Biographies & Non Fiction

Nautical & Sailing Biographies and Non Fiction Books

If you are a fan of real life stories, first or second hand accounts of sailing be it a dramatic Fastnet or a family sharing their account of a year at sea the Captain Watts Library has a good selection of nautical non fiction books and biographies. This is a wide category covering everything from Sue Pelling Sail for a Living, A C Stock Sailing Just for Fun to Total Loss by Paul Gelder with dramatic accounts of yacht losses at sea. Have a browse and find the best non fiction sailing accounts, anecdotes and true stories we can find.