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One of the great pleasures in the life of a sailor is the ability to sit in a quiet cove on the deck of your boat, alone with your thoughts and a good book.  Add a hot cup of coffee on a cool morning, and things cannot get any better. Here’s a list of books with pages you can get lost

Tis the season to be reading and every sailor has a favorite book that is brought out at a favorite anchorage.

The sailing season has slowed down for quite a few of us but that doesn’t mean you have to stop thinking about being out on the water. Take a look at these ideas for your sailing bookshelf.  If you can’t be out there you might as well read about it. 

There are many sailing books on the market, but if you read them all you’d never have time to actually, you know, go sailing. This blog will give you the 411 on the books ASA offers so you can decide if they’re right for you. (Spoiler: If you want to go sailing for fun, they are.) First, a little history.

Mark Twain once said: “The man who does not read books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them.” And so it goes for sailors. In addition to hands-on training and practice, one of the best ways to prepare yourself for life on the water is to read and study great sailing books. So, as an alternative to