Books to Get Started

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Practical Sailing Books

• ​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

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The following is copied from Zero to Cruising /Research. Please follow the link to that page for updates and additions.
Sailing / Skills:

• Your First Sailboat : How to Find and Sail the Right Boat for You
• US Sailing: Basic Keelboat
• US Sailing: Basic Cruising
• US Sailing: Bareboat Cruising
• US Sailing: Start Sailing Right
• Fast Track to Cruising
• Fundamentals of Sailing, Cruising, and Racing
• The Complete Sailor: Learning the Art of Sailing
• Sailing For Dummies
• More to come

Cruising Chronicles:

• 9 Years on the 7 Seas
• Wanderer
• An Embarrassment of Mangoes: A Caribbean Interlude
• The Voyage of the Northern Magic: A Family Odyssey
• In Pursuit of Adventure & Freedom
• The Spice Necklace
• More to come

Multihulls:

• Catamarans: The Complete Guide for Cruising Sailors
• The Cruising Multihull
• Multihull Seamanship
• More to come

Maintenance / Gear / Electronics:

• How Boat Things Work: An Illustrated Guide
• Troubleshooting Marine Diesels
• The 12 Volt Doctor’s Practical Handbook
• Sailboat Electrics Simplified
• Ham Radio Study Guide
• Marine SSB Radio for “Idi-Yachts”
• Nigel Calder’s Cruising Handbook
• Sail and Rig Tuning
• The Complete Rigger’s Apprentice
• Pocket Guide to Knots
• Boatowner’s Mechanical and Electrical Manual
• More to come

Navigation / First Aid:

• GPS for Mariners
• The Weekend Navigator
• NOLS Wilderness First Aid
• SAS Survival Handbook
• Chart No. 1 Nautical Chart Symbols Abbreviations and Terms
• Wilderness Wayfinding: How to Survive in the Wilderness as You Travel
• Compact Atlas of the World
• More to come

Living Aboard / Cruising / Galley:

• The Cost Conscious Cruiser
• The Care And Feeding of the Sailing Crew
• Tropical Cruising Handbook
• The Cruiser’s Handbook of Fishing
• The Essentials of Living Aboard a Boat
• The Intricate Art of Living Afloat
• Why Didn’t I Think of That
• Cruising Cookery
• The Galley Gourmet
• Perfect Sushi
• The Two Burner Gourmet: The Cookbook for Cooking Far from Home
• How to Sail Around the World
• Cruising for Cowards
• More to come

Other:

• Multiple Streams of Income
• Multiple Streams of Internet Income
• Brazilian Portuguese: A Complete Guide for Beginners
• Frommer’s Portable Rio de Janeiro
• Bahama Islands: A Boatman’s Guide to the Land and the Water
• Boater’s Pocket Reference
• More to come

Cruising Guides:

• Cuba: A Cruising Guide
• A Cruising Guide to Puerto Rico
• Cruising Guide to the Virgin Islands
• The Leeward Islands Cruising Guide
• Sailors Guide to the Windward Islands – 16th Ed.
• A Cruising Guide to Trinidad and Tobago
• Crusing Guide to Venezuela and Bonaire
• The Northern Bahamas Cruising Guide
• The Southern Bahamas Cruising Guide
• The Exuma Guide
• World Cruising Routes
• The Gentleman’s Guide to Passages South
• Living in the Dominican Republic
• More to come

DVDs:

• Storm Tactics: Lin & Larry Pardey
• Get Ready to Cruise: Lin & Larry Pardey – Offshore Sailing Part 1
• Get Ready to Cross Oceans: Lin & Larry Pardey – Offshore Sailing Part 2
• Annapolis Book of Seamanship: Cruising Under Sail, Volume 1
• Annapolis Book of Seamanship: Sailboat Navigation, Volume 4
• More to come

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