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Sailing Adventures – Cruising

These books about cruising under sail cover quite a range of activities, written by authors with equally diverse backgrounds, from Bernard Moitessier to Annie Hill, Frank & Margaret Dye to Emma Bamford.

Annie Hill’s Voyaging on a small Income is so much more than a how-to-do-it book, it is more a philosophy than a set of instructions. Every long-term cruiser will have a dog-eared copy of this book stashed away somewhere on their boat – alongside the canned tuna and Kilner jars – you’ll have to read the book… Frank Dye did incredible things with a Wayfarer dinghy and Emma Bamford jacked in a high pressure job to go wandering – two great books are the result. A varied selection – every one worthy of a place on your bookshelf.

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Happy browsing!


Ocean Crossing Wayfarer: To Iceland and Norway in a 16ft Open Dinghy - Frank & Margaret Dye

Ocean Crossing Wayfarer: To Iceland and Norway in a 16ft Open Dinghy – Frank & Margaret Dye

Untie the Lines: Setting Sail and Breaking Free

Untie the Lines: Setting Sail and Breaking Free – Emma Bamford

Hand, Reef and Steer 2nd edition Traditional Sailing Skills for Classic Boats - Tom Cunliffe

Hand, Reef and Steer 2nd edition Traditional Sailing Skills for Classic Boats – Tom Cunliffe

The Salty Shore

The Salty Shore – John Leather

Sailing a Serious Ocean: Sailboats, Storms, Stories and Lessons Learned from 30 Years at Sea

Sailing a Serious Ocean: Sailboats, Storms, Stories and Lessons Learned from 30 Years at Sea – John Kretschmer

Sailing to the Edge of Time: The Promise, the Challenges, and the Freedom of Ocean Voyaging

Sailing to the Edge of Time: The Promise, the Challenges, and the Freedom of Ocean Voyaging

Get Real, Get Gone: How to Become a Modern Sea Gypsy and Sail Away Forever

Get Real, Get Gone: How to Become a Modern Sea Gypsy and Sail Away Forever

How to Sail Around the World: Advice and Ideas for Voyaging Under Sail

How to Sail Around the World: Advice and Ideas for Voyaging Under Sail – Hal Roth

The Complete Ocean Skipper: Deep-water Voyaging, Navigation and Yacht Management

The Complete Ocean Skipper: Deep-water Voyaging, Navigation and Yacht Management – Tom Cunliffe

The Long Way - Bernard Moitessier

The Long Way – Bernard Moitessier

Brazil & Beyond by Annie Hill

Brazil & Beyond – Annie Hill

Voyaging on a Small Income by Annie Hill

Voyaging on a Small Income by Annie Hill

Casting off: How a City Girl Found Happiness on the High Seas

Casting off – Emma Bamford