You need Charts, Charts, Charts, and cruising guides. You didn't
indicate if you were going from Fla. east to I-65 then south or through
the Bahamas. If through the Bahamas you need "Yachtsman's Guide to the
Bahamas" includes Turks & Caicos and "Passages South" by Van Sant.
Then you need "Cruising Guide to theVirgin Islands" by Nancy & Simon
Scott "The Cruising Guide to the Leeward Islands" by Chris Doyle; The
Cruising Guide to the Windward Islands" by Chris Doyle; "Reeds" for the
Caribbean, "Coast Pilot". For farther south than Prickly Bay, Granada,
get guide books for Turks & Cacos, Venezuela, Bonaire, Aruba, & Caracio.
For weather get David Jones' book "The Concise Guide to Caribbean
Weather". An SSB for receiving up to date weather fax would be good.
It will also allow you to talk to Herb "southbound II" to get info on
weather windows, local conditions. etc.
We are planning that trip starting in December or January.
Kelton
s/v Isle Escape
When are leaving on this trip?


sea_faring wrote:
Request for information..

Assume boat is ready, crew is competent and prepared. ( I say this to
focus on the items listed below)

Plan is a 1 year passage from Florida into the Caribbean (Windward
Islands)
Is anyone aware of good references on passage planning for such a
trip?
Perhaps there are some good books/sites of cruising logs of such a
voyage….
Currents, weather windows, customs issues, etc?