Cruising guides

British Virgin Islands

  • February 5, 2016

Chris Beeson has gone to The Dogs, reached the Bitter End, even needed Painkillers – and never been happier than on charter in the British Virgin Islands

East Frisian Islands

  • November 12, 2015

With an up-to-date chart to hand, this lovely anchorage in the Frisian Islands can be found hidden away at the eastern end of the island, suggests Detlef Jens

Bratanish Mor

  • November 5, 2015

The passage to this inland anchorage of Bratanish Mor may be challenging but the rewards will be worthwhile, says Miranda Delmar-Morgan

Glengarriff

  • October 29, 2015

The West Cork coastline resembles a splayed hand with fingers of mountainous countryside pierced by three long deep inlets. One of the best known is Bantry Bay with the beautiful…

Ile des Hébihens

  • October 22, 2015

Finding yourself in charge of an important pilot book brings surprising rewards. Knowing that others are to some extent relying on your inside knowledge, you feel a sense of responsibility…

Runswick Bay

  • October 15, 2015

Until the late 19th century Runswick Bay was a fishing village with a sideline in smuggling. Then, as tourism spread from Whitby to Scarborough, its jumbled warren of narrow streets…

Erwarton Ness

  • October 8, 2015

First-time visitors to the East Coast would do well to begin with the Orwell and Stour rivers. Whether you are approaching from the South Coast or from Holland, Harwich Harbour…

Loch Tarbert

  • October 1, 2015

Loch Tarbert, on the west side of Jura just north of the Sound of Islay, has one of the most beautiful, remote, yet sheltered anchorages of the Inner Hebrides. Once…