The Pacific Crossing Guide will be invaluable for anyone planning a Pacific crossing, whether as part of a circumnavigation or to explore the Pacific islands. A sister volume to The Atlantic Crossing Guide, which has already established itself as the standard reference work for cruisers planning an Atlantic passage, this book follows a similar format by giving first-hand advice on a wide range of practical matters. Part I contains a wealth of information on preparing the boat, her equipment, and crew; the weather and seasons; provisioning; ocean cruising techniques; health matters; radio communications; and helpful information about the South Sea Islanders. Part II examines the choice of routes, both east to west and west to east, and provides a comprehensive overview of each of the island groups through which the routes pass. Part III gives landfall information with detailed charts for 43 harbors. Included are the principal arrival and departure points in the USA, Canada, Mexico, Panama, New Zealand and Australia. Any reader who is undecided on whether or not to undertake a Pacific crossing will find it hard to resist, having sensed the enthusiasm that emanates from these pages.
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This is a very well put together book that will help the cruiser planning on a Pacific Crossing. Lots of info on when, where, and why certain stops are suggested. Good weather info can be found, as well as tips on celestial navigation and a lot of great color photos of the areas that will be encountered under way. --Latitudes & Attitudes
For many a voyaging sailor, the vast Pacific, with its thousands of islands and varied cultural experiences, is the ultimate cruising ground. However, Pacific voyaging can raise some intimidating questions: Where do you start? Where do you go? And how do you get there? Thankfully, noble characters like Michael Pocock keep scrupulous notes so the rest of us can buy the book and voyage with fewer headaches. --Ocean Navigator
The Pacific Crossing Guide will be a welcome piece of news in the lives of passage planners. Coming in the wake of the highly successful Atlantic Crossing Guide, the Pacific edition brings us an outstanding new reference to cruising our favorite ocean, along with a wealth of new and current information on the Coconut Milk Run, perhaps the world's most fabled cruising grounds. --48 North
For many a voyaging sailor, the vast Pacific, with its thousands of islands and varied cultural experiences, is the ultimate cruising ground. However, Pacific voyaging can raise some intimidating questions: Where do you start? Where do you go? And how do you get there? Thankfully, noble characters like Michael Pocock keep scrupulous notes so the rest of us can buy the book and voyage with fewer headaches. --Ocean Navigator
The Pacific Crossing Guide will be a welcome piece of news in the lives of passage planners. Coming in the wake of the highly successful Atlantic Crossing Guide, the Pacific edition brings us an outstanding new reference to cruising our favorite ocean, along with a wealth of new and current information on the Coconut Milk Run, perhaps the world's most fabled cruising grounds. --48 North
About the Author
Michael Pocock has been a yacht designer since 1975 and is a member of the Royal Cruising Club and the Ocean Cruising Club. He and his wife Pat recently spent three and a half years crossing and cruising the Pacific, logging over 20,000 miles and visiting countless islands.
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This review is from: The Pacific Crossing Guide : Royal Cruising Club Pilotage Foundation in Association With the Ocean Cruising Club (Hardcover)
Crossing the Pacific Ocean. Now, there's a dream many have long held. This book does an excellent job of telling you how to do just that, regardless of whether your dream will be realized or not.
The book assumes you will be traveling by sailboat, and visiting many of the major points of interest in the wide Pacific, from the Aleutian Island to Japan, down across the tropical zones of the Pacific to the cold forbidding Antarctic regions. The primary emphasis is on cruisng the tropics, however. I am planning to depart on a voyage across the Pacific ion a few months, and have found this book to be right on target for my needs for planning this great trip. If you want to join us in spirit, just buy this book!
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