Books
Most of the books on sailing canoeing written from 1865 onwards are now long out of print and difficult or expensive to obtain second hand. However, many of these significant books are now available again at a reasonable price from publishers using “print on demand” technology. Some are now also available to look at on the web or to download yourself. I have tried to put together a list of what you can find on the internet, together with direct web links where possible. Sometimes reprints of different editions, or different reprints of the same edition, of a book are available from different publishers, or in different locations. I have not tried to list all these, but you can always search the web for such titles yourself.
No doubt some of the links I have provided will cease to function over time. Please feel free to email me if you find this to be the case and I will endeavour to update the list when I can mange to do so.
Web resources
Links to sailing canoe resources from around the web.
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by Hannes Lindermann |
A diary of two transatlantic voyages in sailing canoes by the author. |
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by Fredrick Fenger |
A 1917 account of a cruise through the Lesser Antilles by American naval architect F.A Fenger in Yakaboo, a sailing canoe with no rudder but with a centreboard which could be moved fore and aft |
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A Manual of yacht and Boat Sailing by Dixon Kemp |
A definitive UK contemporary reference work on sailing boats first published in 1878, some editions ( eg 1895) include an extensive specific chapeter on sailing canoes. However by the 1900 edition this chapter only includes information about two types of canoe yawl. ( Various editions and reprints available) |
Amazon (S.hand reprint of 1895 ed+ notes by John Leather)
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A Thousand Miles in the Canoe Rob Roy by John Mac Gregor |
The book that started it ahttp://dngoodchild.com/0013.htmll off! |
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by Robert Louis Stevenson |
An account of an 1876 canoe cruise on the rivers and canals of France and Belgium. Stevenson’s first book! ( many more versions available than I have lisited) |
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by John D Hayward |
An account of varoius outings with the British Canoe Association published 1891
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by John D Hayward |
An 1893 book with a good summary of everything there is to know about building and sailing canoes and canoe yawls! |
D.N Goodchild Shellback pub: #0297 Not currently available |
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Canoeing and camping adventures by R. C. Anderson |
Accounts of his sailing canoe trips in the Baltic and the Swedish rivers and lakes from 1907-9, including an epic voyage from Stockholm to St Petersburg! |
D.N Goodchild Shellback pub: #0342 Not currently available |
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by W.P Stevens |
A seminal work by the American canoe and yacht designer covering all aspects of sailing canoe design and building,including many lines drawings. First published 1889 ( Various editions and reprints available) |
D.N Goodchild (plates only)Shellback pub: #0147 Not currently available
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by Dr C. A Neide |
An account of a voyage from the Adirondacks to the Gulf in a Rushton Princess model canoe, in1882 |
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by Perry D Frazer |
An American book on sailing canoes,published by Forest and Stream 1897, with photographs |
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by C Bowye Vaux |
On of the first manuals on paddling and sailing canoes originally published in 1885 |
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by W Baden-Powell |
A log of his 1871 cruise on in Baltic in one of his Nautilus canoes |
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Down West by H V Wiliams |
A log of single handed voyages in a canoe yawl along the South West Coast of England |
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Our canoe Voyage by Malcom Black |
An account of a trip down the river Wye and up the Severn then to the Thames viaa the Stroudwater canal in 1876 |
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by Charles Penrose (Tiphys) |
A treatise on the management and handling of canoes, first published in 1867 |
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by John Mac Gregor |
Mac Gregor’s second book, first published in 1867 giving an account of his trip to the Baltic |
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by John Mac Gregor |
Mac Gregor’s book, first published in 1869 giving an account of his trip to the Holy Land |
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Rushton & his times in American Canoeing by Attwood Manley |
an account of the life of this prolific American canoe builder |
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Rushton’s rowboats and canoes
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A reprint of Rushton’s 1893 catalogue |
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Rushton’s rowboats and canoes by William Crowley |
A reprint of Rushton’s 1903 catalogue together with some additional material |
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Sailing Canoes: a brief history by O S Tyson |
A 1935 summary of American Sailing Canoeing with photos and drawings of the various classes |
D.N Goodchild Shellback pub: #0304 Not currently available |
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The Canoe Boys by Alistair Dunnett |
An account of a voyage from the Clyde to Skye , first published in 1950 as “Quest by canoe” |
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The Voyage Alone in the Yawl Rob Roy by John Mac Gregor |
The strange account of Mac Gregor’s trip across the channel and up the river Seine in a somewhat larger vessel, not really a canoe, distributing religious tracts to all as he went. |
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Under sail through red Devon by R Cattrell |
A pleasing meander along the coast and rivers of Devon in a sailing Klepper with plenty of local history.First published 1937, republished in two parts in 1984 as “Adventure through red Devon” and “Under sail through South Devon & Dartmoor” |
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by N.H Bishop |
An account of a voyage from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico, during the years 1874-75″ |
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Watery Wanderings mid Western Lochs by T.H Holding |
A practical account of a canoe cruise in company on the West coast of Scotland, during the years 1885 |
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MODERN BOOKS ON SAILING CANOEING |
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Canoe Rig the Essence and the Art by Todd Bradshaw |
A very full presentation of the possible rig options for sailing canoes and how to go about making and using them, published 2000 |
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Over the sea to Skye Edited by Jan Poskitt |
A collection of accounts of outings by the Clyde Canoe Club 1874-1876, published 2002 |
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Canoes under sail by John Bull |
A simple booklet discussing how to rig a canoe for sail, published 1999 |
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The lines of sailing canoes by John Bull |
John Bull brings together small scale drawings of the lines of a number of historic sailing canoes in one booklet, published 1996 |
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Holmes of the Humber by Tony Watts |
The life and times of George Holmes together with some of his cruise accounts, sketches and canoe yawl designs, published Dec 2009 |
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Website links |
Comments |
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A group interested in wooden and bark canoes |
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Very comprehensive list of links |
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John |
A summary of the life of John MacGregor & |
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A blog which aims to list a 1001 interesting boats |
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Britain’s No 1 supplier of modern sailing canoes and equipment |
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A group who organise sailing canoe gatherings and expeditions |
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A specialist marine timber merchant based in Bristol |
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Sails for traditional craft |
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Traditional equipment and chandlery for classic vessels |
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Supplier of modern kayaking equipment |
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A online handbook for sea kayakers |
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Repair & restoration of traditional craft , based |
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An association for those interested in traditionally |
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Members interested in innovations in the design of yachts and their equipment |
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Web services |