| Yachting Monthly's Sailing an Atlantic Circuit Contributor(s): Buchan, Alastair (Author) |
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ISBN: 071365998X ISBN-13: 9780713659986 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC OUR PRICE: $27.00 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2002 Annotation: A user-friendly guide for anyone sailing the Atlantic circuit. Based on the author's first-hand experience of making two Atlantic circuits, it includes advice on modifying a boat for the trip, taking on crew, route planning and timing, avoiding tropical storms, living aboard, reef navigation for the Caribbean, heavy weather strategies, security, crime prevention and disaster management. Read it and you'll be hooked! |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Sailing |
| Dewey: 797.124 |
| Physical Information: 0.41" H x 6.78" W x 9.76" (0.91 lbs) 176 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: It is every sailor's goal to cross the Atlantic - but to complete an entire Atlantic circuit by sailing the tradewind circular route, with the highlight of a Carribbean cruise on the way, is the stuff that dreams are made of. This book is intended for sailors planning to join the Atlantic loop at any stage of the circuit. It is an informative user-friendly guide that will provide the the reader with all the facts, first-hand advice and useful data they need to give their dreams substance. Topics covered include: * modifying a standard cruiser to make the trip * taking on crew - known and unknown * route planning and timings * tropical storms; how to miss them * living aboard - at sea and in harbour * paperwork required for vessel and crew * reef navigation for the Caribbean * gear to work harder for longer * heavy weather strategies * security and crime prevention * disaster management; planning for the worst * tables of costs |