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edition #01
Lectures nautiques…

Il y a de très nombreux livres de mer disponibles qui offrent chacun un aperçu de la vie sur l'eau. J'ai rassemblé une petite sélection de mes livres préférés qui vont du nostalgique au dramatique, avec parfois un peu d'humour pour la forme ! Tous n'ont malheureusement pas été traduits en français ni publiés en France. Pour la liste complète de ma sélection, rendez-vous sur la version anglaise du site.

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A Great Sailing Read
A Voyage For Madmen

A Voyage For Madmen

Peter Nicholls
Story of the Golden Globe Race

   Sods Law of the Sea

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

A Race Too Far

Chris Eakin
An in depth look at the Golden Globe Race

   Swallows and Amazons

Swallows and Amazons

Arthur Ransome
The original childhood adventure
         
Left For Dead

Left For Dead

Nick Ward
Story of a survivor of the 1979 Fastnet tragedy

   Coot Club

Coot Club

Arthur Ransome
The follow up to Swallows and Amazons
         
Taking On the World

Taking On the World

Ellen MacArthur
Ellen’s amazing story leading up to the Vendee Globe

   The Last Grain Race

The Last Grain Race

Eric Newby
The history of the great Clipper ships towards the end of their era
         
Force of Nature

Force of Nature

Robin Knox Johnston
Robin’s amazing adventure aged 67 on the Velux 5 Oceans race around the World

   Captains Courageous

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

The Impossible Voyage

Chay Blyth
They said it couldn’t be done but Sir Chay Blyth proved all the critics wrong

   Walking on Water

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

Fatal Storm

Rob Mundle
The sad and moving story of the Sydney Hobart Race disaster of 1998

   Close to the Wind

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

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

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

Woman of Steel

Vivian Cherry
She was the only female and beat emotions and doubt in a tough male dominated world

   Against the Flow

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!