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Sailing with Carra
Sailing with Carra

your next sailing doorstep challenge

Useful Publications

Books

Britain via Cape Wrath

  • Libby Purves One Summer’s Grace
  • John McCarthy and Sandi Toksvig Island Race
  • Stan Lester Around the Island: Britain in a Hundred Days
  • Tim Batstone Round Britain Windsurf

Round Britain via Caledonian Canal

  • Ellen MacArthur Takingon the World
  • Jonathan Raban Coasting
  • Geoff Holt Walking on Water

UK and Ireland

  • Ray and Margo Glaister UK Circumnavigation
  • Roger Oliver Sailing aroundthe UK and Ireland

England and Lowland Scotland via Firth and Forth Canal

  • E E Middleton The Cruise of the Kate Round

    Websites and Blogs – Yachts

    Round Britain via Cape Wrath

    • Roger Oliver Single Handed Round Britain PBO Dec 2003 Jan 2004
    • Ken Enden Yachting Monthly Mar-Nov 2005
    • Sam Steele Door Step Challenge, Yachting Monthly, June2009

    Round Britain via Caledonian Canal

    • John and Sue Chadwick Part-time around Britain – Yachting Monthly, April–May 2006 
    • Sam Brunner What Katie Did –Yachting Monthly, November 2006
    • Katie Miller Once Around the Block – Sailing Today,December 2006, January 2007

    England and Lowland Scotland via Firth and Forth Canal

    Jim Mottram Singlehanded to Scotland – Sailing Today, June2007

    UK and Ireland

    • Roger Oliver Second Time Around – PBO, January 2005–February 2006

    Websites and Blogs – Motorboats and Ribs

    Round Britain via Cape Wrath (Motorboats)

    • Dominic and Nicola Gribbin Living the Dream –Motor Boats Monthly, December 2004 
    • Rob Andrews Fairey Ring – Motor Boats Monthly,June 2002
    • Stanley Ross Roundabout Way – Motor Boat and Yachting,June 2002
    • Wendy and Maurice Walmsley, Malcolm andGlenda Stennett Over the Top – Motor Boat andYachting, February–April 1996

    Round Britain via the Caledonian Canal (Motorboats)

    • Mike Perry Roundabout Route – Motor Boats Monthly January1997
    • Brian Rhodes 65 a Day – Motor Boat and Yachting, May 1991

    Round Britain via Cape Wrath (Ribs)

    • Yvonne Mackintosh Bouncing Round Britain– Motor Boats Monthly, April 2001
    • John Walker and Paul Mahy Rough Riders – Motor Boats Monthly, September 1999 

    Tourist and wildlife guides

    Hamish Haswell–Smith The Scottish Islands. An indispensable guide to the Scottish Islands. Covering wildlife, scenery, maps, history and facts about all the islands.

    Charlie Connelly Attention all Shipping – Ajourney round the shipping forecast. A humorous yet informative cruise around the shipping forecast areas, covering the historyof many of the sea areas you will passthrough.

    Hadoram Shirihai and Brett Jarrett Whales,Dolphins and Seals – A Field Guide to the Marine Mammals of the World

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