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(A web publication)
Dan and Jan Ahart are members of the Vulcan Power Squadron, but these days we seldom see them. They retired from their real world jobs on October 15, 1999, and left that day on their sailboat odyssey. These are the chapters of the Ahart Odyssey written as they travel...
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All in the Same Boat: Living Aboard and Cruising (376 pp)
by Tom Neale | More info
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American Practical Navigator ("Bowditch"): An Epitome of Navigation (873 pp)
by Nathaniel Bowditch (Originally) | More info
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Regarded by many as the "Bible" of navigation, Bowditch's regularly-updated "American Practical Navigator" describes the modern principles of marine navigation and
includes the formulas, tables, data and instructions required by navigators to perform the computations associated with dead reckoning, piloting, and celestial
navigation. The publication also contains sections addressing the Practice of Navigation, Navigational Safety, Oceanography, Weather, and Electronic Navigation.
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The Boater's Book of Nautical Terms (141 pp)
by David S. Yetman, John P. O'Connor (Editor) | More info
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By the Grace of the Sea: A Woman's Solo Odyssey Around the World (388 pp)
by Pat Henry | More info
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Chapman Piloting: Seamanship & Boat Handling (656 pp)
by Elbert S. Maloney, Charles Frederic Chapman | More info
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Compass: A Story of Exploration and Innovation (288 pp)
by Alan Gurney | More info
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Dutton's Navigation and Piloting (664 pp)
by Benjamin Dutton, Elbert S. Maloney | More info
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First You Have to Row a Little Boat: Reflections on Life & Living (202 pp)
by Richard Bode | More info
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Explores the parallels between navigating on the sea and navigating through life.
Favorite quote: The day will come when I will die. So the only matter of consequence before me is what I will do with my allotted time. I can
remain on shore, paralyzed with fear, or I can raise my sails and dip and soar in the breeze.
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The Grey Seas Under: The Perilous Rescue Missions of a N.A. Salvage Tug (360 pp)
by Farley Mowat | More info
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Honey, Let's Get a Boat...: A Cruising Adventure of America's Great Loop (304 pp)
by Ron & Eva Stob | More info
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In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex (302 pp)
by Nathaniel Philbrick | More info
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Latitude Hooks and Azimuth Rings: How to Build and Use 18 Traditional Navigational Instruments (176 pp)
by Dennis Fisher | More info
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Even if you don't build any of these old devices (the Kamal and Latitude
Hook are pretty simple, the Astrolabe is another story), you'll gain
some great insights with this book. It demonstrates not only how the
ancients navigated, but also how one can use simple devices and a bit
of trigonometry to accurately determine things like latitude and range.
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Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time (184 pp)
by Dava Sobel | More info
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The Mariner's Book of Days (Spiral-bound) (112 pp)
by Peter H. Spectre | More info
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This week-at-a-glance nautical desk diary and calendar is an ever-growing encyclopedia of marine fact, fiction and folklore. Entertaining and informative, every year the calendar is updated, making it a keeper well after the year is over and done.
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The Nature of Boats: Insights and Esoterica for the Nautically Obsessed (418 pp)
by Dave Gerr | More info
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Nautical Almanac (Commercial Edition) (358 pp)
by HM Almanac Office, UK Hydrographic Office | More info
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Sure, it's not ACTUALLY reading material but it's a book every celestial navigator has to have. Plus how many books do you have that are published by Her Majesty's Nautical Almanac Office and the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office?
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From the cover:
Being a Copius Compendium on Sea Creatures,
Nautical Lore & Legend, Master Mariners, Naval
Disasters, and Myriad Mysteries of the Deep
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The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea (971 pp)
by Peter Kemp (Editor) | More info
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Also can be ordered from the publisher at
"The Waterways Journal"
319 N. 4th Street, Suite 650
St. Louis, MO 63102
Cost: $27 (Includes shipping)
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Rescue in the Pacific: A True Story of Disaster and Survival in a Force 12 Storm (288 pp)
by Tony Farrington | More info
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Salty Dog Talk: The Nautical Origins of Everyday Expressions (96 pp)
by Bill Beavis, Richard G. McCloskey | More info
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Self-contained Celestial Navigation with HO 208 (240 pp)
by John S. Letcher | More info
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Small Craft Advisory: A Book About the Building of a Boat (394 pp)
by Louis D. Rubin, Jr. | More info
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Storm Tactics Handbook: Modern Methods of Heaving-to for Survival in Extreme Conditions, 3rd Edition (256 pp)
by Lin Pardey and Larry Pardey | More info
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The Troller Yacht Book: A Powerboater's Guide to Crossing Oceans (192 pp)
by George Buehler | More info
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When a Loose Cannon Flogs a Dead Horse There's the Devil to Pay: Seafaring Words in Everyday Speech (154 pp)
by Olivia A. Isil | More info
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