North of Desolation Sound
By Peter Vassilopoulos
This long awaited cruising guide provides details of the areas north of Desolation Sound, routes to the Broughton Islands and information about tides, currents and weather as well as the people and places of the islands. It was launched in time for Christmas 2003 and was a popular item among the boating community as a gift item. Now, as the season approaches and more and more people are looking northwards for their new cruising destinations, North of Desolation will provide the background needed for a memorable visit to the area.
The book includes hundreds of aerial and ambient photographs in full colour as well as diagrams and illustrations showing anchorages, routes and passages, moorage and dock facilities. (To see a table of contents and samples, click here or on the book at right.) Diagrams take the mariner from the northern reaches of Desolation Sound or from Campbell River into Johnstone Strait by two alternative routes. Then on to Minstrel Island where it provides alternative routes into the Broughton Islands. It cautions mariners about the winds and tidal currents in Johnstone Strait and in and among the islands of the Broughtons.
The book includes a foreword on the culture and language of the First Nations people of the area by Dr Phil Nuytten, another on the tides and currents by Jodi Brochno, the author and publisher of Ports and Passes and a third on the use of GPS by Kevin Monahan, author of GPS Instant Navigation and The Radar Book.
The book is 208 pages, measures 8 inches by 9.75 inches and is printed on heavy 100 lb matt stock with a heavy laminated cover. It is full colour throughout and retails for CDN$46.95. (US$37.95 in the US).
Pacific Yachting Magazine, reviewing the book, says it is "a recommended guide for anyone wishing to explore British Columbia's little travelled inside waters from the Yucultas to Port Hardy. This easy-to-use guide is packed with the latest voyage planning, anchorages, marinas, currents, winds, hazards, GPS coordinates, safe passages. It is illustrated in full colour with informative diagrams, sketch charts and crisp photographs. North of Desolation Sound also offers invaluable insider tips from a boater who has spent most of his life travelling and writing about boats and boating in BC, a worthy successor to John Chappel's classic, Beyond Desolation Sound."
Interested in getting this great book? Here's how...
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