edition #01
A Great Sailing Read…

There are a wealth of great sailing books available, each giving a flavour of life on the water. I have put together a selection of my favourites which range from the dramatic to the nostalgic, with a little bit of humour thrown in for good measure. Happy reading!

	A Voyage For Madmen Peter Nicholls Story of the Golden Globe Race			Sods Law of the Sea Bill Lucas and Spud Spedding An irreverent look at the world of sailing as seen through the eyes of those that love it

	A Race Too Far Chris Eakin An in depth look at the Golden Globe Race			Swallows and Amazons Arthur Ransome The original childhood adventure

	Left For Dead Nick Ward Story of a survivor of the 1979 Fastnet tragedy			Coot Club Arthur Ransome The follow up to Swallows and Amazons

	Taking On the World Ellen MacArthur Ellen’s amazing story leading up to the Vendee Globe			The Last Grain Race Eric Newby The history of the great Clipper ships towards the end of their era

	Force of Nature Robin Knox Johnston Robin’s amazing adventure aged 67 on the Velux 5 Oceans race around the World			Captains Courageous Rudyard Kipling A classic tale. Spoilt rich kid is saved and finds humanity in the harsh life of the fishermen of New England.

	The Impossible Voyage Chay Blyth They said it couldn’t be done but Sir Chay Blyth proved all the critics wrong			Walking on Water Geoff Holt The story of how Geoff sailed and how he continued to do so as a quadriplegic into the record books

	Fatal Storm Rob Mundle The sad and moving story of the Sydney Hobart Race disaster of 1998			Close to the Wind Ben Ainslie Ben's story that drove him to gain three Olympic medals and determination for more

	Sir Peter Blake An Amazing Life Alan Sefton The story of an accomplished individual, covering all the disciplines of sailing and a true ambassador for a better world. My hero and inspiration in all I do.			Close to the Wind Pete Goss True bravery at sea in an honest and revealing story of one of his voyages around the world

	Woman of Steel Vivian Cherry She was the only female and beat emotions and doubt in a tough male dominated world			Against the Flow Dee Caffari My story of how a school teacher ended up sailing around the world against the winds and currents and setting a World first!

edition #01 A Great Sailing Read…

A Voyage For Madmen

Sods Law of the Sea

A Race Too Far

Swallows and Amazons

Left For Dead

Coot Club

Taking On the World

The Last Grain Race

Force of Nature

Captains Courageous

The Impossible Voyage

Walking on Water

Fatal Storm

Close to the Wind

Sir Peter Blake An Amazing Life

Close to the Wind

Woman of Steel

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edition #01
A Great Sailing Read…

Sir Peter Blake
An Amazing Life