Destination New Zealand guide for visiting yachts

1:41 AM Mon 14 Feb 2011 GMT

'Cath on Felicity saying hello to some New Zealand dolphins' .

You can buy all the cruising guides and tourist information manuals in the world, but nothing substitutes for the experience of cruisers who have been there before you! When Ken Machtley and Cathy Siegismund set off across the Pacific on their yacht Felicity bound for New Zealand they bought all the guide books that cruisers normally buy before visiting a country. When they arrived, however, they found many things weren't covered. The result is their sailor-specific e-book 'Destination Guide to New Zealand'. In their introduction they say, 'This Destination Guide does not provide detailed information on what to see and ...

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