Alan Lucas (born 1936) [1] is an Australian yachtsman [2] and writer of boat cruising guides and other books relating to life on the sea. His Cruising the Coral Coast was the second cruising guide to be published in Australia. [3]
Lucas' most popular boat cruising guides are Cruising the Coral Coast [4] and Cruising the New South Wales Coast. [3] He is also a regular contributor to number of boating magazines including The Coastal Passage, Afloat, Australian Sailing, Australian Yachting, Cruising Helmsman [5] and an occasional contributor to the Good Old Boat magazine.
Awards
In November 2010, Lucas was awarded a NSW Maritime Medal for his support of the marine community, especially his coastal guides for the safe navigation of the east coast. [6] [7] In 2015, Lucas was presented with the Medal of the Order of Australia. [2]
Bibliography
Cruising Guides/Atlas
- Cruising the Coral Coast (1968) – now up to 9th edition (2017) [8]
- Cruising the New South Wales Coast (1976) – now up to 6th edition [9] [10]
- Cruising Papua New Guinea (1980)
- Cruising New Caledonia and Vanuatu (1981)
- Cruising the Solomons (1981)
- Red Sea and Indian Ocean Cruising Guide (1985)
- New South Wales Boat Launching Ramp Atlas (1989)
- Sydney to Central Coast Waterways Guide (1991)
- Australian Cruising Guide (1994) [11]
Boat Building
- How to Build Small Boats (1975)
- The Tools and Materials of Boat Building (1978)
- Fitting Out Below Decks (1979)
- Fitting Out Above Decks (1982)
- Fitting out Mechanically (1982)
Encyclopaedia
- The Complete Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Boating (1977)
General Interest
- Just Cruising (1969)
- How to Sail Small Boats (1975)
- Barrier Reef Rendezvous (1978)
- The Schooner (1979)
- The Cruising Boat (1979)
- Cruising Companion (1985)
- Cruising to Europe (1986)
- Cruising in Tropical Waters and Coral (1987)
- Cruising Australians (1989)
- Off Watch (2007) [12]
- Simple Solutions (2015)
- Reefed in the Coral Sea : 500 wrecks, thousands of human tragedies (2016)
References
- ^ Trove: National Library of Australia, Profile: Alan Lucas (1936-), March 16, 2013
- ^ a b "Sailing and navigating is in Alan Lucas’s blood - he receives OAM in Australia Day honours list". Pauline Priest, Central Coast Gosford Express Advocate, January 27, 2015
- ^ a b Bow2Stern, Beyond the Coral Coast: Alan Lucas shares highlights from a cruising life less ordinary by Jo Djubal, March 16, 2013
- ^ "Review: Cruising the Coral Coast". Marinas Guide
- ^ Mysailing.com.au, Storms feature in March Cruising Helmsman, March 18, 2013
- ^ "NSW MARITIME MEDALS". Red Book.
- ^ NSW Government: Transport – Maritime, Media Release – 25 November 2010: NSW Maritime Medal winner: Alan Lucas, March 16, 2013
- ^ "Updates for Cruising the New South Wales Coast and Cruising the Coral Coast". Alan Lucas Cruising Guides. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ^ Sail-World.com : Boat Books' Guide to Cruising Guides
- ^ "Australian Marinas Guide, Cruising the New South Wales Coast, July 17, 2013". Archived from the original on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- ^ Book Reviews. Ocean Cruising Club.
- ^ Book Review – Off Watch by Alan Lucas :Skipr.net
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