Bahamas Cruising Guide (The): With the Turks and Caicos Islands, 2nd Edition [Paperback]

Mathew Wilson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 7, 1999

The best-selling, full-color Bahamas Cruising Guide, covering the entire 700-island chain, has been fully revised, with 64 more pages. It now includes:
-- 200 brand-new aerial photos of key channels and anchorages.
-- More detailed coverage of the remote Turks and Caicos islands.
-- Improved nautical chartlets to aid navigation. The color-coded sections for pilotage, history, and shoreside facilities remain the best available. This easy-to-use guide is a must-have for anyone planning a Bahamas cruise.

Product Details

• Paperback: 464 pages
• Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill; 2nd edition (December 7, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071353275
• ISBN-13: 978-0071353274
• Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 8.6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 1.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,418,563 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #88 in Books > Sports & Outdoors > Outdoor Recreation > Sailing > Navigation

Customer Reviews

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40 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Professial Presentation But Dangerous Information, August 1, 2000

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STEPHEN SIMPSON (Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bahamas Cruising Guide (The): With the Turks and Caicos Islands, 2nd Edition (Paperback)

I used this book from April to June 2000 cruising the Bahamas on our way to Panama via the Windward Passage.I found if the wind blew from the east then the book did not give information on other anchorages that one could change to E.G. White Cay Berri Islands and Stanley Cay in the Exums.In other instances the best anchorages were not even mentioned by Wilson. The books G.P.S. waypoints were dangerous wrong E.G.George Town .The lack of information on entrances from the sound to the banks E.G. The entrance to Thunder Ball Cave area .It is my belief that this book is dangerous and it is best to find another guide book.

32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Looks good but disappointing in use, June 14, 2000

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Capt. Hal Sutphen (Kilmarnock, VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bahamas Cruising Guide (The): With the Turks and Caicos Islands, 2nd Edition (Paperback)

During a cruise through the Bahamas in the spring of 2000, this guide was a great disappointment. The BA charts are woefully lacking in detail -- especially depths -- and discussions of shore sites are in many cases unduly negative. We visited a number of places about which Mr. Wilson used disparaging terms and found them delightful. Coverage of the Exumas assumes one is approaching from the banks side and gives little attention to approaches from Exuma Sound. In some places the author gets on a soapbox for environmental concerns and in other places he tacitly approves practices (such as feeding fish at snorkel sites) that are not ecologically sound. Fails to acknowledge existence of the Explorer series of charts that are by far the best for practical use in the area. In general, the "yellow pages" info is current and useful, but all things considered, there are better cruising guides for the Bahamas.