Clyde Cruising Club

Covers the northern section of the west coast of Scotland from Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath, including the whole of Skye. Good information, colour port and anchorage plans and some colour photos.

Paperback, spiral bound, 2007 edition, 106pp.

by Featherstone and Aslett

The English Channel can be a challenge and you are in safe hands with this new Cruising Companion that covers Scilly to Ramsgate, Dunkerque to Finistere and includes the Channel Islands.

Packed with superb aerial and surface photographs, it provides a description of every harbour and takes you ashore to good restaurants, the nearest supermarket, glorious beaches for the kids or just a launderette or bank. Suggestions for interesting visits on foot, bike or four wheels are all included.

490pp, hardback.

RRP £29.99 OUR PRICE £23.99

RCC Pilotage Foundation

by Peter Carnegie

This pilot covers the Channel Islands: Alderney, Guernsey, Sark, Herm and Jersey. It also includes the off-lying rocks of Les Ecreheu and the Minquiers.

Much of the information has been compiled with the assistance of local pilots and yachtsmen. This guide provides the pilotage necessary for close inshore exploration of the attractive bays and harbours in the islands.

A4, 190pp, soft cover, colour throughout, 3rd edition 2006

by Ralph Morris

Ralph Morris's guide to the island of Anglesey and coast from Liverpool to Pwllheli was first published over 20 years ago and has always been closely associated with the Northwest Venturers Yacht Club based in Beaumaris. This new edition is presented in the same format as previous ones.

A4, 230pp, spiral bound, 5th edition 2003.

Edited by Janet Harber

Classic guide to the East Coast of England from Southwold to the Swale. First written by the distinguished East Coast yachtsman Jack Coote and now edited by his daughter. Full colour throughout.

Paperback, 104pp

By G. Swanson
1st Ed. 2005
Starting at Youghal and finishing at Tralee, just short of Shannon, this cruising companion provides background information that is not found in traditional pilots and almanacs. The book contains invaluble navigational information and also describes places to visit and explore. Photography balances the detailed Imray cartography and includes aerial photographs.

A4 Pb. 160p Full colour

Sailing Directions - Irish Cruising Club

Carnsore Point, northward via Malin Head to the Bloody Foreland.

A4, 194pp, hard cover, 9th edition

by Colin Jarman, Garth Cooper and Dick Holness

Covering the East Coast from Lowestoft to Ramsgate, this pilot provides clear and concise sailing directions.

The text is supported by clear cartography and the authors' carefully chosen sea level photographs. There are also up-to-date aerial shots covering the changing river entrances.

Key landfall waypoints and useful contact details are provided for each area with separate panels giving information about facilities in ports and marinas.

Paperback, A4, 150pp, full colour, 2nd ed. 2008

Clyde Cruising Club

Covers the Firth of Clyde and adjacent lochs together with the North Channel, the Antrim Coast, the Solway Firth and the Isle of Man.

Paperback, spiral bound 106pp

A Cruising Guide from Blakeney to St Abbs.
By Henry Irving
May 2002
Incorporates Tidal Havens of the Wash and Humber.
Published in full colour with ground level and aerial photos, this is a 'must have' for yachts on passage north from the East coast as well as those pottering in the marshes of the Wash and Norfolk.

An essential guide to 1,700 UK slipways and launch sites. Each listing includes cost, type of ramp, access to the site, surface type of the upper and lower areas, facilities, hazards and directions to the site.

Colour. Maps

P.Bruce
4th Ed. 2008
Mine of local knowledge covering the unusual and beautiful coast between Portland and Christchurch. Adored by mariners and clif walkers, this book has attracted a string of rave reviews.

A5 136p 156 colour photos

By S. Fisher
2006
This is not a pilot, but an anthology of articles, each dealing with a particular stretch of coast around Britain that were first published in The Canoeist magazine. A fascinating read for anyone interested in Britains long and varied coastline. Fully illustrated with coloured mapping and the author's photos.

A4 224p Pb

Clyde Cruising Club
2007
Excellent information on the west coast of Scotland and the islands from Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan.

Paperback, ringbound, 108pp

by David Taylor

Covers Land's End to Portpatrick, including the Isle of Man. This covers the British coast only, not the Irish side. It is in fact the only yachtsman's pilot published for the west coast of England and Wales and SE Scotland. Straightforward pilot guide, with colour photos (both sea level and aerial) and port plans throughout.

A4, 174pp, paperback, full colour, 2nd edition.

Clyde Cruising Club

Coverage is from Cape Wrath in the north-west, round to Peterhead to the north-east coast. Also includes the Orkney Islands.

Paperback, spiral bound. 92p

RCC Pilotage Foundation

Brest to Bordeaux

Mike and Gill Barron

Completely revised, for the first time approaches and entrances to harbours are described with reference to waypoints. Over 500 waypoints are listed and are shown on the plans where relevant. Aerial photographs from Patrick Roach also illustrate the pilotage throughout.

A4, 260pp, hardback, full colour, 7th edition 2005.

RCC Pilotage Foundation

by John Lawson

Cherbourg to Ouessant and the Channel Islands.

This pilot is published in full colour with superbly detailed charts and nearly 200 photographs from both the air and sea level.

This is the essential cruising companion for yachts exploring the drying harbours and ports little more than a day or two's sailing from the South Coast of England.

A4, 256pp, hard cover, full colour, 1st edition 2001

WAS £30 NOW £15.00

by Cdr. Neville Featherstone

Coverage is Cherbourg to Antwerp. It takes the yachtsman from Cap de la Hague, along the Normandy beaches to the dunes of northern France and the lowlands of Belgium. It ventures up the River Seine to Paris and via the great artery of the Westerschelde to end at Antwerpen.

Illustrated in colour throughout.
200pp, hardback, 2001 edition

RRP £24.95, OUR PRICE £19.99

by Brian Navin

The East Coast and Belgium and the Netherlands and passages between.

This fourth edition of Brian Navin's guide to the East Coast of England from Great Yarmouth to Dover and corresponding continental coasts between Calais and Den Helder is a major revision.

Throughout, the text and charts have been fully updated. The introductory section has been revised and incorporates the latest information on electronic navigation. All the plans have been re-drawn and the work is now in full colour.

A4, 222pp, soft cover, colour throughout (4th edition 2003)

Clyde Cruising Club

Covers the Outer Hebrides together with St. Kilda and the Flannan Islands.

Detailed information on ports, anchorages and passages. Full colour photographs and plans.

Paperback, ringbound 110pp

By Hamish Haswell-Smith

A comprehensive guide to every Scottish Island. Packed with information on access, anchorages, points of historical or natural interest, this fascinating compendium provides indispensable information. Remote and beautiful, inhabited and abandoned, from the white beaches of Colonsay to the Cullins of Skye, to the standing stones of Orkney.... with beautiful maps and drawings.

Hardback, 500pp
Fully revised 2nd edition 2004

by Tom Bennett

A comprehensive guide for all those who wish to enjoy Pembrokeshires coastal waters. Pembrokeshire is paradise for the outdoor water enthusiast. This book gives useful, practical information for the yachtsman, motorboater, dinghy sailor, fisherman, surfer, bather, kitesurfer, sea kayaker and all who work or live near the sea in Pembrokeshire. Fully illustrated in colour with plans and photographs.

A4, paperback, 104pp, 2006.

P. Cumberlidge

2005

Full colour and lavishly illustrated with sea level and aerial photographs. A guide to the attractive anchorages on the north and south coasts of Brittany. This is a wonderful reference for both the cockpit and for anyone contemplating a Brittany cruise.

246 x 189mm 288p Hb

The South Coast of England and the North Coast of France

by Tom Cunliffe

Now in its fifth edition, this classic guide has been thoroughly revised. Tom has rewritten much of the text to expand his assessment of ports and harbours and in his inimitable way describes more thoroughly the facilities to be found. More ground level shots have been included and many of the aerial photographs updated.

The Shell Channel Pilot now includes tidal streams for Alderney and has been extended to cover the French island of Ouessant (Ushant).

A4, 350pp, hard cover, full colour, 5th edition 2006

Clyde Cruising Club

Excellent pilot guide to the UK's northernmost archipelago. This is the most detailed and informative guide available and is a must for visiting sailors.

Pb spiral bound 70p

by Derek Aslett

A yachtsman's pilot and cruising guide to ports and harbours from Keyhaven to Chichester.

Excellent pilotage and passage information is combined with informative port/harbour guides.
Easy to read full colour charts and a wealth of colour photos and lots of good onshore information.

200pp, hardback, 2nd edition 2008.

RRP £24.95 OUR PRICE £19.99

OUT OF STOCK, NEW EDITION DUE END OF MAY

By Peter Bruce

The established reference work for the Solent, first published in 1985 and regularly updated. Pilotage data for the avoidance of the Solent perils are accompanied by ariel photographs taken at extreme low water spring tide which reveals them in an explicit manner.

A5 size, 112pp, colour photos, revised 5th edition.

Sailing Directions - Irish Cruising Club

Tuskar Rock to Bloody Foreland by way of Fastnet Rock, Cape Clear, Valentia, Shannon, Galway

A4, 300pp, hard cover, colour charts, colour photos, 11th edition - 2006

by Henry Irving

This the fourth edition of this guide was published in 1991. Henry Irving's book is the essential guide to this complex but fascinating area which in recent years has seen an increase in yachting activity particularly in the Humber where the old Hull docks have been opened to yachtsmen.
This pilot is now reduced from £12.95. All the contents of this book are covered in the new pilot 'Forth, Tyne, Dogger & Humber'.

A4, 72pp, soft cover

Passage and coastal waypoints for the English Channel

by Peter Cumberlidge

An invaluable reference for anyone who navigates with GPS, whether under sail or power. It contains 55 coastal approach charts for the English and French sides of the English Channel, showing the positions of over 600 carefully chosen and precisely specified waypoints. Alongside each chart is a table giving the latitude and longitude of each waypoint, as well as details of coastal dangers to take into account.

144pp 55 coastal charts 216 x 292mm (paperback)

RRP £19.99 OUR PRICE £15.99

by Mark Fishwick

Popular guide to English South Coast from Portland Bill to the Scillies. Excellent port plans, and full colour photos, both aerial and eye-height approach. Simply essential if you are heading west.

Hardback, 250pp, 7th ed. 2008

RRP £24.95, OUR PRICE £19.95

by Cdr. Neville Featherstone

This book provides coverage from Ushant down to the Spanish border, including full coverage of the Gironde and a treatment of the Midi Canal route to the Mediterranean. It is informative, well illustrated and witty.

200pp, paperback, 2001 edition

RRP £24.95 OUR PRICE £19.99