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24 books recommended for fans of Fix It and Sail by Gilbert, Brian, tied together by themes of Sailing, Water Sports, and Sports & Recreation.

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Grand Ambition An Extraordinary Yacht, the People Who Built It, and the Millionaire Who Can’t Really Afford It — G. Bruce Knecht

Grand Ambition An Extraordinary Yacht, the People Who Built It, and the Millionaire Who Can’t Really Afford It

G. Bruce Knecht

Themes: Sailing • Water Sports • Sports & Recreation

An Illustrated Viking Voyage Retracing Leif Eriksson’s Journey in an Authentic Viking Knarr — W. Hodding Carter

An Illustrated Viking Voyage Retracing Leif Eriksson’s Journey in an Authentic Viking Knarr

W. Hodding Carter

Themes: Sailing • Water Sports • Sports & Recreation

In the Wake of the Gods A Cruising Companion to the World of the Greek Myths — Sam Jefferson

In the Wake of the Gods A Cruising Companion to the World of the Greek Myths

Themes: Sailing • Water Sports • Sports & Recreation

Sailing School — Doug Schryver

Themes: Sailing • Water Sports • Sports & Recreation

The Catamaran Book — Brian Phipps

The Catamaran Book

Themes: Sailing • Water Sports • Sports & Recreation

Dragged Aboard A Cruising Guide for the Reluctant Mate — Don Casey

Dragged Aboard A Cruising Guide for the Reluctant Mate

Themes: Sailing • Water Sports • Sports & Recreation

Sailing Alone A Surprising History of Isolation and Survival at Sea — Richard J. King

Sailing Alone A Surprising History of Isolation and Survival at Sea

Richard J. King

Themes: Sailing • Water Sports • Sports & Recreation

The Greatest Sailing Stories Ever Told Twenty-Seven Unforgettable Stories — Christopher Caswell

The Greatest Sailing Stories Ever Told Twenty-Seven Unforgettable Stories

Christopher Caswell

Themes: Sailing • Water Sports • Sports & Recreation

How to Sail An Introduction to Sailing for Beginners — Karl A. Minner

How to Sail An Introduction to Sailing for Beginners

Themes: Sailing • Water Sports • Sports & Recreation

The Sailing Quiz Book — Tony Crowley

The Sailing Quiz Book

Themes: Sailing • Water Sports • Sports & Recreation

Kihivas Alone at the Ends of the Earth — István Kopár

Kihivas Alone at the Ends of the Earth

Themes: Sailing • Water Sports • Sports & Recreation

Sailing with Purpose The Pursuit of the Dream — Jerome Fitzgerald

Sailing with Purpose The Pursuit of the Dream

Jerome Fitzgerald

Themes: Sailing • Water Sports • Sports & Recreation

Boat Navigation for the Rest of Us Finding Your Way by Eye and Electronics — Brogdon

Boat Navigation for the Rest of Us Finding Your Way by Eye and Electronics

Themes: Sailing • Water Sports • Sports & Recreation

The Bounty Mutiny Captain William Bligh’s Firsthand Account of the Last Voyage of HMS Bounty — William Bligh

The Bounty Mutiny Captain William Bligh’s Firsthand Account of the Last Voyage of HMS Bounty

Themes: Sailing • Water Sports • Sports & Recreation

GRP Repair Companion Repairing GRP and FRP Boats — Pete Vincent

GRP Repair Companion Repairing GRP and FRP Boats

Themes: Sailing • Water Sports • Sports & Recreation

Hawaii by Sextant – an In-Depth Exercise in Celestial Navigation Using Real Sextant Sights and Logbook Entries — David Burch

Hawaii by Sextant – an In-Depth Exercise in Celestial Navigation Using Real Sextant Sights and Logbook Entries

Themes: Sailing • Water Sports • Sports & Recreation

A Sailor, a Chicken, an Incredible Voyage The Seafaring Adventures of Guirec and Monique — Guirec Soudée

A Sailor, a Chicken, an Incredible Voyage The Seafaring Adventures of Guirec and Monique

Themes: Sailing • Water Sports • Sports & Recreation

Maui Glory Days Return to the Impact Zone — Jonathan Weston

Maui Glory Days Return to the Impact Zone

Jonathan Weston

Themes: Sailing • Water Sports • Sports & Recreation

Fatal Storm The Inside Story of the Tragic Sydney-Hobart Race — Rob Mundle

Fatal Storm The Inside Story of the Tragic Sydney-Hobart Race

Themes: Sailing • Water Sports • Sports & Recreation

Sailing the Dream — Mike Perham

Sailing the Dream

Themes: Sailing • Water Sports • Sports & Recreation

Fastnet Force 10 The Deadliest Storm In The History Of Modern Sailing — John Rousmaniere

Fastnet Force 10 The Deadliest Storm In The History Of Modern Sailing

John Rousmaniere

Themes: Sailing • Water Sports • Sports & Recreation

River-horse The Logbook of a Boat Across America — William Least Heat Moon

River-horse The Logbook of a Boat Across America

William Least Heat Moon

Themes: Sailing • Water Sports • Sports & Recreation

Seamanship A Voyage Along the Wild Coasts of the British Isles — Adam Nicolson

Seamanship A Voyage Along the Wild Coasts of the British Isles

Themes: Sailing • Water Sports • Sports & Recreation

Amulet A Charm Restored and Sailed to the Western Isles — Bob Orrell

Amulet A Charm Restored and Sailed to the Western Isles

Themes: Sailing • Water Sports • Sports & Recreation

If Fix It and Sail by Gilbert, Brian is on your shelf, these 24 titles belong there too. Connected by Sailing, Water Sports, Sports & Recreation and selected for literary and thematic overlap. Featuring work by G. Bruce Knecht, W. Hodding Carter, Sam Jefferson, Doug Schryver, and others.

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