Epic Voyages in Small Boats
A Speck on the Sea: Epic Voyages in the Most Improbable Vessels
If you think it is amazing when someone accomplishes the Texas 200 in a puddle duck then wait till you read this book! It is a collection of many epic and amazing voyages in very small boats.
The Stormy Voyage of Father's Day
Hugo's 2nd voyage in a 5 foot sailboat across the Atlantic. It is a follow up after his first voyage that is told in the book April Fool or How I sailed from Casablanca to Florida in a six-foot boat Amazing that not only did he make an epic voyage in such a tiny boat but he did it a 2nd time!
Tinkerbelle
Tinkerbelle is a story of how Robert Manry crossed the atlantic in his modified 14 foot sailboat. No self steering and only enough space inside the cabin for him to sleep in the fetal position this is an epic story of a man who wanted to do something and he did it with just will power.
Adrift Seventy Six Days Lost at Sea
I normally don't like to read shipwreck or stranded at sea stories because I figure they just diaries of an extended torment. Another sailor told me this was a good story and I have to agree. Callahan's boat struck something out at sea (possibly shipping container) and started taking on water. He quickly inflated his life raft and climbed in it with a few supplies. The tether between the raft and his boat became seperated and he went adrift. (his boat did not sink it later washed ashore). The rest of the story is about his survival but told in a way of explaining engineering problems & solutions and only briefly mentions agony and grief. An excellent story I enjoyed this book.
A Voyage For Madmen
This is about the first round world race and at the time they were not sure if it was even possible! Nine men set out and only 1 finished. Its a gripping tale and covers many details about most of the participants and indepth into the leaders of the race.
My Old Man And The Sea
One of the things that has been kicked around the puddle duck world is the question: Would it be possible to sail a puddle duck from Florida to the Bahamas? The main story of this book is a father and son sail their boat around Cape Horn but in the beginning of the book they describe one of the father's life goals he wanted to sail their 8 foot dinghy from Florida to the Bahamas. They launched the father sailing the dinghy and the son sailing the bigger boat and following behind him for safety. I don't want to spoil what happened...
One Watch At A Time
I am a big Duran Duran fan and Simon LeBon (the lead singer in the band) was a part owner of "Drum" the boat featured in this story. Drum races around the world in the Whitbread. Its not a glamor story not flashy but a real down to earth look at what life is like aboard during a race like this.
April Fool: Or, How I sailed from Casablanca to Florida in a six-foot boat
Broken Seas: True Tales of Extraordinary Seafaring Adventures
Flotsam and Jetsam: The Collected Adventures, Opinions, and Wisdom from a Life Spent Messing About in Boats
Small Boats on Green Waters: A Treasury of Good Reading on Coastal and Inland Cruising
The Long Way
500 Days: Around the World on a 12 Foot Yacht
Three Years in a Twelve-Foot Boat
Alone Against the Atlantic
Ocean Crossing Wayfarer
Sailing Alone Around the World
Godforsaken Sea: The True Story of a Race Through the World's Most Dangerous Waters
Before the Wind: True Stories About Sailing
The Unlikely Voyage of Jack De Crow: A Mirror Odyssey from North Wales to the Black Sea
Rough Water: Stories of Survival from the Sea
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