Cultured Travel Guide Books - The Gentleman's Guide to Passages South |
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Binding: Spiral-bound
Dewey Decimal Number: 917
EAN: 9780944428795
ISBN: 0944428797
Label: Bruce Van Sant and Cruising Guide Publications
Manufacturer: Bruce Van Sant and Cruising Guide Publications
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 330
Publication Date: 2006-10-30
Publisher: Bruce Van Sant and Cruising Guide Publications
Release Date: 2006-11-15
Studio: Bruce Van Sant and Cruising Guide Publications |
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Summary: The Gentleman's Guide To Passages South
Comment: Bruce Van Sant is more than a little over-bearing in his style. Smug and self-congratulatory are his middle names. That said, the man has written an excellent,excellent book chock-full of insights, caveats, how-to's,and how-NOT to's, right down to a great but simple recipe for beer bread! There are at least a dozen good books you should have on board when you depart Fort Lauderdale for the Islands and boy, this is ONE of them for sure. Buy it! You will read it again and again.
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Summary: Must have Guide
Comment: This is a must have guide for a first time crusier as we are if your going to ventured south saftley.
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Summary: Don't let the arrogant tone scare you off
Comment: I had a chance to have a beer and talk to Bruce in January in Luperon, D.R. where Bruce lives with his wife. Bruce is very articulate, intelligent , well read and a wealth of sea knowlege. He is also facing some quite debilitating health issues which has pretty much ended his sea going years. His books are filled with great nuggets on weather windows, island hopping and beating the battle with the wind seas. His experience cannot be challenged. Get the book and read it with a highliter !
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Summary: Don't leave home without it
Comment: Bruce Van Sant may be opinionated about the best way to take a cruising boat down the "Thorny Path," but those opinions are based on years of experience. Not everyone agrees with everything he's written, but even those who disagree (typically on one detail or another) will tell you that in general Van Sant's methods are based on sound principles. He gives you strategies if not a way of life that has worked for him for decades. Best of all, when you get to Luperon in the Dominican Republic you can look him up and tell him how the trip has gone so far.
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Summary: Good advice from an experienced crazy sailor!
Comment: Generally good advice for the first timer out there making their way south and always a good reference guide as you go back and forth.
Just take the personal opinions in fun. He is not all there like he thinks he is. When you bump into him you will know what I mean.
Overall, worth the salt!
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This updated guide is considered the "Bible" by many cruising yachtsmen traveling between Florida and Venezuela. Includes many sketchcharts and GPS coordinates, plus a wealth of information for the sailor who would rather take it slow and easy entroute to paradise.
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