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Cruising Guide to Trinidad And Tobago Plus Barbados And Guyana

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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.

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.