The Adlard Coles Book of Mediterranean Cruising

1 The Mediterranean Sea
The land and its history
The ten most common questions I'm asked

2 What Sort of Boat?
Displacement
Size
Sailer or motor-sailer?
Design features

3 Mediterranean Cruising
Options
All year round or part of the year?
Buying a boat in the Med
Delivery to the Med
Boat-sharing
Timeshare
Leaseback
Try it out

4 Equipping the Boat
Biminis and awnings
Tenders
Swimming ladders and passerelles
Ventilation
Insect screens
Refrigeration
Holding tanks
Power on board
Spares and repairs

5 Equipping Yourself
Money
Funding
Insurance
Documentation
Keeping in touch
Guns and the non-combatant

6 Navigating Around the Inland Sea
GPS
Plotters and laptops
Real world navigation
SOLAS Regs

7 Weather
Summer
Coastal effects
Other winds
Winter
Weather forecasts

8 Berthing and Anchoring
Stern-to
Bows-to
Marinas
Harbour practice and hazards
Anchors
Anchoring

9 Mediterranean Passage Planning Guide
Gibraltar
Spain
France
Monaco
Italy
Malta
Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro and Albania
Greece
Turkey
Cyprus
Syria
Lebanon
Israel
Egypt
Libya
Tunisia
Algeria
Morocco

Appendix 1: Checklists
Appendix 2: Useful Reading and
Websites
Appendix 3: Distance Tables
Index