The long-awaited update of this best-selling pilot guide covering the whole spectacular North Brittany coast, the Channel Islands and the fascinating harbours on the west side of the Cherbourg peninsula. Packed with comprehensive pilotage and nautical information as well as suggestions of where to eat and what to do ashore: an authoritative guide designed to help you make the most of your visit to this fabulous area. It is enhanced with colour charts and detailed photography, including spectacular aerial shots of ports, harbours and anchorages. Share Peter & Jane's joy of cruising in this fabulous area which has enabled them to create a text which will inspire and inform you and help you love the area as much as they do. Reading Peter's wonderful prose in advance of your cruise you will almost feel you are there already. When you do make landfall, you will be reassured by the pilotage descriptions which will give you the confidence to tackle even the most challenging approaches. And once you have berthed you will know where to head for that celebratory meal of incomparable French cuisine. And that's only the start of your cruise! This third edition is fully updated for publication and further updates are provided every Spring on the Fernhurst Books' website.

About the Author
Peter Cumberlidge was a well-known cruising and travel writer and the author of several books on pilotage and seamanship. His widow, Jane Cumberlidge, has updated this edition. She is also author of Inland Waterways of Great Britain, Inland Waterways of Ireland and Waterway Routes Through France. Peter Cumberlidge was a well-known cruising and travel writer and the author of several books on pilotage and seamanship. His widow, Jane Cumberlidge, has updated this edition. She is also author of Inland Waterways of Great Britain, Inland Waterways of Ireland and Waterway Routes Through France.

Reviews
"This book contains all that a good pilot should, excellent maps and harbour plans, good pilotage information, tidal charts, buoyage, weather reporting and so forth, but it is the style of the book that sets it apart. Reading it feels like having a conversation with an old friend during which he reminisces about places he has been or sailed to." (Royal Cruising Club) "A sailing book that epitomises the best qualities of a cruising companion. It's thorough, well-informed, full of good suggestions and possesses the invaluable quality of intensifying enjoyment without bossily directing it... It's an absolutely desirable purchase and memorial to a cruising lifetime well spent." (Yachting Monthly) "This cruising companion has re-invigorated my appetite to explore in more detail and at a leisurely pace the offerings of this unique cruising ground." (Moody Owners' Association) "A must-have for yachtsmen cruising these waters." (Julian Stockwin) "A book that one could read for pleasure as well as information. The text is enhanced by the excellent quality of the photographs and there is a good balance between navigational information, domestic needs for longer-term cruising and tourist information." (Cruising Association) "An essential in the Channel Island boat-owner's library. Peter's enthusiasm for the sailing area pours out of every page - he does not just tell you about a port but gives you a feel for it." (Channel Islands Guide)



Book Information
ISBN 9781912621330
Author Peter Cumberlidge
Format Hardback
Page Count 288
Imprint Fernhurst Books Limited
Publisher Fernhurst Books Limited
Weight(grams) 1456g