North Brittany & Channel Islands Cruising Companion

The long-awaited update of this best-selling cruising companion covering the whole spectacular North Brittany coasts, the Channel Islands and the fascinating harbours 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 colour charts and detailed photography, including spectacular aerial shots of ports, harbours 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. 

“This book contains all that a good pilot should... but it is the style of the book that sets it apart. Reading it feels like having a conversation with an old friend during which he reminisces about places he has been or sailed to.” Royal Cruising Club

“A sailing book that epitomises the best qualities of a cruising companion. It’s thorough, well-informed, full of good suggestions and possesses the invaluable quality of intensifying enjoyment without bossily directing it… It’s an absolutely desirable purchase and memorial to a cruising lifetime well spent.” Yachting Monthly

“This cruising companion has re-invigorated my appetite to explore in more detail and at a leisurely pace the offerings of this unique cruising ground.” Moody Owners’ Association

“A must-have for yachtsmen cruising these waters.” Julian Stockwin

“A book that one could read for pleasure as well as information. The text is enhanced by the excellent quality of the photographs and there is a good balance between navigational information, domestic needs for longer-term cruising and tourist information.” Cruising Association

“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 this fabulous area. It is enhanced with colour charts and detailed photography, including spectacular aerial shots of ports, harbours and anchorages.” Sailing Today

“Peter’s enthusiasm for the sailing area pours out of every page – he does not just tell you about a port but gives you a feel for it.” Channel Islands Guide