The Atlantic Pilot Atlas provides a complete guide to the weather of the North & South Atlantic, the Mediterranean & the Caribbean. Now revised for the fifth edition, it
Includes:: weather forecasting, global warming & hurricane avoidance information as well as wind & current charts, wave heights, tropical cyclone tracks & 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 & comfortable passage, & 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 & 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