Free books about sailing & seamanship & boats:
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I cannot recommend Project Gutenberg highly enough to do it justice. Books in several formats, some in audio, or download a .txt version & run it through a text-to-speech translator, all free:
Free ebooks - Project Gutenberg
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===== Sailing & Seamanship =====
"Sailing", by E. F. Knight. Millions of sailors got their start by reading this friendly little book:
HTML:
Sailing by E.F. Knight: complete HTML version
PDF :
E.F. Knight Sailing at Never Sea Land
"The Seaman's Friend" - Dana
The Seaman's Friend by Richard Henry Dana - Free Ebook
"Singlehanded Tips" - Andrew Evans
Singlehanded Tips Book
"Text-book of Seamanship" - Luce
Text-Book of Seamanship
"Practical Boat Sailing" - Frazar
Practical Boat-Sailing by Douglas Frazar - Free Ebook
===== Marlingspike Seamanship =====
Knots, Splices, Rope Work - Verrill
Knots, Splices and Rope Work by A. Hyatt Verrill - Free Ebook
Knots, Bends, Splices - Jutsum
Knots, Bends, Splices by Captain Jutsum - Free Ebook
===== Navigation & Piloting =====
"Step By Step Sextant User's Guide" - Andrew Evans
http://estarzinger.com/estarzinger/pdf/sextant.pdf -
"Celestial Navigation in a Teacup" - Rodger Farley
Celestial Navigation
"American Practical Navigator" - Bowditch
Maritime Safety Information
Coast Pilots & Charts from NOAA:
United States Coast Pilot®
===== Voyages, True Stories =====
"Sailing Alone Around the World" - Slocum
Sailing Alone Around the World by Joshua Slocum - Free Ebook
"Voyage of the Liberdade" - Joshua Slocum
Voyage of the Liberdade by Joshua Slocum - Free Ebook
"The Cruise of the Snark" - Jack London
The Cruise of the Snark by Jack London - Free Ebook
"Two Years Before the Mast" - Dana
Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana - Free Ebook
"To Cuba and Back" - Dana
To Cuba and Back by Richard Henry Dana - Free Ebook
"The Falcon on the Baltic" :
The Falcon on the Baltic by E.F. Knight: complete HTML version
"Cruise of the Alerte" :
Index of /files/38891
"Confessions of a Long Distance Sailor" - Paul Lutus
* Confessions Online
"Windjammers and Sea Tramps" - Runciman
Windjammers and Sea Tramps by Baron Walter Runciman Runciman - Free Ebook
........because not everyone goes upon the great salt sea,
or in a big boat:
"A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers" - Thoreau
A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers by Henry D. Thoreau
"Canoeing in the Wilderness" - Thoreau
Canoeing in the wilderness by Henry David Thoreau - Free Ebook
"Voyage of the Paper Canoe" - Bishop
Voyage of the Paper Canoe by Nathaniel H. Bishop - Free Ebook
"Voyage Alone in the Yawl 'Rob Roy'" - MacGregor
The Voyage Alone in the Yawl "Rob Roy" by John MacGregor - Free Ebook
===== Voyages, Fiction =====
"The Riddle of the Sands" - Childers
The Riddle of the Sands by Erskine Childers - Free Ebook
"Stories of Ships & the Sea" - Jack London
Stories of Ships and the Sea by Jack London - Free Ebook
"South Sea Tales" - Jack London
South Sea Tales by Jack London - Free Ebook
"Westward Ho" - Kingsley
Westward Ho! Or, The Voyages and Adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of - Free Ebook
"Treasure Island" - Stevenson
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson - Free Ebook
===== For Munchkins =====
"Captains Courageous" - Kipling
"Captains Courageous": A Story of the Grand Banks by Rudyard Kipling - Free Ebook
"Yacht Voyage Round England" - Kingston
A Yacht Voyage Round England by William Henry Giles Kingston - Free Ebook
"Coral Island" - Ballantyne
The Coral Island: A Tale of the Pacific Ocean by R. M. Ballantyne - Free Ebook
"Wakulla" - Kirk Munroe
Wakulla: a story of adventure in Florida by Kirk Munroe - Free Ebook
A gentle introduction to Greek myths & hero-tales,
based on stories told by Henry David Thoreau to Nathaniel
Hawthorne's children:
"A Wonder Book" & "Tanglewood Tales" - Hawthorne
A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne - Free Ebook
===== Miscellania =====
National Geographic Sailing Simulator:
National Geographic | Volvo Ocean Race 2001-2002
"Migration of an American Boat Type" - Chapelle
The Migrations of an American Boat Type by Howard I. Chapelle - Free Ebook