East Coast Rivers Cruising Companion

Product Description

20th edition of ‘the East Coast yachtsman’s bible’. Comprehensive pilotage directions complemented by port information and local knowledge. Illustrated throughout with updated charts and photos.

Author

By: Janet Harber

Overview

Well established as ‘the East Coast yachtsman’s bible’, this 20th edition of Jan Harber’s classic cruising companion marks the book’s 60th anniversary. Dating back to 1956 when Jack Coote, Jan’s father, produced the first black and white edition, East Coast Rivers, now extending from Lowestoft to Ramsgate, continues to cover the rivers, curlew-haunted creeks and intricate shoals and swatchways of the Thames Estuary and surrounding rivers.

Features

• Comprehensive pilotage and nautical information based on years of local knowledge.
• Complemented by port information and local maritime history.
• Helps cruising sailors to make the most of their visit to the East Coast.
• Illustrated throughout with updated charts and photographs.
• Includes spectacular aerial shots of a number of the rivers and entrances.

Significance

Not only a pilot guide, this is the memoir of a family’s history; exploring, capturing and celebrating this extraordinary sailing area.