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Hi all

I am getting back into sailing after time out to get married, buy and do up a house, have three kids... ...been busy for a good few years!
But I hope to be getting back on the water for next season and want to get in some reading material.

Can I get some suggestions for the best (most cost effective) place to buy books and charts please.
I want to cover the River Medway specifically with scope to cover other rivers such as Crouch up to the Deben.


East Coast Rivers used to be my bible many years ago and I think it is still in print.
I seem to remember it had some v useful information on approaches and landmarks as well as the raw chart info.

I would also want the Admiralty charts for the area.
Although I am quite IT literate I think paper would still be my preferred medium.
Although if there are any free passage planning resources online I would love to hear about them.

Thanks o wise ones

Stu
 
Sounds like you know what you want, so it's just a case of googling up the cheapest supplier. Quite likely Amazon - I've bought charts from them before.

Pete
 
The Admiralty small craft folios, Reeds Almanac, Admiralty Tidal Stream Atlases for the Estuary.

"Crossing the Thames Estuary" and especially its priceless website with NTM's and the latest depths over various sandbanks.
Books, Crossing the North Sea is a good one.
 
Agree you need charts, but I find I rarely refer to them now, I do planning on my iPad and navigate with GPS/Plotter. If you are just coming back to sailing after a spell away you will be amazed at what you can buy. Navionics app for a tablet is less than £50 and gives you a take-anywhere plotter. The Boatie app for under £10 gives tides, weather, GPS and compass. Not a substitute but very handy to have.
 
jerrytug said:
The Admiralty small craft folios, Reeds Almanac, Admiralty Tidal Stream Atlases for the Estuary.

"Crossing the Thames Estuary" and especially its priceless website with NTM's and the latest depths over various sandbanks.
Books, Crossing the North Sea is a good one.
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thanks for this. I work in IT and love it, but on a lee shore in driving rain, trying to head off a series of unlikely events that are heading for disaster, paper and a compass (and a hand held gps) are hard to beat.
 
Thanks for this info.
The visitmyharbour site has been very useful.

Concerto said:
You also would be wise to look online at http://www.visitmyharbour.com/ and http://www.crossingthethamesestuary.com/. I have to say I only returned to sailing this year after a 21 year break (for similar reasons) and having a chart plotter is amazing, having previously used RDF, Decca and early GPS position finding equipment.

Did you know there is an East Coast section to this forum? http://www.ybw.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?60-East-Coast-Meeting-forum
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East Coast Rivers is still in print, but I suggest you have at look at the East Coast Pilot, which is in my view a better publication.
 
Second vote for East Coast Pilot. I have East Coast Rivers and treat it as a sort of cruising companion. East Coast Pilot is the one for practical advice on sailing around here. It also has a website that shows updates and also links to downloads and other sites that provide invaluable information. For example the Deben changes from year to year and the latest chartlets are available.

The East Coast Forum is also a great place for information up to date as of yesterday and today - any issues that affect sailing get posted just about every day. Also another vote for Crossing the Thames Estuary.
 
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