Sailing Stories

Hauser, Heinrich: 1931 Berlin, hardcover 281 pages, illustrated . A captivating firsthand account of the author's 110-day voyage aboard the four-masted barque Pamir in 1929, documenting the daily hardships, camaraderie, and majestic...

Villiers, Alan: 1937 New York, with Plans and Photographs, hardcover 387 pages. Cruise of the Conrad is Alan Villiers’ vivid journal of his 1934–1936 circumnavigation in the 212-ton full‑rigged ship Joseph Conrad, sailed with a mostly...

Griffiths, Maurice: 1975 UK, Hardcover with dustjacket 235 pages, illustrated. “The Magic of the Swatchways” is a classic of British sailing literature in which Maurice Griffiths recounts cruising in small shoal‑draft yachts among the...

Cunliffe, T: 1988 UK, hardcover with dust jacket, 220 pages, illustrated. A narrative of his voyages with his family on the historic pilot cutter Hirta (originally Cornubia ), sailing to destinations such as Norway, Iceland, the Faeroes,...

Muhlhauser, G.H.P.: 1985 UK, softcover, 316 pages. The Cruise of the Amaryllis by G.H.P. Muhlhauser recounts the author’s circumnavigation of the globe between 1920 and 1923 in the 36-ton yawl Amaryllis, describing ocean passages,...

Scott, M: 2014 Amsterdam, Draken Club, hardcover, 188 pages, illustrated. In very good condition

Stuemer, D: 2002 Canada, hardcover with dust jacket, 369 pages, illustrated. “The Voyage of the Northern Magic” tells how Diane Stuemer, her husband Herbert, and their three young sons sell their comfortable suburban life and spend four...

Charlton, W: 1957 Cassell London, hardcover with dustjacket 264 pages, with photo's. The Voyage of Mayflower II, by Warwick Charlton is a first‑person memoir of how Charlton conceived, financed and organized the building of a full‑scale...

Francis, Clare: 1977 London, hardcover with dust jacket, 198 pages, with photographs. The true story of her solo yachting adventures, recounting her triumphs over loneliness, fierce gales, and enormous seas during an arduous ocean...

Dalton, Anthony: 2004 USA, hardcover with dust jacket, 350 pages, with photo's. Biography of Tristan Jones. An investigative biography that reveals the true story behind the legendary sailor Tristan Jones, exposing the myth-making and...

Lundy, D: 1999 Canada, softcover, 320 pages, illustrated with photos and maps. "Godforsaken Sea" by Derek Lundy recounts the harrowing experiences of solo sailors competing in the 1996-1997 Vendée Globe, facing colossal waves, relentless...

Rose, Sir Alec: 1968 Second Impression UK,hardcover with dust jacket 193 pages, with photographes and illustrations. About his live and sailadventure. My Lively Lady is Sir Alec Rose’s firsthand account of his 1967–1968 solo...

Stock, A.C.: 1998 Minerva Press, softcover 238 pages, with photo's. "Sailing Just for Fun" by A.C. Stock shares the philosophy of enjoying high adventure on a small budget, as Stock recounts decades of sailing experiences aboard his...

Zenker, H: 1997 USA, softcover, 328 pages, illustrated. The book West! Sail West, Man! by Hein Zenker recounts his journey from postwar Germany through the Canadian wilderness, culminating in the design and construction of his small...

Bernard Moitessier: 1985 UK, softcover 251 pages, with maps of the route. Cape Horn, the Logical Route by Bernard Moitessier recounts the author's adventurous honeymoon voyage with his wife Françoise, sailing from Europe to the Pacific...

Graham, Robin Lee: 1991 USA, softcover. 199 pages, illustrated. “Dove” recounts 16-year-old Robin Lee Graham’s five-year solo circumnavigation that begins in 1965 aboard a 24-foot sloop, charting storms, doldrums, and profound loneliness...

Hiscock, Erik C: 1968 Oxford, hardcover with dust jacket, first edition 159 pages, with photographs. “Atlantic Cruise in Wanderer III ” recounts Eric and Susan His cock’s two‑year transatlantic voyage in their 30‑foot yacht , sailing...

Marin-Marie: 2nd edition 1945 London, hardcover, no dustjacket 322 pages, with photo's, The book "Wind Aloft, Wind Alow" by Marin-Marie contains narratives of two remarkable solo Atlantic crossings: one under sail in the Winnibelle, and...

Teller, Walter Magnus: 1959, hardcover 258 blz., with photo's. Walter Magnes Teller's "The Search for Captain Slocum" is a biographical investigation into the life of Joshua Slocum, the first person to sail single-handedly around the...

Smeeton, Miles: 1960 Ruper Hart-Davis, hardcover 208 pages, with photo's and plan of the ship. Once Is Enough is Miles Smeeton’s gripping true account of how he and his wife Beryl twice attempted to round Cape Horn in their 46‑foot ketch...

Freeman, Norman: 1993 Dublin. paperback 229 pages. ISBN 1871311306 scheepvaart, maritime

Slocum, Victor: 1981 USA, hardcover, no dust jacket, 383 pages, with photos and illustrations. Chronicle of the life and extraordinary voyages of Joshua Slocum, the first person to sail single-handedly around the world, highlighting his...

Hesselberg, E: 1951 UK, hardcover 76 pages. Erik Hesselberg’s "Kon-Tiki and I" is a humorous and personal account of his experience as navigator and artist aboard the famous Kon-Tiki expedition, which crossed the Pacific Ocean by raft...

Barton, Humphrey: 1962 London, hardcover, 254 pages, with photos and maps. Atlantic Adventurers; Voyages in Small Craft by Humphrey Barton chronicles a series of daring ocean crossings made by sailors in modestly sized boats,...