A Cruising Guide To The Windward Islands: Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & The Grenadines, Carriacou, Grenada, Barbados [Spiral-bound]

Stephen J. Pavlidis (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2005

With 80 sketch charts this is the most comprehensive guide covering The Windward Islands. The Windward Islands Guide contains GPS waypoints, approaches and routes, anchorages, dive sites, an extensive appendix, photos and a bibliography. As with all of Steve's guides it contains sections on history, marina services, and much more useful info.

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From the Publisher

All of the charts in Steve's books are created using data that is personally collected while visiting each area using a computerized system that interfaces DGPS and depth soundings. The resulting charts are so accurate that SoftChart International, a leading provider of digital charts and navigation data, utilizes them to provide additional detail to supplement government-produced charts.

About the Author

Stephen J. Pavlidis has been cruising and living aboard his 40' sloop IV Play since the winter of 1989. Starting in the Exuma Cays in the Bahamas, Steve began his writing career with his coverage of the Bahamas which includes: "The Exuma Guide" "On and Off the Beaten Path: the Central and Southern Bahamas Guide" "The Turks and Caicos Guide" "The Abaco Guide" THE FIVE GUIDES COVERING THE CARIBBEAN ARE: "The Puerto Rico Guide" "The Trinidad and Tobago Guide" "The Windward Islands Guide" "The Leeward Islands Guide" "The Virgin Islands Guide"

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 266 pages
• Publisher: Seaworthy Publications Inc. (June 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1892399180
• ISBN-13: 978-1892399182
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #82,174 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #1 in Books > Travel > Caribbean > Saint Vincent
  • #2 in Books > Travel > Caribbean > Grenada
  • #3 in Books > Travel > Caribbean > French West Indies

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Guide-The Real Deal, June 12, 2007

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M. Epstein "Eppylaw" (Baltimore, MD) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Cruising Guide To The Windward Islands: Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & The Grenadines, Carriacou, Grenada, Barbados (Spiral-bound)

Before purchasing this book, I did a bit of research on the different guides available. One had a lot of advertisements, but was popular. It was more like a Frommers travel book. This one was written by the guy who actually used equipment relied upon by chartmakers for local depth soundings. You could tell by his "local" hints that he really took the time and effort to give you the insider's view. From recomming "Mr.Fantastic" (a local boat vendor who sold us delicious lobster), to recommendations on local restaurants at each of our island stops along the way, this book was fantastic. The black and white pages made it all the more authentic as not being overly commercialized. In each port he gave highly reliable waypoints which I fed into my Garmin GPS, and everything worked like clockwork. His depth soundings in the anchorages were highly reliable as well. Our crew of 6 sailors, all passionate for adventure in the Windward Islands, raved about this book. Other books were aboard, but this one quickly became the one that we relied upon. It was concise and to the point, and we really enjoyed using it. Accolades to Mr. Pavlidis. This is a winner!!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Good, January 9, 2007

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N. Jonville "Nico - San Diego Sailor" (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Cruising Guide To The Windward Islands: Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & The Grenadines, Carriacou, Grenada, Barbados (Spiral-bound)

Lots of great info. Unfortunately in Black and White. Good complement to the "Sailors Guide to the Windward Islands".

4.0 out of 5 stars A Cruising Guide To The Windward Islands, June 14, 2009

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This review is from: A Cruising Guide To The Windward Islands: Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & The Grenadines, Carriacou, Grenada, Barbados (Spiral-bound)

I bought this book along with the Chris Doyle book. unfortunately THIS book is NOT IN COLOR. :( but if you cant buy the Chris Doyle book this has many b/w images to give you advice on harbor hopping the windward islands. I always like as much info as i can bring when your in the middle of nowhere. ie. the islands.