The Pacific Crossing Guide - Hardcover

Michael Pocock

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0713644427 ISBN 13: 9780713644425

Publisher: A & C Black (Publishers) Ltd, 1997

Synopsis

This is the sister volume to "The Atlantic Crossing Guide" and follows a similar format, giving first-hand advice on a wide range of practical matters which should be valuable for anyone planning a Pacific crossing, whether as part of a circumnavigation or merely to explore the Pacific Islands. Part I contains a wealth of information on preparing the boat, her equipment, and crew; the weather and seasons; provisioning; ocean cruising techniques; health matters; radio communications and achieving happy relationships with the South Sea Islanders. Part II examines the choice of routes, both east to west and west to east, and provides a comprehensive overview of each of the island groups through which the routes pass. Part III gives landfall information with detailed chartlets for 43 harbours. Included are the principal arrival and departure points in the USA, Canada, Mexico, Panama, New Zealand and Australia.

About this title

About the Author

Michael Pocock has been a yacht designer since 1975 and is a member of the Royal Cruising Club and the Ocean Cruising Club. He and his wife Pat recently spent three and a half years crossing and cruising the Pacific, logging over 20,000 miles and visiting countless islands.

Review

This is a very well put together book that will help the cruiser planning on a Pacific Crossing. Lots of info on when, where, and why certain stops are suggested. Good weather info can be found, as well as tips on celestial navigation and a lot of great color photos of the areas that will be encountered under way. --Latitudes & Attitudes

For many a voyaging sailor, the vast Pacific, with its thousands of islands and varied cultural experiences, is the ultimate cruising ground. However, Pacific voyaging can raise some intimidating questions: Where do you start? Where do you go? And how do you get there? Thankfully, noble characters like Michael Pocock keep scrupulous notes so the rest of us can buy the book and voyage with fewer headaches. --Ocean Navigator

The Pacific Crossing Guide will be a welcome piece of news in the lives of passage planners. Coming in the wake of the highly successful Atlantic Crossing Guide, the Pacific edition brings us an outstanding new reference to cruising our favorite ocean, along with a wealth of new and current information on the Coconut Milk Run, perhaps the world's most fabled cruising grounds. --48 North

Edition details

• Publisher: A & C Black (Publishers) Ltd
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0713644427
• ISBN 13: 9780713644425
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English