Pacific Crossing Notes: a Sailor's Guide to the Coconut Milk Run

by Nadine Slavinski, Markus Schweitzer

Sail away on the voyage of a lifetime with the help of this practical & informative guide.Pacific Crossing Notes covers everything from preparation, weather, and safety to detailed information on the island groups of the Coconut Milk the trade-wind route from the Americas to Australia.Along with information on clearing-in procedures, availability of supplies, and top anchorages and sights, this book covers Panama, the Galapagos Islands, Marquesas, Tuamotus, Society Islands, Cook Islands, Tonga, Fiji, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia. Separate sections describe a trip down the US East Coast, the Panama Canal, New Zealand, and Australia (including tips on selling a boat there for a one-way trip).This guide strives to balance facts with flavors, making it a book to keep you company during the countdown to your own passage as well as a practical guide to pull out as you face each successive landfall in the voyage of a lifetime – and all for less than the price of a single issue of a sailing magazine!"An attractively priced, no-nonsense guide filled with useful information... A recommended and delightful read." - Ocean Navigator Magazine"If this passage is in your dreams, put this guide on your bookshelf." - Cruising World Magazine

386 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 10, 2015

About the author

Nadine Slavinski’s first career as an archaeologist brought her to excavations in Peru, Costa Rica, and Germany. After discovering the rewards of teaching young visitors about these sites, she made the switch to education and went on to earn a Master’s Degree in Education from Harvard University.

She has been teaching in international schools since 1996 and enjoys working in the classroom as well as in non-traditional settings. Her "Lesson Plans / Hands-On Learning" books draw on her teaching experience and familiarity with a wide range of international education programs.

A lifelong sailor, Slavinski has taken two extensive sabbaticals with her husband and young son aboard their 35 foot sloop, sailing the Atlantic and Pacific oceans while home schooling. These trips inspire her fiction works, which place memorable characters in exotic locations and vividly capture the fun, fascinating world of globe-trotting sailors.

Slavinski is the author of five books. Watch for her upcoming novels:
The Silver Spider
Rum for Neptune

Reviews

[Kristianne Riddle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love the details about islands and personal experiences with weather in this book! Nadine is full of knowledge.