Sailing/Cruising Books: Other than "The Complete Sailor", which we highly recommend, all of these books are on our wish list. There are so many cruising books, that we tried to narrow it down a bit.
The Cruising Guide to Abaco, Bahamas: 2010
Nigel Calder's Cruising Handbook: A Compendium for Coastal and Offshore Sailors
All in the Same Boat : Living Aboard and Cruising
The Gentleman's Guide to Passages South
Cruising Guide to Western Florida: Seventh Edition (Cruising Guide Series)
Cruising the Florida Keys: 2nd Edition
Caribbean Cruising
The Cruising Life: A Commonsense Guide for the Would-Be Voyager
Cruising Guide to Belize and Mexico's Caribbean Coast, Including Guatemala's Rio Dulce
Island Hopping To The Caribbean
The Cruising Woman's Advisor: How to Prepare for the Voyaging Life
Cruising Guide To The Northern Gulf Coast: Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Fourth Edition
The Complete Sailor: Learning the Art of Sailing
Handbook of Knots: EXPANDED EDITION
The Motion of the Ocean: 1 Small Boat, 2 Average Lovers, and a Woman's Search for the Meaning of Wife
Boat Mechanical Systems Handbook: How to Design, Install, and Recognize Proper Systems in Boats
The Essentials of Living Aboard a Boat
Dove
Bumfuzzle
Sailing to Hemingway's Cuba
The 12-Volt Bible for Boats
Cruising Cookbooks: We don't care for cooking, so these books are on our wish list. We need all the help we can get!
Cruising Cuisine: Fresh Food from the Galley
Cruising Chef Cookbook
The Cruising K.I.S.S. Cookbook II
The Cruising Chef Cookbook, 2nd Ed.
The Great Cruising Cookbook: An International Galley Guide
The Cruising K.I.S.S. Cookbook
EACH LINK BELOW contains additional books, music, etc. so they need to be CLICKED ON.
Books of Inspiration: I have read these books, and they have inspired me spiritually, mentally or physically. The book by Ellen Burstyn is fantastic, and I highly recommend it. She's not only a great actress, but a great author with an amazing life story. The books about Buddhism are books that anybody can learn from, as Buddhism is not only a religion but a way of life that can help us all find true happiness.
Books of Inspiration
Fictional Books: These fictional books stuck with me and I highly recommend all of them. I read the books by Mark Twain when I was a teenager, and they're no Tom Sawyer or Huck Finn!
Fictional Books
Great Music: These tunes come to mind as some of our favorites. My mother listened to "Quiet Village" and "Soul of Spain" while pregnant for me and while I was a child. The music on those two CD's is beautiful and relaxing and would be perfect for the Caribbean.
Great Music
Boat Bling: These are fun items for a sailboat that we thought would be nice to have and would make the cruising lifestyle a little nicer. Some of these items are a little extravagant, so that's why we called them "bling".
Boat Bling







