Cruising Fundamentals

Sailing Fundamentals: from BOOKS
Sailing Fundamentals have been extensively pretested by ASA professional instructors to ensure that it offers the fastest, easiest, most systematic way to learn basic sailing and basic coastal cruising. This book covers every aspect of beginning sailing-from hoisting sail to docking and anchoring-and specifically prepares the learner to qualify for sailing certification according to international standards.
$22.95

Calder's Cruising Handbook from BOOKS
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 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.
$49.95

Handbook of Offshore Cruising from BOOKS
Howard's substantial guide to bluewater sailing has been revised by Doane, editor of Sail Magazine. The book's first part describes the boat, with discussion of how to build or buy a boat, how to choose the rig, construction materials, and the layout of the deck, cockpit and cabin. trip planning, provisioning, psychological aspects of cruising, routine at sea); activities in port (e. heavy weather procedures, maintenance and repairs, security). Fourteen useful appendices are included. Doane.
$45.00

A Cruising Guide to Narragansett Bay and the South Coast of Massachusetts from BOOKS
A Cruising Guide to Narragansett Bay and the South Coast of Massachusetts: Including Buzzard's Bay, Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard, and Block Island.
$37.95

Imray Cruising Guide - A Yachtman's Fiji from WEEMS And PLATH
A Yachtsman's Fiji A Navigator's Notebook by Michael Calder Contains comprehensive information needed by a yacht to enable its crew to plan a cruise to Fiji and visit many areas never before adequately described. This book, the first and only information published specifically for small craft, is a must for any "yachtie" planning, or even dreaming of a visit to Fiji and the South-west Pacific. 6. 5" x 9. 5". . 241 pgs. .
$68.88

Cruising Guide to Caribbean Marinas and Services from CRUISING EQUIPMENT
Instead of having to gather all the proper charts of the area you plan to navigate separately, a quality chartbook binds them all together in a convenient and easy-to-reference package. Additionally, chartbooks can be an excellent space-saver since they slip easily onto a shelf with other large format books rather than needing to be stowed in individual storage tubes like conventional charts.
$29.95 $9.66

DVD, Get Readyto Cruise from PARADISE CAY PUBLISH
DVD, Get Readyto Cruise|DVD-GET READYTO CRUISE.
$29.95

Cruise Guide East Florida 5th Ed from WATERMARK PUBLISHING
Includes cruising grounds on the path of St. Johns River, secret streams of the Okeechobee Waterway and the passages through "condo cavers" of Hollywood and Miami.
$24.99

Cruising Guide to the Florida Keys from CRUISING GUIDE PUBLI
Lauderdale down through the Keys and up to Tarpon Springs on the West Coast of Florida Supplied in this edition is $40 worth of tidal information through 2002 which makes the 11th edition a great value. Along with facts on marinas, anchoring spots, artificial reefs, fishing information, where to swim with the dolphins, identification chart of prominent fish in the Keys, historical information, restaurants, and numerous watercolor reproductions by the famous artist Milliard Wells. Frank Papy.
$19.95

World Cruising Routes, 6th Ed. from MCGRAW HILL
Featuring nearly 1000 sailing routes in all oceans of the world World Cruising Routes is a comprehensive guide to nearly 1000 sailing routes covering all the oceans of the world, from the tropical South Seas to the high latitudes of the Arctic and Antarctic. The book is geared specifically to the needs of cruising sailors and contains essential information on winds, currents, regional and seasonal weather as well as valuable suggestions concerning optimum times for individual routes. 628 pgs.
$59.95

How to Read a Nautical Chart - Nigel Calder from BOOKS
The best handbook on chart usage, from one of the most trusted names in boating. In 2000, the U. S. government ceased publication of Chart No. 1 is not just reborn but expanded and improved in How to Read a Nautical Chart. The demand for a book like this has never been greater. 1, including a more intuitive format, crucial background information, international chart symbol equivalents, electronic chart symbology, and thorough explanations of the practical aspects of nautical chart reading.
$16.95