Due out 13th Feb 2025 – Available from Amazon
Want to explore some of the most beautiful coastlines, remote bays and unspoilt harbours in the world, without straying too far from home? Then cruising around the UK and Ireland is the perfect doorstep challenge for you, and this is your indispensable guide. Packed with invaluable routes, distances, costs, tables, graphs and illustrated with gorgeous photographs and handy maps, this is the ultimate planner for anyone considering a cruise around part or all of the UK and Ireland’s magnificent coastlines by yacht or motorboat. Inside you’ll find helpful advice on:
- Planning your trip
- Preparing your boat
- Canal routes
- Choosing the routes – clockwise or anti
- Essential equipment, kit and stores
- Understanding weather patterns and forecasts
- Charts and navigation
- Communication
- Likely costs and timelines
- Greener sailing
- Ensuring safety at sea
- Living aboard
- Mooring and anchoring
- Running maintenance
- Must visit destinations
With this thoroughly updated third edition, you’ll benefit from the latest information on local facilities and marinas, finances, safety and navigation, along with a new chapter on sustainable sailing to help reduce the environmental impact of your cruise. Whether you’re fully crewed, short-handed or single-handed, this book will give you the confidence to set sail!