Free Public Domain Sailing Books

[aldosail]

the cruise of the hippocampus from google book
and. a summer cruise on the coast of new england, also from google books
both are a great read,

[Don1500]

Check out my blog for a few public domain book links.

[svcambria]

Easier to download from Internet Archive:
A summer cruise on the coast of New England : Carter, Robert, 1819-1879 : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive

Michael

[Cormorant]

I've enjoyed a lot of Lincoln Colcord's stories. Not really cruising or small-boat sailing -- more about serving on large ships -- but still good reading.

The Game of Life and Death: Stories of the Sea : Lincoln Colcord : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive

[Don1500]

Originally Posted by Cormorant

I've enjoyed a lot of Lincoln Colcord's stories. Not really cruising or small-boat sailing -- more about serving on large ships -- but still good reading.

The Game of Life and Death: Stories of the Sea : Lincoln Colcord : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive

Got it. Looks good, I'll read it as soon as I can. It's on the site. I may have to redesign the site to accommodate all the books and poems that are out there.

I am giving the links for the books back to the original source. I don't think it is efficient for me to download then repost the book on my site, rather a waste of cyberspace. You may need to register to download, but the books are public domain. Also the linked site (American Libraries at The Internet Archives) is a gateway to over 2 million other books and texts.

I have just been exploring the site and I can see a lot of things I am going to link to. Great site!

[touchngo]

ALONE IN THE CARIBBEAN
Being the Yarn of a Cruise in the Lesser Antilles
in the Sailing Canoe "Yakaboo"
BY FREDERIC A. FENGER

Fenger/Alone in the Caribbean/Contents

A great yarn. So much so, I still have a copy on my PC 10 years after reading it on the web!

PT

[s/v Beth]

I have Sea Wolf (conrad) and of course Slocum's. Any recent books about circumnavigating up in the ether?

[Chief Engineer]

I have never circumnavigated the ether.

Sounds like a mind-enhancing experience

[s/v Beth]

If you guys get one more disaster you may be circumnavigating from the ether.

[datwaymon]

Here is a link to over 650 nautical ebooks you can download in pretty much any format you might want.

ManyBooks/Nautical

[Capt. lulz]

Originally Posted by s/v Beth

If you guys get one more disaster you may be circumnavigating from the ether.

haha?

[S/V Alchemy]

Originally Posted by Chief Engineer

I have never circumnavigated the ether.

Sounds like a mind-enhancing experience

It is necessary when the rum runs out.

[Cormorant]

Here's another big list of free ebooks. Probably has a lot of overlap with the list above. . . .

Nearly 600 brilliant sea yarns

I may have to steal my wife's Kindle and load it up.

[s/v Beth]

Thanks for the links- the circ in the ether comment was made because the poster just had a earthquake and now a hurricane. I did not mean it to be a threat of any type.