books about: cruising     books:       The Cruising Life: A Commonsense Guide for the Would-Be Voyager21 reviews Jim Trefethen International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 1998 Impression This book was about how to become a "minimilist". (In other words, get rid of all your material stuff, your ideas of "status", start to live simply, start exercising, and start saving, saving, saving!!) By building your "kitty", you're able to buy your boat with cash. It, too, was about practical stuff and a much simpler life! The only regret I had was that it didn't have any pictures! Other than ...             Berlitz Complete 2009 Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships (Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising and Cruise Ships)1 review Berlitz Guides, 2008 Always Enjoy & Profit From This Ever-Improving Series We are experienced cruisers. (About 12 times: Alaska, Scandinavia, Russia, Mediterranean, Panama, US Rivers, etc.) Douglass Ward's work always both entertains and helps. Both broad philosophies and specific details for both new and veteran travelers prove on, or very-close to, target. Shipping and price were both excellent.             Changing Course : A Woman's Guide to Choosing the Cruising Life13 reviews Debra Ann Cantrell, Debra Cantrell International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2003 Fast Read and Very Helpful I read this book in a day, it was very interesting and informative. It gives some great advise about what to think about before you go cruising whether you're totally into it or apprehensive.             Cruising Guide to the Virgin Islands, 13th ed7 reviews Nancy Scott; Simon Scott Cruising Guide Publications, 2006 The BVI Bible - don't leave home without it The Scott's Guides are the definitive authority on sailing in the Caribbean or anywhere a charter boat sailor may wish to go. Seriously, don't attempt a sailing vacation without consulting the Cruising Guides. CGVI is up to date information on every anchorage in the Virgin Islands. Bob New, Author "How To Bareboat, It's easier than you think" www.howtobareboat.com             A Cruising Guide to Puget Sound and the San Juan Islands7 reviews Migael M. Scherer International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2004 Must Have This is a must have boaters book if you live in the Puget Sound area. Very detailed in the points of interest, each one is clearly described and rated. Some charting is included for difficult harbors, approaches are described. This gives us (new boaters and new Washingtonians) a great place to start in our explorations. Highly recommended!!!             Cruising World 2009 Calendar Tide-Mark Press, 2008 The call of the sea sounds clearly in this calendar from the editors of Cruising World magazine. Escape on a relaxing sail to far-flung ports of call and exotic locales. Book annotation not available for this title. Title: Cruising World 2009 Calendar Author: Tide-Mark Press (COM) Publisher: Tide-Mark Pr Ltd Publication Date: 2008/06/30 Number of Pages: Binding Type: PAPERBACK Library of Congress:             Cruising The Florida Keys (Cruising the Florida Keys)2 reviews Claiborne S. Young, Morgan Stinemetz Pelican Publishing Company, 2006 Great Keys Book We used this extensively on our travels to the Keys and gunkholed all over the place, including the Fla Bay, Flamingo. A must have book             Nigel Calder's Cruising Handbook: A Compendium for Coastal and Offshore Sailors23 reviews Nigel Calder International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2001 Simply the Best Skip the rest. Read the best. After purchasing several hundred pounds of boating publications I can definitively say, "Save yourself the trouble and buy this first."             World Cruising Routes: Companion to World Cruising Handbook: 1000 Routes from the South Seas to the Arctic11 reviews Jimmy Cornell Adlard Coles Nautical, 2008 World Cruising Routes When planning a circumnavigation one has three choices: 1) Do not plan and accept the extreme dangers of circumnavigation; 2) take a year or more and plan using all available nautical publications, charts, electronic navigation systems; and 3) read and use the outstanding information provided in "World Cruising Routes." This publication will save you time and more important provide excellent tips ...             The Cruising Guide to the Leeward Islands: 2008-20091 review Chris Doyle Cruising Guide Publications, 2007 Excellent. Thorough. Accurate. My wife and I just returned form Guadeloupe and Dominica. We found this guide incredibly accurate. There are excellent descriptions of the islands, harbors, and approaches, accompanied by detailed charts. Accurate reviews of restaurants and shops, and up to date listings of customs procedures. I would recommend this to anyone sailing the Leeward Islands. Obviously Chris Doyle has lived and ...             Cruising Chef Cookbook8 reviews Michael Greenwald Paradise Cay Publications, 2000 Enticing recipes suited to enhance the joy of sailing Now in an expanded and revised second edition, Michael Greenwald's The Cruising Chef Cookbook continuous to offer nautical wisdom, hundreds of ships and words of wisdom, short stories and vignettes on sailing, as well as enticing recipes perfectly suited to enhance the joy of sailing, from boating on rivers and lakes to nautical ventures on the high seas. The Cruising Chef Cookbook is an ideal ...             Caribbean Cruising40 reviews Rachel Hawthorne HarperTeen, 2004 Great Chick Lit for Teens 18-year-old Lindsey's mom and her rich boyfriend have finally decided to tie the knot, but it's not your traditional church wedding where everyone you know is invited and the bride is dressed in a poofy white wedding gown, they get married on a cruise ship, one that Mr. Hunt (aka mom's rich boyfriend) owns. Lindsey's a shy, to herself kind of person, so she is skeptical that the cruise would be ...             Cruising Guide To Coastal North Carolina3 reviews Claiborne S. Young John F. Blair Publisher, 2005 Loved it!!!! My family and I recently took a three day sailboat cruise in the Albemarle sound. This was covered in Chapter 2 of this book. FANTASTIC resource. The text gave exact lat. and long. of protected anchorages, restaurant recommendations, location of public showers and pump-out stations, local attractions, etc. This is a MUST HAVE if you are planning a vacation on a boat in this region. Thanks ...             Berlitz 2008 Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships (Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising and Cruise Ships)7 reviews Douglas Ward Berlitz Guides, 2007 Simply packed with essential 'know before you go' detail. Lending libraries catering to travelers in general and the elderly who appreciate cruises in particular won't want to miss Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships 2008, a survey packed with independent reviews of cruise companies based on personal experience, not advertising or hearsay. Chapters do more than offer reviews of nearly three hundred cruise ships: they discuss what to look ...             Cruising Fundamentals5 reviews Harry Munns International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 1991 Outstanding Followup to Sailing Fundamentals book. This is American Sailing Association textbook for more advanced sailing topics and the the second of a series. The major plus of this book is that it teaches you how to sail with all the information you need to learn in the proper order you should learn it. There is an advantage in learning the material in a time tested manner. Every time an instructor like the author, Harry Munns, ...             Cruising Catamaran Communique4 reviews SAILco Press, 2007 The best tool to understand multihulls! After attending a lecture about cruising multihulls given by the author at the the 2007 Oakland Boat Show, I ordered Charles Kanter's book. Finally a book that goes beyond the selling hype and brochures and goes deep into all the design elements that are involved into the production of a good (or not so good) cruising catamaran! I was ever so impressed by the wealth of knowledge shared in this ...             Cruising Cuisine: Fresh Food from the Galley8 reviews Kay Pastorius International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 1997 % Star Gourmet Cooking with flare! Being landlocked for 50 weeks out of the year does little in stopping my efforts in looking for the perfect cookbook for the open seas. I've finally found a must for my galley. "Cruising Cuisine" is well laid out and has easy to follow recipes with an inventory list to help you pick and choose the spices you may need on board. The many tips on preparing and storage come in handy and go far ...             Cruising Guide to Western Florida5 reviews Claiborne S. Young Pelican Publishing Company, 2008 West Florida Cruising Guide Most Helpful Claiborne Young is his usual, informative self in compiling this excellent guide to cruising the Western Florida Region. He provides ample information including photos, detailed descriptions, waypoints and specifics useful to both sailors and power boaters. I highly recommend this book to anyone planning to cruise the beautiful Western Florida waters.             A Cruising Guide to Puerto Rico: Including the Spanish Virgin Islands Stephen J. Pavlidis Seaworthy Publications Inc., 2002 This is the most comprehensive guide ever written covering Puerto Rico and the Spanish Virgin Islands. Its 50 full colour charts containing extremely accurate data are based on independent surveys personally conducted by the author, using a computer hydrographic system. In addition, the guide contains detailed piloting instructions, GPS waypoints, photos, approaches and routes, anchorages, services, dive sites, history, index, bibliography, and ...             A Gunkholer's Cruising Guide to Florida's West Coast, 12th Edition1 review Tom Lenfestey Great Outdoors Pub Co, 2003 A good read A fine guide with lots of good info. The only thing keeping it from a 5 star rating is that it could use some sketch charts showing where anchorages are instead of just a text description. All in all it is going to be very valuable in the next few months on my cruise.              search for books 2008-2009, berlitz, calendar, caribbean, carolina, catamaran, changing, choosing, coastal, commonsense, communique, companion, compendium, complete, cookbook, cruising, cuisine, edition, florida, fundamentals, gunkholer, handbook, including, islands, leeward, offshore, sailors, voyager, western, would-be books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen electronics: P3 International P4400 Kill A Watt Electricity Usage Monitor we recommend Simply the Best leave a comment home  impressum - about us