This edition is Part I of The Island Hopping Digital Guide to the Southern Bahamas and covers Long Island, Conception Island, Rum Cay and San Salvador.
The Island Hopping Digital Guides are the digital versions of the world-famous cruising guides written by Stephen J. Pavlidis. Over the past 20 years, Stephen J. Pavlidis has written more than 10 excellent cruising guides covering all of the waters from south Florida to the islands of Trinidad and Tobago and everything in between.
Each cruising guide contains many color charts, photos and loads of current local knowledge making this a must-have guide for yachts planning to cruise the Bahamas. With full-color aerial harbor photos and full-color sketch charts, it contains extremely accurate hydrographic data based on personally conducted independent surveys by the author. Each guide also includes extensive navigational instructions, GPS waypoints, approaches and routes, anchorages, services, dive sites, history, basic information for cruising in the Bahamas, extensive appendices, contact information and more.
These cruising guides are not only essential for navigation and piloting while cruising the Bahamas, but also for use at anchor or dockside because of the valuable shoreside information they contain. The digital versions also have the added convenience of live links for email and websites to the many services and marinas found throughout the region. In addition, they make excellent planning tools for future adventures.
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Table of Contents
The Basics
Anchoring
Clothing
Currency
Customs and Immigration
The Defence Force
Dinghy Safety
Ferries
Fishing
Garbage
Ham Radio
Hurricane Holes
Junkanoo
Mailboats
Medical Emergencies
Provisioning
Tides and Currents
VHF
Weather
Using the Charts
List of Charts
Index of Charts
Conception Island
Approaches to Conception Island
West Bay
East Bay
Rum Cay
Approaches to Rum Cay
Flamingo Bay
Port Nelson
San Salvador
Approaches to San Salvador
Cockburn Town
Graham’s Harbour
French Bay
Was San Salvador Guanahani?
Long Island
Approaches to Long Island
Calabash Bay, and Joe Sound
Seymours
Glinton’s
Burnt Ground
Dove Cay Passage
Stella Maris
The Stella Maris Resort
Stella Maris to Thompson’s Bay
Simms and Bains
Thompson’s Bay, Salt Pond
The Long Island Regatta
The Comer Channel
Dollar Harbour
Deadman’s Cay
Gray’s
Deadman’s Cay to South End
Dean’s Blue Hole to Gordons
The Eastern Shore of Long Island
Clarence Town
Little Harbour
South End
The Crooked Island Passage
References
Appendices
Appendix A: Navigational Lights
Appendix B: Marinas
Appendix C: Service Facilities
Appendix D: Waypoints
Appendix E: Tidal Differences
Appendix F: Metric Conversion Table
About the Author
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Stephen J. Pavlidis has been cruising and living aboard since the winter of 1989.
Starting in the Exuma Cays over 20 years ago, Steve began his writing career with guides to the many fascinating destinations he visited. Many of his books stand alone to this day as the quintessential guides to the areas he covers.
His books are different than most other cruising guides in some very significant ways. All of the charts in Steve’s books were created using data personally collected while visiting each area using a computerized system that interfaces GPS and depth soundings.
You can find out more about this exceptional author by visiting his Web site, www.Seaworthy.com where there is current news and information about Steve’s latest projects, as well as contact information.