Marine Guides
New Book Launch - 'Cruising the Inside Passage'
The latest work from Peter Vassilopoulos, Cruising the Inside Passage, will be available for Christmas. It is an illustrated coffee table book based on travelling by boat, ferry and cruise ship through the Inside Passage of the Pacific Northwest.
It begins with a look at scenes in Puget Sound, including places of interest for all travellers. It continues with scenic views and anchorages in the San Juan Islands followed by an exploration of the Gulf Islands, the Sunshine Coast and Desolation Sound then on to the Broughton Islands and the north end of Vancouver Island. The book follows the Inside Passage through Fitz Hugh Sound, the old mill town of Ocean Falls and on through Prince Rupert to Southeast Alaska. The final section of the book covers Ketchikan, Wrangell, Sitka and Juneau and winds up in Skagway with aerial photos of Glacier Bay. It includes a look at some attractions that draw thousands of tourists to the area by cruise ship every year. The book ends with a bonus look at some of the destinations beyond Skagway with illustrations taking the reader on a vicarious trip that includes a look at Dawson City in the Yukon. $39.95 CAD
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The 2015 Christmas Bundle
The 2015 Christmas Bundle includes 2 of Peter Vassilopoulos' most popular cruising guides: Broughton Islands Cruising Guide, Anchorages and Marine Parks and, as a bonus, we are including our Gulf Islands Cruising Guide E-Book all for just $49.95. In Anchorages and Marine Parks, everything a mariner needs to know, about anchorages on the coast of BC and the San Juan Islands. In the Broughton Islands, full details of cruising destinations, passages and landmarks. Packed with diagrams, maps and colour photos including aerials, these are guides any mariner would appreciate as a Christmas gift! $49.95 CAD
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The History of the RCMP Marine Services
This richly illustrated coffee-table book is a comprehensive view of RCMP and Northwest Mounted Police marine services in Canada. It describes the histories of the various services over the ages since the inception of the NWMP and RCMP and is illustrated with hundreds of historic and current photographs of the vessels used by the RCMP. The author, Kenneth John Haycock, who passed away in 2009 after a battle with cancer, had served with the newly organized RCMP Marine Services in Nanaimo on the west coast. He was one of those who accompanied the St Roch II on its Voyage of Rediscovery in the year 2000. The book includes a section on that memorable trip through the Arctic and around North America. $39.95 CAD
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