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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 797
EAN: 9780595173563
ISBN: 059517356X
Label: Backinprint.com
Manufacturer: Backinprint.com
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 244
Publication Date: March 13, 2001
Publisher: Backinprint.com
Release Date: March 13, 2001
Studio: Backinprint.com

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
Street’s Guides are the result of his forty-four years of Caribbean experience— his first guide to the Virgin Islands (1964) has been expanded over the years to cover the entire eastern Caribbean. These guides give the mariner all the information needed to safely cruise the area, not only piloting information but also interesting background information on people, places and history.



“In the beginning was the word and the word came from Street. Since 1964 all other guide authors have followed in Street’s and Iolaire’s wake, avoiding the rocks and shoals Street and Iolaire discovered.”
—Patience Wales, Editor, Sail




Rating: - A true sailor's guide, not for the tourist
The shoreside details may be outdated, but the craft of cruising these islands is timelessly preserved. Not many people cruise today without an engine, and only without an engine can you develop the kind of insights Mr. Street shares. If you don't appreciate his opinionated views on the island communities, you can't deny that he is a master sailor. The countless ranges he has documented guide one safely through the islands without fear of one's GPS receiver having a bad day. His challenge to find ... Read More

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Rating: - Somewhat informative, but disappointing
This book is well organized and written, but I was never sure how up-to-date the information was. The book was first written back in the 1960's and was last published in 2001. The author does not ease my concerns because in several places in the book he says this is the way it was in the early 1970's, or I went back in 1984 to update this information. It reminds me of listening to my father reminisce about the good old days-pleasent stories, but not always relevant to the way things are today. Also, ... Read More

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