Contents
Map
Index of Plans
Introduction
Foreword to sixth edition
Preface
I PREPARATIONS
1 Thinking it through
Asking the right questions
Being self-sufficient
Joining a rally
2 Preparing the boat
Hull, deck and through fittings
The rig
Sails
Ground tackle
Fendering
Automatic steering
The engine, electrical system and electronics
Alternative power generation
Dinghies and outboard engines
Maintenance and spares
3 Creating a home from home
Awnings and screens
Below decks
Food and water
4 The crew
Crew dynamics
Onboard routine
Keeping healthy
5 Navigation and communication
Ship’s log
Navigation equipment
Communication
6 Protocol, paperwork and procedures
Formalities
CITES
Documentation
Entry procedures
Money
Duty-free imports
Insurance
Traffic Separation Schemes
7 Dealing with risk
Falling overboard
Gales, hurricanes and line squalls
Lightning
Emergency steering
Collisions
Fire
Liferafts and grab bags
Flares
EPIRBs
SARTs
Security and firearms
Pests
Other risks
8 Contribution to science
II PASSAGES AND LANDFALLS
Overview of the North Atlantic
Route timing
Weather forecast transmissions
Port information
9 The Atlantic Coast of Europe
1 Crosshaven, Cork, Ireland
2 Falmouth, United Kingdom
3 Brest, France
4 La Coruña, Spain
5 Baiona (Bayona), Spain
6 Cascais, Lisbon, Portugal
10 Strait of Gibraltar and the Atlantic Coast of Morocco to Madeira and The Canaries
Harbours in the Strait of Gibraltar
7 Gibraltar
8 La Linea, Spain
9 Ceuta (Spanish enclave on the Moroccan coast)
Harbours on the Atlantic coast of Morocco
10 Mohammedia
11 Agadir
Harbours in Madeira
12 Porto Santo
13 Quinta do Lorde
Harbours in The Canaries
14 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
15 Santa Cruz de Tenerife
11 Cape Verdes, Senegal and The Gambia
16 Porto Grande, Mindelo, Cape Verdes
12 Atlantic Ocean – Trade Wind Routes
13 Landfalls in the Caribbean
17 Bridgetown/Port St Charles, Barbados
18 Chaguaramas Bay, Trinidad
19 Rodney Bay, St Lucia
20 English Harbour/Falmouth Harbour, Antigua
21 British Virgin Islands
14 Routes across the Caribbean and landfall in Panama
22 Colón, Panama
15 The Caribbean Islands to Florida
23 Luperon, Dominican Republic
24 Providenciales, Turks and Caicos
25 Georgetown, Great Exuma, Bahamas
26 Marsh Harbour, Abacos, Bahamas
27 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
16 Landfalls on the Atlantic coast of the USA including entrances into the Intracoastal Waterway
28 Beaufort/Morehead City, North Carolina
29 Norfolk, Virginia
30 Annapolis, Maryland
31 New York, New York
32 Newport, Rhode Island
33 Portland, Maine
17 Passages in the middle latitudes of the North Atlantic including landfalls in Bermuda and the Azores
34 St George’s, Bermuda
35 Porto das Lajes, Flores, Azores
36 Horta, Faial, Azores
37 Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel, Azores
18 Passages and landfalls in the high latitudes of the North Atlantic
38 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
39 St Johns, Newfoundland, Canada
40 Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Scotland, UK
Appendix A Charts
Appendix B The Atlantic Hurricane Season
Appendix C Glossary of Meteorological Terms
Appendix D Weather Forecast Areas
Appendix E Weights, Measures and Conversions
Appendix F Coping with Complete Electronic Failure
Acknowledgements
The RCC Pilotage Foundation