BLACK SEA CRUISING GUIDE, By Rick & Sheila NelsonThe Nelsons lived on their sailboat for 10 years in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, visiting the Black Sea twice. Circumnavigating that sea they logged 1825 nautical miles on their sailboat, CUSAR.The book covers the ports, fishing villages and anchorages of Turkey, Georgia, Russia, Ukraine, Romania, and Bulgaria, in that order, commencing at the Bosphorus. It is designed as cruising companion for the area. It provides background information on the cultures, food, and history, as well as harbor-by-harbor notes. Throughout, the authors have provided useful information for the tourist as well as the cruising yachtsmen, Changes are taking place rapidly, especially in Russia, Georgia, and the Ukraine, The area is gradually opening up to visitors. Rick and Sheila Nelson's commentary, when used with the official charts and guides provides essential information that is not widely available.The book is used as a reference in Britain's Admiralty Black Sea Pilot.