Exploring the Caribbean one anchorage at a time
Receive our latest articles in your inbox
Featured Articles
The U.S. Virgin Islands install 200 Mooring Balls throughout territory that can be paid for on-line
Destination US Virgin Islands
A Visit to the great Conch Mounds of Anegada
Latest Releases
The Sailors Guide to the Windward Islands 2024 edition
Just released! The 21st edition of the Sailors Guide to the Windward Islands. After 40 years in print, this book continues to be the best selling cruising guide to the Windward Islands. Features include: aerial color photos, full color sketch charts, GPS waypoints and some of the best local information available. Martinique to Grenada.
Buy Now
The Cruising Guide to the Virgin Islands 2024 edition
Updated for 2024 The Cruising Guide to the Virgin Islands is now in our warehouse and available for distribution. Updated detail and locations for the new USVI mooring initiative along with extended detail of anchorages, underwater exploration and shoreside activities are included. Includes a fold out planning chart.
Buy Now
The Cruising Guide to Abaco Bahamas 2024 edition
The 35th edition of the annually updated Cruising Guide to Abaco Bahamas is now available! The guide covers from Walker Cay to Hole-in-the-Wall plus passage information from Florida to Abaco.
Buy Now
Download The New Caribbean Cruising Guide Mobile App
Cruising Guide Publications is delighted to announce the long-awaited mobile app designed for Caribbean sailors and now available at both the Apple and Google App Stores.
Learn More
The 2024 BVI Calendar
As you have grown to know and love, the 2024 calendar features food and drink recipes throughout the months so you can enjoy some exciting island cuisine as you view each of the beautifully reproduced photographs of the 60 islands and cays of the British Virgin Islands. It’s the British Virgin Islands at its best.
Buy NowLatest Products
Cruising Articles & Tips
The U.S. Virgin Islands install 200 Mooring Balls throughout territory that can be paid for on-line
The Virgin Islands Professional Charter Association (VIPCA) have installed 200 moorings territory-wide in the popular cruising grounds of St. Thomas, St. John, and St. Croix. The moorings help protect the underwater habitats and interrelated ecological systems of coral reefs, seagrass beds, and algal plains from anchors and anchor chains.
Destination US Virgin Islands
WHAT’S PAST IS PROLOGUE A seven-day sailing itinerary and a nod to history as the USVI gets its charter vibe back. The first time we …
A Visit to the great Conch Mounds of Anegada
Located on the East end of Anegada, thousand of conch shells form a burial ground or conch mound. These conch burial grounds support the fact that the Arawak people lived on Anegada thousands of years ago. Since then, fisherman have discarded the shells here for more than 200 years…
Exploring the Virgin Islands Part I: Sailing to Anegada
Cow Bones, Shipwrecks & Lobster at Sunset In contrast to the mountainous volcanic formation of the remainder of the Virgin Islands, Anegada is comprised …
Dream. Explore. Adventure.
Our vision, here at Cruising Guide Publications, is to help sailors plan for and enjoy a safe and successful Caribbean cruise by providing the best tools and up-to-date information available on and about the various islands and anchorages of the Caribbean chain.
We have been writing guides for 42 years and strive to provide the best in class content delivered in an easy to read and understandable format, enabling the availability of the appropriate critical information when required for a safe and successful Caribbean cruise.
We remain mindful of the fragile ecology of the islands and endeavour to support local businesses in a sustainable environment for economic growth, while helping deliver a deeper appreciation for the culture and people of the Caribbean who are our island hosts as we embark on our sailing adventures of discovery.