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Okay, Independence Day weekend is just about here . Time to start thinking about that summer reading list. I'm interested in what nautical books people might be reading this summer. Mind you, this is a summer reading list. Nothing heavy here. Leave Chapman, Rousmanier, and Don Casey at home.
Just to get things started, my two books for the summer are "Knockdown", the story of the Sidney-Hobart race disaster, and H.W. Tillman "The Eight Sailing and Mountaineering Expeditions".
Carl
CDSOA Commodore - Member No. 725
"The more I expand the island of my knowledge, the more I expand the shoreline of my wonder"
Sir Isaac Newton
This summer I am reading the classic Moby Dick. Just getting into it. I have always wanted to read this book but for some reason I never got around to it .
For light and entertaining reading, I like "Racing with Cornelius Shields and the Masters" 1974 Prentice Hall, also "Down Denmark Strait" E. Newbold Smith, 1980, Little, Brown.
For a historical perspective there is "Yachtsman,s Omnibus" Calahan, and "The Navigator" by Morris West.
If you are in to white knuckle rides, there is: "Heavy Weather Sailing" K. Adlard Coles, also "Alone in the Roaring Forties" by Vito Dumas.
If you are a dreamer, there is "The Ocean Sailing Yacht" by Donald M. Street Jr. and "How to Buy The Best Sailboat" by Charles Gustafson.
If you are a do it yourself-er there is "The Sailor's Sketchbook" by Bruce Bingham.
If you are a mentor to bright and enthusiastic grandchildren then you can't go wrong starting them off with "Invitation To Sailing" by Alan Brown. Furthering their career you would introduce them to "Sailing Smart" by Buddy Melges, then "Winning in One Design" by Dave Perry.
"Tall Ship Down" is a great read. It's an excellent post event analysis of 5 sailing ship disasters that's light on the technical minutae and heavy on the relevant lessons learned.
. Time to start thinking about that summer reading list. I'm interested in what nautical books people might be reading this summer. Mind you, this is a summer reading list. Nothing heavy here. Leave Chapman, Rousmanier, and Don Casey at home.
