Need good B O O K

[gregleeber]

hauling my yawl, Milky Way tomorrow. She'll go inside for a long winters work.

sure would like to have a good book that teaches some of the finer points of owning, sailing, maintaining and planning trips for seasons to come.

must be a good read...

thanks,

Greg

[Jay Greer]

The classic is: "The Complete Cruiser" by L. Francis Herreshoff. It is a good read.
Another book that contains a great amount of interesting information of boat building, sailing and msc. information of the last century is: "An L. Francis Herreshoff Reader". In addition there is a series of twelve books that were written for children of all ages back before WW2 by Arthur Ransom. All of the information in the books is right on so far as sailing and boats in general are concerned. More information on the author and his books can be found at:
http://www.arthur-ransome.org/ar
Jay

[Bill R]

Maybe a little off target, but still good is Pete Culler on Wooden Boats edited by John Burke, ISBN#978-0-07-148979-9

[Hwyl]

Annapolis book of seamaship

[Tom Hunter]

Sensible cruising by Don Casey

The Boat Who Wouldn't Float by Farley Mowat

If she is a gaffer I cannot reccomend Yacht Cruising by Claude Worth highly enough.

[JamesCaird]

Hi Guys-Yes, a few good books can help keep the focus and push an overhaul along.
There are many, LFH is always instructive, those practical books can be helpful but for keeping the wanderlust alive (and with the nuances within them) I can recommend a few favorites: The Riddle of the Sands/Erskine Childers; and an old favorite, The Boy, Me and the Cat/Henry Plummer: and then the several accounts of ocean voyaging and climbing of H.W. Tilman. Now that I am thinking of it there are lots that are great but that's a start. JC

[Three Cedars]

" The Venturesome Voyages of Captain Voss "

Pretty good read ,
http://www.abcbookworld.com/view_author.php?id=3077

[Jay Greer]

" The Venturesome Voyages of Captain Voss "

Pretty good read ,
http://www.abcbookworld.com/view_author.php?id=3077
It has been many years since I read Voss's book. I do remember it as being a fascinating read. Voss is accredited with the invention of the sea anchor. Like Slockum his boat, Tillicum, was a free boat given to him as a matter of convenience. The craft is actually a decked over native red cedar log canoe. It is on display in the maritime museum in Victoria BC. One interesting chapter tells of a delivery Voss did of a Sea Bird yawl in Japan. While off the coast near Yokahama the boat was caught in a typhoon and did a 360 deg. roll.
The proof was in that the words Shipmate were impressed into the overhead in reverse when the stove came adrift. The same storm drove a tanker several miles inland. Although he never actually sailed completely around the world, he covered enough sea miles to do so. Unlike Slockum Voss never sailed alone, prefering to have a second hand aboard.
Jay

[gregleeber]

The book that started it all for me was Survive the Savage Sea by Dougal Robertson.

Unfortunately, it was such a good book I dont think I'll ever top that one....