CIWSA Book Club

If you are a CIWSA member who loves books and all things maritime, this 

group is for you!  We meet by Zoom, at 7:00 p.m., every-other month, on the fourth Thursday of the month. The Zoom link is sent out a few days before each meeting.

Here is our schedule for 2026. 

Most books are available in multiple forms, including audio.

January 22………..When the Killing's Done , by T.C. Boyle

April 2………….The Wide Wide Sea, by Hampton Sides

May 28…………….Log from the Sea of Cortez, by John Steinbeck

July 23……………..An Embarrassment of Mangoes, by Ann Vanderhoof

September 24……..A Pearl in the Storm, by Tori Murden McClure

November 19……...Deep Waters, by Beth Ann Matthews 

(Note: We’ll meet the third Thursday of the month since Thanksgiving is the fourth.)

To further rock your boat, take a look at the fabulous works we have discussed over the last few years:

Taking on the World, by Ellen MacArthur

Ten Degrees of Reckoning, by Hester Rumberg

The Perfect Storm, by Sebastian Junger

The Hungry Ocean, by Linda Greenlaw

Escape from the Ordinary, by Julie Bradley

Crossing Pirate Waters, by Julie Bradley

Flying Cloud, by David W. Shaw

A Sail of Two Idiots, by Rene D. Petrillo

Two Years before the Mast, by Richard Henry Dana Jr.

Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of his Time, by Dava Sobel

The Kon-Tiki Expedition, by Thor Heyerdah 

Aka, by Tristan Jones

Over the Edge of the World: Magellan’s Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe, by   Laurence Bergreen

Ice, by Tristan Jones

Steady as She Goes: Women’s Adventures at Sea, edited by Barbara Sjoholm

Diary of a Sea Captain’s Wife: Tales of Santa Cruz Island, by Margaret Holden Eaton

The Island of Sea Women, by Lisa See

Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage, by Alfred Lansing

Rowing to Latitude: Journeys along the Arctic’s Edge, by Jill Fredston

Classic Sailing Stories: Fifteen Incredible Tales of the Sea, edited by Tom McCarthy

An Affair with the Sea, by Peggy Slater, with Shelly Usen

Why We Swim, by Bonnie Tsui

Maiden Voyage, by Tania Aebi

Island of the Blue Dolphins, by Scott O’Dell

Zia, by Scott O’Dell

The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder, by David Grann

You too can become a nautical namedropper, simply by joining the CIWSA book club! Contact Sarah Freifeld at smallfrei@aol.com, or text/phone 661-713-2755.