Where to go and which way?

Once the boat is decided (an eternal process, of course), the next issue is to decide where to go to and from. My favourite resource for this is the encyclopaedic World Cruising Routes by Jimmy Cornell. If you wish you were sitting in San Diego, wanting to sail to Hawaii and on from their to Guam and Hong Kong, it can tell you when the winds and currents will be in your favour and, just as importantly, when the weather won't. Endless dipping-in fun.

The next one on my wish list is the companion volume, the World Cruising Handbook. This tells you more about what to do when you get there.

Noonsite is the related web site which includes updates and corrections to the World Cruising Handbook.