Best Family Boating Books (18 books)

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There are lots of boating/sailing/cruising books out there, but let's narrow the field to include only those that include kids.

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1		Hard Aground with Eddie Jones: An Incomplete Idiot's Guide to Doing Stupid Stuff With Boats by Eddie Jones (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 88 ratings score: 299, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2		Hard Aground . . . Again: Inspiration for the Navigationally Challenged and Spiritually Stuck by Eddie Jones (Goodreads Author) 4.61 avg rating — 18 ratings score: 298, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3		Voyaging With Kids: A guide to family life afloat by Behan Gifford (Goodreads Author) 4.63 avg rating — 89 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3		Missives from Maravida: A Family's Caribbean Sailboat Adventure by Sandy L. Davis (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 14 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3		Rondom Afrika: Een zeilreis met een jong gezin by Edo Ankum 3.42 avg rating — 12 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3		Redemption's Run by Jane Fredericksen (Goodreads Author) 3.57 avg rating — 21 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3		Golden Lily - 10 Years On: Asia's First Dinghy Sailing Gold Medallist (Making Waves Book 1) by Lijia Xu 4.96 avg rating — 47 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8		Blown Away by Herb Payson 4.03 avg rating — 146 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8		Ritme van de oceaan by Olav Cox 3.94 avg rating — 34 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8		Golden Lily: Asia's First Dinghy Sailing Gold Medallist (Making Waves Book 1) by Lijia Xu 4.40 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11		South From Alaska: Sailing to Australia with a baby for crew by Mike Litzow 4.16 avg rating — 50 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12		All in the Same Boat : Living Aboard and Cruising by Tom Neale 3.62 avg rating — 72 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13		The Curve of Time: The Classic Memoir of a Woman and Her Children Who Explored the Coastal Waters of the Pacific Northwest by M. Wylie Blanchet 4.04 avg rating — 3,337 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14		Boat Girl: A Memoir of Youth, Love & Fiberglass by Melanie Neale (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 174 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15		Just Cruising: Europe to Australia, via the Mediterranean and Caribbean by Liza Copeland 3.58 avg rating — 19 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16		Still Cruising- A Family Travels the World: Australia to Asia, Africa and America by Copeland 3.33 avg rating — 12 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17		Kids in the Cockpit: A pilot book to safe and happy sailing with children by Jill Dickin Schinas (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 12 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18		Wanderer by Sterling Hayden 4.21 avg rating — 758 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

18 books · 8 voters · list created August 21st, 2015 by Michael Robertson (votes) .

Tags: boating, cruising, kids, sailing

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