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Title: Landfalls of Paradise: Cruising Guide to the Pacific Islands by Earl R. Hinz ISBN: 0-8248-2115-7 Publisher: University of Hawaii Press Pub. Date: May, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $44.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (1 review)
Rating: 4
Summary: the only one of its kind
Comment: Considing the relatively small market for a book like this, it's not surprising there's virtually nothing comparable in print. And Earl's territory is vast - all of the Pacific islands from Hawaii to New Zealand and north into Micronesia. The numerous maps should prove useful for orientation and could save you a bundle on official charts (although the author and publisher disclaim any responsibility for errors). There's lots of useful 'passage planning', yacht entry, weather, and public holiday information here, but the country intros could be shortened and the yacht facility sections beefed up. The oversized B&W photos throughout the book occupy space that could be better utilized. An appendix provides four pages outlining the use of amateur mobil radios, but no mention of communicating over the internet is to be found herein. At times, the coverage is skeletal and uneven. For example, on Tahiti only Papeete is visited. Moorea isn't included (!) and the popular Leeward Islands merit only a few lines. In contrast the seldom-visited Austral and Gambier islands receive four pages of maps and texts. In Fiji, Earl only descibes facilities in the main ports of entry: Suva, Lautoka, Levuka, and Savusavu. Really out of the way anchorages are seldom discussed. All that said, these criticisms are mute as there simply isn't another South Pacific cruising guide to choose from. It's a credit to Earl Hinz that he has kept this book going through four editions, and hopefully the electronic revolution will allow him to rejuvenate his book. Meanwhile Landfalls of Paradise is a basic reference work every Pacific sailor will want to carry aboard.
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Title: The Pacific Crossing Guide : Royal Cruising Club Pilotage Foundation in Association With the Ocean Cruising Club by Michael Pocock ISBN: 1574090364 Publisher: Sheridan House Pub. Date: December, 1997 List Price(USD): $59.50 |
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Title: World Cruising Handbook by Jimmy Cornell ISBN: 0071376100 Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press Pub. Date: 15 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $69.95 |
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Title: World Cruising Routes by Jimmy Cornell ISBN: 007140869X Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press Pub. Date: 01 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
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Title: Nigel Calder's Cruising Handbook: A Compendium for Coastal and Offshore Sailors by Nigel Calder ISBN: 0071350993 Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press Pub. Date: 07 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
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Title: Marine Diesel Engines: Maintenance, Troubleshooting, and Repair by Nigel Calder ISBN: 0070096120 Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press Pub. Date: 01 December, 1991 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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