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Destinations
Destinations covers where the boats actually go: Mediterranean coasts, Caribbean islands, Nordic fjords and the marina towns in between — with anchorage notes, berth prices and the weeks each season is worth sailing.
Where the boats actually go.
Tahiti and beyond: a cruiser's guide to French Polynesia
Clearance in Papeete, coral passes in the Tuamotus, and which archipelagos deserve the extra miles.
Sailing inside passage alaska — Sailing the Inside Passage: Alaska's wild waterway, and what it asks of a crew
A thousand miles of sheltered channels, cold water and whales — and very little of the infrastructure Mediterranean cruisers expect.
Sailing the azores — The Azores: the Atlantic crossing's most underrated stop
Nine volcanic islands halfway between Portugal and the Caribbean, with sheltered harbours, volcano hikes and provisioning worth planning a passage around.
Sardinia by water: the Costa Smeralda and the La Maddalena archipelago
Sail northeast Sardinia: the beaches, towns and September regatta of the Costa Smeralda, then the protected islands of the La Maddalena archipelago and its national park.
Ionian islands — The Ionian in a week: flat-water Greece for cautious crews
A one-week plan for cautious crews in the Ionian Islands: short hops between Corfu, Lefkada and Kefalonia, what the sea is really like, and simple rules that keep the first week calm.