When Your beloved Westerly is laid up for the winter, why not collect and read some of Denys Rayner's books!

My favourite is Escort...an equal to the Cruel Sea and written by a man that was there.

Safety in small craft and small boat sailing gives a good insight into Rayner's thinking of solid sea worthy yachts from a designer that has sea and its respect in his blood.
The Enemy below has been made into a film in the US and is available on DVD from Amazon.

The long fight is a good account of warfare under sail, very well researched.

Good luck with your collection