[Steve Rust]

Here is a few more:
The Sea is for Sailing by Peter Pye
Open Boat Across the Pacific by Webb Chiles
The Ocean Waits by Webb Chiles
Survive the Savage Sea by Dougal Robertson

And how about one of the great classic sailing stories, Mutiny on the Bounty.
I am sure there are many books on this subject but my favorite is The Bounty Trilogy by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall. It comprises 3 books, Mutiny on the Bounty, Men Against the Sea, and Pitcairn's Island. Don't know how available this book is, my copy is quite old.