Sentence examples for cruising guide from inspiring English sources

Wise local boaters should carry on board either a good coast pilot or cruising guide specifically written for local waters.

Moreover, the number of marinas on the Mississippi from St . Louisdown is few and far between, so fuel stops have to be carefully planned, said H. Nelson Spencer, owner of Quimby's Cruising Guide, an annual directory of marinas on the inland waterways of the United States.

Donald M. Launer, a resident and author of "A Cruising Guide to New Jersey Waters" (Rutgers Press, 1997), had a long laugh at the idea of asking people how to pronounce the name and at the mere thought that anyone in Forked River would say Forkt.

Purchase a cruising guide for your area and reference it with your fuel usage and the average estimated travel speeds for the waterways in your area.

He sold his first magazine story to Yachting in 1964 and published his first book, "Cruising Guide to the Lesser Antilles," in 1965.

Now 72, he has been wandering through the Caribbean -- writing cruising guides, charting the anchorages, selling insurance and sailing his ancient, engineless yawl Iolaire -- almost continuously since catching a $45 flight from New York to San Juan in 1956.

Good cruising guides usually provide this information, but it's worth a few phone calls to confirm that the fuel dock and the marina are still in business.

In Spain, where the fiscal situation is also dire, the yachting industry is fighting a 12 percent "matriculation," or compulsory registration tax, that in recent years has emptied marinas of as many as 100,000 yachts, according to Graham Hutt, author of British boat-cruising guides to the Balearic islands and North Africa.

Related article: A starter guide to cruising in Alaska.

The article 'A starter guide to cruising in Alaska' was published in partnership with Lonely Planet.

On these cruises, the guide is a critical component--he or she has some control over the outings; keeps an eye out for our safety and the welfare of the fragile ecosystems we are tromping through, as well as educating us about what we're seeing.