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Cruising Guide to Southeast Asia Volume I
The South China Sea, Philippines, Gulf of Thailand to Singapore
By: Davies and Morgan

This first volume of Cruising Guide to Southeast Asia provides sailing directions supported by detailed charts and harbour plans for the essential harbours and anchorages. There is a substantial introductory section that provides important background information on the countries, culture, politics, navigation and equipment. Climate and weather are discussed at length and there is a valuable section on tropical storms and typhoons. Companion purchases: Cruising Guide to Southeast Asia Volume Two. The guide provides coverage for Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, the Malacca Strait and Western Thailand to Phuket. Contents: Foreword; 1. Introduction; 2. Planning guide: Routes; Weather; Seas, currents and tides; Environment; Yacht equipment and seamanship; Navigation; Telecommunications; Health; Food and drink; 3. Cruising guide: South China, Hong Kong and Macau, The Philippines; Malaysia; Brunei; Singapore; East Thailand; Cambodia and Vietnam; Appendices