Gentleman's Guide to Passages South (2001) ebook

Bruce Van Sant is more than a little over-bearing in his style. Smug and self-congratulatory are his middle names.

Bruce Van Sant is more than a little over-bearing in his style. That said, the man has written an excellent,excellent book chock-full of insights, caveats, how-to's,and how-NOT to's, right down to a great but simple recipe for beer bread! There are at least a dozen good books you should have on board when you depart Fort Lauderdale for the Islands and boy, this is ONE of them for sure.

For more than twenty years Van Sant repeatedly surveyed nearly 200 anchorages between Florida and South America. Orphaned by World War II, Van Sant worked his way through childhood at dozens of crazy jobs. He learned to sail early by borrowing sailing skiffs from beach lifeguards. After university he got a sailboat with a plan that, when the sailboats got big enough, he'd get out of the rat race and go sailing to simpler places for a simpler life.

It really is recommended reading and we found it essential to have this guide on our journey south to the Caribbean from the US. It made our trip so much better knowing how to navigate the coasts of the DR and PR, when to go, what to do, what not to do etc. For us it was easier to skim at first then read each relevant section in detail prior to handling that part of the journey as it makes more sense and is easier to relate when you're almost there.

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Publisher: Cruising Guide Publications, 1993. Bruce Van Sant may be opinionated about the best way to take a cruising boat down the "Thorny Path," but those opinions are based on years of experience. Not everyone agrees with everything he's written, but even those who disagree (typically on one detail or another) will tell you that in general Van Sant's methods are based on sound principles.

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By 1979 I had settled into cruising the myriad islands between Florida and South America. If you want to escape, I can tell you how. The younger, freer America where I grew up haunts my visits home. Many long term expatriates, even those living in truly poor countries, find it hard to return home and stay. They can no longer cope as a tiny cog in a big machine.