North Brittany & Channel Islands Cruising Companion

The long-awaited update of this best-selling pilot guide covering the whole spectacular North Brittany coast, the Channel Islands and the fascinating harbors 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 color charts and detailed photography, including spectacular aerial shots of ports, harbors 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.

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