The Island Hopping Digital Guide To The Southern Bahamas - Part III - The Crooked-Acklins District: Including: Mira Por Vos, Samana, The Plana Cays, and The Crooked Island Passage

by Stephen J Pavlidis

Overview

This edition is Part III of The Island Hopping Digital Guide to the Southern Bahamas and covers the Crooked-Acklins District, Including: Mira Por Vos, Samana, The Plana Cays, and The Crooked Island Passage

The Island Hopping Digital Guides are the digital versions of the world-famous cruising guides written by Stephen J. Pavlidis.  Over the past 20 years, Stephen J. Pavlidis has written more than 10 excellent cruising guides covering all of the waters from south Florida to the islands of Trinidad and Tobago and everything in between.

Each cruising guide contains many color charts, photos and loads of current local knowledge making this a must-have guide for yachts planning to cruise the Bahamas. With full-color aerial harbor photos and full-color sketch charts, it contains extremely accurate hydrographic data based on personally conducted independent surveys by the author. Each guide also includes extensive navigational instructions, GPS waypoints, approaches and routes, anchorages, services, dive sites, history, basic information for cruising in the Bahamas, extensive appendices, contact information and more.

These cruising guides are not only essential for navigation and piloting while cruising the Bahamas, but also for use at anchor or dockside because of the valuable shoreside information they contain.  The digital versions also have the added convenience of live links for email and websites to the many services and marinas found throughout the region. In addition, they make excellent planning tools for future adventures.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781892399519
Publisher:	Seaworthy Publications, Inc
Publication date:	01/01/2017
Series:	The Island Hopping Digital Guide To The Southern B , #3
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	100
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

Stephen J. Pavlidis has been cruising and living aboard since the winter of 1989. Starting in the Exuma Cays over 20 years ago, Steve began his writing career with guides to the many fascinating destinations he visited. Many of his books stand alone to this day as the quintessential guides to the areas he covers. His books are different than most other cruising guides in some very significant ways. All of the charts in Steve's books were created using data personally collected while visiting each area using a computerized system that interfaces GPS and depth soundings. You can find out more about this exceptional author by visiting his Web site, www.Seaworthy.com where there is current news and information about Steve's latest projects, as well as contact information.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents The Basics Anchoring Clothing Currency Customs and Immigration The Defence Force Dinghy Safety Fishing Garbage Ham Radio Holidays Hurricane Holes Junkanoo Mailboats Medical Emergencies Provisioning Tides and Currents VHF Weather Using the Charts List of Charts Index of Charts The Crooked Island District Approaches Concerning the Passages Crooked Island Bird Rock to Landrail Point French Wells Here Fishy Fishy... Long Cay Miss The Fish Cays The Bight of Acklins Crossing the Bight of Acklins Snug Corner to Spring Point Camel Point to Jamaica Cay Jamaica Cay to Binnacle Hill Cotton Bay Cay to Roker's Cay Jamaica Bay Castle Island Mira Por Vos Northern Shore of Crooked Island Major's Cay Northern Shore of Acklins Island Lovely Bay Attwood Harbour Samana Cay Approaches to Samana Cay Propeller Cay Anchorage The Plana Cays Approaches to the Plana Cays West Plana Cay East Plana Cay References Appendices Appendix A: Navigational Lights Appendix B: Marinas Appendix C: Service Facilities Appendix D: Waypoints Appendix E: Tidal Differences Appendix F: Metric Conversion Table About the Author