(Martime) Books that fascinated us, shaped, helped, accompanied and always accompanied. Our heroes, Role models and saviors in need!
classic, forgotten treasures from the second-hand bookshop and future standard works. Stories and guides – that every sailor should know – presented live, gefeiert, admired and read by Cati & John!
adventure, tragedies, Funny thing, Touching and comforting – Heroes, Weirdos and likeable losers – Travel and adventure begin in your head – Freedom and dreams – without a budget and despite a lockdown.
And who already knows all the books presented, will surely be happy, together with us and all other viewers, of these very special books, the first time with a flashlight under the covers, remember and then maybe take it off the shelf again. What did this book do to you??
Of course there are books too, you your children, especially now, can read aloud!
And then you are welcome to remind us and all other viewers of all your favorite books, which we unfortunately ignored, forgot or never read.
We are excited! Maybe this will be a series in the series?
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Book tips from Johannes and Cati Erdmann
Johannes ’first sailing books
"My ship was the pigeon", Robin Lee Graham
German edition: https://amzn.to/38urAQt
English version: https://amzn.to/2Xp2FHB
„Home is the sailor“, Robin Lee Graham
English version: https://amzn.to/2L9WapQ
„The boy who sailed around the World alone“, Robin Lee Graham
English version: https://amzn.to/3s8nZiF
"My fate is called Kathena", Wilfried Erdmann
youth book, early edition: https://amzn.to/38qUOQg
current issue with bonus chapter (Wilfried and Johannes in conversation): https://amzn.to/2JZQjCT
"I'm at sea", Wilfried Erdmann
appears on 21. January 2021: https://amzn.to/35otDDO
"The eight from the great river", Gabriele Kuhnke
youth book, Paperback: https://amzn.to/3q3DDdl
Cati's first books:
"A Thousand Days of Robinson", Wilfried Erdmann
early edition: https://amzn.to/3q1J6S2
newer edition: https://amzn.to/35rln5T
"The circumnavigator", Astrid Erdmann
Bücher, that moved me the most:
„Shrimpy“, Shane Acton.
German edition: https://amzn.to/3bmqsjN and https://amzn.to/3nrxNkf
English version: https://amzn.to/3op94hX
„Shrimpy sails again“, Shane Acton.
English version: https://amzn.to/2MFLL5q
"A man and his boat", Rollo Gebhard.
"Last Voyage", Ann Davison.
English version: https://amzn.to/3bkhQu1
"That Magical Route", Wilfried Erdmann.
"Alone against the wind", Wilfried Erdmann.
„Adrift“, Tristan Jones.
"Shangri-La", Burghard Pieske.
„Blue Ship“, Hubertus Sprungala / Richard Radtke.
Paperback: https://amzn.to/2LE8HkU
Compact: https://amzn.to/39bOzyS
"The sea is mine", Uwe Röttgering.
"Around America", Clark Stede.
https://amzn.to/2MNAX5s
"You sailed alone", Jean Merrien.
Bound: https://amzn.to/2MIG6eR
Paperback: https://amzn.to/2XmWbck
"Still no land in sight", Ebba Drolshagen,
https://amzn.to/3hVKwL7
Cati's favorite books:
„Voyage for Madmen“, Peter Nichols.
German edition: https://amzn.to/39h1LCz
English version: https://amzn.to/3saRMaw
"Donald Crowhurst's Strange Last Voyage", Hall/Tomalin.
German edition: https://amzn.to/3q4x9uV
English version: https://amzn.to/3s8wHgS
„The Mercy“, Film about Donald Crowhurst.
"An impossible trip", Wilfried Erdmann.
Lesser known, very good books:
"Alone in the Arctic", Axel Czuday.
"My big trip from the Atlantic to the Pacific", Milo Dahlmann.
„When I put out to sea“, Nicolette Milnes Walker.
English version: https://amzn.to/2LEalD6
„Children of Cape Horn“, Rosie Swale.
English version: https://amzn.to/3ovLjVB
"Antigua is way ahead", Rudolf Wagner.
"Daughters of the Wind", David Lewis.
„Sopranino“, Ellam/Mudie
English version: https://amzn.to/3q1QBIG
"Trekka", John Guzzwell.
English version: https://amzn.to/3hYrXWx
“Once is enough”, Miles Smeeton.
English version: https://amzn.to/2Xsbm3T
"Adventurous trip around the world", Comic, not to be found on Amazon.
"A dream becomes true", Gudrun Calligaro.
„Survive the savage sea“, Dougal Robertson.
English version: https://amzn.to/3owoLnp
"The Riddle of the Sandbank", Erskine Childers.
German edition: https://amzn.to/3s8qcuD
English version: https://amzn.to/3s8xKNP
DVD-Series: https://amzn.to/3q8jhj5
"Hitchhiking across the Atlantic", Vougessis / Haubrich
"The Sun Boat", Göran Schildt.
„A world of my own“, Robin Knox-Johnston.
German edition: https://amzn.to/39hL75W
English version: https://amzn.to/35pxKPO
„A race too far“, Chris Eakin.
English version: https://amzn.to/3hX87uQ