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Pacific Crossing - Cruising Guides

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Title: The Pacific Crossing Guide: Author: Michael Pocock, Ros Hogbin Published: UK - Adlard Coles Nautical  USA - A & C Black Consignment; Second edition June 2003 ISBN: 0713661828 The Pacific Crossing Guide is a complete reference for anyone contemplating sailing the Pacific in their own boat. From ideal timing, suitable boats, routes, methods of communication and provisioning to seasonal weather, departure and arrival ports, facilities, likely costs and dangers, the comprehensiveness of this new edition will both inspire dreamers and instil confidence in those about to depart. This is the definitive reference on the subject, relied upon by many thousands of cruisers

 

Title: South Pacific Anchorages Author: Warwick Clay Published: Imray, Laurie, Norie & Wilson- 2nd Edition, March 1, 2001 ISBN: 0852884826 Details of harbours and anchorages in the pacific south of the equator between New Guinea and South America

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Title: Charlie's Charts: Polynesia Author: Charles Wood Published: Imray, Laurie, Norie & Wilson - 2000) ISBN: 0969726570 This cruising guide covers the anchorage and marina facilities found in the following areas: Iles Marquises , Archipel des Tuamotu (the Tuamotu), Pitcairn Island, Isla de Pascua (Easter lsland), Iles de la Societe (Society Islands--Windward Islands of Tahiti, Moorea, Huahine Raiatea and Bora-Bora and Leeward Islands of the Iles Australes), Cook Islands, Niue The introduction covers topics such as routes and passage times, weather, cyclones, currents, entry procedures and regulations for the different areas.

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Title: Pacific Wanderer Author: Earl Hinz Published: Wescott Cove Pub Co  - February 1, 1991 ISBN: 0918752132 Sorry No Image available  Over many years of cruising the Pacific Ocean the author has stopped at many islands and ports which never get much attention in the more formal guidebooks. Pacific Wanderer gathers a variety of short stories together on these rarely-visited and sometimes hard to get to places. They range from the Eastern Pacific Outliers of Clipperton, Cocos and Juan Fernandez (remember Robinson Crusoe?) to mysterious Palmyra, Howland and Nauru to islands made famous by World War II such as Truk, Midway, and Wake Photos abound including one of the infamous Quinn's Bar on the old colorful Papeete waterfront. Other photos of nostalgic South Seas history are shown such as Aggie Grey's Hotel in Apia and the Banana Court Bar in Rarotonga. You can read about the stone money of Yap, native handicrafts of many islands, the French prison on the Isle of Pines (another Devils Island!), Abemama atoll where Robert Louis Stevenson lived for a time and the ancient stone ruins of Nan Madol on Pohnpei Visit dozens of rarely visited islands in the Pacific from the comfort of your armchair. Chartlets for most along with supplementary material on Pacific weather, pirates and tsunamis. A 300-page review of Oceania as few know it

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