The Altantic Crossing Guide (7th edition)

Jane Russell

RCC Pilotage Foundation

Adlard Coles Nautical

£50

It’s said only one of every hundred people who dreams of crossing the Atlantic under sail actually does so. This should be the essential first step for others of the ninety-nine. The overview is comprehensive: choice of boat, choice of companions, timings, choice of route, equipment, communications, weather systems, health and risk (including contraception!) Every topic is a gateway to further information, necessarily so when an Atlantic circuit can mean a year’s voyage including such diverse destinations as Stornoway, The Gambia and the US Intracoastal Waterway. The accumulated expertise could be daunting but Jane Russell never forgets the human factor and that every cruise remains a personal adventure.