A Cruising Guide to the ABCs 2.0 Now Available
FreeCruisingGuides.com announced the release of the 2nd (English) edition of A Cruising Guide to the ABCs by Frank Virgintino. It is downloadable now as a PDF at www.freecruisingguides.com. The 2nd...
View ArticleFree Cruising Guides Website Updated
Free Cruising Guides has a new and improved website. Access and download cruising guides for various Caribbean countries for free. Founder Frank Virgintino has spent over twenty years living and...
View ArticleCSSN Annual Yacht Crime Report 2016
The Caribbean Security and Safety Net has published its annual report on yacht crime in the Caribbean in 2016. While total reported incidents were essentially unchanged 2014 to 2015 (74/77), in 2016 we...
View ArticleTop Caribbean Music Festivals You Can Reach By Sea
There’s nothing better than listening to music with the sights and sounds of the surf in the background. The Caribbean is famous for its many music festivals, from those that feature high-profile...
View ArticleSailing Santa of the Caribbean
By Erin Carey (s/v Roam in the Caribbean) Is September 2017, right after hurricane Maria struck the Caribbean, Mark and Tracey Duckett sailed from Martinique to the storm ravaged island of Dominica...
View ArticleThe Christmas Winds Are Blowing
If you are in the Caribbean this winter or bound there for a charter vacation or holiday, then you should know about the Christmas Winds. Every year without fail, from the middle of December through...
View ArticleCaribbean, Bahamas & USA East Coast: SSCA HF Net is a Valuable Service for...
While more and more offshore sailors are carrying satphones and high tech satellite communications with them as they make passages, the trusty old high frequency radio comms made possible by SSB and...
View ArticleAntigua for Cruisers
Falmouth and English Harbours are the sailing capital of the Caribbean by Erin Carey With its turquoise waters in varying shades of blue, Antigua is a popular island destination of the Eastern...
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