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Alan Lucas

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