Caribbean Cruising is the perfect guide for anyone who has dreamt of sailing the Caribbean but is unsure how best to go about it. Authors Jane and John Gibb covers everything one needs to know, offering expert advice on ideal cruising locations, choosing the right boat and equipment, weather forecasts, clothes and supplies, expenses, power needs, health concerns, and local legal formalities. Richly illustrated by Jane's drawings and John's photographs, this book has an answer for every question.
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The Caribbean offers some of the friendliest sailing waters in the Northern Hemisphere; in this book's introduction, John Kretschmer says it's "arguably the world's finest cruising ground." Experienced sailors Jane and John Gibb cover many aspects of sailing in the region, from getting there to using a GPS navigation system to safely storing medication on board. Sidebars on water consumption (explaining how to calculate necessary quantities) and things to consider when buying a boat (such as "how will sleeping arrangements work out?") address key issues, and, coupled with the comprehensive narrative, seem to anticipate a good number of the questions sailors who are new to the Caribbean might have. The authors' playful language-many cruisers' route plans, they say, are "set in Jell-O"-should put anxious readers at ease. That said, the Gibbs cover important aspects, such as steering with autopilot and windvanes, with appropriate seriousness. Photos, line drawings, maps.
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"...a rich compendium of useful information..." -- Caribbean Cruising, January 2004
"...amazingly complete detail and...absolutely fetching illustrations." -- Booklist, September 2003
Eschew the cruise liner and sail a boat yourself; here's how, in amazingly complete detail and with absolutely fetching illustrations. --Book List
First published in the United Kingdom with the British boater in mind. This new edition published by the US nautical book specialist Sheridan House features a special introduction by American yachting writer John Kretchmer. The chapter on Getting There has also been rewritten by the authors to apply to the North American market.
This is not a pilot book, but a rich compendium of useful information for the long-term cruiser (the word holiday in the title could be misleading to Yanks, for whom a holiday is Christmas or Easter), knowledge collected by the authors during a decade spent actively sailing the Caribbean and making passages to and from the East Coast of the US. Astute observers as well as experienced sailors, the authors tackle subjects ranging from the technical and mechanical to the social and cultural. Caribbean Cruising is like an informative cockpit conversation with an experienced old hand, and will be especially useful to the first-time Caribbean cruiser. --Caribean Compass, January 2004
There are plenty of guides to show you where to sail in the Caribbean, as well as guides to harbors, islands and even countries. This book takes another approach. This is a look at HOW to cruise! --Latitudes and Attitudes, July 2004
This is not a pilot book, but a rich compendium of useful information for the long-term cruiser. Caribbean Cruising is like an informative cockpit conversation with an experienced old hand, and will be especially useful to the first-time Caribbean cruiser. --Caribbean Compass, January 2004
No matter if you plan to cruise to the Caribbean or fly there and charter a yacht, you'll find all the information you are likely to need, from choosing the right boat, equipment, clothes and stores, to arranging finances and communications along the way. You will learn how to stay healthy, where to obtain weather forecasts, and where best to go cruising in these fabulous waters. --Sailing and Yachting, February 2003
This is not a pilot book, but a rich compendium of useful information for the long-term cruiser. Caribbean Cruising is like an informative cockpit conversation with an experienced old hand, and will be especially useful to the first-time Caribbean cruiser. --Caribbean Compass, January 2004
No matter if you plan to cruise to the Caribbean or fly there and charter a yacht, you'll find all the information you are likely to need, from choosing the right boat, equipment, clothes and stores, to arranging finances and communications along the way. You will learn how to stay healthy, where to obtain weather forecasts, and where best to go cruising in these fabulous waters. --Sailing and Yachting, February 2003
"...amazingly complete detail and...absolutely fetching illustrations." -- Booklist, September 2003
Eschew the cruise liner and sail a boat yourself; here's how, in amazingly complete detail and with absolutely fetching illustrations. --Book List
First published in the United Kingdom with the British boater in mind. This new edition published by the US nautical book specialist Sheridan House features a special introduction by American yachting writer John Kretchmer. The chapter on Getting There has also been rewritten by the authors to apply to the North American market.
This is not a pilot book, but a rich compendium of useful information for the long-term cruiser (the word holiday in the title could be misleading to Yanks, for whom a holiday is Christmas or Easter), knowledge collected by the authors during a decade spent actively sailing the Caribbean and making passages to and from the East Coast of the US. Astute observers as well as experienced sailors, the authors tackle subjects ranging from the technical and mechanical to the social and cultural. Caribbean Cruising is like an informative cockpit conversation with an experienced old hand, and will be especially useful to the first-time Caribbean cruiser. --Caribean Compass, January 2004
There are plenty of guides to show you where to sail in the Caribbean, as well as guides to harbors, islands and even countries. This book takes another approach. This is a look at HOW to cruise! --Latitudes and Attitudes, July 2004
This is not a pilot book, but a rich compendium of useful information for the long-term cruiser. Caribbean Cruising is like an informative cockpit conversation with an experienced old hand, and will be especially useful to the first-time Caribbean cruiser. --Caribbean Compass, January 2004
No matter if you plan to cruise to the Caribbean or fly there and charter a yacht, you'll find all the information you are likely to need, from choosing the right boat, equipment, clothes and stores, to arranging finances and communications along the way. You will learn how to stay healthy, where to obtain weather forecasts, and where best to go cruising in these fabulous waters. --Sailing and Yachting, February 2003
This is not a pilot book, but a rich compendium of useful information for the long-term cruiser. Caribbean Cruising is like an informative cockpit conversation with an experienced old hand, and will be especially useful to the first-time Caribbean cruiser. --Caribbean Compass, January 2004
No matter if you plan to cruise to the Caribbean or fly there and charter a yacht, you'll find all the information you are likely to need, from choosing the right boat, equipment, clothes and stores, to arranging finances and communications along the way. You will learn how to stay healthy, where to obtain weather forecasts, and where best to go cruising in these fabulous waters. --Sailing and Yachting, February 2003
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For those of us who sail, cruising the islands of the Caribbean has always conjured visions of gliding over warm crystal waters into idyllic palm fringed anchorages under limitless blue skies dotted with those adorable cotton ball clouds. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Virgin Islands, East Coast, Puerto Rico, Caribbean Sea, Sint Maarten, New England, West Indies, Coast Guard, Island Time, Chesapeake Bay, United States, Caribbean Weather Centre, David Jones, John Kretschmer, Lesser Antilles, New York, North American, Simpson Bay Lagoon, Fort de France, Gulf Stream, North Carolina, Palm Island, Princess Margaret, Shrove Tuesday New!
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For those of us who sail, cruising the islands of the Caribbean has always conjured visions of gliding over warm crystal waters into idyllic palm fringed anchorages under limitless blue skies dotted with those adorable cotton ball clouds. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Virgin Islands, East Coast, Puerto Rico, Caribbean Sea, Sint Maarten, New England, West Indies, Coast Guard, Island Time, Chesapeake Bay, United States, Caribbean Weather Centre, David Jones, John Kretschmer, Lesser Antilles, New York, North American, Simpson Bay Lagoon, Fort de France, Gulf Stream, North Carolina, Palm Island, Princess Margaret, Shrove Tuesday New!
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