Cruising Guide to Trinidad And Tobago Plus Barbados And Guyana [Spiral-bound]

Chris Doyle (Author), Jeff Fisher (Author), Sally Erdle (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 2001

A new frontier for Caribbean cruisers is explored in this cruising guide for sailors and yachtsmen. New and existing yachting facilities, as well as proposed developments are included. Numerous GPS coordinates are among the first ever published. This book also contains sketch charts for anchorages and much more, plus this edition now includes Barbados.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Since 1994 the Doyle/Fisher Cruising Guide to Trinidad and Tobago has set the standard for this area. This edition has been completely updated and includes Barbados. It is the best selling guide to the area for the following reasons:

It includes 40 full-color charts. Anchorage charts are based on the authors’ surveys and are very clear and detailed. Aerial photos are included for most anchorages. Like all Doyle’s guides, it is beautifully printed in full color on glossy paper with lots of scenic photography.

The navigational information is clear and concise, with GPS waypoints. These waypoints may be directly downloaded onto your GPS through the website, where you can also check on recent updates to the latest edition, and get links to weather and local businesses.

The Doyle/Fisher guides are unsurpassed for their onshore information, and this book is no exception, with excellent sections on exploring, carnival, eating out, and, for Trinidad, lots of details about boatyards and contractors.

Some local advertising is included and most readers find it useful. Plus, it helps to keep the price of the book reasonable.

Chris Doyle and Jeff Fisher have been the leading authors in cruising guides for the Leeward Islands, the Windward Islands, all the way south through Trinidad, Tobago and Barbados to Bonaire and Venezuela for many years. They are by all means the experts for this area.

About the Author

Chris Doyle, a resident of Grenada, is a full time cruising guide author and spends over 6-months of the year sailing through the Caribbean, updating his books. He first sailed to Trinidad in the 70s and has been a strong supporter of Trinidad’s move into the yacht services market. He built his sailing survey catamaran Ti Kanot in Trinidad and visits Trinidad at least twice a year, storing Ti Kanot at Power Boats in Chaguaramas when he travels abroad. He has been writing cruising guides since 1980 and in every area he covers, his books have become the best selling cruising guides.

Jeff Fisher, a citizen of Grenada, often sails with Chris and has collaborated with him in two of his guides. Jeff has lots of Trinidad experience, having spent much time overseeing the construction of Ti Kanot. They sail together annually to Tobago for the Angostura Tobago Sail Week.

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 224 pages
• Publisher: Cruising Guide Pubns; 3 edition (October 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0944428592
• ISBN-13: 978-0944428597
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 6.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,212,555 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #15 in Books > Travel > Latin America > South America > French Guiana, Guyana & Suriname
  • #30 in Books > Travel > Caribbean > Barbados & Trinidad and Tobago

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars     Doyle's Guide to Trinidad, Tobago and Barbados, September 7, 2003

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This review is from: Cruising Guide to Trinidad And Tobago Plus Barbados And Guyana (Spiral-bound)

This guide is another superb resource for cruising sailors from Chris Doyle. Thirty five years of living on a boat while collecting and updating information about sailing in the eastern Caribbean have honed Doyle's ability to include essential details about everything a cruising sailor might want or need.

In this guide for Trinidad, Tobago and Barbados, the combination of detailed charts as well as aerial photos with navigational overlays provides a clear picture of how to get in and out of every harbor safely. For each port there is a wealth of information on the nearest supplies and services for repairs and replacements of the zillion things that might go awry or get dropped overboard when living and traveling on a boat.

Doyle's affection for both the islanders and their environment is reflected in his enthusiastic descriptions of the many places and (and proprietors) to visit while on shore. In addition to details about how to get to and from grocery stores, restaurants, laundry facilities, etc., there are many descriptions of wonderful places to explore on foot or by dinghy. This is particularly helpful in these islands where one needs ideas on where to begin to see the amazing wealth of natural wildlife.

Best of all, the guide is well-written, easy to follow and fun to read.

1.0 out of 5 stars appalled by the mis-representation no Guyana information inside, November 5, 2011

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David - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Cruising Guide to Trinidad And Tobago Plus Barbados And Guyana (Spiral-bound)

Here I am in the Cape Verde Islands eagerly awaiting my Cruising Guide to Trinidad, Tobago, Barbados and Guyana as my next destination is Bartica Guyana and I wanted Doyles sketch charts of the river.

In this guide there is absolutely no mention of Guyana anywhere in it, not on the cover not one single mention at all.

Basically, the book is complete rubbish and I waited 5 weeks for delivery.