Jimmy Cornell, highly experienced sailor and bestselling author, has teamed up with his son Ivan to produce this fully revised fourth edition of World Voyage Planner. Based on their shared experience of circumnavigating the globe, this book deals with all essential elements that contribute to the successful and safe completion of a long-distance voyage.
Designed to be used in conjunction with World Cruising Routes and World Cruising Destinations, World Voyage Planner provides practical guidance on all topics related to developing the right cruising strategy, including:
Planning voyages under the most favourable conditions, whether in the tropics or high latitudes The latest pilot charts with winds and currents for passages in every ocean Logistics and cruising hubs Suggested circular voyages in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans Complete outlines of round-the-world voyages An overview of the global movement of sailing yachts
This book also provides invaluable advice on voyage practicalities, including:
Services available in all major sailing hubs Places to leave the boat between seasons Suggestions for alternative routes if forced to change plans Emergency stops for medical reasons, major repairs or crew changes
Based on comprehensive surveys with a wide range of long-distance sailors, World Voyage Planner is an essential resource for anyone contemplating an extended voyage, as well as for those planning to undertake one at some point in the future.
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An all-encompassing guide to roaming the worlds oceans safely and self-sufficiently, World Voyage Planner is a blend of insightful historical perspective with hard-earned contemporaryadvice and information, the latter expanded by Cornells worldwide surveys of high-seas adventurers. Lavishly illustrated with maps, pilot charts, tables and photographs, World Voyage Planner is the essential kit for both aspiring blue-water sailors, and those already underway. -- Cruising World * USA * World Voyage Planner fills a glaring absence among nautical books by being the only book to be written specifically on the subject of offshore voyage planning. It is thus a valuable and indispensable companion to Jimmy Cornells other books as it enables the reader to plan, undertake and accomplish a voyage from the earliest stage of conception to its successful completion. -- Sail-World.com Few in the world of sailing have not heard of Jimmy Cornell; a larger than life character who by force of personality combined with drive and vision has inserted himself into the annals of the sailing world. His books have inspired thousands of sailors, and World Voyage Planner has helped them realise their dreams. -- Sailing Today * UK * Jimmy Cornell can be safely described as the father of modern ocean cruising. -- Yachting Monthly * UK *
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For those planning or dreaming of an extended offshore cruise, Jimmy Cornell shares the wisdom gained from sailing 200,000 miles on all oceans of the world in this fully updated reference.
Planning a Voyage
The Atlantic Ocean
The Pacific Ocean
The Indian Ocean
The Mediterranean Sea
Round the World Voyages
Jimmy Cornell has sailed 200,000 miles in all oceans of the world, including three circumnavigations as well as voyages to Antarctica and the Northwest Passage. Thousands of sailors have fulfilled their dreams of offshore cruising not only with the help of Jimmys books but also as participants in one of his transatlantic or round-the-world rallies. His World Voyage Planner has been conceived as an all-encompassing tool for anyone planning a safe voyage to anywhere in the world. The companion volume World Cruising Destinations, co-authored with Doina Cornell, is the one-stop reference to every cruising destination in the world.
Ivan Cornell spent most of his childhood at sea and completed his first circumnavigation by the time he was 11. As an adult he has sailed thousands of miles as crew or skipper, including two voyages to Antarctica. He has a degree in computer science and has worked for the last 30 years in the film industry. Ivan applied his skills as a programmer to produce the comprehensive range of pilot charts in Cornells Ocean Atlas, some of which have been reproduced in this book.
