For those planning or dreaming of an extended offshore cruise, Jimmy Cornell shares the wisdom gained from sailing 200,000 miles on all oceans of the world in this fully updated reference.

Jimmy Cornell, highly experienced sailor and bestselling author, has teamed up with his son Ivan to produce this fully revised fourth edition of World Voyage Planner. Based on their shared experience of circumnavigating the globe, this book deals with all essential elements that contribute to the successful and safe completion of a long-distance voyage.

Designed to be used in conjunction with World Cruising Routes and World Cruising Destinations, World Voyage Planner provides practical guidance on all topics related to developing the right cruising strategy, including:

Planning voyages under the most favourable conditions, whether in the tropics or high latitudes
The latest pilot charts with winds and currents for passages in every ocean
Logistics and cruising hubs
Suggested circular voyages in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans
Complete outlines of round-the-world voyages
An overview of the global movement of sailing yachts

This book also provides invaluable advice on voyage practicalities, including:

Services available in all major sailing hubs
Places to leave the boat between seasons
Suggestions for alternative routes if forced to change plans
Emergency stops for medical reasons, major repairs or crew changes

Based on comprehensive surveys with a wide range of long-distance sailors, World Voyage Planner is an essential resource for anyone contemplating an extended voyage, as well as for those planning to undertake one at some point in the future.

"An all-encompassing guide to roaming the world’s oceans safely and self-sufficiently, World Voyage Planner is a blend of insightful historical perspective with hard-earned contemporaryadvice and information, the latter expanded by Cornell’s worldwide surveys of high-seas adventurers. Lavishly illustrated with maps, pilot charts, tables and photographs, World Voyage Planner is the essential kit for both aspiring blue-water sailors, and those already underway." - USA

"Few in the world of sailing have not heard of Jimmy Cornell; a larger than life character who by force of personality combined with drive and vision has inserted himself into the annals of the sailing world. His books have inspired thousands of sailors, and World Voyage Planner has helped them realise their dreams." - UK

"Jimmy Cornell can be safely described as the father of modern ocean cruising." - UK

"Jimmy and Ivan Cornell never fail to impress with their world cruising books and charts. This 4th edition planner is no different with its detail and accompanying narrative throughout. This is a necessary addition for the serious sailor." - Little Ship Club