The Island Hopping Digital Guide to the Northern Bahamas - Part I - The Abacos and Grand Bahama

This edition is Part I of The Island Hopping Digital Guide to the Northern Bahamas and covers the Abacos and Grand Bahama.

The Island Hopping Digital Guides are the digital versions of the world-famous cruising guides written by Stephen J. Pavlidis. Over the past 20 years, Stephen J. Pavlidis has written more than 10 excellent cruising guides covering all of the waters from south Florida to the islands of Trinidad and Tobago and everything in between. Each cruising guide contains many color charts, photos and loads of current local knowledge making this a must-have guide for yachts planning to cruise the Bahamas. With full-color aerial harbor photos and full-color sketch charts, it contains extremely accurate hydrographic data based on personally conducted independent surveys by the author. Each guide also includes extensive navigational instructions, GPS waypoints, approaches and routes, anchorages, services, dive sites, history, basic information for cruising in the Bahamas, extensive appendices, contact information and more.

These cruising guides are not only essential for navigation and piloting while cruising the Bahamas, but also for use at anchor or dockside because of the valuable shoreside information they contain. The digital versions also have the added convenience of live links for email and websites to the many services and marinas found throughout the region. In addition, they also make excellent planning tools for future adventures.

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Stephen J. Pavlidis has been cruising and living aboard since the winter of 1989. Starting in the Exuma Cays over 20 years ago, Steve began his writing career with guides to the many fascinating destinations he visited. Many of his books stand alone to this day as the quintessential guides to the areas he covers. His books are different than most other cruising guides in some very significant ways. All of the charts in Steve's books were created using data personally collected while visiting each area using a computerized system that interfaces GPS and depth soundings. You can find out more about this exceptional author by visiting his Web site, www.Seaworthy.com where there is current news and information about Steve's latest projects, as well as contact information.

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Table of Contents The Basics Anchoring Clothing Currency Customs and Immigration The Defence Force Dinghy Safety Diving Ferries in Abaco Fishing Garbage Ham Radio Holidays Hurricane Holes Junkanoo Mailboats Medical Emergencies Provisioning Tides and Currents Towboat US VHF Weather Using the Charts List of Charts Index of Charts Crossing The Gulf Stream When Do I Cross? How Do I Cross? Courses Across the Gulf Stream Making Landfall Grand Bahama West End Freeport to Lucaya Xanadu Channel to Silver Cove Silver Cove Lucaya, Bell Channel Exploring Lucaya The Grand Lucayan Waterway Peterson Cay South Riding Point Harbour Deep Water Cay Grand Bahama by Car Grand Bahama by Bicycle The Bight of Abaco The Northwest Passage Cave Cay and Spence Rock Randall's Cay Basin Harbour Cay Norman's Castle The Joe Downer Cays Sandy Point Castaway Cay Mores Island A Tale of Gorda Cay The Abacos The Northern Abacos Routes from West End Mangrove Cay Great Sale Cay Walker's Cay Grand Cays Double Breasted Cays Stranger's Cays Carters Cays Fox Town Crown Haven The Fish Cays Moraine Cay Allan's-Pensacola Cay The Hog Cays Crab Cay, Angelfish Point The Central Abacos Spanish Cay A Tale of Spanish Cay Powell Cay Coopers Town Manjack Cay Green Turtle Cay Black Sound White Sound Whale Cay Passage Treasure Cay Great Guana Cay A Tale of Great Guana Cay Scotland Cay Leisure Lee The Hub of Abaco Marsh Harbour Regatta Time in Abaco The Wild Horses of Abaco Great Abaco by Car Matt Lowe's Cay Man-O-War Cay Elbow Cay Hope Town Hope Town Lighthouse White Sound Lubbers Quarters, Tilloo Cut The Southern Abacos Tilloo Pond Snake Cay Negotiating Tilloo Bank North Bar Channel Lynyard Cay Little Harbour Bar Little Harbour Cherokee Sound Schooner Bay Marina Hole in the Wall References Appendices Appendix A: Navigational Lights Appendix B: Marinas Appendix C: Service Facilities Appendix D: Waypoints Appendix E: Tidal Differences Appendix F: Metric Conversion About the Author