Adventure and Sailing Stories

From regular SCA contributor Stephen Ladd comes a second edition of his modern small-boat classic—Three Years in a 12-Foot Boat. This version is updated with a gorgeous new cover image by Rick Myers and a foreword by our own Josh Colvin.

For anyone who dreams of sailing away, here's a gritty memoir of a 15,000-mile solo expedition in a tiny, handmade boat. Bent on discovery, Ladd ranges from Montana to a harrowing sail along the pirate-ridden coast of Panama and Colombia, across the Andes, down a river at night to avoid guerrillas, and through the Caribbean. Robbed, capsized, arrested and befriended, he rows and sails through a tumult of uncharted adventures.

Stow away with a poetic storyteller on a stormy voyage through freedom and fear, loneliness and love.

The Northwest's best-selling, most popular cruising guide. Informative and entertaining. Complete and up-to-date information on marinas, state and provincial parks, anchoring and piloting for all of Puget Sound, San Juan Islands, Inside Passage to Prince Rupert, B.C., and the West Coast of Vancouver Island. Includes the Gulf Islands, Sunshine Coast, Princess Louisa Inlet, Desolation Sound, North Coast of B.C. Articles on VHF radio usage, navigation aids, charts and more. With detailed marina maps, overview maps, and tons of photos. 383 pages.

Lone sailor meets Storm of the Century aboard his 20-foot sloop.

Roaring out of nowhere on July 4, 1999, a storm with 100 m.p.h. straight-line winds tore onto Lake Superior. Without warning, a lone sailor and his wooden boat were caught in a wall of wind. Wake of the Green Storm is the inspiring true tale of seafaring in a last frontier. 224 pages. Soft Cover. Autographed.