13 best-selling nonfiction books like Orca: Sailing Around the World (Five Oceans) by John A. Pennington

Cover of Orca: Sailing Around the World (Five Oceans) by John A. Pennington

Orca: Sailing Around the World (Five Oceans)

By: John A. Pennington

4.63

Format: 295 pages, Kindle Edition

The inspiring and hilarious true story of an unworldly twenty-two year old California surf punk and…

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Cover of The Next Port: 40,000 miles, 43 countries, 87 islands and countless adventures (Sailing Adventures Book 1) by Heyward Coleman

1. The Next Port: 40,000 miles, 43 countries, 87 islands and countless adventures (Sailing Adventures Book 1)

By: Heyward Coleman

4.10

Format: 332 pages, Kindle Edition

The Next Port is the true story of how a midlife crisis led to an around the world sailing adventur… read more

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2. Wavewalker: Breaking Free

By: Suzanne Heywood

4.27

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

‘A seven-year old girl on a seventy-foot yacht, for ten years, over fifty thousand miles of sailing… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
"Do you want to hear a secret?' I asked him, leaning closer. 'I don't want to be different — I want to be normal. I don't want to be stuck out at sea away from my friends. I know Mum and Dad would lau…"

-Suzanne Heywood, Wavewalker: Breaking Free

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3. Fever Coast

By: Colin Falconer

4.42

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

A gripping historical thriller of betrayal, retribution and the indomitable will to survive set aga… read more

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4. Only When I Step On It: One Man's Inspiring Journey to Hike The Appalachian Trail Alone

By: Peter Conti

4.34

Format: 405 pages, Kindle Edition

What if you could experience the thrill of an epic voyage through insurmountable obstacles without … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
Cover of TROPIC ANGEL: A Luke Angel Coastal Thriller (Archangel Aviation Thrillers Book 1) by NATE  VAN COOPS

5. TROPIC ANGEL: A Luke Angel Coastal Thriller (Archangel Aviation Thrillers Book 1)

By: NATE VAN COOPS

4.51

Format: 258 pages, Kindle Edition

THE ONLY WAY OUT IS UPFormer Blackhawk pilot Luke Angel wants nothing more than to enjoy the easy l… read more

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Cover of TROPIC DESCENT: A Luke Angel Mystery Thriller (Archangel Aviation Thrillers Book 2) by NATE VAN COOPS

6. TROPIC DESCENT: A Luke Angel Mystery Thriller (Archangel Aviation Thrillers Book 2)

By: NATE VAN COOPS

4.64

Format: 258 pages, Kindle Edition

THERE ARE OLD PILOTS AND BOLD PILOTS—AND DEAD AND COLD PILOTS.Luke Angel is on a routine cargo flig… read more

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7. Bad Karma: The True Story of a Mexico Trip from Hell

By: Paul Wilson

3.98

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

In the summer of 1978, twenty-one-year-old Paul Wilson jumps at the chance to join two local icons … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
Cover of Crossing Pirate Waters (Escape Series Book 2) by Julie Bradley

8. Crossing Pirate Waters (Escape Series Book 2)

By: Julie Bradley

4.59

Format: 359 pages, Kindle Edition

You don’t have to know a spinnaker from a mainsail to enjoy this adventure book. Join Glen and Juli… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Orca: Sailing Around the World (Five Oceans) by John A. Pennington

9. Orca: Sailing Around the World (Five Oceans)

By: John A. Pennington

4.63

Format: 295 pages, Kindle Edition

The inspiring and hilarious true story of an unworldly twenty-two year old California surf punk and… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
Cover of Old Man Sailing: Some dreams take a lifetime (Oldmansailing Book 1) by John Passmore

10. Old Man Sailing: Some dreams take a lifetime (Oldmansailing Book 1)

By: John Passmore

4.29

Format: 246 pages, Kindle Edition

When COVID-19 struck the UK, the government advised the over-70’s to “shield” while the country wen… read more

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11. The Backside of Normal: A Sailing Life of Adventure

By: Roger Olson

4.08

Format: 283 pages, Kindle Edition

He needed a home, so he was saddled with a mortgage. He needed cars to get to and from work, and of… read more

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12. Come Sail With Me

By: Wendy Leo-Smith

4.11

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

The woman who took a chance At 42 and living alone in Spain, Wendy's life really did begin again… read more

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Cover of Thicker Than Ice: A Sailing Family Finds Their Place at the Edge (Five Oceans) by John A Pennington

13. Thicker Than Ice: A Sailing Family Finds Their Place at the Edge (Five Oceans)

By: John A Pennington

4.71

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

A true story of poor judgment and questionable parenting, but also of friendship and adventure. A … read more

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Cover of Escape from the Ordinary (Escape Series Book 1) by Julie Bradley

14. Escape from the Ordinary (Escape Series Book 1)

By: Julie Bradley

4.30

Format: 328 pages, Kindle Edition

Retire early, sell everything, buy a boat 4,000 miles away and sail around the world.  What could g… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
Cover of Quest in the Caribbean: A True Caribbean Sailing Adventure (Quest and Crew Book 4) by David Beaupre

15. Quest in the Caribbean: A True Caribbean Sailing Adventure (Quest and Crew Book 4)

By: David Beaupre

4.32

Format: 228 pages, Kindle Edition

The final book in the Quest series is ‘Quest in the Caribbean’. Wendy and I have become full time s… read more

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16. Voyage To Crusoe

By: Leif Beiley

4.42

Format: 310 pages, Kindle Edition

VOYAGE TO CRUSOE, is the spellbinding story of Cliff Demont, whose comfortable, suburban middle-cla… read more

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Cover of Where the Wind Blows: A Family’s One Year Escape from Routine Life to A Sailing Adventure in the Mediterranean (Sailing Adventures Book 2) by Heyward Coleman

17. Where the Wind Blows: A Family’s One Year Escape from Routine Life to A Sailing Adventure in the Mediterranean (Sailing Adventures Book 2)

By: Heyward Coleman

4.30

Format: 330 pages, Kindle Edition

Squeezed out of his company in mid-career, Heyward finds himself unsure of what to do next.Put the … read more

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Cover of Winds of Skilak by Bonnie Rose Ward

18. Winds of Skilak

By: Bonnie Rose Ward

4.31

Format: 402 pages, Paperback

FIRST PLACE - JOURNEY AWARDS for Narrative Non-Fiction Chanticleer Book Reviews 2015 WINNER - NE… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
Cover of Half Fast: (mis) Adventures in Slowly Sailing around (on) the World by Randy Baker

19. Half Fast: (mis) Adventures in Slowly Sailing around (on) the World

By: Randy Baker

4.46

Format: 417 pages, Kindle Edition

Ever thought of ditching your conventional life to buy a sailboat and go traveling the world as a m… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of The Log of Lone Eagle: The Two Year, 14,000 Mile Epic Voyage of Lone Eagle by Robert G. Bugge

20. The Log of Lone Eagle: The Two Year, 14,000 Mile Epic Voyage of Lone Eagle

By: Robert G. Bugge

4.43

Format: 511 pages, Kindle Edition

Featured in Cruising Helmsman May 2020 and Nautilus Marine June 2020. What if the stars were both … read more

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21. First Voyage: A Circumnavigation in the 1970s

By: Bruce Macdonald

4.45

Format: 301 pages, Kindle Edition

Forty years ago, Bruce and Liz MacDonald along with their young son, Jeff, set off in a 31-foot boa… read more

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22. Quest and Crew (Quest and Crew #1)

By: David Beaupre

4.17

Format: 248 pages, None

How many people have dreamed about sailing away and leaving it all behind? Here’s how it happened. … read more

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  • nonfiction
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23. Uncharted

By: Janet Howle

4.25

Format: 538 pages, Kindle Edition

Carter McDowell is a broken man. Guilt and grief haunt him as he struggles to keep the only thing h… read more

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24. Second Voyage: An Atlantic-Mediterranean Circuit 1987-1991

By: Bruce Macdonald

4.19

Format: 258 pages, Kindle Edition

Revised Edition (2020)!Do you have dreams of sailing your own boat across the Atlantic, cruising th… read more

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Cover of Chasing the Squirrel: The Pursuit of Notorious Drug Smuggler Wally Thrasher by Ron Peterson

25. Chasing the Squirrel: The Pursuit of Notorious Drug Smuggler Wally Thrasher

By: Ron Peterson

4.30

Format: 354 pages, Kindle Edition

CHASING THE SQUIRREL is the true story of notorious drug smuggler Wally Thrasher, whose investigati… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of A Smuggler's Guide to Good Manners: A True Story Of Terrifying Seas, Double-Dealing, And Love Across Three Oceans (The Smuggler's Guide Series Book 1) by Kenny Ranen

26. A Smuggler's Guide to Good Manners: A True Story Of Terrifying Seas, Double-Dealing, And Love Across Three Oceans (The Smuggler's Guide Series Book 1)

By: Kenny Ranen

4.33

Format: 297 pages, Kindle Edition

A Smuggler’s Guide to Good Manners is a true story of wild seas, double dealing, and love across th… read more

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"I prefer female crew because a woman will pull the trigger and a man will take that crucial moment to think about it."

-Kenny Ranen, A Smuggler's Guide to Good Manners: A True Story Of Terrifying Seas, Double-Dealing, And Love Across Three Oceans (The Smuggler's Guide Series Book 1)

Cover of Quest on the Thorny Path (Quest and Crew #2) by David Beaupre

27. Quest on the Thorny Path (Quest and Crew #2)

By: David Beaupre

4.24

Format: 234 pages, None

Not all trips to paradise are smooth sailing. ‘Quest on the Thorny Path’ is the second book of the … read more

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Cover of Quest for the Virgins: A True Caribbean Sailing Adventure by David Beaupre

28. Quest for the Virgins: A True Caribbean Sailing Adventure

By: David Beaupre

4.18

Format: 248 pages, None

Find our crew poised and ready to venture into the dreaded Mona Passage between Hispaniola and Puer… read more

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29. A Drop in the Ocean

By: Jasna Tuta

4.32

Format: 143 pages, Kindle Edition

Tales of great heroism and daring at sea are all well and good. But this isn’t one of them. Totally… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of All the Colours of Polynesia by Jasna Tuta

30. All the Colours of Polynesia

By: Jasna Tuta

4.43

Format: 237 pages, Kindle Edition

Fifteen tropical islands, fifteen chapters filled with adventure. This book lets you hop aboard a l… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of We Dared Greatly: The Story of our Sailing Adventure by Molly Ann Monahan

31. We Dared Greatly: The Story of our Sailing Adventure

By: Molly Ann Monahan

3.92

Format: 343 pages, Kindle Edition

"You know that feeling, when you suddenly feel like you just woke up, and you wonder where you are?… read more

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  • nonfiction

6 Top memoir books like Orca: Sailing Around the World (Five Oceans) by John A. Pennington

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Peter Conti

4.34

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Bad Karma: The True Story of a Mexico Trip from Hell

Paul Wilson

3.98

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Marty Ohlhaut

4.41

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Force of Nature: Three Women Tackle The John Muir Trail

Joan M. Griffin

4.44

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Patrick Taylor

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