The Island Hopping Digital Guide to the Windward Islands - Part VI - Trinidad and Tobago

This edition is Part VI of The Island Hopping Digital Guide to the Windward Islands and covers Trinidad and Tobago.

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 in the Windward Islands. 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. This guide also includes extensive navigational instructions, GPS waypoints, approaches and routes, anchorages, services, dive sites, history, basic information for cruising in the Windward Islands, extensive appendices, contact information and more.

These cruising guides are not only essential for navigation and piloting while cruising , 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 make excellent planning tools for future adventures.

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Stephen J. Pavlidis has been cruising and living aboard his 40' cutter-rigged sloop, IV Play, since the winter of 1989. Starting in the Exuma Cays, 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 Caribbean Etiquette Currency Customs and Immigration Electricity Emergency Numbers Getting Around Holidays Hurricane Holes Phoning Home Provisioning Rastafarians Rum Safety and Security Boat Boys Sailing the Windward Islands Time Weather Using the Charts List of Charts Index of Charts Trinidad and Tobago A Brief History Carnival Dining Fauna and Flora Ferries Getting Around Leaving Your Boat in Trinidad Provisioning Tides and Currents Trini Talk VHF in Trinidad YSATT Trinidad Customs and Immigration Boca del Dragon Monos Island Scotland Bay Huevos Island Chacachacare Island The Western Coast of Trinidad Chaguaramas Bay Gaspar Grande Winn's Bay Five Islands Carenage Bay and TTSA TTSA Cumana Bay and TTYC Port of Spain Discovering Port of Spain Pointe-à-Pierre San Fernando The Northern Coast The Northern Main Road Macqueripe Bay La Vache Bay Maracas Bay Las Cuevas Bay Chupara Point Grande Riviere Bay The Southern and Eastern Coasts Driving Around Tobago Customs and Immigration Diving In Tobago Heading to Tobago Rockly Bay, Scarborough Crown Point to Pigeon Point Store Bay Discovering Crown Point Pigeon Point and Buccoo Reef Buccoo Bay Mt. Irvine Bay Grafton Bay Great Courland Bay, Plymouth Discovering Plymouth Castara Bay Englishman's Bay Parlatuvier Bay Man of War Bay, Charlotteville Discovering Charlotteville The Melville Islands Anse Bateau, Speyside Discovering Speyside King's Bay King's Bay to Scarborough Hurricane Season References Appendices Appendix A: Navigational Lights Appendix B: Marinas Appendix C: Service Facilities Appendix D: Waypoints Appendix E: Metric Conversion Appendix F: Distances Appendix G: Distances Appendix H: Flag of Trinidad About the Author