The Book Company: New Products - Sailing

Yankee's Wander-World (Circling the Globe in the Brigatine Yankee)

Sun, 12 Jul 2026 04:25:45 +0000

Coming Soon..

Price: $30.99

No Excuse to Lose

Sun, 12 Jul 2026 04:17:39 +0000

No Excuse to Lose is the book Dennis Conner still refers to as “the bible,” He says (Time magazine, 9 February 1987), “I like to compete. I guess I don’t dislike it, but my sailing is just b..

Price: $19.99

Rebel Voyage (A Young Man, an Old Schooner, and an Audacious Journey Across the Atlantic)

Sat, 04 Jul 2026 13:07:26 +0000

It’s September 1968, and Nat Benjamin, a 21-year-old aspiring sailor, has just been offered the challenge of a lifetime: to captain a schooner on a transatlantic delivery from the eastern Mediterranean to Newport, Rhode Island. Soon Nat learns that he has undertaken more than he bargained for and ..

Price: $24.99

Man for All Oceans

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:05:20 +0000

In June 1898, three years and two months after departing Boston in his aged oyster sloop Spray, Captain Joshua Slocum made land fall in New England and became the first person ever to sail alone around the world. The voyage capped a lifetime of adventure for the indomitable Slocum, who had advance..

Price: $29.95

Unlikely Voyage of Jack De Crow (A Mirror Odyssey from North Wales to the Black Sea)

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 06:02:01 +0000

The international bestseller, updated with a charming new afterword and illustrations

‘A couple of quiet weeks sailing the River Severn was the intention. Somehow things got out of hand – a year later I had reached Romania and was still going . . .’

Truly hila..

Price: $19.95

Essential Knots Kit (Includes Instructional Book, 48 Knot-Tying Flash Cards and 2 Practice Ropes)

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:46:52 +0000

This attractive lidded box contains the essential tools for learning practical and decorative knots, including an instruction book, flash cards and two practice ropes.

This kit is ideal for anyone looking to learn the basics of knot-tying or hoping to expand their repertoire. The ful..

Price: $24.99

50 Classic Knots (Their place in history and how to tie them)

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:52:48 +0000

A collection of practical and decorative knots, combining step-by-step illustrations and instructions for tying them, with the fascinating stories of how the knots and their uses have evolved through history.

Knots are the oldest form of human technology with a rich history that ..

Price: $28.00

Ocean Sailing 2nd edition (The complete guide to making yourself ocean ready)

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:39:55 +0000

The ultimate practical reference for all sailors planning an ocean passage.

Ocean sailing is a thrilling leap beyond coastal cruising, and this essential guide by Paul Heiney helps sailors understand what that leap truly involves. Whether you're wondering where to go, how much it ..

Price: $45.00

The Ongoing Odyssey of Jack de Crow (From Romania to Venice in a Mirror Dinghy)

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 16:56:58 +0000

The charming sequel to the bestselling The Unlikely Voyage of Jack de Crow

Six seas, eight countries, 3,000 kilometres, all in a tiny dinghy . . . what could go wrong?

When A.J. ‘Sandy’ Mackinnon sailed his mirror dinghy through twelve countri..

Price: $24.95

Gary Jobson (An American Sailing Story)

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 07:44:58 +0000

For Gary Jobson—the three-time All American sailor, America’s Cup winner, Fastnet Race winner, and ESPN sailing commentator since 1985—sailing is life. In 2003, he was diagnosed with lymphoma, and here he relays the tumultuous diagnosis and treatments endured before the cancer went in..

Price: $26.95