This anthology captures in one place the knowledge, experience, and teaching of a lifelong cruising sailor. The author covers a broad range of topics including culture, piracy, anchorages, stories, and more of caribbean cruising. This articles provide cruisers interesting in visiting the caribbean insight and an idea of what to expect when traveling.
Frank Virgintino is one of a kind. In an age of extreme specialization, Frank is a cruising sailor, marina builder and operator, prolific author, and unofficial ambassador of the less visited regions of the Caribbean. With the Seven Seas Cruising Association, he spearheaded Second Life Sails, coordinating the donation and delivery of used sails from cruisers to the fishermen of Haiti. His myriad cruising guides have detailed much of the northern and western cruising grounds and brought hundreds of cruisers to Haiti and the Dominican Republic for their first time. His guides are rich in both navigational detail and cultural reference, making them both an ideal introduction for first time cruisers and trusted reference to old salts. I can recommend them all with both confidence and pleasure.
Scott Richard Berg
SV CHARDONNAY
President, Seven Seas Cruising Association
Honest and comprehensive, Frank Virgintino’s guidebooks top the list when it comes to exploring the Caribbean by boat. Virgintino lives the dream and encourages others to do the same. His Spirit of Caribbean Cruising is built on decades of experience, the advice is solid and this lavishly illustrated book should be compulsory reading for all those heading for the fabled islands of the West Indies
Gary E. Brown
Editorial Director
All At Sea Caribbean
