{"id":3811,"date":"2024-06-06T20:49:10","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T00:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ptwatercraft.com\/blog\/?page_id=3811"},"modified":"2025-06-21T17:23:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T21:23:02","slug":"recommended-books-by-friends","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ptwatercraft.com\/blog\/more-to-explore\/books\/recommended-books-by-friends\/","title":{"rendered":"Recommended Books by Friends"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We have some amazing friends and many have shared their knowledge and told their epic stories on the page. We\u00a0 showcase these authors on this page. The image links go to the book&#8217;s Amazon page. We are just as pleased if you seek these books in your local bookstore or other online sources.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ptmta.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Joni Blanchard<\/a> has been making boats shine for decades and can still be seen wielding her craft in Boat Haven in Port Townsend. Brighten your brightwork thanks to this book.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4efFWnN\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3812\" src=\"https:\/\/ptwatercraft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Tricks-Cheating-chingaderos.png\" alt=\"Tricks, Cheating &amp; chingaderos\" width=\"860\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ptwatercraft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Tricks-Cheating-chingaderos.png 860w, https:\/\/ptwatercraft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Tricks-Cheating-chingaderos-300x119.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stevencallahan.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">Steven Callahan<\/a> tells a moving and life changing story.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Adrift-Seventy-six-Days-Lost-Sea\/dp\/0618257322?crid=150RCPPYRJVFJ&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.sbKdgrO5ex9MMscVSXdEkYCcICb0Rt9Hpb1D9nici7UrUgC2b1aCv-LjEdnyq8tIhQMCLDfeCrLIMEoiQFiZklIeNcGbmqT4sDbVI3NMirUpfPEkY4w8EF9sP_WzRAeM.FkuogM1VY9DIo4D6WA8uQTnS_mg0cK5-Y8h0qAemjJY&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=Adrift%2C+76+days+lost+at+sea&amp;qid=1717719778&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=adrift%2C+76+days+lost+at+sea%2Cstripbooks%2C224&amp;sr=1-1&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=ptwatercraft-20&amp;linkId=94ffacb42ec6c42305c072a11f5aac52&amp;language=en_US&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3814\" src=\"https:\/\/ptwatercraft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Adrift-76days-lost-at-sea.png\" alt=\"Adrift-76days-lost-at-sea\" width=\"856\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ptwatercraft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Adrift-76days-lost-at-sea.png 856w, https:\/\/ptwatercraft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Adrift-76days-lost-at-sea-300x134.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 856px) 100vw, 856px\" \/><\/a>Jim Brown is family of course, and publicly, he has been a lifetime advocate of the cruising trimaran. See the book below. He has also spent decades documenting the evolution of multihulls through videos, podcasts and articles, now coming together in a history project for the benefit of posterity. Learn more here at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jimbrownbeyondmainstream.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">JimBrownBeyondMainstream.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Case-Cruising-Trimaran-Jim-Brown\/dp\/0972146148?&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=ptwatercraft-20&amp;linkId=e7316fe9ac9550abb0a09c40ee94d831&amp;language=en_US&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3815\" src=\"https:\/\/ptwatercraft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Case-for-the-Cruising-Trimaran.png\" alt=\"Case for the Cruising Trimaran\" width=\"845\" height=\"357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ptwatercraft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Case-for-the-Cruising-Trimaran.png 845w, https:\/\/ptwatercraft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Case-for-the-Cruising-Trimaran-300x127.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 845px) 100vw, 845px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jim&#8217;s autobiography starts in this volume one of Among the Multihulls.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Among-Multihulls-Jim-Wesley-Brown\/dp\/0972146156?pd_rd_w=7uYS9&amp;content-id=amzn1.sym.724e1345-13e9-4aaa-ad92-3b2703f86a2c&amp;pf_rd_p=724e1345-13e9-4aaa-ad92-3b2703f86a2c&amp;pf_rd_r=2M1VPPA62MF9AA5JWT64&amp;pd_rd_wg=foW4h&amp;pd_rd_r=f233ccae-5342-4eb3-bdcd-05c460cba500&amp;pd_rd_i=0972146156&amp;psc=1&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=ptwatercraft-20&amp;linkId=c9dd5eea7a6375d63549e7c7effe4ec7&amp;language=en_US&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3824\" src=\"https:\/\/ptwatercraft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Among-The-Multihulls-1.png\" alt=\"Among The Multihulls 1\" width=\"845\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ptwatercraft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Among-The-Multihulls-1.png 845w, https:\/\/ptwatercraft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Among-The-Multihulls-1-300x121.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 845px) 100vw, 845px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another family member started with a dream of a horse drawn gypsy wagon. The reality became a wonderful learning journey. The book includes technical information on building this craft with a complex set of parameters as well as full color art &amp; photos and philosophical observations &amp; anecdotes. PT Watercraft also <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ptwatercraft.com\/ptwatercraft\/Toti_Bleu.html\" target=\"_blank\">maintains stock in house<\/a> and has options for 3rd party sellers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Toti-Bleu-Dream-Gypsy-Wagon\/dp\/1983844802?crid=2YFOZP6GLWRF9&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.IcqIs7rr7SmzJJ8vqcQ3KA.WN8JgPZfhwbrpKTFQWfROcAgCeQQ2S-D8GAolLst7iQ&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=Toti+Bleu%2C+Dream+of+A+Gypsy+Wagon&amp;qid=1717720645&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=toti+bleu%2C+dream+of+a+gypsy+wagon%2Cstripbooks%2C219&amp;sr=1-1&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=ptwatercraft-20&amp;linkId=49faf51cdd0eab2f612a740166f8f8e7&amp;language=en_US&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3816\" src=\"https:\/\/ptwatercraft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Toti-Bleu.png\" alt=\"Toti Bleu\" width=\"857\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ptwatercraft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Toti-Bleu.png 857w, https:\/\/ptwatercraft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Toti-Bleu-300x121.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 857px) 100vw, 857px\" \/><\/a>Graham Cox contacted us during the writing of this book. He and Russell have mutual friends and we want to introduce his work here. Look also for volume 2!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Last-Days-Slocum-Era-One\/dp\/0646895958?crid=2DJ20WB2QFEJY&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.NHb4WdlE8WB4aUgQeCDk1VFcWSBL3yQGMCbILAJ43ho.mcAImukhhavBnP43s4yYcpsUg1SoTsxGWW7125b8Wjo&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=The+last+days+of+the+slocum+era&amp;qid=1717721729&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the+last+days+of+the+slocum+era%2Cstripbooks%2C232&amp;sr=1-1&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=ptwatercraft-20&amp;linkId=0897cc6949cf2f95874a1c2c0375b38f&amp;language=en_US&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3822\" src=\"https:\/\/ptwatercraft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Last-Days-of-the-Slocum-era-1.png\" alt=\"Last Days of the Slocum era 1\" width=\"849\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ptwatercraft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Last-Days-of-the-Slocum-era-1.png 849w, https:\/\/ptwatercraft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Last-Days-of-the-Slocum-era-1-300x136.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 849px) 100vw, 849px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Center-Buoyancy-Shipwright-Sailor-Guurl\/dp\/B0DCFHTL3R\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3MNAAN3739A0L&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.IesVah932aeN27DMHok-5r2SSe-5N9JthFu05qhyXcpQWKoRz8SKfR7T7EwxkZ7DrE6eVBWeZ7gynNiXRWOcsumsW66bpyA2Fzz-Uf6nZyuPYVlJk6MesbJjj0cafibpTmmy2__4q3nAULZT7CMyw68EapxH9-BVdxWbHotZ6lqJUaBDdIKlvS4SE6oul5sIqTweMtdFSWo9rq5LxU6X5ruL30b6YFFWLOLklbN93CY.i69O7tpcJNa6XDMTirA651rnTvI42tNxkfgpsF6YTeE&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=Diana+Talley&amp;qid=1750540850&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=diana+talley%2Cstripbooks%2C214&amp;sr=1-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-3956\" src=\"https:\/\/ptwatercraft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Diana-Talleys-book.png\" alt=\"Diana Talley's book\" width=\"1142\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ptwatercraft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Diana-Talleys-book.png 1142w, https:\/\/ptwatercraft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Diana-Talleys-book-300x113.png 300w, https:\/\/ptwatercraft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Diana-Talleys-book-1024x386.png 1024w, https:\/\/ptwatercraft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Diana-Talleys-book-960x361.png 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1142px) 100vw, 1142px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have some amazing friends and many have shared their knowledge and told their epic stories on the page. We\u00a0 showcase these authors on this page. The image links go to the book&#8217;s Amazon page. We are just as pleased if you seek these books in your local bookstore or other online sources. Joni Blanchard&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":3339,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3811","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ptwatercraft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3811","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ptwatercraft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ptwatercraft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ptwatercraft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ptwatercraft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3811"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/ptwatercraft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3811\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3957,"href":"https:\/\/ptwatercraft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3811\/revisions\/3957"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ptwatercraft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ptwatercraft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3811"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}