I am pleased to announce the release of this book.  The book covers the various routes from North America to the Caribbean as well as cruising through the Caribbean in “Quadrants”.

You can download the first chapter FREE at www.freecruisingguide.com or you can purchase it in Kindle EPub format at www.amazon.com or other EPub bookstores

 

See below the comments made about the book from important members of the Caribbean Boating Community

Sue Richards, editor of Noonsite (www.noonsite.com) says of the book:

Frank Virgintino, author of numerous Free Cruising Guides for the Caribbean, has been working on “A Thinking Mans Guide to Voyages South” for almost a year. Roughly 200 pages long, the Guide addresses everything North American sailors need to know to get to the Caribbean safely through a discussion of various routes from North America to the Caribbean as well as a discussion of the entire Caribbean – which the author breaks down into four quadrants.The author hopes that the Guide will allow for a clearer understanding of the entire Caribbean as well as the various routes that can be employed. Additionally, that cruising the Caribbean in “Quadrants” will make the entire journey easier to understand. For every sailor that has ever dreamed of cruising to the Caribbean and in the Caribbean, this book is a comprehensive and in depth review of all aspects. Not only does it cover routes to the Caribbean from N. America and cruising routes around the Caribbean, it also looks at all aspects of preparation, weather and Gulf Stream information, safety and security and local knowledge and advice imparted by someone who has cruised the Caribbean extensively for many years.

This is a worthy read and useful reference for all Caribbean cruisers, not just those hailing from N America. A welcome update to “A Gentlemans’ Guide to Passages South”, by Bruce Van Sant.

 

From ALL AT SEA MAGAZINE

“At last here’s an up to date in-depth guide for those making a voyage
to the Caribbean. Rich in detail and packed with drawings and maps,
not only will this book help you get to one of the world’s most
beautiful cruising grounds, Virgintino will keep you entertained while
doing it.”

– Gary E. Brown, Editorial Director of All At Sea Magazine.

 

 

 

And from CARIBBEAN COMPASS   Sally Erdle, Editor

Like respected authors before him, Frank Virgintino presents comprehensive advice on just about everything North American sailors will need to know get to the Caribbean safely and enjoy a cruise here. The big difference is that Virgintino takes a wide-angled look at sailing to and cruising in the Caribbean — the WHOLE Caribbean. This was last done by Hart and Stone in 1976 (revised in 1991), and Virgintino’s fresh perspective on the big picture is a gift.
Virgintino urges cruisers to get off “the beaten paths” (thorny or not) and consider a number of viable routes from various jumping-off points on the East Coast to various “entrances” into, and landfalls in, the Caribbean. His division of the Caribbean into four quadrants is a neat and functional way of comprehending this vast cruising area, and of getting over the idea that the Lesser Antilles alone are “the Caribbean”.
Kudos to “A Thinking Man’s Guide” for its wide embrace of the entire Caribbean!

I very much hope that you enjoy this reading this book as much as I enjoyed writing it.  I look forward to any comments you may have, pro or con.

Happy Sailing, Frank Virgintino, Author~Free Cruising Guides

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