Entries 1, 2, and 3 are about boats I have sailed that fit the minimalist category. The following are quicks notes about other voyagers who describe the concept. Books by and about these folks are easily found in maritime book stores and on line.
The old-timers didn't try to be minimalists. There wasn't any "luxury" small boat sailing in those days. A short list old timers.
Joshua Slocum in Spray. He started it all with Sailing Alone Around the World
Captain Voss on Tillicum
Captain and Mrs Crapo on New Bedford
Robin Knox-Johnson on Suhaili
John Guzzwell on 26 foot Trekka
The modern era started with Lin and Larry Pardy with their simple sloops and the idea of "go small and go simple." Others, such as:
James Baldwin on the 28 foot sloop, Atom
Webb Chiles on a variety of sailing vessels including an open 19 footer.
Anne Hill in her book Voyaging on a Small Income
These and many others work on the idea that cruising should be simple and the more simple the more pleasurable. The idea is not to be cramped and uncomfortable but to live outside the boat. To do that they propose a small simple vessel.
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