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Cruising Resources - General

Cruising the Eastern Caribbean

Cruising the Western Caribbean

Cruising the Pacific Coast of Central America

Cruising Mexico

Cruising South America

Cruising Spain and the Canaries Islands

Learning Spanish

Cruisers Web Sites

Nautical Bookstores

Boating Magazines and Podcasts

Cruising Books, Music and Arts

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Cruising Resources - General


Caribbean 1500 Rally	The West Marine Caribbean 1500 is an annual rally and a cruise in company from the US to landfall in the British Virgin Islands
Frank Singleton’s Weather Site	Frank Singleton’s Weather Site for Sailing covers how to get weather forecasts from the web and elsewhere, how to use them, and more. Specializes in European and Mediterranean weather but has links to other areas.
Noonsite.com	Comprehensive site with updated information on worldwide cruising destinations. The site is the work of Jimmy Cornell, author of the best-selling books "World Cruising Handbook" and "World Cruising Routes"
Ocean Cruising Club	The Ocean Cruising Club is an international club of cruising yachtsmen all of whom have completed voyages of at least 1000 miles between ports. Details of club events, a directory of Cruising Guides and the archive of Flying Fish, the club journal giving first hand information of cruises in all the navigable waters of the world, are just some of the items that can now be viewed by club members on this site.
Seven Seas Cruising Association	International organization of boaters with over 10,000 members. The monthly bulletin is an excellent source of cruising information. A wonderful community of boaters with many services and get-togethers throughout the world.
World Cruising Club	The World Cruising Club sponsors the annual transatlantic rallies known as the ARC and ARC Europe (Atlantic Rally for Cruisers).

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Cruising the Eastern Caribbean


Caribbean Safety and Security Net	Site of the Caribbean Safety and Security Net with information on security and other issues.
Caribbean Weather Center	Caribbean-based weather service with daily forecasts available by SSB radio or email
Doyle Guides	Site for Chris Doyle's popular cruising guides to the Eastern Caribbean and Venezuela, containing updates on harbors, way points, etc.
LuperonCruising.com	Luperón, on the Atlantic side of the Dominican Republic, is a popular port for the cruising yachtsman enroute to or from the Caribbean. This fun site gives you the flavor of Luperón.

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Cruising the Western Caribbean


Bocas Yacht Club & Marina	Bocas Yacht Club and Marina, in Bocas del Toro, Panama
Maya Paradise	Rio Dulce, Guatemala web site with lots of info on the Rio
Panama Canal Authority	The Panama Canal Authority's official site. The webcams on the site show boats traveling through the locks.
Roatan Dive & Yacht Club	Roatan Dive and Yacht Club, Old French Harbour, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras

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Cruising the Pacific Coast of Central America


Banana Bay Marina	Banana Bay Marina, a full service marina and sportsfishing center in Golfito, Costa Rica
Barillas Marina Club	Barillas Marina in Bahía Jiquilisco, El Salvador
King and Bartlett Marina	King and Bartlett Marina (K&B), Golfito, Costa Rica
Marina Puesta del Sol	Marina Puesta del Sol on the north Pacific coast of Nicaragua, offers a 600 acre resort and a full-service marina.
Tierra Mar Cruising Club	Tierra Mar Cruising Club offers moorings, dinghy dock and other services for cruisers in the Golfito area

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Cruising Mexico


Baja Ha-Ha	The Baja Ha-ha is the annual 750-mile cruiser's rally from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas. In addition to information on the Ha-Ha, the site has Latitude 38's online "First Timer's Guide to Mexico"
Baja Naval	Baja Naval is a full-service boatyard and marina in Ensenada, Baja California. The site has information on marina and boatyard services, plus information on clearance procedures.
Charlie's Charts	"Charlie's Charts of the Western Coast of Mexico (including Baja)" by Charles and Margo Wood covers the marinas and anchorages from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas, north in the Sea of Cortez to San Felipe, and south along the coast to Puerto Madero (the Southernmost port in Mexico)
CruiseCortez.com	Online guide to cruising the Sea of Cortez with information on ports, weather, resources
Marina Cabo San Lucas	Marina Cabo San Lucas, Baja California
Marina de La Paz	Marina de La Paz, in La Paz, Baja California (carries Spanish for Cruisers)
Mexico Boating Guide	Information on "Mexico Boater's Guide", "MexWX: Mexican Weather for Boaters" and "Cruising Ports: Florida to California via Panama" by Captains Pat and John Rains. Site has updates to guides as well.
Sea of Cortez, A Cruiser's Guidebook	"Sea of Cortez, A Cruiser's Guidebook", by Shawn Breeding and Heather Bansmer, details the many anchorages found within the popular cruising waters of the Sea of Cortez, Mexico. The well-designed guide is full of over 100 up-to-date chartlets as well as stunning photography. Guide updates available on the site.
Sea of Cortez Cruising Guides and Charts	Gerry Cunningham has been sailing the Gulf for 45 years and produces three detailed cruising guides and 15 navigational charts to the Sea of Cortez. Ths site has information on the guides as well as updates.
Southbounders Cruising Notes	The "Southbounders Cruising Notes" were compiled by Daisy and Ed while in Zihuatanejo, Mexico, in 2003. It includes very interesting and informative notes from experienced cruisers who had already cruised Pacific Central America, the Galapagos, Caribbean Panamá, and the NorthWest Caribbean.
Zihuatanejo Sail Fest	SailFest is a five-day festival that combines fun and games, heart-felt volunteerism and an outpouring of international friendship. Although the tone of the event is light-hearted, the cruiser s’ goals are serious – to raise funds for the education of Zihuatanejo’s poorest children. Cocktail parties, live auctions, sailboat and dingy races, poker chases, kids day, beach parties, seminars, ham radio tests, chili cook-offs, street fairs, regattas and just some good old fashioned manual labor at the schools are just some of the events that highlight this gathering of "free spirits".

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Cruising South America


Bahía Redonda Marina	Bahía Redonda Marina in Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela is popular with cruisers wishing to visit Venezuela. Bahia Redonda is in the El Morro Tourist Complex which has 12 miles of navigable canals located between the twin cities of Puerto la Cruz and Barcelona. The international airport is a 15 minute taxi ride away.
Colombia Coast Update	The Caribbean Compass has the Kenoffel's Guide to the Colombian Coast available for download from their homepage.
Destination Cartagena	This site has general information on visiting Cartagena, Colombia as well as pages dedicated to cruising, including information on the Colombian Coast Guard and the Morgan's Run Race
ONSA, Venezuela	ONSA is a Venezuelan organization dedicated to marine security. The site is in Spanish but there are pages in English with information on security problems in Venezuela.

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Cruising Spain and the Canaries Islands


Atlantic Islands	"Atlantic Islands" by Anne Hammick covers the Atlantic island groups, Azores, Madeira, Canaries and Cape Verde. Many yachtsmen use these islands as staging posts during Atlantic passages - the Canaries for yachts heading westwards to the Caribbean in the winter and the Azores for yachts on passage to Europe in the summer. This pilot provides all the information the visiting yachtsman or woman will require for safe navigation and enjoyable, well-informed cruising.
Cruising Club of America	The Cruising Club of America provides a report available for download with info on cruising Europe
Noonsite.com	Comprehensive site with updated information on worldwide cruising destinations including all major European ports. The site is the work of Jimmy Cornell, author of the best-selling books "World Cruising Handbook" and "World Cruising Routes"

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Learning Spanish


BBC - Learn Spanish	The BBC website has lots of resources online for learning Spanish: online courses including audio and video, plus articles, cultural notes, etc.
Iowa Institute Mérida, Venezuela	An excellent way to study Spanish while enjoying the Venezuelan Andes. This school is very popular with boaters who visit Venezuela. And the owner-director of the Institute, Cathy Jensen de Sánchez, is a sailor with a boat in Puerto La Cruz.

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Cruiser Web Sites


Argo	Steve and Deborah write about their travels in the Eastern and Western Caribbean aboard Argo, their Valiant 42 sailboat.
Atom Voyages	Voyaging around the world on the sailboat Atom with James and Mei (contains articles on boat projects and cruising destinations)
Carina	Leslie Linkkila and Philip DiNuovo have been sailing their Maon 33 Carina in Mexico, the Pacific coast of Central America and Ecuador since 2003. Read about their cruising adventures and gain lots of practical information on these destinations at the same time. (writes about SPANISH FOR CRUISERS on the site)
Exit Only	This website chronicles the adventures on the Abbott family on board Exit Only, a twelve meter catamaran with over thirty thousand miles under her keels.
Lady Charli	Charli Holt holds a special place in my heart. She sailed into Trinidad aboard her sailboat Lady Charli and fell in love with the island. In her 70s, when health problems halted life aboard, she created this web site to help cruisers keep in touch. You might find news of your friends on her site. Charli passed away in June 2004 and friends plan to keep her web site going.
Nine of Cups	David and Marcie sail Nine of Cups, a Liberty 45 cutter-rigged sailing yacht. Great stories on the trip from the US, through the Caribbean, and down the Pacific coast of South America, and around to Argentina, across the Atlantic to South Africa.
The Cruising Life	Website of Barb, Tom, Kate and Kenna Theisen ov s/v Out of Bounds. Lots of information and inspiration on how to live the cruising lifestyle. Articles on preparations, cruising children, destinations, pets, and life afloat.
Soggy Paws	Dave and Sherry of s/v Soggy Paws, a CSY44, describe their travels in the Western Caribbean. The site also has info on computing topics for cruisers: wifi antennas and cruiser websites.
The Two Captains	Site of Gwen and Don on the s/v Tackless II, currently in French Polynesia - excellent, detailed trip reports of the Caribbean and Pacific (writes about SPANISH FOR CRUISERS on the site)
Voyage of Ithaka	Site of Douglas and Bernadette Bernon, contributing editors for Cruising World Magazine on the s/v Ithaka - excellent information on Western Caribbean cruising (writes about SPANISH FOR CRUISERS on the site)

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Nautical Bookstores


Allende Books, La Paz, Mexico	English-language bookstore in La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Carries maps and guidebooks, English-Spanish dictionaries, cookbooks, novels, histories, magazines, children's books, including SPANISH FOR CRUISERS.
Amazon.com	Huge online bookseller
Bluewater Books and Charts	Excellent source or books and charts - Fort Lauderdale store plus online and mail-order
Bellingham Chart Printers	Bellingham Chart Printers has been reproducing quality black and white navigational charts for over 33 years. They also carry electronic charts, software, and cruising guides.
Bookharbour.com - Kelvin Hughes	Bookharbour.com is the online bookstore of Kelvin Hughes in the UK, selling nautical books, charts, software and instruments
Budget Marine	Chandleries in Antigua, Bonaire, Curaçao, Grenada, St. Maarten, St. Thomas, Trinidad
Cruising Guide Publications	Publisher of popular Caribbean cruising guides and other nautical books
Downwind Marine	Popular San Diego, California chandlery caters to cruisers
Imray Nautical Books and Charts	UK-based publisher of nautical books and charts (distributes SPANISH FOR CRUISERS and FRENCH FOR CRUISERS in Europe)
El Pulpo Negro	Well-stocked chandlery, nautical bookstore and publisher in Béccar (San Isidro), Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Also sells online
Island Water World	5 well-stocked chandleries in St. Maarten, St. Lucia, and Grenada
Krazy James	Discount online bookseller
Landfall Navigation	Source of offshore safety and navigation equipment for serious sailors and navigators
Multihulls World	Multihulls World and Multicoques (French) are international magazines reporting on catamarans, trimarans, and power boats. Based in Nice, France, their online bookstore sells Spanish for Cruisers and French for Cruisers
Nautical Mind	Canadian-based marine bookseller and chart agent. Sells online. Carries French for Cruisers and Spanish for Cruisers.
Paradise Cay Publications	Marine publisher that distributes Lyn and Larry Pardey's books, plus many others
SailingBooks	Online bookstore in England selling sailing books, pilots, charts, DVDs, software, calendars and navigation instruments. Stocks Spanish and French for Cruisers
Seabreeze Nautical Books & Charts	Seabreeze Nautical Books and Charts, in San Diego, California
Seaworthy Publications	Nautical Publisher and online bookseller with extensive selection of cruising guides
Sheppard's Chandlery	Sheppard's of Gibraltar offers a full range of books and charts, yacht equipment and maintenance products
The Chart and Map Shop	The Chart and Map Shop in Freemantle, Australia, stocks thousands of charts and maps covering most of the globe, and books related to boating, travel, 4Wdriving and the outdoors.
West Marine	More than 290 stores in the US and Puerto Rico

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Boating Magazines and Podcasts


All At Sea	Caribbean's Waterfront Magazine
Caribbean Compass	Monthly magazine available throughout the Caribbean and by subscription - excellent source of island and cruising info
Cruising Compass	Free weekly e-newsletter from Blue Water Sailing magazine with news, notes and tips for cruisers and sailors. Readers are from all points on the globe and are invited to e-mail or send photos from every ocean and continent.
Cruising World	US-based monthly covers cruising destinations and equipment
Furled Sails Podcast	Weekly sailing podcast focusing on cruising and recreational sailing. Noel and Christy Davis interview famous sailors, marine authors, and people out doing fun stuff aboard boats.
Good Old Boat	Magazine devoted to older-model sailboats and their maintenance
Latitude 38	California-based monthly covers world cruising
Latitudes and Attitudes	Cruising magazine with an attitude
Multihulls World	Multihulls World and Multicoques (French) are international magazines reporting on catamarans, trimarans, and power boats. Based in Nice, France, their online bookstore sells Spanish for Cruisers and French for Cruisers
Southwinds	Florida-based monthly magazine - covering Southern sailing
The Boca	Trinidad and Tobago's Waterfront Newspaper
The Triton	Nautical news for Captains and Professional Crew

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Cruising Books, Music and Art


Beth Leonard	Beth Leonard is the author of three cruising books, from the inspiring to the thoroughly practical: "Blue Horizons", "Following Seas", and the newly released second edition of the "Voyager's Handbook". "Blue Horizons" won the Outdoor Literature category of the 2007 National Outdoor Book awards, the first time a sailing book has been awarded this prize.This website has information on her books in addition to extensive information on the voyages that Beth and her partner Evans Starzinger have taken on their boats s/v Hawk and s/v Silk.
Bruce Van Sant	Bruce's popular books including "Passages South", and "Tricks of the Trade" have guided generations of cruisers from the US to the Eastern Caribbean.
Captain Dr. Dave	Captain Dr. Dave LaVigne has written "Wilderness Veterinary Medicine for Cruisers and Other Outbackers". Dave and his wife cruise aboard s/v Fidelis. The site has lots of information of interest to those who cruise with pets.
Cruising Companion Publications	Marti Brown's web site with information on her two books about HF radio use: "HF Radio Email for Idi-Yachts" and "Marine SSB Radio for Idi-Yachts"
Doyle Guides	Site for Chris Doyle's popular cruising guides to the Eastern Caribbean, containing updates on harbors, way points, etc. Excellent guides.
Ed and Helen Muesch	Ed and Helen Muesch's web site covers their travels aboard s/v Tahlequah plus details of Ed's book "Personal Best: Chasing the Wind Above and Below the Equator"
Eileen Quinn	Music for sailors ... and normal people. Eileen writes and sings about the cruising life as she and her husband David sail aboard s/v Little Gidding - great music!
Island Hopping	Steve Pavlidis' web site. Steve is author of popular cruising guides for the Bahamas through the Caribbean. Contains updates on regions covered in the guides.
Jimmy Cornell	Jimmy Cornell is author of "World Cruising Routes" and "World Cruising Handbook", both excellent resources. His latest book, "A Passion for the Seas, Reflections on Three Circumnavigations" is a beautiful book, and a great read. I particularly enjoyed learning more about his early life -- highly recommended!
Lin and Larry Pardey	Lin and Larry Pardey's website has information on their many books, DVDs, and seminars . I devoured their books years ago before I first went cruising!
Liza and Andy Copeland	Liza is the author of four books about cruising and a frequent speaker at boat shows. Her books include "Cruising for Cowards", "Just Cruising", and "Still Cruising"
Managing the Waterway	Managing the Waterway cruising guides, written by Mark & Diana Doyle, are cockpit-friendly guides that provide information page-by-page and mile-by-mile. The Intracoastal Waterway guide covers Norfolk, Virginia to Miami, Florida. The Florida Keys guide spans from Miami, Florida to the Dry Tortugas.
Sailco Press	Site of Corinne and Charles Kanter. You can find Corinne's classic "The Cruising Kiss Cookbook II" here as well as marine surveyor Charles' book "Cruising in Catamarans".
Sailing Grace	This true story, begins with John Otterbacher flat on his back in a local health club, gasping for air. It ends thirty-one months and four thousand miles later when he, Barbara, and their two youngest children maneuver their sailboat, Grace, into Schull Harbor, Ireland. A gritty account of their family’s struggle to do better than simply survive, it is also a commentary on how love heals, dreams energize, and trauma can be a wake-up call.
Suzanne Giesemann	Suzanne Giesemann has written "Living a Dream" and "It's Your Boat, too" while sailing aboard s/v Liberty through the Americas, and across the Atlantic to the Med.. This site has information on their travels, plus information to help others who wish to realize their cruising dream.
The Ministry of Rum	Cruiser Ed Hamilton writes about the rums of the Caribbean - with information on visiting the distilleries in the islands. Ed's book has led us to some great discoveries in the French islands.
The Sailing Adventures of "La Boatique"	Susan Foote Wagner's accounts of sailing her sailboat La Boatique from Ohio to New Zealand. Includes an account of using SPANISH FOR CRUISERS to aid a disabled fishing boat in Venezuela.
Yoga Onboard	Kim Hess is a full time yoga instructor in Miami Beach and passionate not only about yoga but for the sailing lifestyle. She is bringing these two loves together in the form of seminars, workshops, private sessions, a book and dvd.

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AirMail	Airmail is the software program that we use to receive email over our SSB/ham radio. Download the program here or get info.
ATN	Etienne Giroire founded "ATN inc" in 1985 after 15 years of extensive racing, delivering and skippering maxi boats. His Spinnaker Sleeve, Tacker, Gale Sail, and Top Climber are widely used by offshore sailors.
Boat-links.com	"The Mother of all Maritime Links - John's Nautical Links" - huge directory of website links relating to boating, boatbuilding, maritime history, cruising, etc.
Conchy Joe	Conchy Joe ("Serious Information for Serious Cruisers") is a new web site with cruisers's message boards and information of interest to cruisers.
Cruising Solutions	Cruising Solutions was founded and developed by full-time cruisers and carries "cost-effective equipment for life under sail". We have several of their products aboard: their headsets are great when anchoring or navigating through coral.
Hotwire	Alternative energy and cruising products from wind generators to solar panels. We use several of their products aboard Hale Kai.
OnPassage.com	"The Global Site for Cruising Yachts" - Large directory of cruising-related links to websites
Sea Tech	Great source of marine navigation and communication equipment from satellite phones to weatherfax systems, to pactor modems, to navigation software
Ship Captains Medical Guide	The Ship Captain's Medical Guides is available to download by chapter in PDF form from UK's Maritime and Coastguard Agency. Information on purchasing a print copy of the Guide is at the top of the web page but if you scroll down, you will be able to download the guide to your computer for free.
Strictly Sail	Strictly Sail Boat Shows offer exhibitors from around the world, plus seminars and special events. Shows are held annually in St. Petersburg, Miami, Oakland, Philadelphia and Chicago. I speak at several of these shows each year. See the Seminars page for details.
Travelers Currency Cheat Sheets	This site allows you to print a handy currency conversion table that you can carry with you. Useful for converting any currency (euros, pesos, bolívares, quetzales, lempiras... ) to dollars or pounds.
Winlink	Winlink is a wonderful system that ham radio operators offer for receiving and sending email aboard boats. I've used the service for many years and still can't believe that such a wonderful service is offered by this group of volunteer ham operators.

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