Description
The Atlantic Crossing Guide has become established as the standard reference for anyone planning an Atlantic passage, whether via the trade wind route to the Caribbean or to Europe from the United States. The better prepared you are the greater your chances of success.
Packed full of the collective wisdom of cruising sailors over four decades, this new edition has been updtaed to include advice on:
Preparations
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- Suitable boats, including considerations of hull integrity
- Equipment and maintenance
- Advances in navigation and communications systems
- Access to weather and routeing information
- The balance of power input and usage
- Planning for hurricane season
- Risk management.
- Crew harmony and health
Provisioning
- Passages planning
: - Atlantic weather systems, including tropical waves and hurricanes
- common routes and timings across the Atlantic
- Seasonal cruising along bordering coasts and within Atlantic island groups
- Fog and ice in the higher latitudes
- key landfalls No other book contains so much information for planning and setting out on an Atlantic crossing. Whether you are comtemplating your first ocean adventure or have multiple crossing under your belt, The Atlantic Crossing Guide will be an invaluable tool and an indispensible reference once underway.
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