Grenada to Italy
Boat type: Swan 40 Frers
Location: Carriacou, Grenada
Just how many cruisers are out there and where are they all going? Pirates, economics, and personal ambitions have reshaped the courses sailed by the world’s fleet of over 10,000 bluewater cruising sailboats.
Cruising guru Jimmy Cornell and author of World Cruising Routes has been conducting surveys of the global movements of cruising yachts since 1984. In this 6-part article, he looks at trends over the years.
CHAPTERS:
Part 1: Atlantic Ocean (North Atlantic)
Part 2: Atlantic Ocean (Caribbean – Antarctica – Arctic)
Part 3: Pacific Ocean (Panama to Tahiti
Part 4: Pacific Ocean (West and North from Tahiti)
Part 6: Mediterranean & Conclusion
About the author
Accomplished sailor and successful author, Jimmy Cornell has sailed 200,000 miles in all oceans of the world including three circumnavigations as well as voyages to Antarctica, Alaska and Spitsbergen. Thousands of sailors have fulfilled their dream of blue water cruising with the help of Jimmy Cornell’s books, among them the bestseller World Cruising Routes, now in its seventh edition. With nearly 200,000 copies sold to date, this is one of the
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Boat type: Swan 40 Frers
Location: Carriacou, Grenada
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Location: Ipswich, UK
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