Presenting the best books (and e-books!) about boats

International Marine publishes on a wide range of topics, from boat and engine maintenance to nautical adventures that are stranger than fiction. If nautical knowledge is your goal, publications--e-books, printed books, and much more--from International Marine will satisfy your needs. With over forty years of publishing backlist, International Marine has the world's largest library of nautical information, all here at your fingertips. If you can't find it for your Kindle or other reader, contact us and we will get it for you! 

Mariners' Minutes...Tips and Tidbits from Our Library


All in a Day’s Work . . . (routine)

William Falconer, in his reference book Universal Dictionary of the Marine (1789), defined a day’s work as “the reckoning or account of the ship’s course during the twenty-four-hour period between noon and noon.” The expression has crept into modern English usage as the normal course of events that occurs in any regular work period.

--From When a Loose Cannon Flogs  a Dead Horse There's the Devil to Pay/Isil

 

A Visual Cruising Guide to the Southern New England Coast

James Bildner takes the guesswork out of navigating the beautiful but intricate shores of southern New England. Inside you will find more than 200 full-color aerial photographs combined with NOAA charts, providing a unique, at-a-glance cruising guide. The perfect companion to your onboard GPS.

The Modern Cruising Sailboat

Let Doane guide you through the cruising sailboats available for your next adventure. This 400-page handbook provides a history of cruising sailboats as well as all the essential systems, including rigging, electrics, hull and rudder shape. The gallery of 40 sailboats will most certainly get you closer to your long-awaited cruise.

Canoe and Kayak Building the Light and Easy Way

The first comprehensive book on strip-building almost any type of small boat - with step-by-step instructions for building three beautiful boats.

Seamanship Secrets

In the night, wind, rain, fog, big seas, strong currents, or congested waters, when there’s no time for textbook seamanship solutions, you need shortcuts and techniques that work quickly and reliably every time. Distilled from the vast accumulated lore of seamanship and navigation, here are 185 techniques that work without fail in the pilothouse or the exposed cockpit or flying bridge of a shorthanded sail- or powerboat.         

 

The Blue Book of Sailing

Racer and sailor Adam Cort takes you through a delightful and clear look at the simple, yet elegant principles, of sailing.

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