The Cruising Guide to Central and Southern California: Golden Gate to Ensenada, Mexico, Including the Offshore Islands
The Cruising Guide to Central and Southern California: Golden Gate to Ensenada, Mexico, Including the Offshore Islands

Author: Brian M. Fagan

Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional

Published: 2001-09-27

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 9780071374644

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Comprehensive and authoritative, this guide combines and updates two smaller, long-trusted regional books to provide seamless coverage of the entire California coast from just outside the Golden Gate Bridge to Mexico, with special attention given to the popular offshore islands between Point Conception and San Diego. Brian Fagan draws upon more than three decades of experience sailing those waters under all conditions to offer the definitive cruising guide for both sailors and powerboaters.

Cruising Guide to San Francisco Bay
Cruising Guide to San Francisco Bay

Author: Bob Mehaffy

Publisher: Paradise Cay Publications

Published: 2016-01-10

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 9781937196448

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Cruising sailors around the world know that San Francisco Bay is an excellent cruising area, but few know of the multitude of destinations available here. Within a few hours' sail of each other are the generally cool City Front and the often sunny Alameda Island, busy Sausalito and sleepy Petaluma, accessible South Beach Harbor and remote China Camp. In this updated version of theCruising Guide to San Francisco Bay, sailors can learn the locations of all the open anchorages and marinas in and around San Francisco, from as far south as Half Moon Bay to Bodega Bay to the north. This newly revised edition includes all new charts and photographs, the photographs taken from shore, from our boat, and from our friend and fellow sailor Jack Wigmore's airplane to make it easier for Bay Area boaters to visualize the anchorages and marinas as they explore this amazing area. This new edition is the result of our having researched each destination thoroughly to be certain the information included herein is up-to-date. This latest edition is also easier to use than ever before because the images and most of the charts are in color. Even most long-time San Francisco Bay sailors will find something fresh in this comprehensive revised edition of Cruising Guide to San Francisco Bay.

The Island Chumash
The Island Chumash

Author: Douglas J. Kennett

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2005-04-04

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 9780520931435

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Colonized as early as 13,500 years ago, the Northern Channel Islands of California offer some of the earliest evidence of human habitation along the west coast of North America. The Chumash people who lived on these islands are considered to be among the most socially and politically complex hunter-gatherers in the world. This book provides a powerful and innovative synthesis of the cultural and environmental history of the chain of islands. Douglas J. Kennett shows that the trends in cultural elaboration were, in part, set into motion by a series of dramatic environmental events that were the catalyst for the unprecedented social and political complexity observed historically.

Pacific Mexico
Pacific Mexico

Author: Shawn Breeding

Publisher:

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 253

ISBN-13: 9780980090154

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The most accurate and comprehensive guide for Mexico's Pacific coastal waters, from Mazatlan to Chiapas

Sailing Made Easy
Sailing Made Easy

Author: American Sailing

Publisher: American Sailing

Published: 2010-01-01

Total Pages: 126

ISBN-13: 098210250X

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Sailing Made Easy is the first step in a voyage that will last you the rest of your life. It is a gift from a group of dedicated sailing professionals who have committed their lives to sharing their art, their skill, and their passion for this wonderful activity. This book, which Sailing Magazine called "best in class" upon its release in 2010, is the most comprehensive education and boating safety learn-to-sail guide to date. It is also the official textbook for the ASA Basic Keelboat Standard (ASA 101). Incorporated in the textbook are useful illustrations and exceptional photographs of complex sailing concepts. The text’s most distinguishing feature is its user friendly "spreads" in which instructional topics are self-contained on opposing pages throughout the book. There are also chapter end quizzes and a glossary to help those new to sailing to navigate their way through the extensive nautical terminology.

Anchoring at Catalina
Anchoring at Catalina

Author: Marc Hughston

Publisher:

Published: 2010-09-15

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780615401348

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The definitive guidebook for anchoring at Santa Catalina Island. Includes approaches and hazards; how to anchor bow and stern; how to use a single anchor; local knowledge for each cove; chart details and photos to help you pick the best spot