The Pacific Crossing Guide is a complete reference for anyone contemplating sailing the Pacific in their own boat. From ideal timing, suitable boats, routes, methods of communication and provisioning to seasonal weather, departure and arrival ports, facilities, likely costs and dangers, the comprehensiveness of this new edition will both inspire dreamers and instil confidence in those about to depart. This is the definitive reference on the subject, relied upon by many thousands of cruisers. 'The definitive work on Pacific crossings' Cruising 'A magnum opus of excellence' Flying Fish

About the Author

Michael Pocock and his wife spent three and a half years cruising in the Pacific as part of an unhurried circumnavigation. They sailed over 20,000 miles within the Pacific visiting countless islands. Ros Hogbin is a writer and journalist who has recently returned from a 3-year circumnavigation with her husband on their Nicolson 43. She has written on cruising and racing for Sailing Today and Yachting World.

Prizes

First edition rapidly established itself as the definitive reference on the subjectNo other book has anywhere near the scope and detail on the Pacific as this oneCovers East to West or West to East crossings including the South Pacific crossing via Fiji, and North up to AlaskaDiscusses seasonal Pacific weather including El NinoA landmark publication and a godsend to potential and departing Pacific cruisers

Reviews

'The definitive work on Pacific crossings' Cruising; 'A magnum opus of excellence' Flying Fish