Any of the Garrison novels all of which take place on sailing boats.
Buried At Sea is a good start.

"Brien Alkire" wrote in message
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My summer list:

Maiden Voyage by Tanya Aebi. It's the story about her growing up while
sailing solo around the world. The quality of the writing is mediocre but
I
loved the story and enjoyed it very much.

My Old Man and the Sea by David Hays. The account of a father and son
that
sail a small keelboat around Cape Horn together, and about their
relationship. It's a good book, but the style of humor wore on me.

Letters from the Lost Soul by Bob Bitchen. The story of his 5 year cruise
in a large ketch. Quirky but amusing.

The Race by Zimmerman. It's about the non-stop around the world race in
those monster catamarans. I was very bored in the first half of the book.
It went over a lot of history. I was already familiar with most of the
material and the presentation was mediocre at best. Now I'm 3/4 of the
way
through it, where the book discusses the race itself. I am enjoying it
more.

Up next: The Long Way by Moitessier. I enjoyed Cape Horn. I enjoyed
many
other books about the first around the world alone race. I expect I'll
enjoy this one.


"Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message
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I just finished a great book about the Mir space
station and Nasa's involvement in the program.
I highly recommend it...

Dragonfly: Nasa and the Crisis Aboard Mir
by Bryan Burrough

He's the author of Barbarians at the Gate,
about the RJR Nabisco LBO... also a good book.


--
Jonathan Ganz (j gan z @ $ail no w.c=o=m)
http://www.sailnow.com
"If there's no wind, row."