[C38] Best Books

[Joseph Launie]

Les,
     I am still pushing The Riddle of the Sands - I think the author is 
Erskine Caldwell (sp). At Windjammer's Yacht Club in the 1970s we felt 
this was the best sailing book ever. A good one to read, after you make 
sure your dock lines are tied tight is John Roscomere (sp) Fastnet Force 
Ten. This one will scare the pants off you. Joe

On 2/14/2012 9:55 AM, les wrote:
> On Fri, 2012-02-10 at 09:32 -0500, Chuck Finn wrote:
>> Some/many of us are not spending a lot of time on our boats at this time
>> of year, so we have some time on our hands.  Time we could spend reading
>> about our favorite subject: BOATS!   I for one would love a reading list
>> of the best books out there.  So, let's start a list of the best books
>> you have read by the following categories.  When we get a good set, we
>> will post it to the website.
> 	My library is pretty extensive, and there are many that I have read or
> owned that were just OK.  These are the ones the inspired me to look at
> things differently, or helped me in areas I didn't have any clue of what
> to do.  And others were for Nancy because she was my partner in the
> boat.  I hope that those of you who are still capable get at least half
> the freedom and fun that I did from your boats.  It is a joy that will
> endure the rest of my life.
>
>> Categories:
>>
>> 1. Racing
> 	Advanced Sailing
> 	The Sailing Rules
> 	
> 	
>> 2. Cruising
> 	Why didn't I think of that?
> 	Bowditch
> 	Worlds Best Cruising routes
> 	all kinds from Lynn and Larry Pardey
> 	The Annapolis Book of Seamanship
> 	The Boatwoman's Guide to Crusing
> 	The Harbor Pilot
> 	Dockmanship
> 	Hiscock's guide to cruising.
> 	We left several different books on JACE as well, but I don't remember
> which ones.
>> 3. Repair
> 	This Old Boat
> 	Corrosion
> 	The 12 Volt Bible
> 	Boatkeeper
> 	Brightwork
>
>     for people totally new:  How Boat Things Work
> 	
>> 4. History
> 	Boatwatch
> 	The Hornblower series (The videos&  the books)
> 	The various Payson books
> 	The America's Cup
> 	The Riggers Apprentice
> 	
>> 5.  ???
> 	magazines:
> 		Latitude 38
> 		the Catalina Yachts magazine
> 		California Yachts for Sale (one can still window shop)
>> All the best,
>> Chuck Finn
>> Commodore
>> Catalina 38 International Association
>>
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