By B. O'Leary & A. Dowden

A guide covering 600,000 square miles of some of the best cruising grounds in the world. From the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the west to the Gulf of Thailand in the east. Details on Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Myanmar, Cambodia.

GPS positions and photos for significant anchorages, charts, colour throughout.

A4, paperback, 192pp, 2007-08 edition.

by Charles Wood. Charlies Charts popular pilot book series
3rd edition.

Detailed drawings of all anchorages and marina facilities on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. Covers climate, entry proceedures, worthwhile shore trips etc.

Pb. Spiral bound 250pp 210mmx275mm
Colour photos and b/w chart diargrams

by Charles Wood. Charlies Charts series of pilot books.

3rd. Ed. 2006
'Hawaiian Islands' covers Hawaii, Maui, Molokai & Lanai, Oahu and Kanai. Sketch diagrams of all anchorages and marinas. Covers weather, navigation, entry proceedures etc.

91pp. Pb Spiral bound 210mmx275mm

by Charles Wood. Charlies Charts popular pilot book series

'Polynesia' covers the Marquesas, Tuamotu, Pitcairn, Easter Is, Tahiti, Bora Bora and other Society Islands, the Australes, Cook Island and passage chapter to Hawaiian Islands.

Colour photos, details of anchorages and marina information. Routes, passage times, weather, currents, entry procedures and regulations.

202pp. Pb. Spiral bound, 5th ed. 2005

by Charles Wood. Charlies Charts popular pilot book series.
11th edition, 2007

Marinas and anchorages from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas, north in the Sea of Cortez to San Felipe and south along the mainland coast to Puerto Madero, the southernmost port in Mexico.
Entry proceedures, fuel stations, Pinnipeds GPS Waypoint list, charts.

Pb. Spiral Bound. 255pp Colour photos and b/w chart sketches 275mmx210mm

Arica Desert to Tierra del Fuego

RCC Pilotage Foundation

by Ian & Maggy Staples, revised by Andy O'Grady

This new pilot covers the coast and islands from the Arica Desert to Tierra del Fuego, a fascinating cruising area of over 1,000 miles, which is now becoming accessible to yacht cruising.

There is no other detailed source of information on the area and 'Chile' will be an essential addition to the cruising yachtsman's library.

A4, soft cover, 220pp, 12pp colour plates, 2nd edition 2003

Royal Arkana Y.C.

Probably the best cruising guide there is to this coast. From Three Kings Islands to Cape Kidnappers, including the Bay of Islands and Auckland Harbour. Hundreds of port anchorage plans. NO photos.

Hardback, 282pp, 9th edition

New Guinea to Brisbane
by Alan Lucas

The entire East coast of Queensland and the Great Barrier Reef. 100's of large scale charts and descriptions of every port and worthwhile anchorage between the Gold Coast and Thursday Island. Popular areas such as Great Sandy Strait, Whitsunday Group & Hinchinbrook Channel are given special attention. Areas such as Torres Strait, Gulf of Carpentaria and the passage from Thursday Island to Darwin are reviewed for those sailing beyond this world famous cruising ground.

A4, 346pp, soft cover, colour plates, 8th edition 2003

By Alan Lucas

5th Ed. 2000

A sailor's guide to the ports and anchorages as well as the rivers and lakes. Fully updated and revised in 2000.

A4, 250pp, paperback.

By B.& C. Mehaffy
2nd Ed. 2007
The most comprehensive guide to these Islands. Detailed coverage of 68 harbours and anchorages. Facilities available in each harbour, charts, photos, and text covering history/culture, weather/currents, equipment, provissioning, channel crossings.

Pb 324pp charts, illus, photos.8"x10"

The South China Sea, Philippines, Gulf of Thailand to Singapore

Stephen Davies and Elaine Morgan's detailed text provides cruise planning information, an extensive discussion on climate, technical data concerning radio and weather forecasting services and general background commentary on each country. Each region is then treated in detail and pilotage information is given for key harbours.
This pilot is published in two volumes.

Volume I : A4, soft cover, 224pp (1st edition 1998)

OUT OF PRINT - NEW EDITION DUE JUNE 2008

Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Singapore, Malacca Strait to Phuket

Volume II :A4, 260pp, soft cover (1st edition 1999)

The Moorings

A brief but informative guide to the Vava'u Group in the Kingdom of Tonga.

32pp Pb. spiral bound

By Capt. P. Rains.

Covers Mexico’s Gulf Coast & Yucatan Channel, Cuba, Belize, Rio Dulce, Roatan, Honduras, western Caribbean islands, Panama’s Caribbean & Pacific cruising, canal transit, and Pacific coasts of Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador & Guatemala. Charts, photos, marinas, fuel docks, all paperwork needed. Starts where Mexico Boating Guide leaves off.

Pb 272pp, 8 ½ x 11", 2007.

By C. & B. Mehaffy

This is not a pilot, but contains all you need to know to prepare for a cruise of weeks or months in Mexican waters - advice on clothing and provisions, equipment to take, government paperwork, insurance, etc.

184p photos & illus. Pb

By Brice & Carey

A bluewater cruiser's guide to arriving in New Zealand rather than a straight cruising guide. Lots of background info - officialdom, protocol, dictionary of slang, local recipies. Full details of the four main ports of entry: Opus, Bay of Islands, Whangerei, Auckland, Mount Manganui (Tauranga). Some details of local cruising from these harbours. Local services and facilities.
Pb laminated. 152p

by Delwyn McPhun

A pilot covering the East African Coast - Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique and South Africa as far as Durban. The guide also covers Madagascar and the Comoros.
Colour charts and port plans, all colour photos and well organised information.

A4, 224pp, hard cover, colour throughout (1st edition 1998)

By P. Bonnette & E. Deschamps

Covers the Marquesas Islands, West Tuamotu, Gambier Archipelago, Society Archipelago, Austral Islands.
Charts, anchorages, passes, ports, tourism. This is an indispensible navigational guide and an introduction to the daily life and tourist activities in French Polynesia.

Detailed charts, colour photos and drawings.

By D. Colfelt

8th edition

The Whitsunday Islands on the Great Barrier Reef - over 100 islands and islets, spectacular beauty and unspoilt still. First charted by Capt. Cook in 1770. This informative guide details many anchorages with two colour plans and full colour photos throughout. Also information for swimmers snorkelers and divers.

Paperback, 256pp, 2007 edition.

by Rod Heikell
2nd Ed. 2007

Rod Heikell spent two years sailing from the Mediterranean to Malaysia collecting data for this new pilot. This guide covers all the usual points of interest for the cruising yachtsmen from history to climate, weather patterns, formalities, route planning and so on. The general sections are followed by a country by country round up in which key ports are described in detail with the aid of harbour plans and photographs.
This second edition has been thoroughly revised and contains a lot of additional information on Malaysia and Thailand, the Seychelles and Chagos archipelago. The introduction has been expanded and throughout there are new plans and photographs.

A4, 260pp, hard cover, colour throughout (2nd edition 2007)

by K. Hellewell
1st Ed. 2002

A comprehensive cruising guide with over 90 anchorages. Each anchorage covered in detail with chart and photograph as well as description of highlights and pilotage notes.

Includes charts, photographs and GPS waypoints.
Covers Tonga, Niuatoputapu, Vava'u, Ha'apai, Tongatatapu.

175pp Pb. 275mm x 210mm

Capt. A. Spears

A compendium of the legal requirements and protocols for entering and clearing the majority of the popular cruising ports in the Pacific.

Pb 192p

by Earl Hinz

5th edition

Coverage of the whole Pacific from Hawaii to New Zealand, from Papua New Guinea to the Galapagos. Each island group is dealt with, plus weather and routing advice. Includes information on the political, social and economic conditions locally. b/w plans and photos.

Paperback, 424pp, 5th edition 2006

2 Ed.
By Capt. J. Rains
2006
Covers both sides of Baja, all of the Sea of Cortez, and mainland Mexico to the Guatemalan border. This edition contains satellite and GPS correct chats.

Pb. 272pp 8x11" 150 colour photos.

The First Yachtsmans Navigator Guide to the Chilean Patagonia
By A. Mantellero
3rd Ed.
An essential guide for cruising the Chilean Channels of Patagonia. 275 anchorages. Numerous sketch charts. All descriptions in English and Spanish.

Pb 304pp b/w and colour photos

RCC Pilotage Foundation
2nd edition

Edited by Michael Pocock, revised by Ros Hogbin

'The Pacific Crossing Guide' is a sister volume to 'The Atlantic Crossing Guide'. It gives advice on a range of practical matters which will be invaluable for anyone planning a Pacific crossing - timing, suitable vessels, routes, communications, provisioning, weather, facilities and all the usual cruising information are addressed.

208pp 75 colour chartlets, 40 colour photographs, A4 format, hardback.

RRP £40.00, OUR PRICE £32.00

2 Ed.
By N. Schwalbe & T. Zydler

Specific piloting instructions covering all of coastal Panama, its major rivers that reach the coast as well as the San Blas Islands and Las Perlas.
8 page colour section featuring photography of Panama. GPS waypoints, instructions for transiting the canal, navigational aids, local services, customs regs., suggestions for on-shore activities.

'The first truly complete cruising guide to Panama' Sail Magazine

Pb 350p 187 charts

by Mariolina and Giorgio Ardrizzi

Superbly produced book on one of the most beautiful parts of the world, from Valdivia to Mar del Plata, including Isla de los Estados and Cape Horn.

A5 hardback, 690pp, 2nd ed. 2006.

Aden to Cyprus
Fully revised 2nd edition June 2002

by Elaine Morgan and Stephen Davies

This pilot covers the entire stretch of the Red Sea from Aden to Suez, the Canal, Egypt, Israel and Cyprus. Fully illustrated with plans by the author.

A4, 295pp, hard cover

by Alain Rondeau

Written by well-known pilot guide Frenchman Alain Rondeau, the text is in English and French throughout. Stunning full-colour photographs. Drawings, chartlets and harbour plans also in colour.

Excellent all-round cruising guide to the whole Seychelles group.

A5, 264pp, soft cover, colour, 2nd edition.

by Warwick Clay
2 Ed. 2004
Details of harbours and anchorages in the Pacific south of the equator between New Guinea and South America. Covers Polynesia, Micronesia, Melanesia - ie between the Galapagos and New Zealand, up to 20' north; so does not include Hawaii. Pilotage plans and notes.

A4, 280pp, soft cover,

by Ken Hellewell

Knowledge that paves the way to the Indian Ocean. Includes 26 chartlets, 5 anchorages waypoints, photos, customs and quarantine procedures with a focus on the Raine Island Route through the Great Barrier Reef.

Spiral-bound. 44pp, 8"x11"