This is Volume 3 of the Kindle series, The Captain’s Guide to Hurricane Holes covering the Leeward and Windward Islands, including St. Martin, Guadeloupe, Martinique, St. Vincent, Antigua, Marie Galante, Barbados, Grenada, St. Kitts, St. Barths, St. Lucia, Trinidad, and Tobago. There are a total of four volumes in the series covering the entire Bahamas and Caribbean.
The Captain’s Guide to Hurricane Holes is a navigational aid designed for yacht and boat captains transiting the waters of The Bahamas and the Caribbean.
If you are so unfortunate as to find your yacht or boat in the path of an oncoming hurricane, this book will provide advice on the safest locations to flee to as a last resort. Sitting out a hurricane on a yacht or boat in the water should only be done as a matter of desperation. But if you must do so, and every year many captains find themselves in that situation, this book will give you the best advice on where to go for better safety of ship and crew, securing your vessel, info on hurricane formation and history, preparation strategies, weather information, plus the characteristics, charts, and photos of the safest places to wait out a storm.
– Details on 226 Possible Hurricane Holes (in the series)
– Detailed Charts and Aerial Photos
– GPS Waypoints and Piloting Instructions
– Marina and Haul Out Details
– Weather Nets and Safety Information
– Hurricane Formation and History
Tabella dei contenuti
Irma and Maria
Introduction
Hurricane Formation
Storm Surge
Hurricane History
Hurricane Preparation
The Leeward Islands
St. Martin: Anse Marcel, Radisson Marina
St. Martin: Oyster Pond
St. Martin: Simpson Bay Lagoon
Antigua: St. John’s
Antigua: Jolly Harbour
Antigua: Falmouth Harbour
Antigua: English Harbour
Antigua: Indian Creek
Antigua: Mamora Bay
Antigua: Ayres Creek
Antigua: Parham Harbour
St. Kitts: St. Kitts Marine Works
St. Kitts: Christophe Harbour Marina
Guadeloupe: Marina de Rivière Sens
Guadeloupe: Marina Bas du Fort
Guadeloupe: Rivière Salée
Guadeloupe: Marina de St.-François
Marie Galante and Desirade
St. Barths: Gustavia
The Windward Islands
Martinique: Cohe du Lamemtin
Martinique: Cul-de-Sac du Marin
Martinique: La Marina Hâvre du Robert
Barbados: Port St. Charles
Barbados: Bridgetown
St. Lucia: Rodney Bay
St. Lucia: Marigot Bay
St. Vincent: Ottley Hall
Canouan: Glossy Bay Marina
Carriacou: Tyrrel Bay
Grenada: St. George’s
Grenada: True Blue Bay
Grenada: Prickly Bay
Grenada: Mt. Hartman Bay
Grenada: Clarke’s Court Bay
Grenada: Port Egmont, Calvigny Harbour
Grenada: St. David’s Harbour
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad: Scotland Bay
Trinidad: Winns Bay
Trinidad: The Carenage
Trinidad: Port of Spain
Tobago: Bon Accord Lagoon
Weather Broadcasts
TV and Internet
HF Weather
Local Weather Broadcasts
The Leeward Islands
The Windward Islands
Trinidad and Tobago
List of Charts
Chart Legend
List of Haul Out Yards
List of Marinas
About the Authors
Bahamas/Caribbean Hurricane Tracking Chart