Holidays for All in the Spanish Rias, by Christopher and Sue Singer
Heavy weather Atlantic sailing, ghosting through flat seas, anchoring off sandy beaches, swimming, marinas, islands with ruins, islands with villages, tapas bars, seafood, local wines, undreamed of prices, walking inland, driving inland, Mediterranean temperatures in the day, cool at night, rain, fog - the Spanish Rias have it all, with easy access from the UK.
The Society Islands: A Pacific Paradise, by Paul Brown
In March 2016, the crew of Little Wing willingly abandoned the cold, rainy days of boat maintenance and instead took a bus, train, three planes and a truck to arrive at the Society Islands in French Polynesia for a sailing charter. Paul and family were able to enjoy two weeks of cruising around this Pacific paradise, exploring the islands of Raiatea, Tahaa, Bora Bora and Huahine, and the numerous small islands and motus found within the lagoons of these reef-enclosed islands.
A Whistlestop Tour of Europe, by Clifford Mickleburgh
Clifford and his faithful dog Charlie spent a season's cruising around Europe in Dawn Owl, an 11.5m Aquanaut, taking in Belgium, the Netherlands, Northern Germany, Poland, the Baltic and then home through the Kiel Canal and the Frisian Islands. Hear all their adventures, including why Charlie found himself in the custody of the Berlin River Police.
Clifford is a fire safety expert and our HLR for the Medway and Swale.
Lessons of a Cruising Life, by David and Angie Jeffs
Angie sailed a 9 ton Hillyard solo across the Atlantic to Jersey way back in 1977 before GPS was even dreamt about. David gained his RN Ocean Navigation Certificate in 1972 by helping navigate one of Her Majesty's frigates from Perth WA to Gibraltar.
Since leaving Guernsey in 2008, together that have sailed some 60,000 nm including six ocean crossings, wherever possible choosing the route less travelled, including Cocos Keeling, the Chagos archipelago and the Atlantic coast of Morocco.
Living the Dream, by Clare Harrison and Victor Farhi
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bow lines, sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." Attributed to H Jackson Brown.
A double transit of the North West Passage, by Rev Bob Shepton
Bob, an ex-Royal Marine and retired school chaplain, is an extraordinary sailor who has circumnavigated several times, sailing over 130,000 miles in every latitude from the Arctic to the Antarctic, and a climber who has scaled previously unclimbed arctic mountains to boot.
