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Author:   Nicholas Coghlan
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.820kg
ISBN:  

9781399413756

ISBN 10:   1399413759
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   16 January 2025
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction NORTH PACIFIC 1) OFFSHORE MEXICO Guadalupe Island Clarión Island 2)THE GULF OF PANAMA Coiba Island 3) FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA Ponape 4) THE MARIANAS Guam 5) JAPAN Goto Retto archipelago Mitarai (Inland Sea) Shimoda 6) ALASKA Kodiak Geographic Harbour, Alaska Peninsula Cordova, Prince William Sound 7) BRITISH COLUMBIA SG_ang Gwaay Llanagaay (Haida Gwaii) Seymour and Belize Inlets Sea Otter Cove (Vancouver Island, West Coast) SOUTH PACIFIC 8) CHILE Puerto Williams (Beagle Channel) Caleta Brecknock (Tierra del Fuego) Puerto Edén Isla Juan Fernández (Robinson Crusoe) Easter Island 9) FRENCH POLYNESIA The Gambiers Raivavae 10) COOK ISLANDS Aitutaki Palmerston 11) TONGA Niuatoputapu 12) VANUATU Tanna Vanua Lava (Banks & Torres group) 13) THE SOLOMONS Santa Anna Island The Marovo Lagoon Gizo 14) AUSTRALIA Middle Percy Island Cooktown In the Endeavour Strait INDIAN OCEAN 15) THE AUSTRALIAN ISLANDS Christmas Island Cocos/Keeling atoll 16) THE MASCARENES Rodrigues Island Mauritius La Reunion 17) SOUTHERN AFRICA St Helena and Saldanha bays Luderitz (Namibia) SOUTH ATLANTIC 18 THE BRITISH OUTPOSTS St Helena Ascension Island 19) BRAZIL Fernando de Noronha Rio Angra dos Reis 20) ARGENTINE PATAGONIA Mar del Plata Puerto Deseado Puerto Español (Beagle Channel) CARIBBEAN 21) IN THE ISLANDS Tobago Montserrat The Venezuelan islands

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Crammed with interesting stories and loads of informative material. -- Sandy Duker * The Cruising Association * This book offers the inspiration and the know how to anyone dreaming of truly sailing off the beaten track...There are 50 fabulous and unexpected cruising destinations here, brought to life by the author's vivid descriptions of his own sailing adventures, and made a real possibility for all sailors through the practical and accessible advice. * BookHub New Zealand * A fascinating read * Coast * Always engaging and frequently hair raising ... Coghlan has always had a skill for mixing his description of a place with the history of the place in a style that is educational without being dull, preachy or patronising * Sailing Today *

Author Information

Nicholas Coghlan and his wife Jenny have sailed 70,000 miles offshore in two successive 27ft sailboats Tarka the Otter and Bosun Bird. Their adventures include a circumnavigation of the world and a year in Patagonia. Nicholas is the author of Winter in Fireland and is a frequent contributor to Sailing Today magazine. Nicholas was the first Canadian Ambassador to South Sudan; both he and Jenny hold Canada’s Meritorious Service Cross for evacuating Canadian citizens from Juba, South Sudan in 2013.

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