Customer Reviews
Excellent guide - By: Michael G. Elms, 07 Jun 2006 
This is essential reading for anyone considering making an Atlantic crossing - it covers everything from provisioning to how to get on with your crew. It's also got some useful pilot information on likely stopping places en route & when you get to the other side. Quite expensive but nothing's cheap when it comes to sailing!
Practical advice in clear concise form - By: , 26 Mar 2003 This useful book is part of the Adlard coles pilotage series. It answers a lot of questions - what are the different route options (with detailed coverage of each route); when is the best time to go; when & where does the fog occur; where are the icebergs; what is the weather like & when; what are the currents you will come across; what are the limits of the gulf stream; what ports of calll present themselves, what facilites are there en route & so on. As well as these questions, the book also covers the provisions you might need, the mechanics of cruising (paperwork, money, books, log book, watchkeeping, docking plans, clothing, fishing, the law, landfalll, pests & insurance); the crew (recruitment, replacement en route, training & the skipper) & equipment you would need (electronics, rig, steering, awnings, trysail etc).
This book has received a lot of good reviews. Yachting World described it as 'a major contribution to sailing literature' & the Nautical magazine said it had a 'mass of useful information' I would agree. Perhaps the best thing about a book of the Atlantic is that much of the information does not date so you can use the book for years to come.
Don't go without it - By: , 14 Nov 2001 This has to be the best laid out & most useful content of pilots for sailing the Atlantic. I used it on my first crossing & will use it next time too.
