The Greatest Books of All Time on Sailing

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
831 Riddle of the Sands Erskine Childers 1903 British English
3082 Swallows and Amazons Arthur Ransome 1930 British English
4787 Two Years Before the Mast Richard Henry Dana 1840 American English
6443 The Long Way Bernard Moitessier 1971 French French
7715 Collected Poems Herman Melville 1947 American English
9958 The Strange Last Voyage Of Donald Crowhurst Nicholas Tomalin, Ron Hall 1970 British English
10239 We Didn't Mean To Go To Sea Arthur Ransome 1937 British English
11895 Cruise Of The Midge Michael Scott 1834 Scottish English
12324 Outerbridge Reach Robert Stone 1992 American English
15658 The Collected Poems Of John Masefield John Masefield 1923 British English
15897 Jacob Faithful Frederick Marryat 1834 British English
15897 Mutiny On The Bounty Charles Nordhoff 1932 American English
15897 The Cruise Of The Snark Jack London 1911 American English
16510 The Sail And The Storm Hanna Mina 1966 Syrian Arabic
16743 Mutiny on the Bounty William Bligh 1932 British English
17117 Gipsy Moth Circles the World Francis Chichester 1967 British English
17117 Redburn Herman Melville 1849 American English
17117 Trekka Round The World John Guzzwell 1979 British English