Best Sailing Excursion Guides Books
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1. Pro-Knot Outdoor Knots – Portable Waterproof Knot Book
Author: by John E. Sherry
J. E. Sherry Company
12 pages
0922273227
Pro-Knot – The portable waterproof knot book! With over one million knot cards sold and more 5 Star reviews – over 4,000 – than any other knot book author on Amazon, Pro-Knot is America’s favorite knot reference. This Outdoor Knots version will serve you well whether you are lashing down a kayak on the roof of your car (use the Trucker’s Hitch), hanging an adjustable line in camp (use the Tautline Hitch), tying a boat to a dock (Cleat Hitch), or you just need a quick peek at the good old Bowline Knot while outdoors.
And being completely waterproof solid plastic means you can take them with you anywhere without worry – great for wilderness survival kits, boating, camping, and emergency preparedness. This six card set is easy to understand with clear illustrations for the 23 best all-purpose rope knots – see complete list of knots below.
If it’s on this card set, it is a proven, useful and trusted knot! These rope knots are universal for survival, boating, climbing, prepping, search and rescue, home and ranch, scouts, camping, paddle sports and any outdoor activity involving rope.
2. Catamarans: The Complete Guide for Cruising Sailors
Author: by Gregor Tarjan
Published at: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press; 1st edition (October 8, 2007)
ISBN: 978-0071498852
The modern cruising catamaran has arrived The arguments are over and the verdict is in-cruising catamarans comprise a rapidly growing percentage of the cruising fleet worldwide. Their advantages of space, stability, speed, and handling under power are truly compelling, and modern cats are every bit as reliable as monohulls.
This long overdue, in-depth guide will help you choose and cruise the right catamaran for your needs. An authoritative guide for novices and experienced sailors; the best book written on the subjects since the early 1990s. Trimaran Jim Brown, renowned multihull designer In Catamarans, Gregor Tarjan shares his enthusiasm for yachts with two hulls, based on years of sailing all types.
An excellent introduction. Dick Newick, legendary catamaran and trimaran designer If you are contemplating spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on a cruising catamaran, the small price of this book is probably the best investment you could possibly start with.
From the Foreword by Charles K. Chiodi, publisher of Multihulls Magazine
3. Fodor's U.S. & British Virgin Islands (Full-color Travel Guide)
Author: by Fodor’s Travel Guides
Published at: Fodor's Travel; 27th edition (November 10, 2020)
ISBN: 978-1640973107
For a limited time, receive a free Fodor’s Guide to Safe and Healthy Travel e-book with the purchase of this guidebook!Go to fodors.Com for details. Whether you want to sail in Tortola, snorkel at Trunk Bay Beach, or explore the Baths in Virgin Gorda, the local Fodor’s travel experts in the Virgin Islands are here to help!Fodor’s U.S.
& British Virgin Islands guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations, and everything else you need to simplify your trip-planning process and make the most of your time. This new edition has been fully-redesigned with an easy-to-read layout, fresh information, and beautiful color photos.Fodor’s U.S.
& British Virgin Islands travel guide includes: AN ILLUSTRATED ULTIMATE EXPERIENCES GUIDE to the top things to see and do MULTIPLE ITINERARIES to effectively organize your days and maximize your time 15 DETAILED MAPS to help you navigate confidently COLOR PHOTOS throughout to spark your wanderlust!
HONEST RECOMMENDATIONS FROM LOCALS on the best sights, restaurants, hotels, shopping, activities, and more PHOTO-FILLED BEST OF FEATURES on The U.S. & British Virgin Islands’ Best Beaches, The U.S. & British Virgin Islands’ Best Resorts, and more TRIP-PLANNING TOOLS AND PRACTICAL TIPS including when to go, getting around, beating the crowds, and saving time and money HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL INSIGHTS providing rich context on the local people, cuisine, and more SPECIAL FEATURES on Snorkeling and Diving in the Virgin Islands, Chartering a Yacht, and What to Eat and Drink LOCAL WRITERS to help you find the under-the-radar gems UP-TO-DATE COVERAGE ON: St. Thomas, St. John, St. Croix, Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Jost Van Dyke, Anegada, The Baths, Charlotte Amalie, Trunk Bay, Christiansted, Virgin Islands National Park, diving and snorkeling in the Virgin Islands, and more.
4. Sailing a Serious Ocean: Sailboats, Storms, Stories and Lessons Learned from 30 Years at Sea
Author: by John Kretschmer
Published at: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press; 1st edition (October 18, 2013)
ISBN: 978-0071704403
“I know you’ll want to read more after you finish Sailing a Serious Ocean. And be warned, you’ll very likely want to sail with John, perhaps across an ocean.” – DALLAS MURPHY, AUTHOR OF ROUNDING THE HORN After sailing 300,000 miles and weathering dozens of storms in all the world’s oceans, John Kretschmer has plenty of stories and advice to share.
John’s offshore training passages sell out a year in advance and his entertaining presentations are popular at boat shows and yacht clubs all over the English speaking world. John’s talent for storytelling enchants his audience as it soaks up the lessons he learned during his oftenchallenging voyages.
Now you can take a seat next to John-at a lesser cost-and get the knowledge you need to fulfill your own dream of blue-water adventure. In Sailing a Serious Ocean, John tells you what to expect when sailing the oceans and shows how to sail safely across them.
His tales of storm encounters and other examples of extreme seamanship will help you prepare for your journey and give you confidence to handle any situationeven heavy weather. Through his personal stories, John will guide you through the whole process of choosing the right boat, outfitting with the right gear, planning your route, navigating the ocean, and understanding the nuances of life at sea.
5. The Exuma Guide 3rd ed.
Author: by Stephen J. Pavlidis
Published at: Seaworthy Publications, Inc.; 3rd edition (January 9, 2015)
ISBN: 978-1892399311
This is the new full-color version of the famous guide to The Exuma Cays by Stephen J.Pavlidis. Long known as the most all-encompassing cruising guide ever written on the Exuma Cays, much of what Steve has written in The Exuma Guide is not available from any other publication.
Local knowledge is the key and in The Exuma Guide you get information previously known only to those who live there. The Exuma Guide contains 59 charts, lists of information on GPS waypoints, marine facilities, customs regulations, beacons and navigational aids, distances, ham and weather radio broadcasts and stations, anchoring tips, tides and currents, as well as phone numbers, reference reading, and even local recipes, holidays and customs.
The Exuma Guide 3rd.Ed. Now includes all full-color charts and full-color aerial photography, a chart index, table of contents and bibliography.
6. Escape from the Ordinary
Author: by JULIE BRADLEY
Published at: Close Reach Publishing (December 14, 2018)
ISBN: 978-1732918405
Retire early, sell everything, buy a boat 4,000 miles away and sail around the world. What could go wrong? Meet Glen and Julie, sailors who follow their dream and discover that reality can be even bigger than imagined. From Force 10 storms in the North Atlantic to the crystal blue waters and native dancers of French Polynesia, Escape from the Ordinary (book 1 of the Escape Series) opens a window to adventures in extraordinary places not found in travel brochures.
Told with keen observations and sparkling with wry humor, Julie describes the terrors and pleasures of living a life of total independence on a sailboat where even simple decisions can have big consequences. This exhilarating, true story will thrill those planning to sail off into the sunset as well as armchair adventurers.
Escape from the Ordinary reminds you of the unlimited possibilities in life and offers inspiration to go all in on your own dreams. MORE THAN A SAILING STORYTraveling from one epic adventure to the next on board their sturdy Amel sailboat, Glen and Julie immerse themselves deeply into islands and cultures that are so off-the-beaten path you will reach for an atlas to find places like Bequia, the San Blas Islands, Niue From dodging voodoo curses in the Bahamas to clawing their way out of underwater caverns in the South Pacific, Glen and Julie take the reader along for the adventure of a lifetime.
7. The Cruising Guide to Central and Southern California: Golden Gate to Ensenada, Mexico, Including the Offshore Islands
Author: by Brian Fagan
Published at: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press; 1st edition (September 27, 2001)
ISBN: 978-0071374644
Comprehensive and authoritative, this guide combines and updates two smaller, long-trusted regional books to provide seamless coverage of the entire California coast from just outside the Golden Gate Bridge to Mexico, with special attention given to the popular offshore islands between Point Conception and San Diego.
Brian Fagan draws upon more than three decades of experience sailing those waters under all conditions to offer the definitive cruising guide for both sailors and powerboaters.
8. A Cruising Guide to Puget Sound and the San Juan Islands: Olympia to Port Angeles
Author: by Migael Scherer
Published at: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press; 2nd edition (January 6, 2005)
ISBN: 978-0071420396
“Simply put, every local boater should have a dog-eared, well-thumbed copy [of this guide] as a permanent feature in the nautical library.”48 North A Cruising Guide to Puget Sound and the San Juan Islands has earned an outstanding reputation for the accuracy of its piloting instructions, the clarity of its writing, and the high quality of its information.
This second edition includes color photos and nautical chart segments throughout, as well as: Approaches and anchorages for hundreds of bays, harbors, and inletsmany with annotated charts Weather, tides, currents, and commercial traffic patterns Local history and attractions 240 full-color photos 75 color chartlets Larger size and lay-flat binding for ease of use With at-a-glance ratings of every harbor and anchorage, A Cruising Guide to Puget Sound and the San Juan Islands is the definitive resource for Pacific Northwest cruising.
“Everything a yachtsman’s pilot ought to be: shipshape and workmanlike in its approach, unusually well written, very thoughtfully researched.”Jonathan Raban, bestselling author, Waxwings: A Novel and Passage to Juneau “All the necessary nuts and bolts about navigating local waters is found in A Cruising Guide to Puget Sound….
9. The Illustrated Sailing Alone Around the World: 125th Anniversary Edition
Author: by Joshua Slocum
Published at: SeaWolf Press (February 19, 2020)
ISBN: 978-1950435951
A nice illustrated edition honoring the 125th anniversary of Joshua Slocum’s voyage around the world. Use Amazon’s Lookinside feature to compare this edition with others. Our version has:A cover based on the first edition dust jacket. 66 original illustrations. The complete, unabridged text.
Appendix with plans of the sloop Spray. Sailing Alone Around the World is a sailing memoir by Joshua Slocum in 1900 about his single-handed global circumnavigation aboard the sloop Spray. Slocum was the first person to sail around the world alone.
The book was an immediate success and highly influential in inspiring later travelers. Slocum rebuilt and refitted the derelict sloop Spray in a seaside pasture at Fairhaven, Massachusetts. Between 24 April 1895 and 27 June 1898, he crossed the Atlantic twice (to Gibraltar and back to South America), negotiated the Strait of Magellan, and crossed the Pacific.
He also visited Australia and South Africa before crossing the Atlantic (for the third time) to return to Massachusetts after a journey of 46,000 miles.
10. Nigel Calder's Cruising Handbook: A Compendium for Coastal and Offshore Sailors
Author: by Nigel Calder
Published at: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press; 1st edition (May 28, 2001)
ISBN: 978-0071350990
The most comprehensive and helpful guide ever written for selecting and equipping a cruising sailboat Whether you’re a coastal or offshore cruiser, you’ll find your most pressing concerns treated with the know-how that makes for skillful, confident cruising in Nigel Calder’s Cruising Handbook.
The author – one of the most respected marine how-to authors on either side of the Atlantic, and author of the universally admired Boatowner’s Mechanical and Electrical Manual, – walks you through all key technical and practical aspects of modern cruising systems and equipment, providing you with a summary of the skills necessary for safe, enjoyable sailing.
The first half of the book includes an easy-to-use tabular method for evaluating a boat’s suitability for cruising; ideas for workable deck and interior lay-outs and organization; how to choose and configure suitable boat systems for cruising; and how to install gear for trouble free operation.
The book’s second half teaches you boat handling skills; core navigational expertise; anchoring techniques; weather understanding; heavy weather expertise; and specific skills for long-term and long-distance cruising.
11. Crossing Pirate Waters (Escape)
Author: by Julie Bradley
Published at: Close Reach Publishing; Illustrated edition (January 16, 2020)
ISBN: 978-1732918429
You don’t have to know a spinnaker from a mainsail to enjoy this adventure book. Join Glen and Julie as they continue around the world through less traveled, dangerous areas on the far side of the world. Turmoil in the Mideast convinces Glen and Julie to linger in the South Pacific visiting primitive villages on remote islands.
But hang on tight, because to finish their voyage they must leave friendly shores and navigate through trouble in the Indian Ocean, Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea before arriving in Europe. Full of dry wit and compelling descriptions, Julie takes the reader along for the ride of a lifetime in this sequel (book 2 of the Escape Series) to her previous bestseller, Escape from the Ordinary.
GREAT PEOPLE, PLACES AND PROSEFrom natives in penis sheaths on tropical islands to tribesmen on camels in the desert, this gripping story satisfies hardcore sailors and armchair adventurers alike. You will want an atlas by your side as you travel from one epic adventure to the next as the intrepid couple immerse themselves and you, the reader, in places such as: -Vanuatu-New Caledonia-New Zealand-Lord Howe Island-Australia-Bali-Borneo-Indonesia-Singapore-Malaysia-Thailand-Maldives Islands-Djibouti-Eritrea-Sudan-Egypt-Turkey-Malta
12. Voyaging Under Power, 4th Edition
Author: by Robert Beebe
Published at: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press; 4th edition (January 16, 2013)
ISBN: 978-0071767330
The passagemaking bible updated to help you live your long-distance voyaging dreams First published in 1975, Robert Beebe’s Voyaging Under Power revolutionized long-distance cruising, encouraging powerboaters to enjoy what was once exclusive to sailboats and their crews: crossing oceans to exotic, interesting, and beautiful places in comfort with a minimum of problems and expense.
Now power-cruising couple Denis and Mary Umstot, whose interest in power voyaging was ignited by Beebe’s work, have updated Voyaging Under Power for the twenty-first century. The much anticipated Voyaging Under Power, Fourth Edition, includes Beebe’s original wisdom and philosophy of passagemaking, as well as his groundbreaking thoughts on vessel stability and fuel monitoring.
Fourteen new chapters provide insights into a range of additional topics vital for ocean passages and passagemakers, including: Seaworthiness, stability, and other design concepts Options for stabilizing passagemakers including paravanes, active and passive fins, and antiroll tanks Selecting and understanding the critical systems for long-distance voyaging A decision process for choosing a new boat or analyzing the suitability of a used boat An examination of passagemaking models from Nordhavn, Kadey-Krogen, Seahorse, and Dashew, as well as the designs of Stephen Seaton, Michael Kasten, George Buehler, Dave Gerr, and others Highlights of successful and proven passagemakers of the past, including examples from eleven builders and designers First-hand accounts from passagemakers around the globe, including the Mediterranean, Black Sea, South America, South Pacific, Madagascar, and beyond Tips on understanding and predicting weather and waves and what to do in a storm Understanding offshore safety issues, including how to avoid trouble and cross oceans in comfort Choosing and training crew as well as communication tips for a better cruising experience Preparing for and resolving maintenance problems at sea and in distant anchorages “The list of contributors shows the quality of experience in the pages of this fourth edition.
13. The Boater's Cookbook: 450 Quick & Easy Galley-Tested Recipes
Author: by Sylvia Williams Dabney
Published at: Skyhorse (June 12, 2018)
ISBN: 978-1944824280
Eat well at every meal and enjoy the voyage. Cooking on a small boatsail or powerrequires special attention few new boaters understand. Sylvia Williams Dabney is a longtime live-aboard sailor with more than sixty thousand offshore miles who understands the necessity of a well-stored pantry and loves collecting recipes from around the world.
In The Boater’s Cookbook, Sylvia shares everything anyone needs to know about creating stunning meals in a small boat galley. Readers will find a comprehensive list of what gadgets, gear, and supplies to bring and how to store them in limited space aboard a fully functioning yacht galleywhether it’s a twenty-seven-foot sailboat or a sixty-foot motor cruiser.
Sylvia also offers up time-tested recipes by longtime sailors, and the stories that came along with them. Recipes are organized in accessible chapters:AppetizersSoups & StewsSaladsSeafoodAnd Much, Much More! Boaters with limited space and cramped galleys can enjoy every meal if they know the tricks acquired by Sylvia Williams Dabney and the boaters she has met over a lifetime of cruising.
14. The Northern Bahamas Cruising Guide Volume 1
Author: by Stephen J Pavlidis
Published at: Seaworthy Publications, Inc.; 1st ed. edition (November 24, 2013)
ISBN: 978-1892399281
From Grand Bahama and the Abacos South to Cat Island Completely updated 2013 Edition of the Pavlidis Bahamas Guides All Original Charts Based on Personal Surveys Conducted by the Author Extensive Navigational Instructions and GPS Waypoints New Full-color Aerial Photos and Charts Coverage Includes Grand Bahama The Abacos The Biminis Crossing the Great Bahama Bank The Berry Islands Andros New Providence Eleuthera Cat Island
15. The SmarterCharter CATAMARAN Guide: Caribbean: Insiders' tips for confident BAREBOAT cruising
Author: by David Blacklock and Michael Domican
Published at: Independently published; Illustrated edition (February 26, 2019)
ISBN: 978-1798066713
Make your bareboat charter easier, simpler, and more fun for family and friends. Two 20-year veterans of the Caribbean charter trade share their hard-learned tips about what to do, how to do it, and what to avoid while enjoying the pleasures of the world’s favorite sailing destination.
Whether it’s your first time or a repeat trip, you will get a fresh perspective and encouragement to try new destinations and new ways of getting there. Keep it alongside your cruising guide. Updated in February 2021. Contains crisp monochrome illustrations and photographs.
16. Honey, Let's Get a Boat… A Cruising Adventure of America's Great Loop
Author: by Ron Stob
Published at: Raven Cove Publishing; Revised – 2010 Printing edition (June 1, 2003)
ISBN: 978-0966914030
This is the story of a couple’s travels on a forty-foot trawler cruising 6300 miles and 145 locks around the eastern part of North America known as America’s Great Loop or the Great Circle Cruise. Their nautical ineptitude is evident from the beginning, but pulling from their personal and collective strengths, the authors overcome doubt, a lack of experience, and real and imagined horrors.
The odyssey is told the way life hands out its adventures – sometimes humorously, sometimes tragically, but always memorably. The writing is light and appealing, but there is a serious strain running through the book for those who relish history and descriptions of the landscape.
Astute and attentive to detail, they chronicled events and kept an account of expenses, equipment and charting. As a result, the appendix/guidebook is worth the price of the book for anyone interested in planning their cruise. Topics include necessary charts and guidebooks, information on locks, setting an itinerary, resource addresses and websites, details on equipment and the best place to be educated about boating.
