Best Sailing Books on Women!Women who conquer the world!!Kay Cottee!
Top of my list of the best sailing books; my first book on sailing women who are inspirational was on Kay Cottee for me she is number one! I had never sailed, not even thought about it until I read 'First Lady" the amazing story of her voyage around the world. This is one of my best sailing books because it is inspirational, some parts of my book are dog eared and marked from constant reading; it smells boatie and has a bit of mildew on some pages from being on the bookshelf on my yacht. Parts are so thrilling as Kay battles knock down after knock down in mountainous seas and 75 knot winds near Cape of Good Hope, and if that’s not enough a near collision.
All’s OK. Only regret that I didn’t put non-skid on lockers and bulkheads – seem to spend an awful lot of time walking on them in these parts!’
And then she’d talk to her Teddy and bake a loaf of bread, even do some knitting. What an amazing lady; sailing women the inspirational .... you bet!!!! “To the sounds of a canon, horns, cheers, the clapping of thousands of hands and my own hiccoughing sobs, we crossed the line on 5 June, 1988. I had achieved my dream!” - Kay Cottee after her history making voyage.
Ellen MacArthur!Then I read another book .... Which tops the list of best sailing books too!! The fastest women on the planet! Sailing women who are inspirational? Absolutely, her catch cry is ‘you can do it!’ This is a woman who had a dream from the time she stepped on her aunt’s yacht at the age of four.
Her story is an amazing journey of an all consuming passion and dedication to the sea and sailing.
At 18 she was with out a doubt inspirational sailing her own 21ft yacht solo around Britain. A few years later she sailed the Mini Transat solo transatlantic race which led to the fulfillment of her dream of sailing in the Vendee Globe. I love reading some of her quotes about her experiences ... they inspire ... they give you goose bumps!
In Ellen’s own words; “For most, the Vendee Globe is the ultimate race in single handed sailing ....................... it pushes sailors to their very limits, mentally and physically and tests every skill they have on the water." But as the saying goes, “to win first you have to finish” and this is never more true than in this race........... ....I was still ‘the same Ellen’ – the girl with boundless enthusiasm for the sea and everything it has to offer.”
“I’ve put everything in – my heart, my soul, my flesh, my blood, just everything. I’ve never pushed this hard.” – Ellen MacArthur on her record breaking solo circumnavigation.
Jessica Watson!
At just 16 years old Jessica Watson became the youngest person to sail none stop and unassisted around the world on Ella’s Pink Lady.
She had some major challenges along the way and a lot of critics but for most of us she wasn’t the only one tearful when she returned home to a massive welcome at Sydney Harbour escorted by a huge flotilla of boats, helicopters, cheering spectators in pink, and three television commercial networks.
Australia’s prime minister was there to greet her ... In his speech he said; “At 16 years old you are a hero to all young Australians. You are also a hero to all young Australian women. You do our nation proud." "On Australia Day I asked you, what was your message to all Australians?... And what you said was three simple words: 'Live your dream'. "Jessica today you have done just that. Today you have lived your dream." Her answer to that was ...."I don't consider myself a hero, I'm just an ordinary girl," Jessica adding that you didn't have to be someone special to achieve great things. "You just have to have a dream, believe in it and work hard!" Add her book to your best sailing books list its coming out soon on her amazing voyage.... so keep a watch for it! Mean while that is Jessie Martin pictured with her the youngest guy to do the same voyage and his book Lion Heart is great reading and on my shelf amongst my best sailing books.
“Dreams are renewable. No matter what your age or condition, there are still untapped possibilities within us and new beauty waiting to be born.” - Dr Dale E Turner Ann Gash!How many best sailing books can you have, a whole collection I guess they are all different!!Ann Gash was always an adventurous woman and did not start sailing until she was 45 years old. She learnt coastal and celestial navigation as well as seamanship to handle her yacht Ilimo a 7.3m wooden Folkboat.
Ann Gash wrote one of the best sailing books of her voyage in which she described her adventures, battling storms, being surrounded by a school of sharks, nearly being run down by a tanker and hit by a tug.
She is most definately one of the sailing women who is inspirational. If you want to learn more .... why not add this to your list of best books,...'A Star to Steer Her By!'
Sadly she died at the age of 83 after a life of adventure.
Samantha Davies!Samantha is one of the worlds leading solo sailors in a male dominated sport! Despite tackling perilous seas and hauling sails twice her weight, Sam still indulges in all things girlie! If you can’t find hard cover best sailing books on her go to her web site where she shares her adventures and videos ..... www.samdavies.com
Sam is a 33 year old Cambridge engineering graduate who still loves all things girlie and can be found at times pottering around on her pink sailing boat, Roxy, in a little pink bikini. She has three diamond studs on her ear and a belly ring and if she feels she needs luck at sea she races in her special knickers: ‘My girl boxers with “Lucky” in pink diamante.’
Sam was brought up living aboard a yacht off Hayling Island in England with her parents and sister, and one of her grandfathers was a submarine commander and the other a powerboat racer pilot. Along with Ellen MacArthur, Sam is in the top five female sailors in Europe. She was coached by sailings Big Three ….. Ellen MacArthur, Shirley Robertson and Tracy Edwards.
Guys go full out wanting to win ... which only works for the first day. Women are much better at conserving their energy. Maybe it’s also because we don’t like to suffer as much as men!” So do women make better sailors? “We’re equal!”
Some times at sea she’s in oilskins, and other times Samantha says, “In the tropics, when it’s really hot, it’s better to do everything naked!’
Dee Caffari!While you’re getting a library together on best sailing books on women sailors make sure you include ‘Against the Flow!’ written about another inspirational and record breaking British round the world yachtswomen.Dee Cafferi, 35, in 2006 became the first women to circumnavigate the world the ‘wrong way,’ East to West, against the prevailing wind and tide. The voyage took 178 days. Dee has been described as a chatty unpretentious PE teacher, which she was until swapping netball hoops for spinnakers just over eight years ago.
Having more knowledge about my brain and how it reacts will get me on a more even keel emotionally. It takes energy if I’m upset!” Read this inspirational sailing women’s story in another of my best sailing books selection. “You’re the only one there who is going to switch a bad mood around, so you need all the help you can muster...... There’s stuff that I turn to for help in times of difficulty ...... Who can resist being motivated by the Rocky theme tune?”
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