The Pacific Crossing Guide 4th edition: Royal Cruising Club Pilotage Foundation

The Cruising the Pacific Crossing Guide is a comprehensive reference for anyone contemplating sailing the Pacific, covering ideal timing, suitable boats, routes, communication, health and provisioning, seasonal weather, departure and arrival ports, facilities, likely costs and dangers. It includes sections on rallies, coral atolls and atoll navigation, the cyclone season, and laying up, and is updated with new charts and photographs.

Format: Hardback
Length: 304 pages
Publication date: 10 October 2024
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

The Pacific Crossing Guide is a comprehensive reference for anyone contemplating sailing the Pacific, providing essential information on ideal timing, suitable boats, routes, communication methods, health and provisioning, seasonal weather, departure and arrival ports, facilities, likely costs and dangers. Completely updated, expanded, and refreshed for the new generation of Pacific cruisers, this definitive reference is relied upon by thousands of cruisers. Part 1 covers thorough preparation for both East-to-West and West-to-East crossings, while Part 2 covers Pacific weather patterns, major routes and landfall ports, with useful website links throughout. There are sections on rallies, coral atolls and atoll navigation, the cyclone season and laying up, use of electronic charts, satellite phones versus HF radio, ongoing maintenance, and Pacific festivals. Updated with new charts and photographs, the new 4th edition focuses on ports of entry rather than secondary anchorages, and expands the North Pacific coverage, making it a valuable resource for sailors doing a North Pacific circuit, particularly US and Canadian sailors from the Pacific North.

Weight: 1360g
Dimension: 223 x 288 x 24 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781399407014
Edition number: 4 ed