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Bahamas Cruising Guide (The): With the Turks and Caicos Islands, 2nd Edition | 
 enlarge | Author: Mathew Wilson
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Category: Book
List Price: $44.95
Buy Used: $33.78
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Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 1055745
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2nd
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 464
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.6
Dimensions (in): 10.5 x 9.2 x 1.5
ISBN: 0071353275
Dewey Decimal Number: 797
UPC: 639785800897
EAN: 9780071353274
ASIN: 0071353275
Publication Date: December 7, 1999
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Condition: Soft cover ex library with library charactaristics. Binding is tight and pages are clean. Nice reader copy. Fast shipping.
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Book Description
The best-selling, full-color Bahamas Cruising Guide, covering theentire 700-island chain, has been fully revised, with 64 more pages. It now includes: 200 brand-new aerial photos of key channels and anchorages; more detailed coverage of the remote Turks and Caicos islands; improved nautical chartlets to aid navigation. The color-coded sections for pilotage, history, and shoreside facilities remain the best available. This easy-to-use guide is a must-have for anyone planning a Bahamas cruise.
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 Have to buy a different guide because this one is so bad August 19, 2005
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I liked the look of this one in the shop and at a first glance it looked like it would have all the info we needed for our cruise on our sailboat through the Bahamas. We found that some topics were ridculously written about, e.g. Gulf Stream Crossing. We agree that this is an important mention but the advice was completely a no brainer. Real advice like, what to do if your'e caught in a norther in the Gulf Stream might have been useful. We also found the author to be non-chalant when talking about passages and channels. We had a terrible experience because of this, read the North West Channel LIght - we encountered 10 foot chop there! Also, the Whale Cay info is not highlighted enough. This is an extremely dangerous area that you MUST study and know before crossing here. We found much of the info for the islands innaccurate. A complete waste of money! We are now looking to purchase the Yachtsma's Guide instead.
 bahamas cruising guide October 11, 2003
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
I belive this book to be the most imformative book.well written.great photos.
Professial Presentation But Dangerous Information August 2, 2000
35 out of 35 found this review helpful
I used this book from April to June 2000 cruising the Bahamas on our way to Panama via the Windward Passage.I found if the wind blew from the east then the book did not give information on other anchorages that one could change to E.G. White Cay Berri Islands and Stanley Cay in the Exums.In other instances the best anchorages were not even mentioned by Wilson. The books G.P.S. waypoints were dangerous wrong E.G.George Town .The lack of information on entrances from the sound to the banks E.G. The entrance to Thunder Ball Cave area .It is my belief that this book is dangerous and it is best to find another guide book.
 Looks good but disappointing in use June 14, 2000
29 out of 29 found this review helpful
During a cruise through the Bahamas in the spring of 2000, this guide was a great disappointment. The BA charts are woefully lacking in detail -- especially depths -- and discussions of shore sites are in many cases unduly negative. We visited a number of places about which Mr. Wilson used disparaging terms and found them delightful. Coverage of the Exumas assumes one is approaching from the banks side and gives little attention to approaches from Exuma Sound. In some places the author gets on a soapbox for environmental concerns and in other places he tacitly approves practices (such as feeding fish at snorkel sites) that are not ecologically sound. Fails to acknowledge existence of the Explorer series of charts that are by far the best for practical use in the area. In general, the "yellow pages" info is current and useful, but all things considered, there are better cruising guides for the Bahamas.
The new standard in quality cruising guides February 11, 2000
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
I have several Bahamas cruising guides and this is the BEST ! I live in the Bahamas and have found things here I did not know. It is accurate, easy to read,and well written. I highly reccomend this book to anybody that is interested in cruising the Bahamas or even those interested in the Bahamas at all. A REALLY GOOD BOOK ! Head and shoulders above the rest of the Bahamian cruising guides!
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