Francis Hawkings

The Pacific Crossing Guide 4th Edition

Royal Cruising Club Pilotage Foundation

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

An essential reference for anyone contemplating sailing the Pacific.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• 4 ed
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. November 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 282mm x 213mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 1360g
• ISBN-13: 9781399407014
• ISBN-10: 1399407015
• Artikelnr.: 70371195

Autorenporträt

Francis Hawkings has been sailing in the Pacific for over thirty years. His cruises have taken him to the South Pacific, Chile, Hawaii, Japan and Alaska from his home base in California.

Inhaltsangabe

About the Author
Preface and Acknowledgements
The Royal Cruising Club Pilotage Foundation
Route Map
Introduction
Part 1 Preparations
1 Casting Off
2 The Pacific Ocean
3 Preparing the Boat and Yourself
4 The Balance of Power
5 Maintenance, Spares and Laying Up
6 A Home Away from Home
7 Keeping Healthy
8 Staying Safe
9 Navigation
10 Communications
11 Protocol, Paperwork and Pets
Part 2 Passage Planning
12 Pacific Weather
13 Pacific Itineraries
14 Routes to French Polynesia
15 French Polynesia
16 Westwards in the South Pacific
17 New Zealand and Australia
18 The South-east Pacific
19 South and west through Hawaii
20 Routes to Japan
21 Alaska and the Pacific North-west to California
Appendices
Index