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Sailing Alone around the World Sailing Alone around the World (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 11,389 ratings — published 1899
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The Long Way The Long Way (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 3,375 ratings — published 1971
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World of My Own World of My Own (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.36 — 1,221 ratings — published 1969
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The Annapolis Book of Seamanship The Annapolis Book of Seamanship (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.45 — 429 ratings — published
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Master and Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1) Master and Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1)
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avg rating 4.07 — 64,822 ratings — published 1969
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Flying Colours (Hornblower Saga: Chronological Order, #8) Flying Colours (Hornblower Saga: Chronological Order, #8)
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avg rating 4.36 — 8,783 ratings — published 1938
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Post Captain (Aubrey & Maturin, #2) Post Captain (Aubrey & Maturin, #2)
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avg rating 4.26 — 25,816 ratings — published 1972
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The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.17 — 226,251 ratings — published 2023
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Maiden Voyage Maiden Voyage (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.19 — 3,372 ratings — published 1989
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The Complete Sailor: Learning the Art of Sailing The Complete Sailor: Learning the Art of Sailing (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.37 — 405 ratings — published 1995
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Get Real, Get Gone: How to Become a Modern Sea Gypsy and Sail Away Forever Get Real, Get Gone: How to Become a Modern Sea Gypsy and Sail Away Forever (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.42 — 1,080 ratings — published 2015
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Empire of Ivory (Temeraire, #4) Empire of Ivory (Temeraire, #4)
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avg rating 3.99 — 34,421 ratings — published 2007
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Hornblower During the Crisis (Hornblower Saga: Chronological Order, #4) Hornblower During the Crisis (Hornblower Saga: Chronological Order, #4)
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avg rating 4.08 — 7,411 ratings — published 1967
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H.M.S. Surprise (Aubrey & Maturin, #3) H.M.S. Surprise (Aubrey & Maturin, #3)
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avg rating 4.42 — 21,881 ratings — published 1973
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Under the Black Flag: The Romance and the Reality of Life Among the Pirates Under the Black Flag: The Romance and the Reality of Life Among the Pirates (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.67 — 10,510 ratings — published 1995
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In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.17 — 121,352 ratings — published 2000
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Adrift: Seventy-Six Days Lost at Sea Adrift: Seventy-Six Days Lost at Sea (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.15 — 21,206 ratings — published 1986
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A Sea Vagabond's World A Sea Vagabond's World (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.18 — 159 ratings — published 1995
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Left for Dead: Surviving the Deadliest Storm in Modern Sailing History Left for Dead: Surviving the Deadliest Storm in Modern Sailing History (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.17 — 885 ratings — published 2007
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World Cruising Destinations World Cruising Destinations (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.28 — 43 ratings — published 2010
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World Cruising Routes, 5th Edition World Cruising Routes, 5th Edition (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.34 — 167 ratings — published
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The Blue Book of Sailing: The 22 Keys to Sailing Mastery The Blue Book of Sailing: The 22 Keys to Sailing Mastery (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.15 — 59 ratings — published 2009
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Wanderer Wanderer (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.22 — 742 ratings — published 1963
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Passage to Mutiny (Richard Bolitho, #9) Passage to Mutiny (Richard Bolitho, #9)
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avg rating 4.19 — 1,677 ratings — published 1976
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Baggywrinkles: A Lubber's Guide to Life at Sea Baggywrinkles: A Lubber's Guide to Life at Sea (ebook)
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avg rating 4.16 — 210 ratings — published 2016
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The Bounty: The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty The Bounty: The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.95 — 5,442 ratings — published 2003
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Fast Track to Sailing: Learn to Sail in Three Days Fast Track to Sailing: Learn to Sail in Three Days (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.02 — 92 ratings — published 2009
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Sea Change: Alone Across the Atlantic in a Wooden Boat Sea Change: Alone Across the Atlantic in a Wooden Boat (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 286 ratings — published 1998
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Captain Blood Captain Blood (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.18 — 17,941 ratings — published 1922
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Two Years Before the Mast: A Sailor's Life at Sea Two Years Before the Mast: A Sailor's Life at Sea (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 14,764 ratings — published 1840
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RYA Manual of Seamanship by Cunliffe, Tom (2005) Hardcover RYA Manual of Seamanship by Cunliffe, Tom (2005) Hardcover
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avg rating 4.27 — 11 ratings — published
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Commodore Hornblower Commodore Hornblower (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.27 — 8,637 ratings — published 1945
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Lieutenant Hornblower (Hornblower Saga: Chronological Order, #2) Lieutenant Hornblower (Hornblower Saga: Chronological Order, #2)
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avg rating 4.32 — 13,825 ratings — published 1952
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Hornblower and the Atropos (Hornblower Saga: Chronological Order, #5) Hornblower and the Atropos (Hornblower Saga: Chronological Order, #5)
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avg rating 4.26 — 10,141 ratings — published 1953
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Ship of the Line (Hornblower Saga: Chronological Order, #7) Ship of the Line (Hornblower Saga: Chronological Order, #7)
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avg rating 4.32 — 8,897 ratings — published 1938
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Lord Hornblower (Hornblower Saga: Chronological Order, #10) Lord Hornblower (Hornblower Saga: Chronological Order, #10)
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avg rating 4.12 — 7,718 ratings — published 1946
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Hornblower and the Hotspur (Hornblower Saga: Chronological Order, #3) Hornblower and the Hotspur (Hornblower Saga: Chronological Order, #3)
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avg rating 4.32 — 12,247 ratings — published 1962
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Admiral Hornblower in the West Indies (Hornblower Saga: Chronological Order, #11) Admiral Hornblower in the West Indies (Hornblower Saga: Chronological Order, #11)
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avg rating 4.17 — 6,404 ratings — published 1957
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Beat to Quarters (Hornblower Saga: Chronological Order, # 6 ) Beat to Quarters (Hornblower Saga: Chronological Order, # 6 )
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avg rating 4.29 — 12,480 ratings — published 1937
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Mr. Midshipman Hornblower Mr. Midshipman Hornblower (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.18 — 19,746 ratings — published 1950
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Sail Sail (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.86 — 32,051 ratings — published 2008
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Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U. S. Navy Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U. S. Navy (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.38 — 7,838 ratings — published 2006
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The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.06 — 1,317 ratings — published 2022
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The Wreck of the Mentor: A True Story of Death, Despair, and Deliverance in the Age of Sail The Wreck of the Mentor: A True Story of Death, Despair, and Deliverance in the Age of Sail (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.13 — 53 ratings — published 2026
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In Broken Water In Broken Water (Hardcover)
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avg rating 2.00 — 1 rating — published
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“The wind can take you some cool places, but so can your paddle.”
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Philip Pullman
“She found out that having something to do prevented you from feeling seasick, and that even a job like scrubbing a deck could be satisfying, if it was done in a seamanlike way. She was very taken with this notion, and later on she folded the blankets on her bunk in a seamanlike way, and put her possessions in the closet in a seamanlike way, and used 'stow' instead of 'tidy' for the process of doing so. After two days at sea, Lyra decided that this was the life for her.”
Philip Pullman, The Golden Compass

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