OT- sailing books, movies, etc
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2023 2:53 pm
Sorry if this is a bit off topic, but it’s winter here and boat building is hit or miss. It does give me time though to read and watch all things sailing so I stay in the lane.
I’d be interested to see what you all recommend for good books, movies, etc. I’ll list a few of my favorites:
“The Southseaman” by Weston Martyr. May be hard to find, but worth the search. The author was an avid sailor and this book details when he quit his job and journeyed up to Nova Scotia with a friend to build a yacht in the mid 1920s. Full of detail and humor, it will also test your knowledge of sailboat terms. This is one of this books you will reread.
“Captains Courageous” was a Kipling book, but I’m referring to the 1937 movie adaptation. It’s a great story, but watch it for the incredible sailing scenes of the Grand Banks cod fishing schooners. They are the real thing.
“The Way of a Ship” by Derek Lundy. This book details the sailors life on the last of the square rigged ships of the late 1800s. It’s an incredible story of what a seaman had to go through and how poorly they were treated. Its incredible what a person can do when they must.
I’d be interested to see what you all recommend for good books, movies, etc. I’ll list a few of my favorites:
“The Southseaman” by Weston Martyr. May be hard to find, but worth the search. The author was an avid sailor and this book details when he quit his job and journeyed up to Nova Scotia with a friend to build a yacht in the mid 1920s. Full of detail and humor, it will also test your knowledge of sailboat terms. This is one of this books you will reread.
“Captains Courageous” was a Kipling book, but I’m referring to the 1937 movie adaptation. It’s a great story, but watch it for the incredible sailing scenes of the Grand Banks cod fishing schooners. They are the real thing.
“The Way of a Ship” by Derek Lundy. This book details the sailors life on the last of the square rigged ships of the late 1800s. It’s an incredible story of what a seaman had to go through and how poorly they were treated. Its incredible what a person can do when they must.