The following is a list of books the the staff of Blue Water Sailing School recommends to anyone starting out in a life of sailing. Some are textbooks used in the ASA program, some are cruising guides, technical manuals, nautical esoterica and cruising stories. An account of an unforecast and fast developing storm and the boats and lives that were caught in its path. A gripping and powerfull tale of men and women at sea in small boats, and of heroic rescue attempts by the US Military.
Every sentence rings with a horrible truth.
The textbook for ASA 101 and 103 - Basic Sailing and Basic Coastal Cruising. The text for ASA 104. Presents material in a chronology that has proven effective with thousands of developing sailors. The text for ASA 114 - Multihull Cruising. The material in this book was developed by the American Sailing Association's Multihull Committee for uses in classes throughout North America.