What To Take On A Mexican Cruise

FOR THE MEN

2 pairs Top-Siders
1 pair loafers
2 pairs wool socks
2 pairs short shorts
1 pair Bermuda shorts
1 pair khaki work pants
1 pair clean khakis
3 pairs underpants
4 T shirts
2 polo or sport shirts
1 light (cotton) sweater
1 heavy wool sweater
1 set foul-weather gear
2 bandannas (holding shells, sun protection, etc.)
2 peaked caps
2 pairs Polaroid glasses
1 belt holder for glasses Extra spectacles if you wear them
1 pair pajamas (mostly for day wear)
1 nylon rope belt (for skin-diving)
1 cork-handled sheath knife
1 pair high-topped hiking boots
1 tough, long-sleeved shirt
2 pairs swim trunks
1 sea bag
1 toilet kit

FOR THE WOMEN

1 pair Top-Siders
1 pair loafers
1 pair sandals (no heels)
3 pairs light wool socks
2 pairs short shorts
1 pair Bermuda shorts
2 pairs slacks (one cotton, one wool)
2 cotton skirts
3 cotton shirtwaists
3 jerseys
1 light sweater
1 medium wool sweater
1 sweat shirt
1 beach jacket Underwear of choice
2 pairs cotton pajamas
3 kerchiefs
1 peaked cap
2 pairs Polaroid glasses
2 sticks lipstick, if fussy
Barest minimum jewelry, perfume
2 bathing suits
1 bathing cap
1 set foul-weather gear (light and cool)
1 small sea bag
1 small vanity case

FOR THE BOAT

Skin-diving gear for all hands
2 trolling rods, 1 spinning rod
2 shotguns (shot sizes 7�, 2, 4, buck)
1 .22 pistol or rifle
Demijohns for drinking water
Sleeping bags, air mattresses for all hands
Lubricating oil for one engine change
Two weeks' gas for the outboard
Extra shackles, blocks, line, marlin
1 200-yard-minimum beam light
4 (minimum) waterproof flashlights
Spare fuses, bulbs, for boat lights
1 cockpit awning
10 days' supply whisky, cigarets, film, etc.
Chlorine tablets for boat water
2 dozen plastic bags for pistol, reels, etc.
2 machetes
1 lobster hook (size 7/0 or 9/0 fishhook lashed to broom handle)
Supply suntan lotion
1 small hand pump for air mats
U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office Charts
Nos.: 1006, 5195, 1149, 1193, 1192, 1310, 1204, 1268, 1294, 1493, 0621, 1667, 2103, 2193, 1024, 1664, 0620, 0850, 0849, 0640, 0619, 0622, 0938, 0933, 0915, 0872
1 copy Sailing Directions for the West Coasts of Mexico and Central America, Ninth Edition 1951, H.O. Pub. No. 84, including Corrections 1, 2 and 3