Atlantic Pilot Atlas - Softcover

Clarke, James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 007011921X ISBN 13: 9780070119215

Publisher: Intl Marine Pub Co, 1997

Synopsis

Monthly Pilot Charts: Unique, highly detailed month-by-month charts covering the North Atlantic, South Atlantic, Caribbean and Mediterranean showing all the information required for planning a voyage; Wind and Current Information: Latest statistical data from the US Defense Mapping Agency is given on the charts so that winds and currents can be gauged for route planning and passage making; Tropical Cyclone Tracks: The likelihood of hurricanes and their probable tracks are shown on the charts so that the dangerous areas can be avoided during the cyclone season; Regional Weather Conditions: More detailed weather information is given for all localities in the Atlantic, Caribbean and Mediterranean including regional anomalies of wind and weather; Sailing and Shipping Routes: Classic trans-oceanic routes are described and shown on specially compiled charts along with the major commercial shipping routes; and Caribbean Cruising Information: Useful guide to the major Caribbean destinations, including weather forecasts, hurricane holes and background information.

About this title

About the Author:

James Clarke is an Ocean Yachtmaster Instructor. During his circumnavigation, he recognised the need for an easily accessible routeing guide that contained everything you would need to know to sail the Atlantic, Caribbean and Mediterranean.

Review:

"An essential for any ship's library [for people] concerned with serious sailing in the Atlantic or Caribbean." -- Cruising

About this edition

• Publisher: Intl Marine Pub Co
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 007011921X
• ISBN 13: 9780070119215
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 80