| Beth
Leonard |
Beth Leonard is the author of three cruising books, from the
inspiring to the thoroughly practical: "Blue Horizons", "Following
Seas", and the newly released second edition of the "Voyager's
Handbook". "Blue Horizons" won the Outdoor Literature category of the 2007 National Outdoor Book awards, the first time a sailing book has been awarded this prize.This website has information on her books in
addition to extensive information on the voyages that Beth and
her partner Evans Starzinger have taken on their boats s/v Hawk
and s/v Silk. |
| Bruce
Van Sant |
Bruce's popular books including "Passages South",
and "Tricks of the Trade" have guided generations of
cruisers from the US to the Eastern Caribbean. |
| Captain
Dr. Dave |
Captain Dr. Dave LaVigne has written "Wilderness Veterinary
Medicine for Cruisers and Other Outbackers". Dave and his
wife cruise aboard s/v Fidelis. The site has lots of information
of interest to those who cruise with pets. |
| Cruising
Companion Publications |
Marti Brown's web site with information on her
two books about HF radio use: "HF Radio Email for Idi-Yachts" and "Marine
SSB Radio for Idi-Yachts" |
| Doyle
Guides |
Site for Chris Doyle's popular cruising guides to the Eastern
Caribbean, containing updates on harbors, way points, etc. Excellent
guides. |
| Ed
and Helen Muesch |
Ed and Helen Muesch's web site covers their travels aboard
s/v Tahlequah plus details of Ed's book "Personal Best:
Chasing the Wind Above and Below the Equator" |
| Eileen
Quinn |
Music for sailors ... and normal people. Eileen writes and
sings about the cruising life as she and her husband David sail
aboard s/v Little Gidding - great music! |
| Island
Hopping |
Steve Pavlidis' web site. Steve is author of popular
cruising guides for the Bahamas through the Caribbean. Contains
updates on regions covered in the guides. |
| Jimmy Cornell |
Jimmy Cornell is author of "World Cruising Routes" and "World Cruising Handbook", both excellent resources. His latest book, "A Passion for the Seas, Reflections on Three Circumnavigations" is a beautiful book, and a great read. I particularly enjoyed learning more about his early life -- highly recommended! |
| Lin
and Larry Pardey |
Lin and Larry Pardey's website has information on their many
books, DVDs, and seminars . I devoured their books years ago
before I first went cruising! |
| Liza
and Andy Copeland |
Liza is the author of four books about cruising and
a frequent speaker at boat shows. Her books include "Cruising
for Cowards", "Just Cruising", and "Still
Cruising" |
| Managing the Waterway |
Managing the Waterway cruising guides, written by Mark & Diana Doyle, are cockpit-friendly guides that provide information page-by-page and mile-by-mile. The Intracoastal Waterway guide covers Norfolk, Virginia to Miami, Florida. The Florida Keys guide spans from Miami, Florida to the Dry Tortugas. |
| Sailco
Press |
Site of Corinne and Charles Kanter. You can find Corinne's
classic "The Cruising Kiss Cookbook II" here as well
as marine surveyor Charles' book "Cruising in Catamarans". |
| Sailing
Grace |
This true story, begins with John Otterbacher flat on his back
in a local health club, gasping for air. It ends thirty-one
months and four thousand miles later when he, Barbara, and their
two youngest children maneuver their sailboat, Grace, into Schull
Harbor, Ireland. A gritty account of their family’s
struggle to do better than simply survive, it is also a commentary
on how love heals, dreams energize, and trauma can be a
wake-up call. |
| Suzanne
Giesemann |
Suzanne Giesemann has written "Living a Dream" and "It's
Your Boat, too" while sailing aboard s/v Liberty through
the Americas, and across the Atlantic to the Med.. This site
has information on their travels, plus information to help others
who wish to realize their cruising dream. |
| The
Ministry of Rum |
Cruiser Ed Hamilton writes about the rums of the Caribbean
- with information on visiting the distilleries in the islands.
Ed's book has led us to some great discoveries in the French
islands. |
| The
Sailing Adventures of "La Boatique" |
Susan Foote Wagner's accounts of sailing her sailboat La Boatique
from Ohio to New Zealand. Includes an account of using SPANISH
FOR CRUISERS to aid a disabled fishing boat in Venezuela. |
| Yoga
Onboard |
Kim Hess is a full time yoga instructor in Miami Beach and
passionate not only about yoga but for the sailing lifestyle.
She is bringing these two loves together in the form of seminars,
workshops, private sessions, a book and dvd. |
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