Cruisers who are interested in sailing to Cuba will find some helpful guides from Yacht Pilot’s including the “Cruising Guide to Cuba” Vol. 1.

Published 12 years ago, updated 2 months ago

Cruising Guide to Cuba (Vol. 1) has invaluable up-to-date information for the coastal waters from Varadero westward around to Cienfuegos. The guide is filled with color chart illustrations and photos, detailed descriptions including pertinent GPS co-ordinates for harbors, anchorages and inside passages, crucial information about weather, route advice and passage planning, hurricane holes and much more. All of Barr’s navigational research and data is superbly written and presented in a large, easy-to-read color format.

Printing of Volume 2 of the guide is on hold until there are changes in USA/Cuba policy.

Barr has spent over a dozen seasons in Cuba sailing aboard a 62-foot Herreshoff schooner.

The Cuba cruising guide can be purchased directly through Yacht Pilot Publishing in Nova Scotia and also through nautical booksellers in Canada, USA, and Europe. For further information on  sailing and traveling in Cuba, visit Cheryl’s website www.cruisingincuba.com

Cheryl has a 200-ton Yacht Masters License, has made numerous yacht deliveries worldwide and is a certified welder and marine biologist.

Cheryl’s other cruising guides include “The Down East Circle Route” and “The Canadian Maritimes”. Find information on her Atlantic Canada guides at Yacht Pilot Publishing.