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World Cruising Destinations
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The perfect partner to World Cruising Routes and World Voyage Planner, this substantial handbook profiles every cruising destination in the world, covering all the land-based essentials for cruisers, with key information on facilities, regulations and climate as well as history, culture and local events.
The perfect partner to World Cruising Routes and World Voyage Planner, this substantial handbook profiles every cruising destination in the world, covering all the land-based essentials for cruisers, with key information on facilities, regulations and climate as well as history, culture and local events.
What Jimmy Cornell doesn't know about cruising isn't worth knowing - Yachting World
One of the most influential cruising yachtsmen writing today, Jimmy Cornell has sailed over 200,000 miles on all the oceans of the world, including three circumnavigations and voyages to the Arctic and Antarctic. His successful guide to sailing around the world, World Cruising Routes, has helped many aspirational voyagers turn their dreams into reality and follow in his footsteps. Here in its extensively revised third edition is its partner, World Cruising Destinations, covering all the land-based essentials for cruisers, including new updates throughout on the long-lasting impact of climate change, Brexit, and Covid.
This substantial handbook profiles every cruising destination in the world, with information on cruising attractions, history, culture, and climate (including average monthly temperatures and rainfall, plus tropical storm seasons). It includes details on local laws, regulations and formalities, facilities, public holidays and events, emergency telephone numbers, and much more. Lavishly illustrated throughout, it is not only a must-have onboard reference work for long-distance sailors, but will undoubtedly inspire the adventurous to sail where they have never sailed before.
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Praised as an indispensable resource by Yachting World and the Cruising Association, this book is acclaimed for its comprehensive, accurate, and up-to-date information. Reviewers highlight its unmatched coverage of cruising grounds and commend it as a must-have guide for both novice and experienced sailors planning ocean voyages. Described as a 'tour de force' and 'a Godsend' for long-range planning, it is recognised as the leading authority on world cruising, with Jimmy Cornell's vast experience lending it exceptional credibility.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781472991027
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 31 March 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Adlard Coles Nautical
Edition: 3rd edition
Illustration: Colour maps and photographs throughout
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 30.0mm
Width: 192.0mm
Height: 240.0mm
Weight: 1350g
Pages: 448
About the Author
Jimmy Cornell has influenced the contemporary cruising scene more than any other sailor. An accomplished sailor, public speaker and author, he has sailed over 200,000 miles in all oceans of the world including three circumnavigations as well as voyages to Antarctica and the Northwest Passage. As the founder of the highly successful ARC transatlantic rally, Jimmy Cornell is credited with having devised the offshore cruising rally concept. In the last three decades, Jimmy Cornell has organized 38 transatlantic rallies, five round the world rallies and one round the world race, with over 3,000 boats and 15,000 sailors having participated in his sailing events.
Thousands of sailors have fulfilled their dream of blue water cruising with the help of Jimmy Cornellโs books, among them the international bestseller World Cruising Routes. Now in its 9th edition, and with over 200,000 copies sold to date, this is one of the best-selling nautical publications in the world.
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