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Rod Heikell is the acknowledged expert on Mediterranean sailing, and this is the perfect guide for anyone cruising the area. Thoroughly updated and in colour throughout, this new edition conveys the magic of Mediterranean cruising, as well as giving practical first-hand advice on sailing these enticing waters. Although the Mediterranean provides wonderfully diverse cruising opportunities, it can also deliver a few surprises to the unwary. Rod Heikell gives sound advice on anchoring, berthing bow or stern-to, what weather to expect, facilities and the costs of keeping a boat there, plus advice on navigation, popular routes, formalities and what to expect ashore. Each country around the Mediterranean is covered, and there's even a handy section on shoe-string cruising for those on a tight budget. 'Offers time-served advice to both the novice and the old-hand.' Nautical Magazine Cover ......Page 1 Copyright ......Page 3 Preface......Page 4 1 • The Mediterranean Sea......Page 6 The land and its history ......Page 8 The ten most common questions I’m asked......Page 11 2 • What Sort of Boat?......Page 18 Displacement......Page 21 Size......Page 22 Sailer or motor-sailer?......Page 24 Design features......Page 25 All year round or part of the year? ......Page 31 Buying a boat in the Med ......Page 35 Delivery to the Med......Page 38 Boat-sharing......Page 39 Timeshare ......Page 41 Leaseback......Page 43 Try it out ......Page 44 4 • Equipping the Boat......Page 45 Biminis and awnings......Page 46 Tenders......Page 49 Swimming ladders and passerelles......Page 50 Ventilation......Page 51 Insect screens......Page 53 Refrigeration......Page 54 Holding tanks......Page 57 Power on board......Page 58 Spares and repairs......Page 60 Money......Page 62 Funding......Page 67 Insurance......Page 72 Documentation......Page 74 Keeping in touch......Page 75 Guns and the non-combatant......Page 79 GPS......Page 80 Plotters and laptops......Page 84 Real world navigation......Page 89 SOLAS Regs......Page 91 7 • Weather......Page 92 Summer......Page 93 Coastal effects......Page 97 Other winds......Page 98 Winter......Page 100 Weather forecasts......Page 105 Stern-to......Page 108 Bows-to......Page 113 Harbour practice and hazards......Page 118 Anchors......Page 121 Anchoring......Page 122 9 • Mediterranean Passage Planning Guide......Page 129 Gibraltar......Page 131 Spain......Page 134 France......Page 139 Italy......Page 143 Malta......Page 151 Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro and Albania......Page 152 Greece......Page 156 Turkey......Page 160 Cyprus......Page 164 Egypt ......Page 166 Tunisia......Page 167 Morocco......Page 169 Appendix 1: Checklists......Page 171 Appendix 2: Useful Reading and Websites......Page 174 Appendix 3: Distance Tables......Page 175 I ......Page 176 Y ......Page 177