Author: Jim Howard
Publisher: Sheridan House
Keywords: cruising, modern, ocean, reality, dream, offshore, handbook
Number of Pages: 496
Published: 2000-12-15
List price: $45.00
ISBN-10: 1574090933
ISBN-13: 9781574090932

Every serious sailor dreams of the great adventure of offshore cruising - leaving it all and going for the big one, singlehanded or with a small crew. Jim Howard has been cruising the oceans of the world for many years, and he now has written the book that tells the reality of this dream. For easy reference, this important new handbook is divided into four parts: The Boat, The Systems and Equipment, The Voyage, and In Port. All the important topics for planning extensive offshore cruises are covered: Building or buying a boat for offshore cruising, Size considerations, Rig and hull des

Author: Larry H. Ludmer
Publisher: Hunter Publishing (NJ)
Keywords: mediterranean, cruising, ports, guide, travel, hunter, guides
Number of Pages: 341
Published: 2006-12-30
List price: $18.99
ISBN-10: 1588435865
ISBN-13: 9781588435866

This is a thorough update for this cruising season, with extensive details on every vessel travelling in the Med. The author, a cruising veteran, covers all facts from level of service, cabin size, decor and layout, to ship amenities, passenger/crew ratio and dining options. Sailing routes are reviewed candidly, and the pitfalls and bonuses of each are given, making you an educated cruise traveller. Port profiles are tailored to the cruising visitor - taxi tours, dockside phones, the best shops, plus a list of operators who are familiar with cruise schedules and will get you back to your ship

Authors:Rick White, The American Sailing Association,
Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
Keywords: cruising, association, guide, multihulls, sailing, american, fundamentals, official, multihull
Number of Pages: 119
Published: 1997-08
List price: $17.95
ISBN-10: 007001633X
ISBN-13: 9780070016330

Multihull Cruising Fundamentals taps into the essence of multihull sailing and gives readers a clear and concise analysis of these largely unfamiliar boats. The book’s eight chapters explore two distinctly different, yet similar types of boats. Chapters one through four provide the skills sailors need to get trailerable multihulls safely into the water, rigged and sailing. Larger, cruising catamarans and their unique sailing and handling needs are addressed in chapters five through eight. The material in this book was developed by the American Sailing Association’s Multihull Com

Author: Douglas Ward
Publisher: Berlitz Guide
Keywords: cruise, ships, cruising, guide, complete, berlitz
Number of Pages: 688
Published: 2008-10-15
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 9812685642
ISBN-13: 9789812685643

Used by 35,000 North American travel agents and considered the "bible of the cruise industry", Berlitz’s Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships 2009 rates 280 ships cruising the world’s oceans and waterways.

Author: Harry Mu
Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Pre
Keywords: fundamentals, cruising
Number of Pages: 136
Published: 1991-03-01
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0070015198
ISBN-13: 9780070015197

Written to complement the ASA’s teaching methods, Cruising Fundamentals addresses small-boat daysailors who wish to move on to overnight cruising in a larger boat--one more than 27 feet long. The book leads the reader through five progressively more advanced levels of boat handling, each divided into sections covering knowledge and techniques that can be learned ashore and those best learned underway. A chapter called Sailing the Cruising Yacht, for example, presents important information on readying the boat for sail, VHF radio protocol, and right-of-way rules before examining such topi

Author: Margaret Dye
Publisher: Adlard Coles
Keywords: cruising, dinghy
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2006-09-08
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 0713679344
ISBN-13: 9780713679342

Dinghy cruising is a magical way of exploring new coastlines andexperiencing nature at close quarters. For families or solo sailorsalike, it offers memorable adventure at affordable cost and with thefreedom to pull up at any time on any beach or riverbank that looksalluring. Here, Margaret Dye shares the knowledge gained from many years’hard-won experience to help others enjoy the experience of cruising ina dinghy to the full. With its practical advice on how to prepare andequip the boat and tips on how best to cruise in a dinghy, this bookwill appeal to anyone of any age who longs for t

Author: Chris White
Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
Keywords: multihull, cruising
Number of Pages: 268
Published: 1996-09-01
List price: $22.95
ISBN-10: 0070698686
ISBN-13: 9780070698680

Long typecast as the hotrods of the sea--fast but dangerous--modern cruising multihulls actually are among the safest and most comfortable cruising sailboats available. Modern multihulls offer significant advantages over single-hull sailboats: They sail faster, have more living space, they’re more comfortable, more stable, they can sail safely in much shallower water, and, because their stability comes from widely spaced hulls and not from tons of lead hung off the keel, they don’t sink. Given the ultimate disaster, which would you choose: A capsized yet habitable boat, floating aw