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Cruising Links - online handbooks, logs, etc.
http://www.callipygia600.com/callnug...g/cruising.htm
"The Cruising Handbook" all online but you have to navigate the links. "Through this Cruising Page we've organized what we learned while cruisers, in the hope that it may be of interest to other cruisers and sailors--and especially to wannabe cruisers, which we once were. " When we were beginners we tried to offset our lack of long-term experience by increasing our knowledge through reading and study of the best practictes followed by the experts. http://www.sy-thetis.org/Thetis2005/index.html This is a very personal account of approximately two months, January and February 2005. During this time I sailed my boat, Thetis, together with my friend Manos Castrinakis from Puerto de Sotogrande in Spain to Martinique in the Caribbean, following the classic transatlantic trade route. http://www.sy-thetis.org/index.html Introduction 2005 Atlantic, Caribbean 2004 Aegean - Turkey, Italy, Spain, Gibraltar 2003 E. Aegean, Cyclades, Dodechanese 2001: Greece, Malta, Italy, Tunisia 2000: Aegean 1999: Cyclades, Samos, N. Turkey, Black Sea 1998: Lesvos to Istanbul, Aegean, Sporades 1997: Aegean - Southern Turkey 1996: Greece, Malta, Sardinia, Ustica, Calabria http://www.medsail.nildram.co.uk/ Mediterranean sailing Rod Heikell's pages for Med sailing http://www.marinamap.com/en/ Marina's of the World????? http://www.instantweb.com/n/northern...main_page.html It load a flash page, with excellent intro. music... you need flash to access the info on this page....if you are one 56k it take a minute or 2 to load. One of the best web designs out there.... http://www.onpassage.com/ The Global Site for Cruising Yachts Good site with a lot of links and references to publications. http://www.svfelicity.com/articles/index.htm "Cruising the Coconut Milk Run (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader - get it here) Written for the Puddle Jump Class of 2002, this guide covers everything from preparing to leave Mexico to cruising through the traditional Coconut Milk Run. The content is based on our experience in 2001 and some info has changed. Of particular note, French Polynesia has changed their visa regulations significantly. Also available in Microsoft Word format in both compressed (112kb) and uncompressed (650kb) formats." This is an excellent guide for those doing the Pacific crossing to the south pacific AKA "the Coconut Milk Run", http://www.noonsite.com/ "Noonsite aims to provide a one-stop website featuring essential information on all matters of interest to sailors planning an offshore voyage anywhere in the world, whether already underway or still in the preparatory stages." Yep its a pretty excellent page.... http://www.noonsite.com/General http://www.noonsite.com/Countries List of countries and give a brief over view++++ http://www.noonsite.com/Members/webm...R2002-06-10-10 Lessons from a Circumnavigation Part IV: Communications http://www.noonsite.com/Members/doina/R2005-05-26-1 How To Be Sure Your Anchor Is Set http://www.michaelbriant.com/sailing.htm By following the links you can find notes which may be useful if you are or are thinking of, going cruising & living the dream. Interesting.......helpful...... http://www.starofthewest.co.nz/ This web site follows the adventures of sailing yacht "Star of the West" and her crew from early building in Kimberley South Africa in the late 1970's to present day globetrotting. http://www.starofthewest.co.nz/Voyag...yages_logs.htm Has general charts of there travels. http://www.seakin.com/gilana/default.htm Havent reviewed the page but looks interesing http://lovesail.blue-compass.com/ Love Sail is a worldwide internet dating service designed for anyone who works or plays in or on the water. http://www.sailgemini.com/WebPages/O..._learned.shtml Sail Gemini - Good Ideas/What We've Learned Updated January 16, 2004 Table of Contents Engine Rebuild Refrigeration Anchoring HF Interference Fuel Contamination Electrical Water Maker Miscellaneous http://www.pacsea.org/hb_index.html Amateur Radio Hey Larry this may interest you it has MP3 of HAM stuff. Flash required to view site. The MP3 files work on my windows media player and are an example of radio com. in the south pacific....a radio net, and cruisers checking in and giving weather. A good example of radio communications ..... http://www.svwindarra.com/ From Vancouver to New Zeland http://www.deckersailing.com/ http://www.deckersailing.com/cruising_guides.htm PDF Adobe Crusing Guides Cartagena, Colombia (8 August, 2002) Costa Rica--Los Sueños Marina (Updated 9 Feb, 2002) Panama City (Updated 2 June, 2002) Colón, Panama (Updated March, 2003) Porto Turistico di Roma Marina Opinion Survey Executive Summary (2004-2005) Rome Yachtie Yellow Pages -- (via s/v Pina Colada of Harwick) (Updated 02 June, 2005) http://svhorizon.com/ http://www.squizfloats.com/ The SquizFloats.com web site chronicles the voyage of Alan Anderson's sailboat (named Squiz) along the west coast of North America and in the Caribbean (from June 2001 to May 2004). http://www.bitwrangler.com/wt/ My web site for sharing experiences and adventures living aboard a blue water sailboat. http://www.bitwrangler.com/wt/rig-tuning.shtml Tuning standing rigging Looks interesting..// http://www.newt.com/wohler/events/hawaii-2003/ Looks like they are having fun...lots of images all on one page slow loading. http://www.flyingcameraco.demon.co.uk/oasis/ http://www.home.earthlink.net/~wjensen01/ http://www.cstone.net/~ghunt/ http://www.seagem.com/log.html To circumnavigate the world in a sailboat has been a lifelong dream. I want to express my thanks to the many people who helped make this dream a reality. Looks like fairly extensive logs. http://www.geocities.com/sv_tethys/ http://www.geocities.com/sv_tethys/c...ips_index.html Cruising Tips Cruising Tips for the West Coast of the United States A Survival Guide for French Polynesia Cruising through the Kingdom of Tonga New Zealand Guide http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Orac...ngDreams3.html Looks interesting ...sort of an ebook http://www.svsolstice.worldispnetwork.com/ http://www.sailwhisper.com/ http://www.bruadair.us/index.html There is plenty more out there, and this is just a start. I have read many of them and made some comments. Enjoy |
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