Boating Books

Introduction The best boating books use boats to tell stories about people. The boats may be the setting, but they’re rarely the point. These six books have survived for well over a century because each offers something different. Together they range from solo circumnavigation and Pacific cruising to espionage, scientific discovery and life beside the … Read more

Introduction Spend enough time around boat owners and you’ll soon notice a pattern. Someone asks how to rewire an ageing yacht, restore a tired GRP cruiser or choose their first boat, and before long the same names come up. “You should get Calder.” “Buy Casey before you start.” “I wish I’d read that before I … Read more