While there are many courses and tutorials online, learning from a book is still one of the best ways to greatly improve your skills. Below I have selected top Nautical books.
- 2019 EZ Celestial Nautical Almanac (2019)
- Guest Book: Nautical Baby Shower Guest Book Includes Gift Tracker and Picture Pages to Create a Lasting Keepsake of Your Special Day (2018)
- How to Read a Nautical Chart, 2nd Edition (Includes ALL of Chart #1): A Complete Guide to Using and Understanding Electronic and Paper Charts (2012)
- The Nautical Almanac for the Year 1981: For Training Purposes Only (2011)
- Nautical Almanac 2019: Commercial Edition (2018)
- The One-Minute Guide to the Nautical Rules of the Road (United States Power Squadrons Guides) (2006)
- Baby Shower Guest Book: Nautical Navy Blue and Gold Advice for Parents and Gift Log (2019)
- Reeds Nautical Almanac 2020 (Reed’s Almanac) (2019)
- Learn the Nautical Rules of the Road: The Essential Guide to the COLREGs (2018)
- Long Term Almanac 2000-2050: For the Sun and Selected Stars with Concise Sight Reduction Tables, 2nd Edition (2008)
- Nautical Quilts: 12 Stitched and Quilted Projects Celebrating the Sea (2019)
- Waterway Guide 2019 Northern (2019)
- Imray Chart A233: Virgin Islands – Double-Sided Sheet Combining Charts A231 and A232 (Iolaire Charts) ()
- Guest Book: Ahoy Baby Shower Guest Book (2018)
2019 EZ Celestial Nautical Almanac (2019)
Complete 2019 Nautical Almanac. Includes all daily pages for 2019, the 2019 Pole Star Tables, and all interpolation and correction tables available in the official Nautical Almanac
Guest Book: Nautical Baby Shower Guest Book Includes Gift Tracker and Picture Pages to Create a Lasting Keepsake of Your Special Day (2018)
Beautiful Nautical Baby Shower Guest Book + Plus Bonus Gift Tracker + Bonus Baby Shower Printable Games You Can Print Out to Make Your Baby Shower Even More Memorable Baby Shower Guest Book High quality beautiful hard wearing gloss cover Square 8.25” x 8.25” 100 Plus pages With Spaces for over 150 Guests Name and Relationship to Parent/s Give their top tips for parents Special Message to Baby Memory Section to put Photos of the Event Free Gift Tracker Use the gift tracker to keep a record of all…
How to Read a Nautical Chart, 2nd Edition (Includes ALL of Chart #1): A Complete Guide to Using and Understanding Electronic and Paper Charts (2012)
The classic How to Read a Nautical Chart explains every aspect of electronic and paper nautical charts: how a chart is assembled, how to gauge the accuracy of chart data, how to read charts created by other governments, how to use information such as scale, projection technique and datum that every chart contains; how not to get fooled or run aground by overzooming.
The Nautical Almanac for the Year 1981: For Training Purposes Only (2011)
Data in this book are no longer valid for navigation. It is preserved in print because many training programs (including USCG and US Navy ) use examples from 1981 to teach celestial navigation. USCG license exams require data from this almanac. These exams also require Sight Reduction Tables, Pub 229, Vol. 2 and a 2102-D Star Finder.
Nautical Almanac 2019: Commercial Edition (2018)
Beware of the fraudulent hardcover copy of this book. It is a photocopy of the real book and produced without a license. Paradise Cay Publications is the only entity in the United States other than the US Government legally authorized to publish the full contents of the Nautical Almanac. The cornerstone for all celestial navigation, listing the celestial bodies used for navigation, a sight reduction table, and other information valuable to the offshore navigator.
The One-Minute Guide to the Nautical Rules of the Road (United States Power Squadrons Guides) (2006)
The U.S. Coast Guard requires every boat more than 39-feet long to carry a copy of the nautical rules of the road onboard. Here’s one that is convenient and handy enough for quick reference on the water. This bestselling guide includes the full text of the original rules, and Charlie Wing’s clear, rule-by-rule translations make them easy to follow.
Baby Shower Guest Book: Nautical Navy Blue and Gold Advice for Parents and Gift Log (2019)
Baby Shower Guest Book with Advice for Parents and Gift Log This cute PAPERBACK baby shower guestbook is perfect to capture the memories of your shower. With 110 pages, your guests will be able to sign their names and leave advice for the parents, plus give the new baby their well wishes! Each signature page has 4 lined sections: Name, Advice for Parents and Wishes for Baby.
Reeds Nautical Almanac 2020 (Reed’s Almanac) (2019)
Reeds Nautical Almanac provides all the information required for yachtsmen and motorboaters to navigate Atlantic coastal waters around the whole of the UK, Ireland, Channel Islands and the entire European coastline from the tip of Denmark right down to Gibraltar, Northern Morocco, the Azores, and Madeira.The 2020 edition continues the Almanac’s tradition of year on year improvement and meticulous presentation of all the data required for safe navigation.
Learn the Nautical Rules of the Road: The Essential Guide to the COLREGs (2018)
Collisions are expensive! Learning, understanding and remembering the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (COLREGs) is essential for anyone venturing onto the water. Leisure boaters, as much as professional mariners, need to know the rules, and a firm understanding is required to pass many nautical exams. But with the COLREGs stretching to over 12,000 words, this is no small task. This is where Paul Boissier’s excellent book comes in.
Long Term Almanac 2000-2050: For the Sun and Selected Stars with Concise Sight Reduction Tables, 2nd Edition (2008)
Kolbe, Geoffrey
Nautical Quilts: 12 Stitched and Quilted Projects Celebrating the Sea (2019)
A brand new collection of beautiful quilted and stitched projects by internationally-renowned designer, Lynette Anderson. Lynette brings her distinctive style of patchwork mixed with exquisite hand embroidery and applique to the theme of nautical quilts. This subject was inspired by her own family history and her grandfather's career in the navy, giving it a very personal flavour.
Waterway Guide 2019 Northern (2019)
Updated annually, Waterway Guide Northern 2019 edition is the indispensable cruising companion for boaters exploring the Atlantic coast from Cape May through Maine, as well as the Hudson River, Long Island Sound and Cape Cod Bay.
Imray Chart A233: Virgin Islands – Double-Sided Sheet Combining Charts A231 and A232 (Iolaire Charts) ()
A double-sided chart combining charts A231 and A232 St Thomas to Virgin Gorda Plans included: Charlotte Amalie (St Thomas) (1:30,000) Cruz Bay (St John) (1:20,000) Road Harbour, Sea Cow Bay & Nanny Cay Marina (Tortola) (1:20,000) Benner Bay (St Thomas) (1:20,000) Great Camanoe to Scrub Island (1:20,000) On this 2016 edition the latest depth surveys have been applied. The latest information on the works to extend Nanny Cay Marina are included.
Guest Book: Ahoy Baby Shower Guest Book (2018)
Beautiful Ahoy Baby Shower Guest Book + Plus Bonus Gift Tracker + Bonus Baby Shower Printable Games You Can Print Out to Make Your Baby Shower Even More Memorable Ahoy Baby Shower Guest Book High quality thick cream 100+ lined interior pages with beautiful hard-wearing gloss cover.
Best Nautical Books You Should Enjoy
We highly recommend you to buy all paper or e-books in a legal way, for example, on Amazon. But sometimes it might be a need to dig deeper beyond the shiny book cover. Before making a purchase, you can visit resources like Library Genesis and download some nautical books mentioned below at your own risk. Once again, we do not host any illegal or copyrighted files, but simply give our visitors a choice and hope they will make a wise decision.
British Nautical Melodramas, 1820–1850
Author(s): Arnold Schmidt
ID: 3354107, Publisher: Routledge, Year: 2022, Size: 12 Mb, Format: pdf
Reeds Nautical Almanac 2023 (Reed's Almanac)
Author(s): Perrin Towler, Mark Fishwick
ID: 3383228, Publisher: Reeds, Year: 2022, Size: 716 Mb, Format: pdf
The Ocean The Ultimate Handbook of Nautical Knowledge.
Author(s): Chris Dixon
ID: 3117926, Publisher: Chronicle Books LLC, Year: 2021, Size: 105 Mb, Format: pdf
Please note that this booklist is not final. Some books are absolutely hot items according to USA Today, others are written by unknown writers. On top of that, you can always find additional tutorials and courses on Coursera, Udemy or edX, for example. Are there any other relevant books you could recommend? Leave a comment if you have any feedback on the list.