In 1968, nine sailors set off on the most daring race ever: to single-handedly circumnavigate the globe non-stop. Some 46,000 miles and three years later, he completed the first single-handed circumnavigation of the globe in his 34ft sloop, the Spray. In 1895, Joshua Slocum set out to prove that a man could sail alone around the world. If you have any suggestions that you feel deserve a place on this list of best sailing books, please add them in the comments below. The below list is in no particular order. The list covers everything from epic voyages, tales of survival, investigative biographies and sailing manuals – with a few coffee table reference books thrown in. Fresh from a delivery of sailing bestsellers (and less-sellers), I’ve put together a list of the best sailing books. A list of the best sailing books including memoirs, novels and biographies, constituting the most fascinating nautical tales ever pennedĪfter recently compiling a list of the best sailing movies we’ve seen, I was prompted into some related reading.
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