The Atlantic sailor's handbook / Alastair Buchan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Buchan, Alastair, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Offshore sailing--Atlantic Ocean.

Offshore sailing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : Adlard Coles Nautical, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Based on the author's Sailing an Atlantic Circuit , this practical, how-to guide to the planning, preparation and execution of a passage is both a helpful and an inspirational book for all sailors considering an offshore or ocean passage. A vastly experienced Atlantic ocean sailor, Alastair Buchan looks in detail at three specific passages (a crossing of the Atlantic Ocean, a passage from the Eastern Seaboard of the USA to the Caribbean, and cruising around the Caribbean itself). The advice, ranging from choosing/refitting a boat, insurance, safety, training crew and route planning to watch ke

Contents:

pt. 1. Planning and preparation

pt. 2. Life abroad

pt. 3. Weather watching and Caribbean sailing

pt. 4. The routes.

Notes:

"Yachting monthly."

"First published as Sailing an Atlantic circuit in 2002."--T.p. verso.

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4081-5607-5

1-4081-2719-9

OCLC:

854971973