Tropical Cruising Handbook (INTERNATIONAL MARINE-RMP) - Softcover

Smaalders, Mark; Des Rochers, Kim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071440305 ISBN 13: 9780071440301

Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2004

Synopsis

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

About this title

About the Author

Together the authors are eminently qualified to write this book. Mark Smaalders has been sailing for 25 years and has spent the last 10 years living and cruising in the tropics. He is a yacht designer by profession, specializing in classic wooden sailboats. He has published numerous articles on boat design, building, and repair in the yachting press (see attached publications list). He holds an M.A. degree in geography. Also an experienced sailor, Kim des Rochers was employed by the University of Hawaii as a marine ethnogeographer, working with island governments in Micronesia on marine environmental issues. She has published numerous articles on environmental and cultural issues in the Pacific in popular and scientific publications. They live aboard a 35-foot wooden sailboat in Australia, in which they recently completed a voyage through Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands. HOMETOWN: Green Cove Springs, Florida

From the Back Cover

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 passagemaking
• 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

Yacht designer and geographer Mark Smaalders has been sailing for more than twenty-five years. Kim des Rochers is a geographer and editor. They live in New Caledonia, where they sail their 35-foot wooden sloop Nomad. Visit them online at www.tropicalcruisinghandbook.com.

Edition details

• Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0071440305
• ISBN 13: 9780071440301
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 384