WoodenBoat Books
This is the book publishing part of WoodenBoat Publications, started by Jon Wilson in 1974 with the publication of WoodenBoat magazine. We've been publishing good books since the 1980s.

For book submissions, please take a look at our publishing guidelines. 

Book Availability
WoodenBoat Books are available directly from us via The WoodenBoat Store, and they are distributed via Ingram, Baker & Taylor, Nimbus Publishing (Canada), and Chartco (UK/Europe).

Our Newest Title

The Craft of Sail, by Jan Adkins is once again available. We brought it back into print in a handsome hardcover edition. It's a favorite how-to-sail by young and the not-so-young folks learning to sail. 64 pp., ISBN 978-1-934982-17-4  $16.95