Description: North Brittany & Channel Islands Cruising Companion by Peter Cumberlidge, Jane Cumberlidge The long awaited, fully updated, third edition of Peter Cumberlidges best-selling North Brittany & Channel Islands pilot guide. Comprehensive pilotage and nautical information are complimented by port details and local knowledge. Illustrated throughout with charts and stunning photography. It will help you love the area as much as the authors do. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description 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 & Janes 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 Peters 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 thats 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. Author Biography 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. Table of Contents Area Chart; Preface; Introduction; Passages to the Channel Islands & North Brittany; The Channel Islands; Passages between Brittany & the Channel Islands; The Bay of St Malo; Brittany Passages: Rounding Les Héaux; Côte de Granit Rose; Brittany Passages: The Middle Reaches; The Bay of Morlaix; Brittany Passages: Towards the Abers; Côte des Abers; Brittany Passages: Rounding the Corner; Harbours near The Chenal du Four; Index Review "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. Its thorough, well-informed, full of good suggestions and possesses the invaluable quality of intensifying enjoyment without bossily directing it… Its 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)"Peters 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) Review Quote "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. Its thorough, well-informed, full of good suggestions and possesses the invaluable quality of intensifying enjoyment without bossily directing it... Its 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-owners library. Peters 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) Details ISBN1912621339 Author Jane Cumberlidge Pages 288 Publisher Fernhurst Books Limited Series Cruising Companions Year 2021 ISBN-10 1912621339 ISBN-13 9781912621330 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2021-04-06 Language English Series Number 4 DEWEY 797.1246091633 UK Release Date 2021-04-06 Imprint Fernhurst Books Limited Place of Publication Leamington Spa Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2021-04-06 NZ Release Date 2021-04-06 Edition 3rd Illustrations 100 Charts; 292 Halftones, color Subtitle A Yachtsmans Pilot and Cruising Guide to Ports and Harbours from the Alderney Race to the Chenal Du Four Edition Description 3rd New edition Replaces 9780470988299 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161750360;
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Book Title: North Brittany & Channel Islands Cruising Companion: A Yachtsman's Pilot and Cruising Guide to Ports and Harbours from the Alderney Race to the Chenal Du Four
Item Height: 303mm
Item Width: 214mm
Author: Jane Cumberlidge, Peter Cumberlidge
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: Travel Guide
Publisher: Fernhurst Books Limited
Publication Year: 2021
Genre: Sports
Number of Pages: 288 Pages
