3.94 avg rating — 32 ratings

"The USS Nimitz prepares to cross the equator and the crew of men and women are suspicious of strange events on board."

3.68 avg rating — 4,508 ratings

"Joseph Conrad, the master of the sea story, tells a tale of being young and sailing from England to India aboard a doomed ship."

4.17 avg rating — 118,678 ratings

"The most amazing nautical survival story about whalers out of New England."

4.30 avg rating — 5,695 ratings

"Best contemporary high tech undersea treasure hunting story I've read."

3.89 avg rating — 276,219 ratings

"Take an undersea around-the-globe adventure with Captain Nemo aboard the Nautalis (need I say more)."

3.85 avg rating — 539,724 ratings

"The best (and best told) pirate story of all time for kids from 8 to 80."

4.06 avg rating — 33,456 ratings

"A simple guy gets tossed off a ferry in the middle of San Francisco bay and is rescued but ends up going to see with a gnarly crew and the most insane sea captain. Contains great rants about human nature and plenty of seafaring adventure."

4.12 avg rating — 118,946 ratings

"A surprise contemporary classic tragedy of blue collar fishermen out of New England told in the grand tradition with modern language."

3.57 avg rating — 615,161 ratings

"Moby Dick (required reading for anyone who wants to read about the sea)."

4.16 avg rating — 25,065 ratings

"Nonfiction adventure story of crossing the Pacific on a Balsa wood raft."

3.85 avg rating — 10,651 ratings

"A slim volume by the Nobel winner, worth the read if you like a good story."

3.86 avg rating — 983 ratings

"The modern US Navy with all it's warts and honor."

4.33 avg rating — 23,540 ratings

"WW II on the Pacific with shark attacks and survival."

4.12 avg rating — 388,430 ratings

"The best book written by Tom Clancy."

4.30 avg rating — 26,908 ratings

"WWII story with great characters and narrative voice."

3.19 avg rating — 19,603 ratings

"An old classic by the author of Moby Dick. Bill Budd is an idealistic young sailor who is put on trial."

4.03 avg rating — 14,592 ratings

"Deep reading for anyone who really wants to know what it was like on a tall ship. Offers a real view of the West Coast of California before the gold rush."