Sailing Through History: The Only Sport Where the Main Opponent Is Physics

From Wooden Boats to Superyachts: A Brief, Sarcastic Journey Through the History of Humans Pretending They Own the Sea

This is a book about sailing, which is the ancient and noble art of spending a small fortune to go somewhere very slowly while getting wet, sunburned, and yelled at by ropes.
Sailing Through History is a sarcastic, sweary, slightly educational romp through humanity’s long-standing obsession with getting very lost at sea. From ancient Egyptians on reed surfboards to modern billionaires pretending a yacht is a personality, Saša Fegić takes you on a whirlwind tour of naval nonsense, bad decisions, and the occasional heroic disaster.
You’ll meet fearless explorers, clueless aristocrats, pirates with branding issues, and brave lunatics who thought it was a good idea to cross oceans with no snacks and zero understanding of how wind works.
Written with infectious glee and just the right amount of historical accuracy to make you feel clever at dinner parties, Saša Fegić charts a course through humanity’s long, strange relationship with the sea — a relationship defined largely by optimism, terrible decision-making, and a refusal to admit that maybe, just maybe, this whole “boat” thing is harder than it looks.
It’s like a history lesson delivered by your mate at the pub after two pints and a fight with Google Maps. Funny, ridiculous, and occasionally profound — in that “we’re-all-idiots-but-somehow-still-here” kind of way.
Buy it if you like boats, jokes, or just enjoy reading about people much dumber than you doing very brave (and very stupid) things.
And remember: It’s not the size of your boat — it’s how dramatically you fall off it.