Tropical Cruising Handbook - Mark Smaalders, Kim Des Rochers

Tropical Cruising Handbook

Buch | Softcover
384 Seiten
2004
McGraw-Hill Professional (Verlag)
978-0-07-144030-1 (ISBN)
18,73 inkl. MwSt
Offers a guide to mastering the challenges of low-latitude cruising. This book provides information you need to know about sailing the world's tropical oceans, including: weather patterns and sea conditions; tropical passage planning and passagemaking; equipping a boat for tropical sailing; and, maintaining gear in tropical environments.
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 region
Reef navigation, anchoring, and other key tropical seamanship skills
Tropical passage planning and passage-making
Equipping a boat for tropical sailing
Maintaining gear in tropical environments
And 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

Together the authors are eminently qualified to write this book. Mark Smaalders has been sailing for 25 years and has spent the last 10 years living and cruising in the tropics. He is a yacht designer by profession, specializing in classic wooden sailboats. He has published numerous articles on boat design, building, and repair in the yachting press (see attached publications list). He holds an M.A. degree in geography. Also an experienced sailor, Kim des Rochers was employed by the University of Hawaii as a marine ethnogeographer, working with island governments in Micronesia on marine environmental issues. She has published numerous articles on environmental and cultural issues in the Pacific in popular and scientific publications. They live aboard a 35-foot wooden sailboat in Australia, in which they recently completed a voyage through Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands. HOMETOWN: Green Cove Springs, Florida

Erscheint lt. Verlag 16.10.2004
Zusatzinfo 35 Illustrations
Sprache englisch
Maße 185 x 231 mm
Gewicht 663 g
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Sport Segeln / Tauchen / Wassersport
ISBN-10 0-07-144030-5 / 0071440305
ISBN-13 978-0-07-144030-1 / 9780071440301
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