Sailing: A Dictionary for Landlubbers, Old Salts, and Armchair Drifters, by Henry Beard (TPB, 1981, $1.75)
"Sailing, 1. n. the fine art of getting wet and becoming ill while slowly going nowhere at great expense."
The Passionate Sailor, by Nat Philbrick (TPB, 1987, $1.75)
Still Wet Behind the Ears, by Lesley Black (HC, 1986, $1, spine is weak.)
Look for these in the sailing section, in a box marked "blog items" on the floor.