This edition is Part I of The Island Hopping Digital Guide to the Northwest Caribbean and covers the north coast of Jamaica.
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 Jamaica. 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. This guide also includes extensive navigational instructions, GPS waypoints, approaches and routes, anchorages, services, dive sites, history, basic information for cruising in Puerto Rico, extensive appendices, contact information and more.
These cruising guides are not only essential for navigation and piloting while cruising , 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.
Table of Content
Table of Contents
The Basics
Anchoring
Clothing-What to Bring
Currency
Dinghy Safety
Health Concerns
Holidays
Hurricane Holes
Phoning Home
Radio Nets
Safety and Security
Weather Broadcasts
The Local Cultures
The Maroons
Rastafarians
Using the Charts
List of Charts
Index of Charts
Jamaica’s Northern Coast
Customs and Immigration
A Brief History of Jamaica
Transiting Jamaica’s North Coast
Port Antonio
Navy Island
Discovering the Port Antonio Area
Foster’s Cove
Port Maria
Oracabessa Bay
Ocho Rios
St. Ann’s Bay
Discovery Bay
Rio Bueno
Falmouth Harbour
Montego Bay
Rose Hall Estate
Bogue Lagoon
Mosquito Cove
Lucea
Bloody Bay
A Little Basic Jamaican
Dining in Jamaica
References
Appendices
Appendix A: Navigational Lights
Appendix B: Marinas
Appendix C: Service Facilities
Appendix D: Waypoints
Appendix E: Metric Conversion Table
Appendix F: The Jamaican Flag
About the Author
About the author
Stephen J. Pavlidis has been cruising and living aboard since 1989. First aboard his 40′ cutter-rigged sloop, IV Play, and today he is cruising aboard his 31′ Chris Craft, Swan Song.
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.
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