World Cruising Routes, 4th Edition (Hardcover)

by Jimmy Cornell (Author)

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Review
'By the time a book reaches it's sixth edition you can be pretty sure it's worth buying' Sailing Today (November 2008) --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Description
This updated comprehensive cruising guide to all the world's oceans is a valuable reference for cruising sailors and armchair dreamers. More than 500 sailing routes are detailed, including 40 new routes to such high-latitude destinations as Scandinavia, Iceland, Greenland, Alaska, and Antarctica. The book includes 64 pages of 2-color maps, updated Gps coordinates for navigation, and route-by-route descriptions of weather and hazards.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 595 pages
• Publisher: International Marine Publishing; 4th edition (October 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070134065
• ISBN-13: 978-0070134065
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 7.7 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #849,329 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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137 of 141 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE 3RD EDITION OF THIS BOOK WAS MY DAILY COMPANION, June 9, 1999

By	[e-mail] (Lausanne, Switzerland) - See all my reviews

I did a 4 year circumnavigation on my yacht (a 34 foot steel sloop)and jimmy Cornel "world cruising routes (3rd edition)" was my daily companion. It helped me a great lot to plan cruises and ocean passages. It allowed me to choose the right sailing areas at the right time. Furthemore, whoever is interested in climatology, weather, currents, oceanography will find a wealth of information in this book. The dreamer as well as the sailer will definitely have a good buy with this book.

65 of 66 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars World Cruising Routes, February 16, 2001

By	Patricia Hildebrandt "tomandpatt" (Greensboro, NC United States) - See all my reviews

An absolute necessity for any small yacht going to sea. It is logically compiled and written. Jimmy Cornell has written a book that is exactly what every sailor needs...guidance in getting from port a to port b efficiently, safely, and with the best possible winds and weather.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars World Cruising Routes, July 26, 2007

By	James M. Fones "Captain Jim" (Shanghai, China) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: World Cruising Routes (Hardcover)

When planning a circumnavigation one has three choices: 1) Do not plan and accept the extreme dangers of circumnavigation; 2) take a year or more and plan using all available nautical publications, charts, electronic navigation systems; and 3) read and use the outstanding information provided in "World Cruising Routes." This publication will save you time and more important provide excellent tips for short and long passages across the oceans of the world. Cornell has taken the time to consolidate information and plot the important way-points for us.

The most important advice given is the timing of transits. Cornell identifies the risks and the pleasures of circumnavition and avoiding weather disasters. Thanks to Mr. Cornell, sailors who venture forth on the oceans will be safer and more comfortable at sea.