The Only Comprehensive Guide to Mastering the Challenges of Low-Latitude Cruising.Tropical Cruising Handbook provides everything you need to know about sailing the world's tropical oceans, including:Weather patterns and sea conditions, generally and region by regionReef navigation, anchoring, and other key tropical seamanship skillsTropical passage planning and passage-makingEquipping a boat for tropical sailingMaintaining gear in tropical environmentsAnd much more"What strikes me most is the wide knowledge and hard-earned experience that inform every page, and the smart, straightforward writing."-Tim Queeney, Ocean Navigator"An indispensable addition to the cruising yacht's technical library."-Boat Books (New Zealand)"Will have a permanent home on our boat. . . . Thoroughly recommended."-Cruising Helmsman"Don't go cruising in the tropics without Tropical Cruising Handbook."-The Islands' Weekly"Condenses much of the information you'll need into one compact source."-Good Old Boat