Atlantic Pilot Atlas

Pilot Charts and Regional Weather Conditions for North Atlantic, South Atlantic, Caribbean, Mediterranean

Author: James Clarke Series: Adlard Coles Nautical

A guide to the weather of the North and South Atlantic, the Mediterranean and the Caribbean - 40 colour charts show likely winds, currents, gale frequencies, rough sea conditions, hurricane tracks and recommended sailing routes for each month of the year.

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The Atlantic Pilot Atlas provides a complete guide to the weather of the North and South Atlantic, the Mediterranean and the Caribbean.

Now revised for the fifth edition, it includes weather forecasting, global warming and hurricane avoidance information as well as wind and current charts, wave heights, tropical cyclone tracks and shipping routes. Any skipper contemplating an ocean crossing needs to know what conditions he is likely to meet en route, in order to plan a safe and comfortable passage, and this book provides exactly what is needed.

40 specially drawn colour charts show detailed information on the winds, currents, gale frequencies, rough sea conditions, hurricane tracks and recommended sailing routes for each month of the year for all these oceans.

'This is what every yachtsman contemplating an extended cruise needs in one book... No serious offshore bookshelf should be without one.' Yachting Monthly

'Without doubt the most useful guide for anyone planning a Transatlantic voyage.' Ships & Ports

About the Author

James Clarke is an Ocean Yachtmaster Instructor. During his circumnavigation, he recognised the need for an easily accessible routeing guide that contained everything sailors would need to know to sail the Atlantic, Caribbean and Mediterranean at any time of the year. The Atlantic Pilot Atlas is the result of his painstaking work to compile such a reference.

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Now revised for its fifth edition, the Atlantic Pilot Atlas includes weather forecasting, global warming and hurricane avoidance information as well as wind and current charts, wave heights, tropical cyclone tracks and shipping routes. This information is vital for any ocean crossing in order to anticipate the conditions en route and plan a safe, comfortable passage. Forty specially drawn colour charts provide detailed information on the winds, currents, gale frequencies, rough sea conditions, hurricane tracks and recommended sailing routes for each month of the year for all these oceans. All this information is presented clearly and succinctly in a handy spiral bound format...'This is what every yachtsman contemplating an extended cruise needs in one book.No serious offshore bookshelf should be without one.' Yachting Monthly..'Without doubt the most useful guide for anyone planning a Transatlantic voyage.' Ships and Ports