Well established as 'the East Coast yachtsman's bible', this new edition of this highly regarded guide covers the rivers, curlew-haunted creeks & intricate shoals & swatchways of the Thames Estuary. Edited by Janet Harber, the book now

Includes:: Lowestoft in the North & Ramsgate to the South & contains completely redesigned charts & new colour photographs. Updated & extended shore side information & essential pilotage details based on many years of local knowledge make this an indispensable companion. In full colour throughout, this is the nineteenth edition & highly affordable. '... As most of my cruising is done around the East Coast, I find this an extremely useful publication & would highly recommend it to anyone. This is my second copy of the guide, my first being the 13th edition which was done to death!' -Ken Eldridge, West Malling '... East Coast Rivers has given us so much help & pleasure over almost ten years sailing in east coast waters.' Mike Street, Milton Keynes East Coast Rivers Cruising Companionis the 2nd edition, which has been revised from the 16th Edition of East Coast Rivers, originally published by Yachting Monthly (1956).

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Well established as `the East Coast yachtsman`s bible`, this new edition of this highly regarded guide covers the rivers, curlew-haunted creeks & intricate shoals & swatchways of the Thames Estuary. Edited by Janet Harber, the book now

Includes:: Lowestoft in the North & Ramsgate to the South & contains completely redesigned charts & new colour photographs. Updated & extended shore side information & essential pilotage details based on many years of local knowledge make this an indispensable companion. In full colour throughout, this is the nineteenth edition & highly affordable. `... As most of my cruising is done around the East Coast, I find this an extremely useful publication & would highly recommend it to anyone. This is my second copy of the guide, my first being the 13th edition which was done to death!` -Ken Eldridge, West Malling `... East Coast Rivers has given us so much help & pleasure over almost ten years sailing in east coast waters.` Mike Street, Milton Keynes East Coast Rivers Cruising Companionis the 2nd edition, which has been revised from the 16th Edition of East Coast Rivers, originally published by Yachting Monthly (1956).

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The Yachting Monthly North France & Belgium Cruising Companion by Neville Featherstone is the essential companion to this varied & fascinating cruising area. This guide to the region will help you make the most of it
- providing not only pilotage & nautical information, but also giving valuable insights into the history, culture & culinary specialties of the region. Colour charts & aerial photos are an ideal help for the pilotage, while information about shore facilities & things to do & see will enhance your stay in any of the harbours covered here. The North France & Belgium Cruising Companion will take you from the Cap de la Hague, along the Normandy beaches to the dunes of Northern France & the lowlands of Belgium, & even ventures up the Seine to Paris via the great marine artery of the Westershelde to end at Antwerpen. Informative, authoritative & beautifully illustrated, its easy & often humorous style makes it the perfect read to help browse the winter away as well as making your summer cruise a delight. It will more than earn its keep aboard any yacht.
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The Yachting Monthly South West Spain & Portugal Cruising Companion by Detlef Jens is the essential companion to this varied & fascinating cruising area. This guide to the region will help you make the most of it
- providing not only pilotage & nautical information, but also giving valuable insights into the history, culture & culinary specialties of the beautiful part of the world. Colour charts & aerial photos are an ideal help for the pilotage, while information about shore facilities & things to do & see will enhance your stay in any of the harbours covered here. Practical information for your cruise planning is given as well as data for on board use. Moreover, this volume provides some mouth-watering reading to also help you through those long winter months… Detlef Jens, sailing journalist & live-aboard yachtie, has spent many months in the area covered here
- from Bayona in the North to the Straight of Gibraltar, including a little detour to Ceuta. The considerable experience he gained from this voyage is reflected in his latest volume.

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Graham Swanson`s cruising companion to this beautiful part of Ireland provides background information that is not found in the traditional pilots & almanacs. His gentle commentary of places & people is a joy to read & conveys the spirit & atmosphere of the remote harbours & anchorages tucked into the rias of Southwest Irel&. The introduction contains an illustrated section on sea birds & each cruising section is lightened by recipes for traditional dishes from the area. The photography illustrates the text & balances the detailed Imray cartography with a sequence of specially commissioned photographs by Patrick Roach. In praise of ` Cruising Cork & Kerry`: ”A superb pilot book plus a lot of additional information, really well presented”
- Sailor visiting Gweek Quay in Cordelia ”...a MUST for anyone sailing this wonderful & challenging coast”
- RNSA Journal ” His deep research comes through well & I highly recommend this personal pilot book”
- Ocean Cruising Club website ” Many of the aerial shots are fully annotated & complement the maps perfectly”
- The Log, Journal of the British Airline Pilots Association ”...provides a plethora of fascinating detail on each port that is often not available in a pilot book”
- Sailing Today ” Planned to complement, not challenge, The Irish Sailing Club`s Sailing Directions... Highly recommended.. .in this reviewer`s case.. .to relive happy memories of cruises past”
- Cruising Association ” Highly readable, even for a landlubber, with so much detail, clear maps & stunning pics.. .entertaining, sometimes humorous & not overwhelmingly technical to the layman”
- A fly-fishing journalist ”A lovely book.. .for anyone interested in finding out more about this beautiful part of the world”
- RNLI Offshore News ”...beautiful & informative aerial photographs rarely, if ever, seen in a tourist guide”
- Sherkin Comment Irish environmental newspaper ” Easily the best pilot for this area.. .as useful ashore as it is afloat”
- Yachting Monthly ”...he`s good at mixing practical sailing advice with local history, on shore amenities, recipes etc”
- udge`s comments, Award for best guidebook
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Cruising French Waterways has rapidly become the leading descriptive guide to the astonishingly varied network of rivers & canals that penetrate almost every region of France. Winner of the Thomas Cook Guide Book Award, it is full of fascinating information on the history & commercial activities of each area, as well as the historical sites, chateaux & scenic attractions of the many villages & towns which await discovery by water. Practical details include the maps & guides available for each area, maximum craft

Dimensions, bankside facilities, moorings, repair yards, shops, restaurants, fuel & water sources, waterways museums & wine regions. Beautifully illustrated, the fourth edition covers all recently restored waterways & explains newly introduced requirements for licenses & personal qualifications. ` So comprehensive, it is now the standard work on the waterways of France` Waterways ` Handsome...beautifully illustrated` Sunday Telegraph

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This new title covers the extensive cruising area of Galicia in the north west of Spain from Ribadeo to Bayona, where the beautiful rias provide shelter from the Atlantic in picturesque harbours & remote anchorages. The authors have spent several seasons cruising in the area & making use of their local connections have produced a modern guide that provides in-depth information necessary for yachts spending time visiting the rias & ports of Galicia. Annotated town plans covering over 90 destinations show shore-side facilities & recommended restaurants & side panels provide advice on interesting places to visit, local customs & features of interest. Carlos Rojas has sailed yachts since 2000, a short but intensive career during which he has crossed the Atlantic, cruised in the Pacific, made several passages across Biscay & sailed to Ireland & France. His professional involvement in technology companies as an engineer, manager & director has given him an insight into design & usability that he applies to his pilot books. Carlos has lived most of his life in Britain but he is originally from Spain, a country that he knows well, naming Galicia as one of his favourite areas. Robert Bailey was brought up in a sailing family. Over a period of 35 years, & with the aid of a Nicholson 32 & Rustler 36, much of the coastline of the north western approaches to Europe, from the Faroe Islands in the north to the Morbihan in the south, were avidly explored. In 2001 he adopted a more flexible approach to his career as an aerospace engineer & this allowed him to take up cruising instruction. He is now a Yachtmaster Instructor. ...

This 29th edition of the only annually updated cruising guide to Abaco

Includes:: significant updates for 18

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This cruising provides detailed piloting information for navigating from Mexico`s Isla Mujeres & Cozumel to Belize & Guatemala`s Rio Dulce, including the many offshore cays & reefs.GPS waypoints locate all harbor entrances & anchorages, complete with 117 original sketch charts, 185 photos featuring 16-pages of color photographs, many aerials & two large folded charts showing the entire area. ...

This guide contains complete coverage of the entire island describing over 200 harbors in detail, with full color photos & maps throughout. These guides are published by Pilot Press as aids for those who seek the challengers, adventures & rewards of sailing in one of the most beautiful & unspoiled cruising grounds of North America, & who appreciate a few tips from those who have been there before. The guides are contributor driven, thus the information has been collected by the yachtsmen who have been there. ...