Author/Contributor(s):	Smaalders, Mark ; Des Rochers, Kim
Publisher:	International Marine Publishing
Date:	08/30/2004
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

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