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 P. Cumberlidge
Imray
2008
Milford Haven to St Ives

Fully illustrated with plans and photographs.

Bristol Channel and River Severn Cruising Guide is not just the perfect cockpit companion but also like the author's magazine writing and other pilots provides evocative and informative reading about the places covered by the book.

Pb. A4. 200pp. Full colour

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
Imray
2006
2nd Ed.
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, 160pp, Pb. colour throughout, 2nd edition fully revised 2006

By R. Gasper
Imray
2008

An indespensible companion for planning Thames Estuary passages, this set of tables enables navigators to select the best routes according to tide times. Together with this book, a set of tide tables, charts, East Coast Pliot you will have all the information needed to fully explore the estuary and coasts of Suffolk, Essex and Kent.

A4; 200pp Full Colour

by Ralph Morris
Imray
2009
8th Ed.

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.

It is the definitive pilot to Anglesey and the Menai Strait, an area that provides fine cruising and wonderful anchorages

A4, 230pp, spiral bound. Full colour

By G. Swanson
Imray
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

By B. Keane

A little pocket guide that gives useful unformation on some 70 ports and anchorages around the Irish coastline.

Includes maps and colour photos of most marinas, basic information and local restaurants etc.

Pb 120pp, 2000 ed.

Sailing Directions - Irish Cruising Club
Edited by N. Kean
11th Ed.
2008

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

Detailed pilotage information with chartlets and aerial photos.
Chart lists with Admiralty and Imray charts, Admiralty Publication list. Important navigational information.

A4, 214pp, Hb. colour photos and chartlets throughout

By J. Harper
19th Ed.
2008

Well established and highly regarded guide covers the rivers, creeks, intricate shoals and swatchways of the Thames Estuary.

The book now includes Lowestoft in the North and Ramsgate to the South and contains completely redesigned charts and new colour photographs. Up to date and extensive shore side information, essential pilotage details based on many years of local knowledge.

Hb. 208pp full colour throughout,

RRP £24.99 OUR PRICE £19.99

by Colin Jarman, Garth Cooper and Dick Holness
Imray
2008
2nd Ed.
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.

Pb. A4, 150pp, full colour,

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 H. Irving
Imray
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.

Pb. 135pp

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

Royal Northumberland Yacht Club

Sailing directions covering the area from the Humber to Peterhead. Approximately 60 ports are detailed with good quality hand drawn plans, b/w photos.

Hb. 125pp

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

A5 136pp 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

By D. Rainsbury
2009
Covering the whole of the Irish Sea, on both sides from Milford Haven to Portpatrick and Rathlin Island to Carnsore Point and the Isle of Man. The pilot gives navigational and harbour information along with advice on tackling some of the challenges presented by these varied waters.

“Producing the Irish Sea Pilot has been an enormous task . I have personally visited every harbour described, sailing thousands of miles in the process, but the undertaking has given me great satisfaction and taught me a huge amount about this incredible, and often underrated sailing area.”
David Rainsbury

Pb. A4 Full colour

Clyde Cruising Club

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

Paperback, spiralbound, 108pp

Great Yarmouth to the River Roach
By B. Hunter.
2007
Covering each of the 13 rivers and harbours from Great Yarmouth to the River Roach. Up-to-date information and coverage further up the rivers and creeks.

Each chapter includes Admiralty chart extracts, aerial photographs, pilotage and moorings advice, along with essential information for skippers and crew. Extensive shoreside information; from how to locate the nearest emergency services, chandlers or stores, to advice on where to find the best pubs, restaurants and places of local interest. Also included are tide tables and a comprehensive list of marine service suppliers throughout the region.

Pb. 200pp colour throughout

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
Imray
2005
7th Ed.
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, Hb.

Imray
RCC Pilotage Foundation

by John Lawson
2008
2nd Ed.

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.

Hb. A4, 256pp, full colour.

By P.Cumberlidge
2008
Covers the whole North Brittany coast, the Channel Islands and the west side of the Cherbourg peninsula. Coverage extends from the Alderney Race to the Chenal du Four.

This edition has been completely redesigned in full colour for easy reference and updated with all the latest harbour and pilotage details, new marinas and many new restaurants.

Includes information on electronic navigation, updated and larger charts, new photographs.

Hb.288pp Colour photos and charts throughout. 210x300mm

RRP £27.99 OUR PRICE £22.50

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
Imray
2009
5th Ed.

The East Coast of England from Dover to Great Yarmouth and the continental coasts between Calais and Den Helder.
Throughout, the text and charts have been fully updated.
The major event in the southern North Sea was the initiation in July 2007 of a new traffic system for the Sunk area of the Thames Estuary which includes three Traffic Separation Schemes, two Precautionary Areas, two ship anchorage areas, a Two-way Route for local traffic and a recommended route for North Sea ferries. Similarly important changes have been made to the traffic schemes in the approaches to Hoek van Holland during 2008. Full details of both these developments are supported by new plans.

Pb. A4, 232pp, colour throughout

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 Roger Oliver
2009

This book, based on a highly successful series of articles in Practical Boat Owner magazine, is a detailed practical guide to sailing around the UK — all by means of day sails.

Packed with a wealth of practical tips on seamanship, anchoring in high winds, coping with big seas, problem-solving, harnessing the tide, sailing short-handed and living aboard for extended cruising, this book will be a godsend to the many thousands of sailors who enjoy coastal cruising and who will discover (as did Roger) that it is perfectly possible to cruise around the whole of the UK in a series of day sails.

Pb. 160pp 295x210mm Colour photos and diag. throughout

RRP £19.99 OUR PRICE £15.99

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

RRP £35, OUR PRICE £30

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, the North Coast of France and the Channel Islands

by Tom Cunliffe
6th Ed.
2009

In this edition, the text has been organised into defined sections. Each is prefaced by passage notes which are more comprehensive than previously, lifting the work far above any simple harbour guide. Also included is advice about Channel-crossing navigation, regulations, health and paperwork on both sides of the water. Best of all remain the pilotage notes, the plans, the aerial and approach shots for harbours great and obscure, plus the author's frank remarks about shoreside facilities.

A4, 350pp, hard cover, full colour.

Clyde Cruising Club

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

Pb spiral bound 70p

by Gordon Buchanan

A new pilot for the Shetland Islands. Gordon Buchanan knows the islands from visits over many years and presents detailed pilotage information on reaching the Shetlands. Fully illustrated with colour photographs and plans.

A4, 110pp, paperback, full colour, 1st ed. 2009

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

By Peter Bruce
2008
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, 5th edition, 2nd revision

By R. Wilcox
2008
Five double sided, laminated A5 cards designed as aide-memoires for skippers approaching harbours where pilotage is complex and key decision making information is needed clearly and quickly.

For each harbour a basic coloured outline chart showing the main contours and drying areas as well as navigational marks is annotated with key comments on courses to steer, tides and direction changes. On most there is a captioned photograph. Each harbour has an approach way point.

Covering selected harbours in the Solent and on the Isle of Wight provides coverage for Bembridge, Chichester, Newtown River, Alum Bay, The Needles Channel and Beaulieu River.

Sailing Directions - Irish Cruising Club
12th Ed.
2008

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

Detailed pilotage information with chartlets and aerial photos.
Chart lists with Admiralty and Imray charts, Admiralty Publication list. Important navigational information.

A4, 310pp, hard cover, colour charts, 170 aerial and 210 sea level colour photos. 152 plans and charts

By R. Wilcox
2009

The ideal onboard guide to traveling these waters, from Shannon to Waterford, the Southern Ireland Cruising Companion includes detailed descriptions of every entrance, harbor, anchorage and service in the area. Advice on the weather, tides, and passage planning, plus tips on local attractions such as museums, galleries, restaurants, and bars. Loaded with stunning aerial photos and charts, the book gives readers a real flavor of the local culture and history.

Hb. 208pp 297x210mm

RRP £29.99 OUR PRICE £23.99

by Henry Irving
5th Ed.
Imray
2001

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.

All the contents of this book are covered in new pilot 'Forth, Tyne, Dogger & Humber'.

Pb. A4, 72pp, Colour photos and chartlets throughout

By S. Steele
2008
This book is a practical guide and Sam gives advice on planning and preparation: when to leave, whether to go clockwise or anti, what charts are needed, how much it is likely to cost, possible routes (via canals or ‘the long way’), what stores and equipment are needed, likely pitfalls en route, and what types of running maintenance might be required.

Pb. 246x176mm Colour maps tables and photos throughout.

RRP £16.99 OUR PRICE £13.99

Passage and coastal waypoints for the English Channel
2nd. Ed.

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 £22.00 OUR PRICE £17.50

by Mark Fishwick
7th Ed.
2008
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.

Information for passage planning -tides, hazards, shipping, coastal detail, planning, tactics, and waypoints. Pilotage information - in depth appraisal of approaches, harbours and anchorages from Bridport to Padstow, including the Isles of Scilly. Buoyage, lights, hazards, local regulations, VHF channels and local knowledge. Port Guides - mooring and berthing facilities, marinas, charges, fuel, provisioning, on -shore facilities places to eat ashore etc.

Hardback, 250pp,

RRP £24.95, OUR PRICE £19.99

By Diana van der Klugt

All you need to know about slipways for launching small boats - whether power or sail - at over 700 selected sites around the British Coast. Also included are sites on the Norfolk Broads, The English Lake District, some Scottish Lochs and a selection of inland lakes.

Each entry includes information on the type of site and its suitability for particular types of craft and activity.

216x135mm 288pp paperback, 6th edition 2006.

By P. Bruce
4th Ed.
2008

Companion to Solent Hazards, covering the South side of the Isle of Wight. The detailed information given, such as transits to clear rock ledges and ariel photographs, allow small vessels to be navigated in confidence close to the shore.

Colour photographs throughout, both sea level and aerial.

A5 92pp, colour photographs throughout

by Ken Endean
2005
Secret Inlets and Secluded Anchorages of the Channel

This is a cruising guide with a difference. Recognising that many of us would like to sail away from the crowd, Ken Endean introduces the reader to beautiful unfrequented places within the Western English Channel, from the Solent to the West Country, Channel Islands and Northern France. Here are sandy bays, coves, reef anchorages and the upper reaches of river estuaries - places neglected by most pilot books - where one can experience the sense of discovery and adventure that is more associated with faraway cruising.

Pb. 176pp, 50 colour photos, 80 colour chartlets.

by Martin Lawrence
Imray
2008
3rd Ed.

This pilot covers the mainland from Crinan to Fort William and Ardnamurchan. Includes the entire Isle of Mull, Loch Sunart and Isles of Coll and Tiree. Clear and concise pilotage for the harbours, passages and anchorages. Aerial photos and charts.

Pb. A4, full colour, 160pp.

By Martin Lawrence
Imray
2009
2nd Ed.
A guide from Cape Wrath to Farne Islands. In full colour, this pilot includes plans and aerial photographs of the numerous harbours on Scotland's northeast coast.
There is good coverage too of the harbours in the Firth of Forth including the access to the Fort and Clyde Canal at Grangemouth and also the entrance to the Caledonian Canal at Inverness. The pilot covers the exposed mainland coast of the Pentland Firth up to Cape Wrath.
Contents: Preface; Introduction; 1. Blyth to Bass Rock; 2. Firth of Forth: south; 3. Firth of Forth: north; 4. Inner Forth Estuary; 5. Fife Ness to Kinnaird Head; 6. Kinnaird Head to Lossiemouth; 7. Inner Moray Firth and Caledonian Canal; 8. Tarbat Ness to Duncansby Head; 9. North coast of Scotland; Appendix

A4 Pb. 140pp, full colour.

by Martin Lawrence
Imray
2002
2nd Ed.

This pilot covers the most remote areas of the west coast of Scotland between Ardnamurchan Point and Cape Wrath and the island of Skye. Martin Lawrence has completely revised the text and for this edition added new photographs taken from both the air and sea. The most significant improvement if the use of full colour throughout the work which brings a new clarity to the photographs and harbour plans.

Pb. A4, 150pp, 12pp colour plates.

by Martin Lawrence
Imray
2007
5th Ed.

The 5th edition of Martin Lawrence's popular guide to the Firth of Clyde and west coast of Scotland neighbouring the Crinan Canal. Fully revised with amended plans and many new photographs.

Pb. A4, 170pp, full colour.

by Martin Lawrence
Imray
2003
2nd Ed.

This 2nd edition of the Western Isles which covers the Outer Hebrides from Barra northwards to Stornaway and Lewis, has been thoroughly updated. All the plans have been revised and are in colour and the opportunity has been taken to update many of the old photographs with colour aerial shots.

Pb. A4, 160pp.