I cannot imagine setting sail without it'' SAIL''A must for all aspiring ocean crossers'' Yachting WorldWe call it ''The Pond'', yet the Atlantic Ocean covers one fifth of the surface of our planet and one third of its surface area of water. It is still a mighty big pond to cross! Realising the dream of an Atlantic crossing remains a challenge but the rewards are many and lifelong. The lantic Crossing Guide is well established as the standard reference for anyone planning an Atlantic voyage, whether via the trade wind route to the Caribbean or to Europe from the United States. The better prepared you are the greater your chances of success. Packed full of the collective wisdom of cruising sailors over four decades, this new edition has been updated to include advice on: PREPARATIONS suitable boats, including considerations of hull integrity equipment and maintenance advances in navigation and communications systems access to weather and routeing information the balance of power input and usage planning for hurricane season risk management crew harmony and health provisioning PASSAGE PLANNING Atlantic weather systems, including tropical waves and hurricanes common routes and timings across the Atlantic seasonal cruising along bordering coasts and within Atlantic island groups fog and ice in the higher latitudes key landfalls ''A fantastic amount of information'' Yachting Monthly>

Well established as the standard reference for anyone planning an Atlantic voyage. Packed full of collective wisdom of cruising sailors over four decades.

Vorwort
An essential reference for anyone contemplating sailing the Atlantic in their own boat. It offers invaluable advice on all the issues involved in the venture, including ideal timing, routes, suitable boats, on board power, methods of communication, provisioning, health, weather, departure and arrival ports, facilities, likely costs, and dangers.

Autorentext

Jane Russell trained as a research biologist and taught science before setting sail with her husband on a 5-year circumnavigation via Panama and Suez. That was just the beginning of what is now more than 30 years of sailboat cruising, either seasonal and coastal or bluewater and liveaboard, with and without their two children. She has written and edited for the Royal Cruising Club Pilotage Foundation since 2007 and for 10 years served as their Editor-in-Chief. She is a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Navigation, and the author of the 6th and 7th editions of The Atlantic Crossing Guide.

Klappentext

The Atlantic Crossing Guide, expanded and refreshed in its 7th edition for a new generation of Atlantic cruisers, is the well-established and definitive reference, relied upon by thousands of cruisers crossing the Atlantic in both directions.

It is packed with information and collective wisdom of cruising sailors from over four decades, this edition includes updated advice on:

PREPARATIONS:

Suitable boats, including considerations of hull integrity
Equipment and maintenance
Advances in navigation and communications systems
Access to weather and routeing information
The balance of power input and usage
Planning for hurricane season
Risk management
Crew harmony and health
Provisioning

PASSAGE PLANNING

Atlantic weather systems, including tropical waves and hurricanes
Common routes and timings across the Atlantic
Seasonal cruising along bordering coasts and within Atlantic island groups
Fog and ice in the higher latitudes
Key landfalls

The comprehensiveness of this new edition will both inspire dreamers and instill confidence in those about to depart.

Zusammenfassung
'I cannot imagine setting sail without it' SAIL 'A must for all aspiring ocean crossers' Yachting World We call it 'The Pond', yet the Atlantic Ocean covers one fifth of the surface of our planet and one third of its surface area of water. It is still a mighty big pond to cross! Realising the dream of an Atlantic crossing remains a challenge but the rewards are many and lifelong. The Atlantic Crossing Guide is well established as the standard reference for anyone planning an Atlantic voyage, whether via the trade wind route to the Caribbean or to Europe from the United States. The better prepared you are the greater your chances of success. Packed full of the collective wisdom of cruising sailors over four decades, this new edition has been updated to include advice on: PREPARATIONS · suitable boats, including considerations of hull integrity · equipment and maintenance · advances in navigation and communications systems · access to weather and routeing information · the balance of power input and usage · planning for hurricane season · risk management · crew harmony and health · provisioning PASSAGE PLANNING · Atlantic weather systems, including tropical waves and hurricanes · common routes and timings across the Atlantic · seasonal cruising along bordering coasts and within Atlantic island groups · fog and ice in the higher latitudes · key landfalls 'A fantastic amount of information' Yachting Monthly

Inhalt
1 Thinking it through 2 Preparing the boat 3 Creating a home from home 4 Navigation and communications 5 A happy ship 6 Keeping healthy 7 Dealing with risk 8 Protocol and paperwork 9 Atlantic weather, currents and route timing 10 The Atlantic coast of Europe 11 Strait of Gibraltar and the Atlantic coast of Morocco to Madeira and The Canaries 12 Cape Verde Islands, Senegal and The Gambia 13 Atlantic Ocean - Trade Wind Routes 14 Landfalls in the Caribbean 15 Routes across the Caribbean and landfall in Panama 16 The Caribbean Islands to Florida 17 Landfalls on the Atlantic coast of the USA - including entrances into the Intracoastal Waterway 18 Passages in the middle latitudes of the North Atlantic - including landfalls in Bermuda and the Azores 19 Passages and landfalls in the higher latitudes of the North Atlantic