This edition is Part V of The Island Hopping Digital Guide to the Windward Islands and covers Grenada, including Carriacou, le de Ronde, and Kick 'em Jenny.
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 Chartering Currency Customs and Immigration Electricity Emergency Numbers Getting Around Holidays Hurricane Holes Language Provisioning Rastafarians Rum Safety and Security Boat Boys Sailing the Windward Islands Tides and Currents Weather Using the Charts List of Charts Grenada A Brief History of Grenada Customs and Immigration Carriacou Windward Hillsborough Sandy Island, L'Esterre Bay Tyrrel Bay Carriacou to Grenada White Island, Saline Island Île de Ronde Kick 'em Jenny Grenada The Northern Coast of Grenada Sauteurs Grenada Bay The Western Coast of Grenada Gouyave Halifax Harbour Flamand Bay, Grand Mal Bay St. George's Grand Anse The Southern Coast of Grenada True Blue Prickly Bay Mt. Hartman Bay Hog Island Clarke's Court Bay Phare Bleu Bay Port Egmont, Calivigny Harbour St. David's The Eastern Coast of Grenada Grenville Touring Inland Grenada To Trinidad and Tobago The Grenada Superfly Hurricane Season References Appendices Appendix A: Navigational Lights Appendix B: Marinas Appendix C-1: Facilities, Carriacou Appendix C-2: Facilities, Grenada Appendix D: GPS Waypoints Appendix E: Metric Conversion Table Appendix F: National Flag of Grenada Appendix G: Martinique to Grenada Appendix H: Grenada to Trinidad About the Author