"The Guide," as it is referred to in Panama includes specific piloting instructions covering all of coastal Panama, its major navigable rivers that reach the coast, as well as the San Blas Islands and Las Perlas.

The Panama Guide, 2nd ed. contains 187 charts, an 8-page color section with Tom Zydler's photography of Panama, plus GPS waypoints, instructions for transiting the Panama Canal, lists of navigational aids, local services, customs regulations, recommendations for on-shore activities, and a detailed index. It will make the waters surrounding Panama more accessible to yachtsmen by clearly showing routes for safe navigation, anchorages, rules and regulations, and suggestions for polite interaction with the Panamanian people.

Famous cruising couple Tom and Nancy Zydler have completely charted and described the complex Georgia coast in this new guidebook. Filled with detailed information, charts, photos and tables, this is the most comprehensive guide ever written about coastal Georgia. Nancy's clear, accurate charts and Tom's photography coupled with their detailed text and information sections create a guide that is as functional as it is informative. Tom and Nancy have combed the entire coast of Georgia aboard their engineless yawl, Mollymawk, personally traveling up every channel and river in the region. The result is a work so comprehensive that it can only be described as monumental. All of the navigable rivers that reach the coast are included.