Full Description
Your ultimate guide to planning a long-distance voyage. For those dreaming of or preparing for an extended offshore cruise, Jimmy Cornell shares the wisdom gained from sailing 200,000 miles on all oceans of the world.
In this fully updated reference Jimmy and Ivan consider:
- World weather systems
- Strategies for sailing long or short circuits in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans
- The pros and cons of different routes at different times of year (taking into account weather, currents, wind directions and strengths, likelihood of fog, icebergs, gales, piracy etc)
- Practicalities (repair facilities, common gear breakage on extended voyages, places to leave the boat to fly home if necessary, health considerations, provisioning for a long trip, personal safety measures, and much more)
Written from a completely international point of view, Cornell's World Voyage Planner helps sailors from any country to achieve a safe and enjoyable cruise to any other country in the world.
