There have been many books along this amazing journey.
Some I read before sailing, and some while out here. I’ve gotten something from the list below and hope that by sharing it you will as well. I really hope you enjoy this list and please feel free to comment with your favs as well.
PS- All the links below are to Amazon so I hope they make it a little easier for you to find.
PPS- If you do buy from these links we get a little kick back for our beer fund ?
COOL SAILING AND ADVENTURE BOOKS
Dove– Robin Lee Graham
The Long Way– Bernard Moitessier
Chasing the Long Rainbow– Hal Roth
Sailing Alone Around The World– Joshua Slocum
Three Years in a 12 Foot Boat– Stephen Ladd
The Curve Of Time– M. Wylie Blanchett
The Old Man And The Sea– Earnest Hemingway
Two Years Before The Mast– Richard Henry Dana Jr.
Tales of the South Pacific– James Michener
Fatu Hiva– Thor Heyerdahl
Kon Tiki– Thor Heyerdahl
Nathaniels Nutmeg– Giles Milton
The Shark God– Charles Montgomery
Typee– Herman Melville
Getting Stoned With Savages– J. Marten Troost
The Happy Isles of Oceana– Paul Theroux
The Sex Lives of Cannibals– J. Marten Troost
Fighter Pilot– Mac ‘Serge’ Tucker
The Elephant Whisperer– Lawrence Anthony
COOL THOUGHT BOOKS
The Miracle of Mindfulness– Thich Nhat Hanh
You’ll See It When You Believe It– Wayne Dyer
Consolations of Philosophy– Alain de Botton
The Power of Intention– Wayne Dyer
Being Happy– Andrew Matthews
Siddhartha– Hermann Hesse
The Tipping Point– Malcalm Gladwell
The Power Of Now– Eckhart Tolle
The Tao of Pooh– Benjamin Hoff
The 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas– Unknown
PRACTICAL SAILING
The Voyagers Handbook- Beth A. Leonard
Voyaging With Kids– Behan Gifford
World Cruising Routes– Jimmy Cornell
Coral Reef Fishes– Ewald Lieske, Robert Meyers
Sport Fish Of the Pacific– Vic Dunaway
Illustrated Sail and Rig Tuning– Ivan Dedekam
Man Vs. Weather– Dennis Diclaudio
Marine Diesel Engines- Nigel Calder
Boat Owners Mechanical and Electrical Systems- Nigel Calder
The Cruisers Handbook of Fishing– Scott Banneroy, Wendy Banneroy
Modern Marine Weather– David Burch
South Pacific Anchorages– Warwick Clay
Landfalls of Paradise– Earl Hinz, Jim Howard
Advanced First Aid Afloat- Peter Eastman
Storm Tactics– Lin and Larry Pardey
REQUIRED MOVIE WATCHING ON DELOS
MOVIES THAT WE WATCHED AND WISHED WE HADN’T
Mega Piranha
All Is Lost
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