Tropical Cruising Handbook
Mark Smaalders and Kim des Rochers. 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 passagemaking
- Equipping a boat for tropical sailing
- Maintaining gear in tropical environments
- And much more
Tropical Cruising Handbook
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