Description
Book SynopsisThe Solent is the spiritual home of sailing and one of Britain’s most popular sailing spots, offering a varied and interesting cruising ground. In this fully updated third edition, Derek Aslett provides an authoritative companion that helps you make the most of your visit. Centred on Cowes and covering the area from Keyhaven and Yarmouth in the west to Chichester and Bembridge in the east, the Solent Cruising Companion provides comprehensive pilotage and nautical information, as well as suggestions of where to eat and what to do ashore. The book is enhanced with colour charts and detailed photography, including spectacular aerial shots of ports, harbours and anchorages.
Trade Review"The layout is clear and content good… a good book to browse through on a wild and wet day stuck on your berth planning for the next voyage across the open water to the wild and exotic towns and creeks of the Solent." (Little Ship Club) “It goes methodically through all the harbours in the Solent which one could possibly enter and its factual information on the facilities in each harbour is second to none.” (Classic Sailor) “Aslett provides clear navigation and pilotage advice for each location and a separate panel of useful information (fuel, gas, showers, places to eat etc). A good companion and the photos and chartlets are excellent.” (Yachting Monthly)
Table of ContentsPreface; Introduction; Chapter One: Western Solent; Chapter Two: Central Solent; Chapter Three: Eastern Solent; Chapter Four: The History of the Solent; Chapter Five: Racing in the Solent.
