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This guide is designed as a handbook for yachtsmen wishing to visit the country and associated cruising grounds and contains all the necessary planning information. It is also a useful cruising reference. The work is divided into sections covering geography, climate, formalities and there is a state-by-state round up which gives details of the most important ports. ALAN LUCAS is well-known as the author of numerous guides for Australia and the Pacific and this work is an important addition to the cruising yachtsmans library. Contents: Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. State round-up; New South Wales; Queensland; Northern Territory; Western Australia; South Australia; Victoria; Tasmania; Fiji; New Caledonia; Vanuatu; Solomon Islands; Papua New Guinea; Philippines; Indonesia; Singapore; Appendix

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Originally published in France, this cruising guide to Brazil has been produced to the same high standards as Imray's major pilot books.

Over 250 harbours and anchorages are described and illustrated in full colour with charts and photographs

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This fifth edition of Brian Navin's well established guide to the rivers and canals of the Netherlands is a major revision. Throughout the data in the text has been updated and all the plans have been revised to include the latest controlling depths. The author spent some time during 2009 touring the Netherlands, checking information and also taking new photographs which are included in this new edition. The plans and charts have all been updated.

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A new Guide from Jane Cumberlidge designed as a companion for anyone planning to cruise the French canals either on holiday or en-route to the Mediterranean. Jane Cumberlidge's text concentrates particularly on places to see and visit near the rivers and canals, which are not often fully described in other guides. Fully illustrated with evocative photographs and maps.

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A tour of over 30 minor harbours around the coasts of southwest Britain from Lyme Bay to the River Severn. Illustrated with evocative colour photography, Dag Pike’s narrative brings to life a contrasting collection of small historic harbours, which although infrequently visited have a fascinating story to tell.
Hidden Harbours of Southwest Britain aims to paint a picture of what harbours were like in the past and what they are like now. They can make an interesting alternative for visiting yachtsmen looking for somewhere off the beaten track to visit and explore, perhaps by small tenders. They can tempt visitors looking to trace the industrial archaeology of harbours and the reasons for its rise and decline, or walkers along the coastal paths. Many of the harbours were built to last and they can be rich in history and rewarding to visit both by land and sea.

Dag Pike has 60 years of experience in a wide variety of ships and boats having worked with Trinity House on their lighthouse tenders and with the RNLI as an Inspector of Lifeboats. He has raced offshore powerboats, sailed competitively and set many long distance records, and has cruised extensively around the coasts on both power and sail yachts. He holds a Master’s certificate and a Yachtmaster Ocean. He has written 36 books including his autobiography and writes for many yachting magazines around the world. He now spends part of the year living in Cornwall and sails in the Falmouth Working Boats.

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The standard guide to the French canals and navigable rivers includes maps and distance tables for each waterway, giving the user a general view of the geography of each waterway as well as a detailed cockpit reference. The introduction forms a comprehensive general guide to the French waterways, including distances and overall dimensions, formalities, navigation regulations and up-to-date list of hire operators, making inland waterways of France not just an unrivalled reference for planning but also an outstanding cruising guide.

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The long awaited new edition of this comprehensive guide to the Isles of Scilly has been completely revised and updated. Throughout there are new photos including aerial views taken by Patrick Roach. The background information on the islands, their history and flora and fauna has been expanded and this new edition sees the introduction of useful waypoints.

The RCCPF's new guide is a must for anyone planning an extended visit to this beautiful archipelago on the edge of the Atlantic.

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The nine countries bordering the Baltic Sea offer an immense variety of cruising grounds, peoples and cultures. There are thousands of harbours and innumerable anchorages, and it would take an entire bookshelf, to cover them all in detail. The information contained in this book is therefore selective. It has been chosen for its value both at the planning stages - preparing the yacht, choosing the most suitable route, timing and communications etc - and again on arrival, when a general overview of each individual country is followed by specific harbour information. Where detailed cruising information is readily available - effectively Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Finland - only selected harbours are covered, chosen, with a few exceptions, as fulfilling certain key needs. Where cruising information is more limited - Poland, Kaliningrad, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Russia - many smaller harbours are also featured in detail. In addition to comprehensive suggestions for further reading (and sources in each country from which they may be ordered) more than 200 websites are listed, again chosen for their relevance both at the planning stage and en route. In order to facilitate the latter, as well as for general communication, details of internet access points are included for most major harbours. Finally, around the photographs and full colour plans give an unrivalled foretaste of what the Baltic holds in store. Nearly all the photographs were taken by experienced yachtsmen and women during the course of their own cruises, and so give a truly authentic picture of the region. Beautiful, secluded anchorages, picturesque canals, bustling marinas, dramatic cities - all await those considering a Baltic cruise.

This 3rd edition has been edited by Mike Lewin-Harris and contains substantial changes. Coverage of the West Coast of Sweden and Gulf of Bothnia has been extended and there is more information on the Baltic states. Throughout there are new plans and photos and the technical data has been thoroughly revised.

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