True Nautical Stories (Non-Fiction Only)

1.
Two Years Before the Mast: A Sailor's Life at Sea
Two Years Before the Mast: A Sailor's Life at Sea 4.02 avg rating — 14,409 ratings
2.
The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea
The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea 4.12 avg rating — 117,721 ratings
3.
In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex 4.16 avg rating — 115,975 ratings
4.
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption 4.39 avg rating — 989,191 ratings
5.
Kon-Tiki
Kon-Tiki 4.16 avg rating — 24,591 ratings
6.
Adrift: Seventy-Six Days Lost at Sea
Adrift: Seventy-Six Days Lost at Sea 4.14 avg rating — 20,353 ratings
7.
Catamaran Crossing: A Sailing Adventure from La Coruña to Antigua
Catamaran Crossing: A Sailing Adventure from La Coruña to Antigua 4.29 avg rating — 41 ratings
8.
The Boat Who Wouldn't Float
The Boat Who Wouldn't Float 4.11 avg rating — 2,404 ratings
9.
The Long Way
The Long Way 4.26 avg rating — 3,158 ratings
10.
Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe
Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe 4.18 avg rating — 18,438 ratings
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The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder 4.17 avg rating — 184,936 ratings
12.
Hard Aground . . . Again: Inspiration for the Navigationally Challenged and Spiritually Stuck
Hard Aground . . . Again: Inspiration for the Navigationally Challenged and Spiritually Stuck 4.88 avg rating — 16 ratings
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Hard Aground with Eddie Jones: An Incomplete Idiot's Guide to Doing Stupid Stuff With Boats
Hard Aground with Eddie Jones: An Incomplete Idiot's Guide to Doing Stupid Stuff With Boats 3.99 avg rating — 84 ratings
14.
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania 4.13 avg rating — 157,304 ratings
15.
Sailing Alone around the World
Sailing Alone around the World 4.15 avg rating — 10,943 ratings
16.
Tranquility: A Memoir of an American Sailor
Tranquility: A Memoir of an American Sailor 4.38 avg rating — 53 ratings
17.
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage 4.46 avg rating — 155,689 ratings
18.
Gipsy Moth Circles the World
Gipsy Moth Circles the World 4.10 avg rating — 1,343 ratings
19.
Fatal Storm: The Inside Story of the Tragic Sydney-Hobart Race
Fatal Storm: The Inside Story of the Tragic Sydney-Hobart Race 4.17 avg rating — 680 ratings
20.
Sailing a Serious Ocean
Sailing a Serious Ocean 4.36 avg rating — 955 ratings
21.
The Ra Expeditions
The Ra Expeditions 4.03 avg rating — 1,203 ratings
22.
Quest and Crew
Quest and Crew 4.17 avg rating — 422 ratings
22.
The Brendan Voyage: A Leather Boat Tracks the Discovery of America by the Irish Sailor Saints
The Brendan Voyage: A Leather Boat Tracks the Discovery of America by the Irish Sailor Saints 4.25 avg rating — 1,868 ratings
24.
The Strange Last Voyage of Donald Crowhurst
The Strange Last Voyage of Donald Crowhurst 4.06 avg rating — 1,602 ratings
25.
The Grey Seas Under: The Perilous Rescue Mission of a N.A. Salvage Tug
The Grey Seas Under: The Perilous Rescue Mission of a N.A. Salvage Tug 4.25 avg rating — 520 ratings
25.
The Log from the Sea of Cortez
The Log from the Sea of Cortez 3.84 avg rating — 6,392 ratings
25.
Overboard!: A True Blue-water Odyssey of Disaster and Survival
Overboard!: A True Blue-water Odyssey of Disaster and Survival 4.27 avg rating — 1,044 ratings
28.
Three Men in a Boat (Three Men, #1)
Three Men in a Boat (Three Men, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 78,267 ratings
28.
Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War
Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War 3.89 avg rating — 45,338 ratings
30.
A Voyage for Madmen
A Voyage for Madmen 4.33 avg rating — 6,181 ratings
31.
Das Boot: The Boat
Das Boot: The Boat 4.26 avg rating — 5,824 ratings
32.
Life on the Mississippi
Life on the Mississippi 3.87 avg rating — 15,346 ratings
33.
In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette
In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette 4.29 avg rating — 24,755 ratings
34.
Blue Latitudes: Boldly Going Where Captain Cook Has Gone Before
Blue Latitudes: Boldly Going Where Captain Cook Has Gone Before 4.04 avg rating — 10,353 ratings
35.
The Brendan Voyage
The Brendan Voyage 4.25 avg rating — 1,868 ratings
36.
Atlantic High: A Celebration
Atlantic High: A Celebration 3.96 avg rating — 220 ratings
37.
30,000 Leagues Undersea: True Tales of a Submariner and Deep Submergence Pilot
30,000 Leagues Undersea: True Tales of a Submariner and Deep Submergence Pilot 4.33 avg rating — 67 ratings
37.
Marco Polo
Marco Polo liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
37.
Slow Boat to the Bahamas
Slow Boat to the Bahamas 3.21 avg rating — 57 ratings
37.
Missives from Maravida: A Family's Caribbean Sailboat Adventure
Missives from Maravida: A Family's Caribbean Sailboat Adventure 4.15 avg rating — 13 ratings
37.
Staying Alive! 117 Days Adrift
Staying Alive! 117 Days Adrift 4.07 avg rating — 272 ratings
37.
Living Really Living
Living Really Living 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings
37.
Mistress and Commander: High Jinks, High Seas and Highlanders
Mistress and Commander: High Jinks, High Seas and Highlanders 3.76 avg rating — 58 ratings
37.
Labyrinth of Ice: The Triumphant and Tragic Greely Polar Expedition
Labyrinth of Ice: The Triumphant and Tragic Greely Polar Expedition 4.47 avg rating — 3,524 ratings
37.
The Raft: The Courageous Struggle of Three Naval Airmen Against the Sea
The Raft: The Courageous Struggle of Three Naval Airmen Against the Sea 4.09 avg rating — 669 ratings
37.
Mischief among the Penguins
Mischief among the Penguins 3.88 avg rating — 17 ratings
37.
A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks
A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks 3.42 avg rating — 1,448 ratings
37.
And the Sea Will Tell
And the Sea Will Tell 3.96 avg rating — 8,504 ratings
49.
A Star To Steer Her By
A Star To Steer Her By
by: Ann Gash
0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
49.
Hell Ship
Hell Ship 4.13 avg rating — 681 ratings
49.
Luxton's Pacific Crossing
Luxton's Pacific Crossing really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
52.
The Cruise of the Snark
The Cruise of the Snark 3.67 avg rating — 1,087 ratings
52.
Black Wave: A Family's Adventure at Sea and the Disaster That Saved Them
Black Wave: A Family's Adventure at Sea and the Disaster That Saved Them 3.53 avg rating — 919 ratings
52.
The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour
The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour 4.35 avg rating — 11,393 ratings
52.
Voyage of the Damned: A Shocking True Story of Hope, Betrayal, and Nazi Terror
Voyage of the Damned: A Shocking True Story of Hope, Betrayal, and Nazi Terror 4.07 avg rating — 1,145 ratings
52.
Under Full Sail
Under Full Sail 4.19 avg rating — 108 ratings
57.
The Tigris Expedition: In Search of Our Beginnings
The Tigris Expedition: In Search of Our Beginnings 3.95 avg rating — 322 ratings
58.
Rough Water: Stories of Survival from the Sea
Rough Water: Stories of Survival from the Sea 3.47 avg rating — 207 ratings
58.
Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941–1942
Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941–1942 4.61 avg rating — 9,757 ratings
58.
Airborne: A Sentimental Journey
Airborne: A Sentimental Journey 4.02 avg rating — 274 ratings
58.
The Sindbad Voyage
The Sindbad Voyage 4.13 avg rating — 340 ratings
58.
A Night to Remember
A Night to Remember 4.09 avg rating — 27,689 ratings
63.
Storm: Stories of Survival from Land and Sea
Storm: Stories of Survival from Land and Sea 3.69 avg rating — 176 ratings
63.
The Conquering Tide: War in the Pacific Islands, 1942–1944 (The Pacific War Trilogy, 2)
The Conquering Tide: War in the Pacific Islands, 1942–1944 (The Pacific War Trilogy, 2) 4.62 avg rating — 6,742 ratings
63.
Into the Wind
Into the Wind 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
66.
Facing the Congo: A Modern-Day Journey into the Heart of Darkness
Facing the Congo: A Modern-Day Journey into the Heart of Darkness 3.80 avg rating — 1,016 ratings
66.
Racing Through Paradise: A Pacific Passage
Racing Through Paradise: A Pacific Passage 4.06 avg rating — 178 ratings
68.
The Art of Coarse Sailing
The Art of Coarse Sailing 4.03 avg rating — 63 ratings
68.
The Wreck of the Whaleship Essex
The Wreck of the Whaleship Essex 3.90 avg rating — 1,431 ratings
70.
Godforsaken Sea: The True Story of a Race Through the World's Most Dangerous Waters
Godforsaken Sea: The True Story of a Race Through the World's Most Dangerous Waters 4.17 avg rating — 1,182 ratings
71.
Fastnet, Force 10: The Deadliest Storm in the History of Modern Sailing
Fastnet, Force 10: The Deadliest Storm in the History of Modern Sailing 4.19 avg rating — 986 ratings
72.
Mayflower
Mayflower
by: Fraser
3.56 avg rating — 434 ratings
73.
The Forgotten Highlander: An Incredible WWII Story of Survival in the Pacific
The Forgotten Highlander: An Incredible WWII Story of Survival in the Pacific 4.53 avg rating — 5,332 ratings
74.
Demon of the Waters: The True Story of the Mutiny on the Whaleship Globe
Demon of the Waters: The True Story of the Mutiny on the Whaleship Globe 3.66 avg rating — 235 ratings
75.
The Mutiny on the Bounty Trilogy
The Mutiny on the Bounty Trilogy 4.41 avg rating — 1,503 ratings
76.
Quest on the Thorny Path (Quest and Crew #2)
Quest on the Thorny Path (Quest and Crew #2) 4.25 avg rating — 225 ratings
77.
Farther Than Any Man: The Rise and Fall of Captain James Cook
Farther Than Any Man: The Rise and Fall of Captain James Cook 4.33 avg rating — 2,417 ratings
78.
Quest for the Virgins (Quest and Crew #3)
Quest for the Virgins (Quest and Crew #3) 4.17 avg rating — 207 ratings
79.
Quest in the Caribbean: A True Caribbean Sailing Adventure (Quest and Crew Book 4)
Quest in the Caribbean: A True Caribbean Sailing Adventure (Quest and Crew Book 4) 4.31 avg rating — 259 ratings
80.
The Ice Master: The Doomed 1913 Voyage of the Karluk
The Ice Master: The Doomed 1913 Voyage of the Karluk 4.12 avg rating — 3,032 ratings
81.
A World of My Own: The First Ever Non-stop Solo Round the World Voyage
A World of My Own: The First Ever Non-stop Solo Round the World Voyage 4.36 avg rating — 1,123 ratings
82.
Canoeing with the Cree
Canoeing with the Cree 4.17 avg rating — 1,665 ratings
83.
Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica's Journey into the Dark Antarctic Night
Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica's Journey into the Dark Antarctic Night 4.27 avg rating — 16,932 ratings
84.
The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook 4.46 avg rating — 15,142 ratings
85.
The Impossible Rescue: The True Story of an Amazing Arctic Adventure
The Impossible Rescue: The True Story of an Amazing Arctic Adventure 3.85 avg rating — 660 ratings
86.
A Night to Remember
A Night to Remember 4.09 avg rating — 27,689 ratings
87.
Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution
Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution 3.87 avg rating — 999 ratings
88.
A Narrative Of The Mutiny, On Board His Majesty's Ship Bounty; And The Subsequent Voyage Of Part Of The Crew, In The Ship's Boat
A Narrative Of The Mutiny, On Board His Majesty's Ship Bounty; And The Subsequent Voyage Of Part Of The Crew, In The Ship's Boat 3.85 avg rating — 3,308 ratings
89.
Life on the Mississippi: An Epic American Adventure
Life on the Mississippi: An Epic American Adventure 3.94 avg rating — 2,319 ratings
90.
Typhoon
Typhoon 3.64 avg rating — 4,238 ratings
91.
Reign of Iron: The Story of the First Battling Ironclads, the Monitor and the Merrimack
Reign of Iron: The Story of the First Battling Ironclads, the Monitor and the Merrimack 4.16 avg rating — 128 ratings