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Eager to get back on a ship? While we wait for the cruising seas to calm, get your fill of ocean adventures through these 8 novels and nonfiction books. share this article
Moby Dick begins with two well-known declarations. The second, longer one might apply to anyone who loves sailing: âwhenever it is a damp, drizzly November in my soul . . . then, I account it high time to get to sea as soon as I can.â
Alas, for those with cabin fever, sailing the high seas is not an option for most these days. One way to counter the no-cruise blues is to tuck into a sea adventure at home. The following eight books, novels about the ocean and nonfiction tales of the high seas, will spirit you away for far less than the cost of a first-class cabin.