Customer Reviews

Puerto Rico, the Spanish, U.S. and British Virgin Islands (Street's Cruising Guide to the Eastern Caribbean)

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Don't go without this detailed review of every harbor you might want to visit. And get the Imray Iolaire chart that goes with this book. This combo is all you'll need!

We used this book during a cruise through the Spanish Virgin islands and were neither disappointed nor delighted by it. Don Street is a legend and a reliable source of information; when he recommends an anchorage, we were never disappointed! However, the entries are extremely wordy; the book would be more useful if the pilotage notes were easier to glance through and separated more clearly from general comments on the area in question.

The book contains countless errors in printing which made me wonder if there were a corresponding number of errors in the charts included, so follow them cautiously. It is an outdated book and if I found something that was both up to date and of convincing quality, I would not give this book three stars, but less. However, there is no good alternative as far as my research turned up at the time of our visit and therefore I can recommend it with some reservations.
by Nadine Slavinski, author of Lesson Plans Ahoy!: Hands-on learning for sailing children and home schooling sailors

this is a classic cruising guide, and it has good information. this guy Street is a legend, and you'll see him referenced by many seasoned cruisers.

my error was not realizing that this book is o-l-d! Published "1974, 2001" - not sure what the "2001" refers to since i can find reference to the 1980's at best.

anyway, these sort of things all have limitations. just know what you're buying.

i have found Stephen Pavlidis' guide books to be very well researched and useful, if you also want a modern guide.