Best Blue Water Cruising Sailboats - April 2024

The Voyager's Handbook: The Essential Guide to Blue Water Cruising

“Belongs in the bookshelf of every cruising vessel.”―Blue Water Sailing “If you are serious about that extended voyage, read The Voyager’s Handbook.”―Sailing “Every now and then a new voice emerges in the world of sailing literature that stands out, a voice that is both clear and of lasting quality. The appearance of such a new voice is something of an event, and that’s what we’d call the publication of The Voyager’s Handbook.”―Blue Water Sailing This inspirational and comprehensive manual leads you step by step through every aspect of choosing, planning, and followin... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0071437657
• ASIN: 0071437657
• ISBN: 9780071437653
• Brand: Leonard, Beth A.
• Manufacturer: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press

How Not to Buy a Cruising Boat

If you've ever found yourself dreaming of selling everything, moving onto a cruising yacht and pointing it toward warmer weather and white sandy beaches, this book is for you. How NOT to Buy a Cruising Boat will help you to navigate the search and purchase of your cruising yacht with your sanity intact. Through heartfelt stories, hard-won experiences, and creative ideas, this cruising couple shares their own voyage to realizing their dream.

• ASIN: 151199794X
• ASIN: 151199794X
• ISBN: 151199794X
• Manufacturer: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Handbook of Offshore Cruising: The Dream and Reality of Modern Ocean Cruising

The most complete, most reliable and most-read guide to crossing the oceans.

• ASIN: 1574090933
• ASIN: 1574090933
• ISBN: 1574090933
• Brand: Brand: Sheridan House
• Manufacturer: Sheridan House

The Cruising Multihull

Long typecast as the hotrods of the sea--fast but dangerous--modern cruising multihulls actually are among the safest and most comfortable cruising sailboats available. Modern multihulls offer significant advantages over single-hull sailboats: They sail faster, have more living space, they're more comfortable, more stable, they can sail safely in much shallower water, and, because their stability comes from widely spaced hulls and not from tons of lead hung off the keel, they don't sink. Given the ultimate disaster, which would you choose: A capsized yet habitable boat, floating awash, or a se... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0070698686
• ASIN: 0070698686
• ISBN: 0070698686
• Manufacturer: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press

Spurr's Boatbook: Upgrading the Cruising Sailboat

Now in its second edition, completely revised and updated, Spurr's Boatbook remains the best single source for understanding and improving your boat. You need not live with a dark or dank cabin, insufficient space for stowage or chartwork, or sheet winches, halyards, and reefing arrangements so inconvenient that you often find yourself motoring when you'd rather be sailing. Somewhere beneath your boat's crazed gelcoat, untamed rig, patchwork electrical system, and stubborn steering lies the boat of your dreams. This book will enable you to envision that boat in detail--how its deck hardware is... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0070605548
• ASIN: 0070605548
• ISBN: 0070605548
• Manufacturer: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press

Dragged Aboard: A Cruising Guide for a Reluctant Mate

• ASIN: 0393046532
• ASIN: 0393046532
• ISBN: 0393046532
• Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company

Sailing a Serious Ocean: Sailboats, Storms, Stories and Lessons Learned from 30 Years at Sea

"I know you'll want to read more after you finish Sailing a Serious Ocean. And be warned, you'll very likely want to sail with John, perhaps across an ocean." -- DALLAS MURPHY, AUTHOR OF ROUNDING THE HORN After sailing 300,000 miles and weathering dozens of storms in all the world's oceans, John Kretschmer has plenty of stories and advice to share. John's offshore training passages sell out a year in advance and his entertaining presentations are popular at boat shows and yacht clubs all over the English speaking world. John's talent for storytelling enchants his audience as it soaks up the le... [Read More]

• ASIN: 007170440X
• UPC: 884841256655
• ASIN: 007170440X
• ISBN: 9780071704403
• Brand: International Marine Publishing
• Manufacturer: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press

Blue Water Sailing Manual: A Handbook for Extended Cruising and Sailing in Extreme Conditions

Get an enticing preview of cutting-edge rigs, equipment, tactics, and techniques Tomorrow’s cruising sail technology, techniques, and strategies are developed, tested, and refined in today’s racing sailboats. Blue Water Sailing Manual provides you with a comprehensive survey of competitive offshore sailing gear and practices. This tantalizing look into the future of sailing examines the latest in sails, electronic navigation, weather routing, crew preparation and safety, boat handling, night sailing, heavy-weather tactics, jury rigs, survival techniques, and more.

• ASIN: 0071487689
• ASIN: 0071487689
• ISBN: 0071487689
• Manufacturer: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press

Desirable and Undesirable Characteristics of the Offshore Yachts (A Nautical quarterly book)

Surveys trends in yacht design, discusses safety, modern construction techniques, spars, rigging, sails, and auxiliary equipment, and describes five good boats

• ASIN: 0393033112
• ASIN: 0393033112
• ISBN: 0393033112
• Manufacturer: W W Norton & Co Inc

Escape from the Ordinary

When you arrive at foreign shores by sailboat, it’s not such a small world after all.Come along with Glen and Julie as they sail around the world and discover that reality is even bigger than the Escape they imagined. This breathtakingly personal true story will thrill those wanting to sail off into the sunset or enjoy the wonders of the world from the comfort of home. Escape from the Ordinary reminds you of the unlimited possibilities in life and nudges the reader into thoughts of their own dreams.  Not a technical book about sailing or storm tactics but vividly described, full-tilt adve... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1732918406
• ASIN: 1732918406
• ISBN: 1732918406
• Manufacturer: Close Reach Publishing

Sensible Cruising: The Thoreau Approach : A Philosophic and Practical Approach to Cruising

Book by Casey, Don, Hackler, Lew

• ASIN: 0877422885
• ASIN: 0877422885
• ISBN: 0877422885
• Brand: Brand: Tab Books
• Manufacturer: Tab Books

An Embarrassment of Mangoes: A Caribbean Interlude

Under the Tuscan Sun meets the wide-open sea . . . An Embarrassment of Mangoes is a delicious chronicle of leaving the type-A lifestyle behind -- and discovering the seductive secrets of life in the Caribbean.Who hasn’t fantasized about chucking the job, saying goodbye to the rat race, and escaping to some exotic destination in search of sun, sand, and a different way of life? Canadians Ann Vanderhoof and her husband, Steve did just that.In the mid 1990s, they were driven, forty-something professionals who were desperate for a break from their deadline-dominated, career-defined lives. So the... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0767914279
• ASIN: 0767914279
• ISBN: 0767914279
• Brand: Vanderhoof, Ann
• Manufacturer: Broadway Books

Fundamentals of Sailing, Cruising, and Racing

For all sailors―novices and experienced racers alike―the acclaimed primer on sailing, cruising, and racing. Stephen Colgate, the founder and president of the Offshore Sailing School, removes the mystery of sailing and reduces the techniques to basic, simple principles. He instructs the reader on all matters from how sails work under various conditions to night sailing and piloting, tactical problems and heavy-weather racing, emergencies, safety, boat control, and all other fundamentals. This edition contains the latest technological advances in equipment, and the newest rules, regulations,... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0393038114
• ASIN: 0393038114
• ISBN: 0393038114
• Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company

Cruising Boat Basics: Hints, Tips, and Tricks for a Fabulous Life Afloat

Cruising Boat Basics contains 58 years of seamanship and ship’s husbandry distilled into more than 350 readable pages. It is chock-full of technical information gathered during three circumnavigations and a lifetime of living aboard in foreign ports. It tells you the nitty-gritty technical details of the sea gypsy lifestyle. It isn’t merely about the boat, it is also about the knowledge required to safely handle that boat and, ultimately, how to manage the cruise as well. It contains what every sea gypsy understands—but few marine publications address—the good, the bad, and the ugly of... [Read More]

• ASIN: B078PG7QC9
• ASIN: B078PG7QC9
• Manufacturer: Goodlander

Voyaging With Kids - A Guide to Family Life Afloat

“A treasure-trove of useful, well-organized information on sea-going parenting.” —Gary “Cap’n Fatty” Goodlander, Author of Buy, Outfit and Sail Choosing a boat that is right for your family; handling the naysayers; keeping your children safe, healthy and entertained afloat—this inspirational and comprehensive guide may be just what you need to turn your dream into a reality. The three authors, who have each voyaged thousands of miles with children on board, provide a factual and balanced look at the realities of family life on the sea. From their own experience and with informati... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1929214332
• ASIN: 1929214332
• ISBN: 1929214332
• Brand: Pardey Books
• Manufacturer: L&L Pardey Publications

3dRose Bodrum Gulet Cruise- blue, boats, impressionism, orange, realism, sailboat, sails, Sports Water Bottle, 21oz

Bodrum Gulet Cruise- blue, boats, impressionism, orange, realism, sailboat, sails Water Bottle is an eco-friendly way to carry your favorite drink to school, work or anywhere you go. This 21 oz stainless steel sports bottle

• UPC: 122403199
• Model: wb_48457_1
• Color: White
• Size: One Size