Cruising Destinations and Passages

General Information

• U.S. Department of State has in-depth background notes including current political conditions and travel requirements fpr Americans.
• Noonsite has background information specific to cruisers for nearly everyplace in the world.
• Lonely Planet produces a wide range of travel guides. Although they are more focused on backbackers, they still have to offer the cruiser.

Bahamas

• The Bahamas Cruising Rally

Caribbean Islands

• Bitter End Yacht Club, Brittish Virgin Islands
• Brittish Virgin Islands Tourism site
• Caribbean 1500 Rally - one way to get there
• Trinidad and Tobago

Central America

• Cocos Island Marine Conservation Area
• Guatamala's Rio Dulce
• Shelter Bay Marina, Cristobal, Panama

Europe and the Med

• FAQ about the rules for private boats in the EU
• The Eastern Mediterranean Yacht Rally - 24 ports, 6 countries, 2-1/2 months.
• North Sea to Black Sea Passage - 6 months, 10 countries.
• North Sea to Mediterranian Inland Passages - See the French countryside.
• Turkey - Marmaris Bay Cruisers

French Polynesia

• Pacific Puddle Jump, an annual migration of private sailing yachts leaving various points on the west coast of the Americas, but all bound for French Polynesia.
• Techni Marine, Papeete, Tahiti.

Indonesia

• Rimba Orangutan eco Logdge, Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia
• Sail Indonesia - this is an annual rally event but the site has some good country information.

South America

• Club Nautico Cartagena, Columbia

Thailand

• Royal Phuket Marina
• Yacht Haven Marina - Phuket

World

• World Cruising Club Round the World Rally
• Blue Water Rallies Cruising-only rallies