Nautical as an academic subject, crosses the boundaries of standard disciplines, focusing on understanding mankind's various relationships to the oceans, seas, and major waterways of the globe. Nautical history records and interprets past events involving ships, shipping, navigation, and seamen.
The following are books published by the Easton Press in the leather bound Nautical Library series. Included in the Nautical Library are works about sailing, the sea, ships and other nautical topics.
Atlantic High: A Celebration by William F. Buckley Jr. - 1987
Kon-Tiki: Across the Pacific By Raft by Thor Heyerdahl - 1987
The Maiden Voyage by Geoffrey Marcus - 1987
Legendary Yachts by Bill Robinson - 1987
The Bermuda Triangle by Charles Berlitz - 1988
Heavy Weather Sailing by K. Adlard Coles - 1988
The Explorations of Captain James Cook in the Pacific As Told by Selections of His Own Journals 1768 to 1779 - 1988
Britannia by John Fairfax - 1988
RA Expeditions by Thor Heyerdahl - 1988
Seven Days to Disaster: The Sinking of the Lusitania by Des Hickey and Gus Smith - 1988
Some Famous Sailing Ships and Their Builder Donald McKay by Richard C. McKay - 1988
H.M.S. Bounty - Alexander McKee by 1988
Collision Course: The Andrew Doria and the Stockholm by Alvin Moscow - 1988
Nimitz by E. B. Potter - 1988
The Sinbad Voyage by Tim Severin - 1988
The Way of the Ship by Alan Villiers - 1988
Yankee Whalers in the South Seas by A. B. C. Whipple - 1988
Gipsy Moth Circles the World by Francis Chichester - 1989
Comeback: My race for the America's Cup by Dennis Conner - 1989
To the Ends of the Earth: The Transglobe Expedition, The First Pole to Pole Circumnavigation of the Globe by Ranulph Fiennes - 1989
The Incredible Voyage: A Personal Odyssey by Tristan Jones - 1989
The Influence of Sea Power Upon History 1660 to 1783 by A. T. Mahan - 1989
The Armada by Garrett Mattingly - 1989
The European Discovery of America: The Northern Voyages A.D. 500 to 1600 by Samuel Eliot Morison - 1989
The European Discovery of America: The Southern Voyages A. D. 1492 to 1616 by Samuel Eliot Morison - 1989
Decision at Trafalgar by Dudley Pope - 1989
The Brendan Voyage by Tim Severin - 1989
The Challenge by A. B. C. Whipple - 1989
The Sea Dogs: Privateers, Plunder and Piracy in the Elizabethan Age by Neville Williams - 1989
Exploring with Byrd: Episodes from an Adventurous Life by Richard E. Byrd - 1990
The Mayflower by Kate Caffrey - 1990
Endurance by Alfred Lansing - 1990
The Cruise of the Snark by Jack London - 1990
Outcasts of the Seas: Pirates and Piracy by Edward Lucie-Smith - 1990
Jutland by Donald MacIntyre - 1990
Old Bruin Commodore Matthew C. Perry 1794 to 1858 by Samuel Eliot Morison - 1990
The Journals and other documents on the life and voyages of Christopher Columbus by Samuel Eliot Morison - 1990
The Arctic Grail: The Quest for the North West Passage and the Noth Pole 1818 to 1909 by Berton Pierre - 1990
Around the World Single-Handed by Harry Pidgeon - 1990
After 50,000 Miles by Hal Roth - 1990
Fastnet, Force 10 by John Rousmaniere - 1990
Sailing Alone Around the World by Joshua Slocum - 1990
The Fate of the Maine by John Edward Weems - 1990
Tin Can on a Shingle by William Chapman White - 1990
Racing Through Paradise: A Pacific Passage by William F. Buckley Jr. - 1991
The Last Voyages, Cavendish, Hudson, Ralegh, the Original Narratives by Philip Edwards - 1991
Steamboats Come True: American Inventors in Action by James Thomas Flexner - 1991
How We Found the Mary Rose by Alexander McKee - 1991
Admiral of the Ocean Sea: A Life of Christopher Columbus by Samuel Eliot Morison - 2 volumes - 1991
Vasa: The King's Ship by Bengt Ohrelius - 1991
Naval Warfare Under Oars: 4th to 16th Centuries by William Ledyard Rodgers - 1991
Greek and Roman Naval Warfare by William Ledyard Rodgers - 1991
Steam Conquers the Atlantic by David Budlong Tyler - 1991
The following are the later published William F. Buckley's Nautical Classics 6 volume Set:Airborne A Sentimental Journey by William F. Buckley Jr. - 2002
Gipsy Moth Circles The World by Francis Chichester - 2002
My Old Man And The Sea A Father and Son Sail Around Cape Horn by David Hays and Daniel Hays - 2002
The Cruise Of The Snark by Jack London - 2002
Godforsaken Sea by Derek Lundy - 2002
Sailing Alone Around the World by Joshua Slocum - 2002
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It involves a knowledge of a variety of topics and development of specialised skills including:
Navigation and international maritime law;
Weather, meteorology and forecasting;
Watchstanding;
ship-handling and Small boat handling;
operation of deck equipment, anchors and cables;
Ropework and line handling;
Communications;
Sailing;
Engines;
execution of evolutions such as towing;
Cargo handling equipment, dangerous cargoes and cargo storage;
Dealing with emergencies; and
Survival at sea and Search and Rescue.
Fire fighting.
The degree of knowledge needed within these areas is dependent upon the nature of the work and the type of vessel employed by a mariner. However, the practice of good seamanship should be the goal of all.