Thanks to those who responded to the survey question “What is your favorite nautical themed book (fiction and non fiction)?” I compiled a list from the results. I have just added a bunch of new books to my ‘must read’ list, thanks for all the suggestions!
Fiction
- 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea by Jules Verne
- Another Voyage, a Different Dream by Richard Twillman
- Blood Knot by Sam Llewellyn
- Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy
- In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick
- Last Resort by Rolynn Anderson
- Moby Dick by Herman Melville
- Paddle to the Sea by Holling C. Holling
- Raise the Titanic! by Clive Cussler
- Riddle of the Sands by Erskine Childers
- Shipkiller by Justin Scott
- Spartina by John Casy
- Surface Tension by Christine Kling
- Survive the Savage Sea by Dougal Robertson
- The Boat Who wouldn’t Float by Farley Mowat
- The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
- The Patrick O’Brian series of Aubrey and Maturin
- Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
- Trustee from the Toolroom by Nevil Shute
- Wake of the Red Witch by Garland Roark
Non Fiction
- Admiral of the Ocean Sea: A Life of Christopher Columbus by Samuel Eliot Morison
- Atlantic High by William Buckley
- Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual by Nigel Calder
- Bowditch
- Chasing the Horizon by Cap’n Fatty Goodlander
- Cruising Under Sail by Eric Hishcoff
- Embarrassment of Mangoes by Ann Vanderhoof
- Endurance by Shackleton
- Fastnet Force 10 by John Rousmaniere
- George Washington’s Secret Navy by James Nelson
- Godforsaken Sea by Derek Lundy
- Various Cruising Guides by Donald Street
- Gypsy Moth Circles the World by Sir Francis Chichester
- Intrepid Voyages by J.L. Estes
- Kon Tiki by Thor Heyerdahl
- Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time by Dava Sobel
- Maiden Voyage by Tania Aebi
- Marine Diesel Engines by Nigel calder
- Ocean Passages of the World
- Offshore Cruising Encyclopedia-II by Linda and Steve Dashew
- Once is Enough by Miles Smeeton
- Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger
- Sailing a Serious Ocean by John Kretschmer
- Sailing Around the World Alone by Joshua Slocum
- Sailing to Adventure by Robert F. Burgess
- Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea by Gary Kinder
- Song of the Sirens by Ernest K. Gann
- Tamata and the Alliance by Bernard Moitessier
- The Curve of Time by M. Wylie Blanchet
- The Hungry Ocean by Linda Greenlaw
- The Illustrated Dictionary of Boating Terms by John Rousmaniere
- The Long Way by Bernard Moitessier and William Rodarmor
- The Saga of Cimba by Richard Maury
- The Voyage of the Northern Magic: A Family Odyssey by Diane Stuemer
- Tinker Belle by Robert Manry
- True Spirit by Jessica Watson
- Voyage for Madmen by Peter Nichols
- Wanderer by Sterling Hayden
- Wandering Under Sail by Eric Hiscock
- World Cruising Routes by Jimmy Cornell
