A guide to making leisurely and safe windward passages while cruising south through the Caribbean. First hand knowledge and experience provides accurate sailing directions for 17 passages between Florida and Venezuela.

The Gentleman's Guide to Passages South

Sports & Outdoors

Bruce Van Sant

Water Sports

Virgin Anchorages

The 2012 edition includes new anchorages, new photography, and updated information.Virgin Anchorages features stunning color aerial photography of 46 of the most popular anchorages in the Virgin Islands. Graphic overlays aid in navigating to safe anchorages. This is an excellent companion to Cruising Guide to the Virgin Islands.

SIMON, SCOTT

NANCY SCOTT

Cruising Guide Pubns

THE GENTLEMEN'S GUIDE TO PASSAGES SOUTH

Cruising Guide Publications

Spanish Virgin Islands, 4th Edition

Bruce Van Sant writes the popular guide The Gentleman’s Guide to Passages South which many cruising sailors call their "Bible" for traveling through the islands of the trade winds to South America. It has advice that BlueWater Sailing calls "priceless". 
In Tricks of the Trades, Van Sant widens the scope to handle questions of health, thieves, con artists, corrupt officials, equipment, brokers, outfitters and more. You find sound counsel for "single handers" and unique tips on how to find and outfit a boat for your trade winds cruise. 
In his fourth decade of living and cruising foreign, Van Sant has amassed stratagems for sailors cruising abroad for the first time. Not how to survive, but how to live well while cruising safely and comfortably. In short, Tricks for successfully cruising the islands of the trade winds. 
Tricks of the Trades presents a lively documentary from Van Sant’s 45 years of sailing and seven years of trawlering. It gives graphic and detailed accounts of natural effects you can use to cheat the ceaseless winds and wild seas of their power to deny you safe and comfortable passage through the islands of the trades of any ocean.

Tricks of the Trades

Van Sant has sailed the windward passages between Florida and Venezuela for many years. Here, in this brand new edition, he details how sailors can cruise to weather in relative comfort and safety. Includes many sketch charts and GPS coordinates. A wealth of information for the sailor who would rather take it slow and easy en route to paradise.

The Gentleman's Guide to Passages South, 8th ed.

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