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Book SynopsisThe 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.
Trade 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. 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)
Table of ContentsArea 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
