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QuickStart Circumnavigation Guide

Proven Route and Sailing Itinerary Timed for Weather

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Pub Date Oct 06 2016 | Archive Date Sep 29 2016

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Dreaming of Sailing the Seas? Buy THIS Book First! You’ll feel like you are on YOUR WORLD CRUISE in this overview book for sailing the world, the adventure of a Lifetime. In this non-fiction book there is enough factual information and detail for readers contemplating their own worldwide sailing adventure. Easy to read, well organized, and entertaining. At the end of reading this book, one could ask,“Do you want to take this trip?” The emphatic answer is, “YES! Let the voyage begin!”
The authors, Captain Charlie Simon and his wife, Cathy, sailed away on Celebrate, a Taswell 58, leaving Rodney Bay, St. Lucia, West Indies on January 10, 2014 and completing their world circumnavigation 15 months later upon returning to St. Lucia in the Caribbean on April 11, 2016.
Ports detailed along the way include the Panama Canal transit, a memorable start to the reader's journey. Many aerial/satellite port diagrams, local photos, and excerpts from the ship's blog tell readers what to expect as the route continues to the Galapagos Islands, French Polynesia, Fiji and other islands across the South Pacific. The Simon's also chronicle their stops at Australia, Bali and passing through some rough weather in the Indian Ocean, then going on to South Africa, and having benign conditions crossing the South Atlantic to Brazil and back to the Caribbean. You get a genuine feel for what it is like to sail the world!
Colorful stories and photographs from the ports of entry get the reader enthusiastic and build up a “Let's do this!” mind-set and the encouraging positive tone should inspire readers.
There are many featured Google Earth satellite maps and up-to-date website links.
172 pages, full color, 8.5x11, 154 Color pictures, 18 maps, 49 satellite/aerial route diagrams, index, and bibliography.

Dreaming of Sailing the Seas? Buy THIS Book First! You’ll feel like you are on YOUR WORLD CRUISE in this overview book for sailing the world, the adventure of a Lifetime. In this non-fiction book...


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Advance Praise

“… this densely packed and colorful book should prove inspirational for anyone with an interest in sailing and world travel. A practical, accessible, and fun guide to planning the sailing adventure of a lifetime.”—Kirkus Reviews

“… this densely packed and colorful book should prove inspirational for anyone with an interest in sailing and world travel. A practical, accessible, and fun guide to planning the sailing adventure...


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Author Bio:
World circumnavigators originally from San Francisco, CA and the Pacific Northwest, Captain Charlie Simon and his wife, Cathy, recently completed their circumnavigation in 2015 having started in the Caribbean. They sailed away on Celebrate, their Taswell 58 sailboat, leaving Rodney Bay, St. Lucia on January 10, 2014 and returning to the Portsmouth/Norfolk, VA area on May 15, 2015. They are now docked in Annapolis, MD, having visited five continents, 16 countries, crossed three major oceans and many seas while sailing their 26,000-mile global circumnavigation. As well as circumnavigating, Captain Charlie and Cathy, have sailed around the USA coasts from Alaska to Nova Scotia, Canada via the Panama Canal and also have sailed for nearly forty years with over a 100,000 sea miles together.

Captain Charlie and Cathy are retired from successful careers in software development and commercial banking. Captain Charlie managed the Microsoft/NBC (MSNBC.com) Internet site total redesign, the largest news site on the web, now NBCNews.com. As an independent software developer he gained national recognition from Newsweek, The Los Angeles Times, USA Today, and other leading media. Cathy was formerly a Vice President with Wells Fargo Bank in the San Francisco Bay Area. As one of three Northern California commercial loan hub officers for Wells Fargo Bank she held a key sales and marketing role as the Silicon Valley regional hub officer providing bank financing for rapid growth technology firms and Fortune 1000 companies. She served as a member of the County of San Mateo, CA, Housing Program based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Author Bio:
World circumnavigators originally from San Francisco, CA and the Pacific Northwest, Captain Charlie Simon and his wife, Cathy, recently completed their circumnavigation in 2015 having...


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