Atlantic Crossings: A Sailor's Guide to Europe and BeyondThe book is well suited to new sailors as well as those wishing to explore new and different routes or brush up on their bluewater voyaging skills...[it] feels as though you have taken up with a seasoned captain who is taking care of all the details. Your only job is to follow his lead and cast off. |
Contents
SECTION | 15 |
That which prevailsweather wind and current | 25 |
From breeze to hurricane | 31 |
Flowing with the current | 44 |
Guides to weather en route | 54 |
Routes out of the West | 64 |
Caribbean rhumb route to the Azores | 71 |
Contents vii | 74 |
Contents ix | 136 |
SECTION THREE | 145 |
the crew | 193 |
Contents xi | 234 |
New tricks and gadgets | 236 |
Heavy weather sailing | 255 |
Light weather sailing | 272 |
Life in the Azores | 283 |
Routes from mid ocean to Europe and Madeira | 80 |
Homeward bound | 95 |
Europe from a sailing boat | 101 |
Madeira | 128 |
Epilogue | 293 |
Garbage disposal | 307 |
Common terms and phrases
anchor anchorage arrive ATLANTIC CROSSINGS Atlantic islands Azores Azores High barometer batteries Bermuda bilge Biscay blow breeze calms Canaries Cape Cape Hatteras Caribbean cloud coast cold crew cruising danger deck depression east Eastern Seaboard engine English Channel Europe feet Fit to cross footer Force forecast freak wave gale Gulf Stream harbor head heavy weather Horse Latitudes Horta hurricane IALA Iberian Peninsula knots Labrador Current leave look low pressure Madeira marina Mediterranean miles navigation never night ocean crossing offshore passage PETRONELLA pilot books Pilot Charts Portugal Portuguese prevails—weather radar reef rhumb line sailing boat sailors season ships singlehanded skipper sleep southwest Spain speed steering Straits strong winds summer things tides track Trade Winds trysail warm watch waves weather sailing Westerlies wind and current winter wonderful yachts