Tropical Cruising Handbook

By Mark Smaalders

Book Overview

The Only Comprehensive Guide to Mastering the Challenges of Low-Latitude Cruising.

Tropical Cruising Handbook provides everything you need to know about sailing the world's tropical oceans, including:

Weather patterns and sea conditions, generally and region by regionReef navigation, anchoring, and other key tropical seamanship skillsTropical passage planning and passage-makingEquipping a boat for tropical sailingMaintaining gear in tropical environmentsAnd much more

"What strikes me most is the wide knowledge and hard-earned experience that inform every page, and the smart, straightforward writing."--Tim Queeney, Ocean Navigator

"An indispensable addition to the cruising yacht's technical library."--Boat Books (New Zealand)

"Will have a permanent home on our boat. . . . Thoroughly recommended."--Cruising Helmsman

"Don't go cruising in the tropics without Tropical Cruising Handbook."--The Islands' Weekly

"Condenses much of the information you'll need into one compact source."--Good Old Boat

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0071440305
• ISBN13: 9780071440301
• Release Date: August 2004
• Publisher: International Marine Publishing
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.4" x 9.3"