Pacific Crossing Guide, Second Edition [Hardcover]

Michael Pocock (Author), Ros Hogbin (Author), Michael Hogbin Pocock (Author)

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Publication Date: August 2003

The Pacific Crossing Guide is a complete reference for anyone contemplating sailing the Pacific in their own boat. From ideal timing, suitable boats, routes, methods of communication and provisioning to seasonal weather, departure and arrival ports, facilities, likely costs and dangers, the comprehensiveness of this new edition will both inspire dreamers and instil confidence in those about to depart. This is the definitive reference on the subject, relied upon by many thousands of cruisers.

'The definitive work on Pacific crossings' Cruising

'A magnum opus of excellence' Flying Fish

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'The definitive work on Pacific crossings' Cruising; 'A magnum opus of excellence' Flying Fish

About the Author

Michael Pocock and his wife spent three and a half years cruising in the Pacific as part of an unhurried circumnavigation. They sailed over 20,000 miles within the Pacific visiting countless islands. Ros Hogbin is a writer and journalist who has recently returned from a 3-year circumnavigation with her husband on their Nicolson 43. She has written on cruising and racing for Sailing Today and Yachting World.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 297 pages
• Publisher: Adlard Coles; 2 edition (August 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0713661828
• ISBN-13: 978-0713661828
• Product Dimensions: 11.4 x 9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #769,202 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A very nice coffee table book, but useful too, August 7, 2011

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Very enjoyable read. I want to sail from Hawaii to Kentucky, but my wife says a 30 foot boat is not big enough. Well, book doesn't answer the question what is the smallest, safe craft to circumnavigate, but it does answer a lot. Crossing the Panama Canal is one question is does answer. The seasonal ocean currents pages are very helpful. Here in Hawaii we have tradewinds that change seasonally. Hence the North shore winter big wave surfing, and the moderate waves on the South shore in the summer. Now put it on Kindle, I don't want to carry books.