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Our site paints a broad brush picture of popular cruising destinations - helps you decide where to cruise. to get there, you'll need corrected charts, paper or digital. Pilot books add extra hints about pilotage and anchoring possibilities, plus information about local facilities.
Imray are the leading UK brand of nautical publishers. Their comprehensive library is available through our "Book Shop" for a 10% discount (less for charts).
Chart Catalogues. Imray publishes charts oriented to the needs of the leisure sailor covering the most popular cruising locations. UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) publishes definitive charts for professional navigation, and additionally a leisure series covering UK waters, and has an on-line correction service. Both provide free printed catalogues showing their available charts.
Publishers and Catalogues:
Second-hand chart folios and pilot books are often advertised through the Cruising Association and other sources. Check the last correction dates against the UKHO data. Old charts will be very cheap. People say rocks don't move, but sand-banks, harbour layouts and buoyage do!
Reviewed March 2018