Product Description

Since its launch East Coast Pilot has become the most popular pilot book for the creeks, harbours and rivers between Lowestoft and Ramsgate, providing clear and concise sailing directions for visitors and regular East Coast cruising yachtsmen alike.

The three authors all keep their boats on the East Coast and sail these waters regularly, using their time afloat to update their knowledge and experience so that they can pass on exactly the kind of information required by anyone cruising there.

For clarity and ease of reference, the pilotage information is arranged in sequence on double page spreads to give the navigator all that is required to take his craft into a river or harbour. The information is backed up by Imray's clear cartography, the authors' sea level photographs of exactly what the navigator will see, Patrick Roach's aerial photographs for an overview of the main areas and 'rolling road' diagrams. These unique illustrations, introduced to great acclaim in the first edition, show buoyage sequences and tracks to steer for the more difficult sections of rivers and harbour entrances.

Easy to see panels give key waypoints, port and harbour contact details plus information about the main facilities a cruising crew may need.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #13245 in Books
• Published on: 2008-01-03
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 168 pages

Cruising Association
Of the first edition of East Coast Pilot 'Setting a new standard for clarity and attractive format, this new pilot can be highly recommended to all East Coast yachtsmen

Customer Reviews

Excellent East Coast Pilot
It was decision time, should I buy the second edition of `East Coast Pilot' to replace my first edition, or go for the new `East Coast Rivers' instead?

Had a long hard look at both, at the Boat Show.

Here's what I thought. Most of all I want a pilot book on board, a book with up to date info and one that will help me into rivers and creeks that I'm not familiar with. In which case, no contest - `East Coast Pilot' wins hands down. `East Coast Rivers' is a good-looking book but it simply ain't a pilot book any more, there's tons of stuff in it about local history and background but precious little pilotage. A good example is the almost total lack of photos showing the view from seawards - `East Coast Pilot' is full of them.

`East Coast Pilot' also has a great website, which enables me to keep the book right up to date, something that no other pilot book seems to do. That really confirmed for me that this is the book to go for.

East Coast Pilot
An essential book for E Coast yachtsmen. In many ways a significant improvement on the traditional E Coast Pilot book by Jack Coote (now by Janet Harber). Good pilotage advice, photographs and charts but lacks some of the larger scale charts that put the approaches into perspective. Like most of my colleagues I find the track diagrams not as helpfull as they could be.
It does not provide much information on the beauty of this part of England.

great.
Had the previous edition and updated,but not only is it a really must have guide,i just love it because mariana is my yacht!!!!!