This version of the popular 'Caribbean Islands Cruising Guide' is for sailors coming from the USA or Canada and heading into the islands for a season or longer. All the routes are geared to Southbound YachtsTheAmerican Caribbean Islands Cruising Guidedetails exactly the best and easiest route from Florida via the Bahamas, Turks & Caicos, Dominican Republic to the US Virgin Islands.This book details how to get there and how to get home plus details of all the Island groups and anchorages. Pictures and chart details together with descriptions of the islands.Contents:Overview - Weather, Hurricanes, Security & PaperworkGetting there from theUSAUSA to Virgins the easy way (Florida to USVIs)Getting there fromEurope. (Gibraltar to the Caribbean)TheVirgin IslandsSaint Martin towards AntiguaAntiguatoMartiniqueSt Lucia to Carriacou - GrenadinesGrenada and TrinidadTrinidad to Venezuela and ABCIslandsRoutes back toUSARoute back to Europe