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Alaska by Cruise Ship: The Complete Guide to Cruising Alaska with Giant Pull-out Map (5th Edition)
Anne Vipond Manufacturer: Ocean Cruise Guides ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0968838979 |
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This international bestseller is a completely updated edition with new information on adventure hiking and land travel. With coverage of ports from Seattle to Anchorage and the Bering Sea, this book is the benchmark of cruise guides to Alaska. The author covers all areas of interest, including new itineraries, port attractions, history, wildlife and native culture. Includes all Alaska cruises, land tours and shore excursions. Detail on Denali Park and tours to far north of Alaska as well as the Yukon and Canadian Rockies. Full-color photos and maps throughout. 368 pp. Updated in 2005Customer Reviews:
Fanctastic Trip Planner.......2007-10-03
A little ponderous for my taste.......2007-09-12
Alaskan Cruise.......2007-09-03
A little dry.......2007-06-26
Great Research for a Cruise.......2007-04-05
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Nigel Calder's Cruising Handbook: A Compendium for Coastal and Offshore Sailors
Nigel Calder Manufacturer: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0071350993 |
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The most comprehensive and helpful guide ever written for selecting and equipping a cruising sailboatWhether you’re a coastal or offshore cruiser, you’ll find your most pressing concerns treated with the know-how that makes for skillful, confident cruising in Nigel Calder’s Cruising Handbook. The author -- one of the most respected marine how-to authors on either side of the Atlantic, and author of the universally admired Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual, -- walks you through all key technical and practical aspects of modern cruising systems and equipment, providing you with a summary of the skills necessary for safe, enjoyable sailing.
The first half of the book includes an easy-to-use tabular method for evaluating a boat's suitability for cruising; ideas for workable deck and interior lay-outs and organization; how to choose and configure suitable boat systems for cruising; and how to install gear for trouble free operation.
The book's second half teaches you boat handling skills; core navigational expertise; anchoring techniques; weather understanding; heavy weather expertise; and specific skills for long-term and long-distance cruising.
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Gotta Get It!.......2007-07-16
A must have for sailing cruisers.......2007-01-22
mostly about calder's boat.......2006-12-11
Good manual and info on sailing.......2006-12-11
The Cruising Handbook is the reference manual to have.......2006-10-29
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World Cruising Routes
Jimmy Cornell Manufacturer: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 007140869X |
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This newly updated, comprehensive cruising guide to all the world's oceans is a valuable reference for cruising sailors and armchair dreamers. More than 500 sailing routes are detailed, including 40 new routes to such high-latitude destinations as Scandinavia, Iceland, Greenland, Alaska, and Antarctica.
The book includes 150 pages of two-color maps, updated GPS coordinates for navigation, and route-by-route descriptions of weather and hazards.
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World Cruising Routes.......2007-07-26
Bible of cruising.......2007-05-30
Sail Voyage Planing.......2007-01-11
Not for the armchair cruiser.......2001-06-20
I think this information would be best presented as an interactive CD-ROM. Click on a starting point, click on several destinations, and the software tells you when you should start the trip, how long it would take, whether you need to alter the route, etc. If someone knows of such a program, please pass along the info.
World Cruising Routes.......2001-02-17
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The Complete Rigger's Apprentice: Tools and Techniques for Modern and Traditional Rigging
Brion Toss Manufacturer: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0070648409 |
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Combining and updating the renowned Rigger's Apprentice and Rigger's Locker,
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This beautifully illustrated and well-organised book shows the reader step by step, how to trim their sails and rig for maximum performance. Ivar Dedekam’s revolutionary approach to sail and rig tuning tackles the practical and realistic elements of tuning your boat as well as the theory of sail aerodynamics. The book covers the many variations in boat, sail and rig design.
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How To: Rate the cruising boat of your dreams!
How To: Compare various catamarans and trimarans, both new and used that are on the market.
This book contains numerous aids, forms, and graphs to help you compare cruising boats, no matter how many hulls they have!
Bonus! Anchoring tricks of the trade. Learn about bridles, kellets, star and Bahamian moorings, anchoring modern light displacement boats
Bonus! Most extensive glossary of nautical need-to-know. A book in itself!
Bonus! Photos, diagrams and descriptions of the user-friendly and not so friendly aspects of cruising catamarans spelled out in a no holds barred manner from a marine surveyor with no financial ties to any boat, product or service.
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The Complete Rigger's Apprentice: Tools and Techniques for Modern and Traditional Rigging.......2006-11-10
Good book but missing key information.......2006-02-21
1. Chainplates. Nothing. How is a proper chainplate shaped, mounted, doubled, etc? Where do they go? What should you consider when changing from single boomking backstay to double backstays?
2. Bowsprits. Hardly a word. How is a proper bowsprit mounted? What kind of materials are appropriate for a bobstay? etc.
3. Stemheads. Hardly a word. Come on, what good is a rig if it isn't mounted to something????
4. Mast steps. The rig seems to float in air with this book, and no proper consideration is given to how it MOUNTS TO THE BOAT.
Other than that, it is a great book. Lots of good info, formulas, etc. Lots of great knots, lots of funny quips, good explanation of how single and double spreader rigs are stayed and shrouded.
But most of us also have boats to go along with our rigs, and it would be nice to have a WHOLE CHAPTER on how the rig connects to the boat, because many of us need to maintain, repair, and improve that part of the rig as well.
Good book, but it is incomplete as currently published.
The Thoughts of a REAL RIGGER.......2004-06-19
The only thing like it for traditional craft.......2003-12-04
A Simple Compilation of Rigging technique.......2002-08-24
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Cruising Guide to the Virgin Islands, 13th ed
Nancy Scott , and
Simon Scott
Manufacturer: Cruising Guide Publications
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Berlitz 2007 Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships (Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising and Cruise Ships)
Douglas Ward
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Sail and Rig Tuning
Ivar Dedekam
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All most of us need to know on sail & rig tuning.......2007-05-30
Very good book to get the most out of your boat!
Racing or Cruising; this is stuff you NEED to know.......2006-05-29
Excellent on tuning, not so good on engineering........2005-06-21
The diagrams are very clear and the book is concise and easy to read.
While this book was helpful it was not really what I was after.
I see this book being great for those sailors who want to win races.
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Cruising in Catamarans
Charles E. Kanter
Manufacturer: Sailco Press
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ASIN: 0961840668
Over $150 for a book?!?.......2007-09-11
Excellent book about catamaran sailing.......2007-08-05
In some ways this is a bit of an odd book. Firstly it's strangely large (US Letter sized, kind of like A4) so it's not exactly a comfortable read in a small space. The cover (particularly the back) is pretty cheesy for a book published in 1992, the arrangement inside is sometimes a bit haphazard (with weird font changes in some of the page headers, for example) and the divisions into Book 1, Book 2 and Book 3 would be far more sensibly termed Part 1, Part 2, Part 3. An edit for grammar errors would have been good too (the dreaded grocer's apostrophe makes a regular appearance).
But all that's pretty unimportant when you open the book randomly and start reading. Anywhere. As soon as you start you're sucked in. Charles Kanter has a great way with his writing, you get the impression you're sitting on a boat pootling along and he's just chatting to you generally about sailing. His writing style is very personal with large numbers of anecdotes from his years as a catamaran owner, tester, delivery skipper and surveyor. There are some photographs and some pictures throughout, generally not that brilliant, but the prose is excellent and keeps you reading.
There is some repetition in the arrangement of the book (the galley/fridge arrangement is mentioned in two places, as are some other aspects) and in fact the divisions between specific sections aren't always clear, but somehow this doesn't seem to matter, you're always going to want to read the whole thing anyway. Some of his anecdotes are repeated too but, again, that would probably happen in a conversation with a person and that's what this book feels like.
What was particularly good about the book was that he gives you an idea of what it's like to actually sail a catamaran, how it feels, what you should do differently to monohull sailing. That's what I wanted from Chris White's book (and didn't really get). This book is also mostly about catamarans (he has a short section on trimarans at the end and mentions them periodically in the main text) and it's five years more recent than Chris White's book too.
There's the obligatory section on safety (that cats are safer to sail than monos, the argument that continues today amongst the monohull community) and it's well written. Yes, all boats are dangerous in their own way as sailing can be a dangerous sport, but the explanations of the differences between monohulls and cats was excellently explained. As a slightly nervous sailor about to switch from a mono to a cat I lapped this all up.
Book 3 (or Part 3!) lists 'current' catamarans in production and then ones out of production - or at least some of them, ones that Charles Kanter has sailed and surveyed. This section is by no means exhaustive; you might find your cat/intended cat in here, you might not. I did, and it got a good write-up, but this section is very much his opinions and views and it's hard to judge one cat against another in it. It's clear which ones he doesn't like (e.g. Catana) and ones he does (e.g. Gemini) but I imagine his opinion is more valid than most as he has so much experience. He also has experience in older boats which are likely to be more in the price ranges of a lot of people - he's a big fan of Hirondelles, for example.
Now one thing you'll discover fairly early on is that Mr Kanter thinks one of the most important things on your cat is... the rubbing strip. Not exactly the priority of most people but something he thinks is vital. As is a toe-rail. This is because the book is written for the normal cruiser (not racer), someone who's going to be tying up to docks more than racing across oceans. As he points out, most boats spend 90% or more of their time in dock, so he pays significant attention to how a boat behaves in the dock (for example his consideration of the design flaw of windows angled badly so they turn the inside into a sauna). He's writing from a US perspective where shallow draught is very important (not such a big deal around the coast of the UK) so he prefers boats with centreboards/daggerboards than LAR keels and he's very interested in decent fridges (at one point he says that British boats don't have as good fridges as Britain is colder and we drink our beer warm). He also thinks a double-bowl sink is required and in fact his whole section on the monohull galley was a revelation. He's not a fan of all lines led back to the cockpit as he thinks sometimes this makes more work (how??) but generally I found myself agreeing with most of what he said, from my very limited experience. This book enabled me to feel more confident about the stability and safety of catamarans and the one that I have chosen in particular.
Book 3 with the info on different boat models is worth a complete read-through as there are some little gem stories stuck in there, including a delivery trip through a hurricane and two gales. The pictures in this section are often rather hard to make out but even something theoretically as dull as a listing of different boat types becomes interesting when this author is writing about it.
In short, this book does exactly what it says on the tin (or on the subtitle): "How to compare, select and sail catamarans for cruising". If you're a racing cat sailor this book isn't for you but if you're the sort of sailor who wants to get from A to B in comfort, without getting drenched, without hanging on for dear life as you heel over and enjoying overtaking monohulls of the same length as yours this is a great book and I heartily recommend it.
Some good information.......2006-09-30
It was more like a collection of notes. It didn't seem like it had been edited or proof read. There were sentences that didn't make sense, words omitted and spelling mistakes. The book was badly laid out with poor structure and style. All this wouldn't have mattered if the information was good. Some of it was.
Charles Kanter has a few pet hates and he laboured these points. Things like excessive beam and quarterdeck steering position. He also went on a bit about the advantages of cats over monohulls. Most people who buy this book will have already come to that conclusion. A short review of the advantages would have been sufficient. He also devoted a lot of space to brief reviews of different models, some of which are pretty rare. It might have been better if he'd done a proper review of the top 10 selling production models. He also devoted quite a lot of space to trimarans. There is a large chunk of the book devoted to the importance of having your boat professionally surveyed, which, coming from a professional suveyor, was a bit of a laboured sales pitch.
What I want from this book was more information on how to handle a catamaran, anchoring, mooring and berthing considerations, heavy weather sailing, sail trimming, down-wind sailing, how to avoid or reduce slamming, shoal water anchoring, best practice for beaching a cat etc.. There were bits of this.
So, a mixed bag. Having looked at the reviews of other books about cats it may be the best one available, which only makes me want to write a better one.
useful information but annoying writting style.......2006-08-23
Excellent, very informative; but not for everyone........2006-08-05
The book is not a primer, nor an introduction to sailing. Kanter targets experienced sailors who are considering changing from monohull boats to catamarans and want to know more - a lot more. The author does not disappoint in that regard.
Kanter's nautical lexicon exceeds that of many sailors, as well as the book's own glossary. Although amply endowed with pictures, a few more would have been helpful. For example, the photo of a chafe-prone skene bow chock is not juxtaposed to a picture of the recommended alternative roller chock - a vastly different bit of hardware. Although technology is already beginning to overtake the book's content (e.g., no mention of LED lighting), readers contemplating catamaran cruising will love this book.
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The Abaco Guide: A Cruising Guide to the Northern Bahamas Including Grand Bahama, the Bight of Abaco, and the Abacos
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A Must-Have for Boating in the Sea of Abaco.......2006-12-30
Stephen P Has Been There and Done It.......2001-10-26
Stephen P. has spent many years in the Bahamas. His guide info is virtually faultless. His charts are the best and amazingly accurate. This is not always the case with other guides. His stories and "local knowlege" is historic. He spends countless hundreds of hours on sight to obtain the information needed to produce a really good guide. He is an active ham radio operator so you can talk to him anytime and discuss his works.
I guess it's obvious that I love the Guide. Stephen Crow K4CPX
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Exploring the Inside Passage to Alaska: A Cruising Guide from the San Juan Islands to Glacier Bay
Don Douglass , and
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How to get from Here to There (and where to stop in between).......2000-02-24