S LOST  DIARY,  Hammond Innes, 
1979. 

A SCENT OF SEA, Geoffry Jenkins. 

THE WATERING PLACE OF GOOD PEACE, Geoffry Jenkins. 

THREE MEN IN A BOAT, NOT  TO MENTION THE DOG, Jerome K. Jerome, 
ca. 1900, classic comedy of a camping trip in a Thames skiff. 

SAILOR, Richard Jessup, 20th century merchant marine tale. 

THE DOG WATCH, Ted Jones. 

BEYOND THE REEF, Alexander Kent. 

COLOURS ALOFT!, Alexander Kent, Richard Bolitho 1803. 

COMMAND A KING'S SHIP, Alexander Kent, Richard Bolitho 1784. 

ENEMY IN SIGHT!, Alexander Kent, Richard Bolitho 1794. 

FORM LINE OF BATTLE!, Alexander Kent, Richard Bolitho 1793. 

HONOR THIS DAY, Alexander Kent, Richard Bolitho 1804. 

IN GALLANT COMPANY, Alexander Kent, Richard Bolitho 1777. 

MIDSHIPMAN  BOLITHO AND  THE  AVENGER, Alexander  Kent, Richard 
Bolitho 1773. 

NOTE ON KENT, Alexander Kent, Alexander Kent is a pseudonym for 
Douglas Reeman. 18th century British naval action. 

PASSAGE TO MUTINY, Alexander Kent, Richard Bolitho 1789. 

RICHARD BOLITHO  - MIDSHIPMAN, Alexander  Kent, Richard Bolitho 
1772. 

SIGNAL - CLOSE ACTION!, Alexander Kent, Richard Bolitho 1798. 

SLOOP OF WAR, Alexander Kent, Richard Bolitho 1778. 

STAND INTO DANGER, Alexander Kent, Richard Bolitho 1774. 

SUCCESS TO THE BRAVE, Alexander Kent, Richard Bolitho 1802. 

THE DARKENING SEA, Alexander Kent. 

THE FLAG CAPTAIN, Alexander Kent, Richard Bolitho 1795. 

THE INSHORE SQUADRON, Alexander Kent, Richard Bolitho 1800. 

THE ONLY VICTOR, Alexander Kent. 

TO GLORY WE STEER, Alexander Kent, Richard Bolitho 1782. 

A TRADITION OF VICTORY, Alexander Kent, Richard Bolitho 1801. 

WITH ALL DISPATCH, Alexander Kent, Richard Bolitho. 

CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS, Rudyard Kipling, 1896. 

BILL KNOX, Michael Kirk. 

CARGO RISK, Michael Kirk. 

MAYDAY FROM MALAGA, Michael Kirk, nautical? 

SALVAGE JOB, Michael Kirk. 

BLOODTIDE, Bill Knox. 

BLUEBACK., Bill Knox. 

BOMBSHIP, Bill Knox. 

DEAD MAN'S MOORING, Bill Knox. 

DRAGONSHIP, Bill Knox. 

FIGUREHEAD, Bill Knox, nautical? 

HELLSPOUT, Bill Knox, nautical? 

LIVE BAIT, Bill Knox. 

SEAFIRE, Bill Knox. 

STORM TIDE, Bill Knox. 

WAVECREST, Bill Knox. 

WHITEWATER, Bill Knox. 

WITCHROCK, Bill Knox. 

THE FRENCH ADMIRAL, Dewey Lambdin, 1780. 

THE GUN KETCH, Dewey Lambdin, 1786. 

THE KING'S COAT, Dewey Lambdin, 1780. 

THE KING'S COMMISSION, Dewey Lambdin. 

THE KING'S PRIVATEER, Dewey Lambdin. 

CAPTAIN KIDD'S CAT,  ETC., Robert Lawson,  1956, <500 character 
subtitle cut> as narrated by his faithful cat. 

DEADEYE, Sam Llewellyn. 

DEATHROLL, Sam Llewellyn. 

RIPTIDE, Sam Llewellyn. 

DEAD RECKONING, Sam Llewellyn, 1987. 

SEA STORY, Sam Llewellyn, 1987. 

BLOOD KNOT, Sam Llewellyn, 1991. 

THE SEA WOLF, Jack London. 

TALES OF THE FISH PATROL,  Jack London, 1905, oyster pirates on 
SF bay, lots of small boat sailing. 

THE MUTINY OF THE ELSINORE, Jack London, 1914. 

SOUTH SEA TALES, Jack London, 1939. 

BRIGHT ORANGE FOR  THE SHROUD, John  D. MacDonald, Travis McGee 
06. 

CINNAMON SKIN, John D. MacDonald, Travis McGee 20. 

DARKER THAN AMBER, John D. MacDonald, Travis McGee 07. 

DEADLY SHADE OF GOLD, A, John D. MacDonald, Travis McGee 05. 

DEEP BLUE GOODBYE, THE, John D. MacDonald, Travis McGee 01. 

DREADFUL LEMON SKY, THE, John D. MacDonald, Travis McGee 16. 

DRESS HER IN INDIGO, John D. MacDonald, Travis McGee 11. 

EMPTY COPPER SEA, THE, John D. MacDonald, Travis McGee 17. 

FREE FALL IN CRIMSON, John D. MacDonald, Travis McGee 19. 

GIRL IN THE PLAIN BROWN WRAPPER, THE, John D. MacDonald, Travis 
McGee 10. 

GREEN RIPPER, THE, John D. MacDonald, Travis McGee 18. 

LONELY SILVER RAIN, THE, John D. MacDonald, Travis McGee 21. 

LONG LAVENDER LOOK, THE, John D. MacDonald, Travis McGee 12. 

NIGHTMARE IN PINK, John D. MacDonald, Travis McGee 02. 

NOTE ON  TRAVIS MCGEE, John  D. MacDonald, of  the Travis McGee 
series, some  have considerable sea/boating  action; others are 
only peripherally about boating. McGee  lives on a houseboat in 
Ft. LauderDamnDale. 

ONE FEARFUL YELLOW EYE, John D. MacDonald, Travis McGee 08. 

PALE GRAY FOR GUILT, John D. MacDonald, Travis McGee 09. 

PURPLE PLACE FOR DYING, A, John D. MacDonald, Travis McGee 03. 

QUICK RED FOX, THE, John D. MacDonald, Travis McGee 04. 

SCARLET RUSE, THE, John D. MacDonald, Travis McGee 14. 

SHADES OF TRAVIS MCGEE, John D. MacDonald. 

TAN AND SANDY SILENCE, A, John D. MacDonald, Travis McGee 13. 

TURQUOISE LAMENT, THE, John D. MacDonald, Travis McGee 15. 

THE LAST ONE LEFT, John D. MacDonald, 1967. 

SEAWITCH, Alistair MacLean. 

SOUTH BY JAVA HEAD, Alistair MacLean. 

H.M.S. ULYSSES, Alistair MacLean, 1955. 

FRANK MILDMAY, Frederick Marryat. 

NOTE ON MARRYAT, Frederick Marryat, Marryat was a British naval 
Captain in  the Napoleonic wars,  starting his  career on board 
Lord Cochrane's  ship. Lord  Cochrane was  the colorful officer 
whose  exploits  were  later  an  inspiration  to  Forester and 
O'Brian. Only contemporary novels. 

POOR JACK, Frederick  Marryat, Set in  and around the Greenwich 
naval pensioners' hospital. Contains the oldest recorded lyrics 
to "Spanish Ladies". 

THE PHANTOM SHIP, Frederick Marryat, The "Lost Dutchman". 

THE KINGS OWN, Frederick Marryat, 1830. 

NEWTON  FOSTER;  OR THE  MERCHANT  SERVICE,  Frederick Marryat, 
1832. 

JACOB FAITHFUL; OR THE STORY  OF A WATERMAN, Frederick Marryat, 
1834. 

MR. MIDSHIPMAN  EASY, Frederick  Marryat, 1834,  his best-known 
work. 

PETER SIMPLE, Frederick Marryat, 1834, Based on the exploits of 
Lord Cochrane when he commanded frigates Marryat served in. 

THE PIRATE AND THE THREE CUTTERS, Frederick Marryat, 1836. 

SNARLEYYOW OR THE DOG FIEND, Frederick Marryat, 1837, Smuggling 
and Jacobites in  1699 (...in a purely  literary sense his real 
masterpiece...(The Oxford Companion)). 

MASTERMAN  READY;  OR,  THE  WRECK  OF  THE  PACIFIC, Frederick 
Marryat, 1841. 

THE SOUTHSEAMAN, Weston Martyr. 

NOTE ON MASEFIELD,  John Masefield, poet  laureate of England - 
1930. 

SALT-WATER BALLADS, John Masefield, 1902. 

THE BIRD OF  DAWNING, John Masefield,  1903, clipper adventure; 
one of the best. 

MAINSAIL HAUL, John Masefield, 1905, short stories. 

A TARPAULIN MUSTER, John Masefield, 1907, 24 short stories. 

A SAILOR'S GARLAND, John Masefield, 1924. 

SALT-WATER BALLADS AND POEMS, John Masefield, 1944. 

SEA POEMS, John Masefield, 1978. 

THE GOLD OF MALABAR, Berkeley Mather. 

CASUALS OF  THE SEA,  William McFee,  1916, McFee  was a marine 
engineer, so his writing is set during the heyday of steam. 

COMMAND, William McFee, 1923. 

IN THE FIRST WATCH, William McFee, 1946. 

THE  SAND PEBBLES,  Richard McKenna,  1962,  US gunboat  on the 
Yangtze River. 

MASTER  OF MORGANA,  Allan  C. McLean,  Scots  salmon fisherman 
solves murder. 

BILLY BUDD, FORETOPMAN, Herman Melville. 

MOBY DICK, Herman Melville. 

OMOO, Herman Melville. 

REDBURN, Herman Melville. 

TYPEE, Herman Melville. 

WHITE-JACKET, OR, THE WORLD IN A MAN-OF-WAR, Herman Melville. 

CHESAPEAKE, James Michener. 

TALES OF THE  SOUTH PACIFIC, James Michener,  island life in WW 
II US navy. 

DARKEN SHIP, Nicholas Monsarrat, the unfinished novel. 

THE MASTER MARINER, Nicholas Monsarrat, time traveler. 

THREE CORVETTES, Nicholas Monsarrat, 194? 

HMS MARLBOROUGH WILL ENTER HARBOR, Nicholas Monsarrat, 1947. 

THE CRUEL  SEA, Nicholas  Monsarrat, 1951,  WWII convoy escort, 
and his best by far. 

