The Pacific Crossing Guide 3rd edition: RCC Pilotage Foundation

by Kitty van Hagen

Overview

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, health 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 new edition has been completely restructured with Part 1 covering thorough preparation for a Pacific crossing and Part 2 covering Pacific weather patterns, major routes and landfall ports, with useful website links throughout. There are completely new sections on rallies, coral atolls and atoll navigation, the cyclone season and laying up, use of electronic charts, satellite phones versus HF radio, ongoing maintenance, and Pacific festivals.

Completely updated, expanded and refreshed for the new generation of Pacific cruisers, this is the definitive reference, relied upon by many thousands of cruisers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781472935359
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	10/20/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
File size:	225 MB
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About the Author

The Royal Cruising Club Pilotage Foundation was founded in 1976 with the objective of advancing 'the education of the public in the science and practice of navigation'. Its members write - and keep continually updated - pilot books covering many different parts of the world.

Kitty Van Hagen is an experienced Pacific cruiser of many years and brings first hand up to hand information and practices to this new edition.

Kitty Van Hagen is an experienced Pacific cruiser of many years.