Exploring the Virgin Islands, 1st Ed.

The warm tropical waters and easy sailing make the US and British Virgin Islands one of the most popular cruising destinations in the world. Exploring the Virgin Islands provides up to date information on all of the coves and anchorages in both Island chains including many never published before. Many anchorages are illustrated with color aerial photos and diagrams showing the best means for entry and where to anchor. GPS waypoints for each harbor are provide along with the best routing to get there. Local sites, restaurants, beach bars and hiking trails are included along with suggested itineraries and tips on how to prepare for your trip to this Caribbean paradise.

Joe Russell:
Joe Russell grew up in the San Francisco Bay area where he attended Cal State Hayward. After being injured in a hydroplane accident, he took to sailing on the Bay, which, in 1968, led to a yacht delivery job to the Virgin Islands where he set up residence. While living in the Caribbean Joe sailed to most of the countries of Central and South America. Joe's articles on Central America have been featured in Cruising World magazine. Joe is author of Exploring the Marquesas Islands. Joe currently lives in Half Moon Bay, California with his wife and first mate, Mary. He is the father of four and a recent grandfather of twins.

Mark Bunzel:
Like many who return again and again to the Virgin Islands, Mark has discovered over the past 25 years of charter cruising in the islands that one can come back again and again to the Virgin Islands and have a different experience each time. In this writing Mark presents recommendations for the many unique experiences in the Virgin Islands can offer beyond sailing to unusual locations like Anegada. He has explored and likes to write about places where one can moor alone in a special out-of the-way anchorage like Money Bay on Norman Island, take an art class at a small studio on shore in Trellis or Maho Bays, or visit a special beachside restaurant in a quiet cove for a memorable dinner.
In 2002, Mark escaped a demanding career in high-tech in Silicon Valley and in the entertainment and media field in Los Angeles. He was a successful management consultant to various high-tech companies such as Intel and Microsoft and the major film studios such as Disney, Sony Pictures, and MGM. He moved to Anacortes, Washington near the San Juan Islands to start a new career as a writer and publisher of boating and cruising guide information. Mark is the Publisher and General Manager at nautical and recreational publisher Fine Edge, producing nautical cruising guides, how-to books, and recreational planning maps. In addition, Mark regularly writes for Northwest Yachting, Power Cruising, Pacific Yachting, and other magazines on interesting cruising destinations.
Mark is a U.S. Coast Guard licensed Captain and has charter cruised a variety of sail and power vessels in many locations around the world ranging from the Greek Islands in the Med, all through the Caribbean, Honduras, Mexico, the Bahamas, the Intercoastal Waterway, the Chesapeake, and through the pristine fjords of the Inside Passage through British Columbia and Alaska. The Virgin Islands continue to be one of his favorite cruising grounds.