THE CONCISE GUIDE TO CARIBBEAN WEATHER - 2nd Edition - by David Jones (aka The Caribbean Weather Man), published by Caribbean Weather 96pp and 26 B&W illustrations, ISBN 0-9652476-1-9

Retail price US$19.95

The second edition, with 16 additional pages, features new and previously unpublished material covering recent Atlantic Basin hurricane season activity and the El Nino effect and its possible impact on the Caribbean. More than 2,000 copies of the Guide have been sold since publication in May 1996 and it is on Bluewater and Charts' bestseller list. Bluewater is probably one of the largest specialty booksellers in the United States.

The book has received may favourable reviews and Cruising World (US) has indicated that the Guide "deserves some good public notice...being the first work to focus on weather patterns in one of the most popular cruising areas...it provides data not found elsewhere."

Ocean Navigator (US) points out that the Guide "should be aboard every vessel heading to waters south of 23ºN...it is short, to the point and exceedingly practical."

For single copy orders call or fax Caribbean Weather's distributor in Florida (tel 1-954-522-1422 or fax 1 954 522 5174. On Tortola: the Guide is available from Caribbean Weather, Golden Hind Chandlery and Heritage Books & Arts (Road Town), and Seabreeze at East End as well as Pusser's Stores.