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Master and Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1)
by (shelved 187 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.07 — 63,247 ratings — published 1969
Moby-Dick or, The Whale (Paperback)
by (shelved 158 times as nautical)
avg rating 3.56 — 613,478 ratings — published 1851
In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex (Paperback)
by (shelved 144 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.17 — 118,319 ratings — published 2000
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder (Hardcover)
by (shelved 111 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.17 — 203,553 ratings — published 2023
Treasure Island (Hardcover)
by (shelved 108 times as nautical)
avg rating 3.85 — 538,174 ratings — published 1882
Mr. Midshipman Hornblower (Hardcover)
by (shelved 98 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.18 — 19,204 ratings — published 1950
Post Captain (Aubrey & Maturin, #2)
by (shelved 92 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.26 — 25,147 ratings — published 1972
H.M.S. Surprise (Aubrey & Maturin, #3)
by (shelved 86 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.42 — 21,344 ratings — published 1973
The Old Man and the Sea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 83 times as nautical)
avg rating 3.81 — 1,302,672 ratings — published 1952
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage (Hardcover)
by (shelved 75 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.46 — 163,312 ratings — published 1959
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 70 times as nautical)
avg rating 3.89 — 275,477 ratings — published 1869
The Mauritius Command (Aubrey & Maturin, #4)
by (shelved 69 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.35 — 18,346 ratings — published 1977
Two Years Before the Mast: A Sailor's Life at Sea (Paperback)
by (shelved 66 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.03 — 14,571 ratings — published 1840
The Fortune of War (Aubrey & Maturin, #6)
by (shelved 62 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.41 — 15,118 ratings — published 1979
Desolation Island (Aubrey & Maturin, #5)
by (shelved 60 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.41 — 16,316 ratings — published 1978
The Surgeon's Mate (Aubrey & Maturin, #7)
by (shelved 58 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.40 — 14,114 ratings — published 1980
The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea (Paperback)
by (shelved 57 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.12 — 118,799 ratings — published 1997
The Ionian Mission (Aubrey & Maturin, #8)
by (shelved 54 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.32 — 12,030 ratings — published 1981
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania (Hardcover)
by (shelved 51 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.13 — 160,733 ratings — published 2015
The Far Side of the World (Aubrey & Maturin, #10)
by (shelved 50 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.45 — 13,644 ratings — published 1984
Lieutenant Hornblower (Hornblower Saga: Chronological Order, #2)
by (shelved 50 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.32 — 13,502 ratings — published 1952
The Letter of Marque (Aubrey & Maturin, #12)
by (shelved 49 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.50 — 12,000 ratings — published 1988
The Sea Wolf (Paperback)
by (shelved 49 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.06 — 33,358 ratings — published 1904
Treason's Harbour (Aubrey & Maturin, #9)
by (shelved 48 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.38 — 12,693 ratings — published 1983
The Thirteen-Gun Salute (Aubrey & Maturin, #13)
by (shelved 45 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.40 — 10,280 ratings — published 1989
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time (Hardcover)
by (shelved 42 times as nautical)
avg rating 3.99 — 76,132 ratings — published 1995
Sailing Alone around the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.15 — 11,155 ratings — published 1899
Beat to Quarters (Hornblower Saga: Chronological Order, # 6 )
by (shelved 41 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.29 — 12,240 ratings — published 1937
The Reverse of the Medal (Aubrey & Maturin, #11)
by (shelved 41 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.43 — 11,004 ratings — published 1986
Life of Pi (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as nautical)
avg rating 3.94 — 1,747,219 ratings — published 2001
The Wine-Dark Sea (Aubrey & Maturin, #16)
by (shelved 40 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.40 — 9,546 ratings — published 1993
The Nutmeg of Consolation (Aubrey & Maturin, #14)
by (shelved 40 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.42 — 10,452 ratings — published 1991
The Terror (Hardcover)
by (shelved 39 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.09 — 73,213 ratings — published 2007
Hornblower and the Hotspur (Hornblower Saga: Chronological Order, #3)
by (shelved 39 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.32 — 11,980 ratings — published 1962
Hornblower and the Atropos (Hornblower Saga: Chronological Order, #5)
by (shelved 39 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.25 — 9,903 ratings — published 1953
The Commodore (Aubrey & Maturin, #17)
by (shelved 38 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.43 — 9,559 ratings — published 1994
Ship of the Line (Hornblower Saga: Chronological Order, #7)
by (shelved 38 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.32 — 8,726 ratings — published 1938
Flying Colours (Hornblower Saga: Chronological Order, #8)
by (shelved 36 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.35 — 8,584 ratings — published 1938
The Yellow Admiral (Aubrey & Maturin, #18)
by (shelved 36 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.37 — 9,374 ratings — published 1996
Lord Hornblower (Hornblower Saga: Chronological Order, #10)
by (shelved 36 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.12 — 7,564 ratings — published 1946
The Odyssey (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as nautical)
avg rating 3.83 — 1,184,085 ratings — published -700
In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette (Hardcover)
by (shelved 35 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.29 — 25,571 ratings — published 2014
The Truelove (Aubrey & Maturin, #15)
by (shelved 35 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.36 — 10,047 ratings — published 1991
Commodore Hornblower (Hardcover)
by (shelved 35 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.26 — 8,457 ratings — published 1945
Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.19 — 18,937 ratings — published 2003
Blue at the Mizzen (Aubrey & Maturin, #20)
by (shelved 34 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.41 — 8,539 ratings — published 1999
Robinson Crusoe (Hardcover)
by (shelved 33 times as nautical)
avg rating 3.68 — 330,211 ratings — published 1719
Ship of Magic (Liveship Traders, #1)
by (shelved 33 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.24 — 103,720 ratings — published 1998
Bloody Jack (Bloody Jack, #1)
by (shelved 33 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.12 — 27,708 ratings — published 2002
The Bounty: The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as nautical)
avg rating 3.95 — 5,346 ratings — published 2003
“I phoned the Admiral back.
'It's no use, Admiral, the French speak nothing but French.'
There was a short pause on the end of the line then his voice rattled into life like a sabre.
'They're lying, Tim!'
'What?'
'The French Navy must by law speak English, as English is the international maritime language of the sea.'
'Has anyone told the French that?'
The line went dead for a moment before he thundered, 'Yes Nelson. At the battle of Trafalgar.'
I tried to stifle an irresistibly British giggle not knowing if the Admiral was making a joke or not. I got it right. He was serious.”
― In the Bath: Conquering the Channel in a Piece of Plumbing
'It's no use, Admiral, the French speak nothing but French.'
There was a short pause on the end of the line then his voice rattled into life like a sabre.
'They're lying, Tim!'
'What?'
'The French Navy must by law speak English, as English is the international maritime language of the sea.'
'Has anyone told the French that?'
The line went dead for a moment before he thundered, 'Yes Nelson. At the battle of Trafalgar.'
I tried to stifle an irresistibly British giggle not knowing if the Admiral was making a joke or not. I got it right. He was serious.”
― In the Bath: Conquering the Channel in a Piece of Plumbing
“All that yohoho stuff's for landlubbers, or it would be if we ever used words like landlubber. Do you know the difference between port and starboard? I don't. I've never even drunk starboard.”
― Jingo
― Jingo
