Hugh,
When reading the thread on bug-out boats, I was reminded anew of one of my favorite novels: The Riddle of the Sands [1]. Here’s more about the author:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Erskine_Childers [2]
- http://www.eldritchpress.org/rec/rs.html [3]
You can also get a copy of the book from Gutenberg [4]. As it so happens the book is outside of copyright and so it was one of the first books to be published on the Internet, leading to a nasty lawsuit [5]. The Riddle of The Sands is considered required reading for all serious sailors, particularly those favoring wooden-hulled boats. – R.C.