Mexico Boating Guide

Updated 2004; 6 page insert. Comprehensive nautical guidebook to Baja, Sea of Cortez, entire mainland Pacific Mexico, plus Gulf Coast & Yucatan. Authors are active professional mariners in Mexico, both former cruisers.

Tailored for sail & power, East & West coasters, fishing, diving. Contains 116 copyrighted GPS-accurate CHARTS, many of anchorages that are too small to appear with sufficient detail on Gov charts, also DMA chart zooms updated with new marinas, breakwaters, buoys, hazards. Contains 237 PHOTOS & 19 satellite photos, WX diagrams, blank "Crew List" form.

At 1,000+ locations, the Rainses explain the safe routing & approaches by sea (3,000+ GPS positions), anchorages & dinghy landings, marinas, port clearance & agents, where to find fuel, water, provisions, boat yards & repair services, emergency contacts, good eateries, local services, cultural & eco-excursions, historical notes. Side Features: "The Paperwork Cha Cha," Specific Mexico Preparations, Weather & Routing, Hurricane Season & Summering Over, Ham & SSB Radio Nets, Eco-boating, GPS Waypoint Lists.

"Mexico Boating Guide" is an extremely valuable navigation tool, and a dream book as well.

Captains Pat & John E. Rains know Mexico like the backs of their hands. Both are active delivery skippers (power & sail) and former cruisers with an enormous amount of up-to-date knowledge of Mexico's spectacular coastlines - Pacific, Sea of Cortez, Gulf Coast & Yucatan.

Capt. John E. Rains (U.S. Coast Guard 500-Ton Master, Upon Oceans) is well loved for his "Underway" column in the Log Newspapers, his "Mexico Report" in SEA Magazine and his "MexWX: Mexico Weather for Boaters" book.

Capt. Patricia Miller Rains (U.S.C.G. 100-Ton Master) co-authors "Mexico Boating Guide" and their previous book "Cruising Ports: Florida to California via Panama." Pat spent 5 years cruising the Sea of Cortez on her own boat, freelancing articles and photos for many nautical magazines.