Jimmy Cornell

Jimmy Cornell (born Dragoș Corneliu Cișmașu; 1940 in Romania) is a Romanian-born British yachtsman, bestselling author of World Cruising Routes, among other books and the founder of the World Cruising Club.

Biography Jimmy Cornell was born in Romania in 1940, growing up in Brașov. After studying Economics at the University of Bucharest he emigrated to London, England in 1969 with his British wife Gwenda. He took up sailing as a hobby whilst working as a reporter for the BBC World Service.

In 1986 Cornell set up the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC), in which cruising yachtsmen who want to complete a transatlantic crossing sail together in loose convoy. Following the success of the first ARC, Cornell founded the World Cruising Club and organized a few other events: the Blue Planet Odyssey, the Atlantic Odyssey, and the European Odyssey. Cornell also wrote the book World Cruising Routes; first published in 1987 by Adlard Coles Nautical, it has gone on to sell 150,000 copies.

World Cruising Routes One of Cornell's most important successes is the book World Cruising Routes, written with the intention of helping other long distance sailors on trips around the world. The first edition was published in 1987 by Adlard Coles Nautical, having sold more than 150,000 copies, throughout its nine editions,

Books After the success of World Cruising Routes (1st edition, 1987), Cornell has written several companion books: World Cruising Routes (7th edition), 2014, Adlard Coles Nautical, World Cruising Handbook (3rd edition), 2001, Adlard Coles Nautical, A Passion for the Sea, 2009, Adlard Coles Nautical, World Cruising Destinations, 2010, Adlard Coles Nautical, Cornell’s Ocean Atlas, 2011, Cornell Sailing Ltd (with Ivan Cornell), World Voyage Planner, 2012, Adlard Coles Nautical,