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Cruising European Waters

CCA member Walter Paul has devoted a great deal of energy to compiling the following document to help guide those who are contemplating a European cruise.

While not a "cruising guide" in the traditional sense, the document is full of useful information that will be of great help to yachts cruising in European waters.

The file is in PDF format and approximately 60 pages long. You can get Adobe Acrobat Reader here.

Guide to Cruising European Waters

Download Cruising European Waters (PDF) here (updated July 2006).

An excerpt from the forward:

"Europe is one of the great venues for cruising, ranging from the near Artic to the Mediterranean and days with twenty four hours of sun in the summer to days of almost no sun in the winter.

Besides different navigational considerations, there are many other factors to be considered by a captain planning on a cruise in these waters.

Certainly, yachts cruising northward, particularly above Bergen will want a way to heat the interior of the boat if for nothing else but to dry it out. They will also want to confirm that their insurance extends beyond Bergen. Yachts wintering over from England northward will find a dehumidifier a great help to cabin comfort.

On the other hand, yachts cruising in the Mediterranean during the summer will be mostly focused on how to stay cool.

We find we spend a lot of time at the dock or bulkhead rather than anchoring out. Although we like being on the hook, we experience far more European flavor and a chance to meet others when at the dock. One of the side effects of this is we now have a small inflatable and outboard as compared to the large inflatable and powerful outboard we felt was appropriate for the Caribbean."

Disclaimer: This document was compiled from information supplied by members of the Cruising Club of America and from various publications and websites to which the reader is referred for more detailed and current information. While the Club has no reason to believe that any of the information is inaccurate, it has not confirmed the accuracy or completeness of the information and makes no representation with respect thereto. Furthermore, this document does not purport to supply all of the information someone should have before embarking on an offshore passage.

Note: Reference to a commercial product or service does not imply any endorsement by the Cruising Club of America as to function or suitability for any purpose or environment.

Click here for the guide to Cruising European Waters


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