Saturday, 4 December 2010

Reeds Nautical Almanac 2011 hits the bookshelves

Reeds Nautical Almanac 2011The 2001 Edition of Reeds Nautical Almanac is now available. This indispensable and trusted annual compendium of navigational data for yachtsmen and motorboaters provides all the information required to navigate Atlantic coastal waters around the whole of the UK, Ireland, Channel Islands and the entire European coastline from the tip of Denmark right down to Gibraltar, Northern Morocco and the Azores.

Reeds Nautical Almanac 2011 continues the Almanac's tradition of year on year improvement and meticulous presentation of all the data required for safe navigation. Now with an improved layout for easier reference and with over 45,000 annual changes, it is regarded as the bible of almanacs for anyone going to sea.

Includes: 700 chartlets, Harbour facilities, Tide tables and streams, 7500 waypoints, International codes and flags, Weather, Distance tables, Passage advice, Area planning charts, Rules of the road, Radio information, Communications, Safety, First Aid, Documentation and Customs - as well as a free Reeds Marina Guide.

For the first time, the 2011 edition will come with a downloadable desktop version – the digital service – free to purchasers of the Almanac. Once downloaded, all the information within the Almanac will be available without internet access, so it can be used all over the world, wherever you are – at sea or in your office.

"There are some things I would not go to sea without - Reeds is one of them" Sir Chay Blyth

"The big, bold, extravagantly comprehensive king of Almanacs" Yachting World

"The bible of almanacs" Classic Boat

Get your copy now from The Online Chandlery - Just £33.99

Saturday, 16 October 2010

Admiralty Leisure Products face complete restructuring

UKHO has announced a plan to restructure its Admiralty Leisure product range which will focus its attention and investment on the two Leisure products most valued by its customers; the Admiralty Leisure folios for UK & Ireland, and the ever-popular Admiralty Easy Tide web site. UKHO will focus investment on developing coverage of Admiralty Leisure Folios for the UK coast. A new folio for the North East England will be published ready for the 2011 season, with more folios planned for 2011 to provide further coverage of UK coast. The other Admiralty Leisure products will be subject to a phased withdrawal from September.

Since the first Admiralty Leisure chart was published in the 1940s, countless leisure craft users have relied on Admiralty Leisure products for planning and navigation. The paper chart is still an irreplaceable part of the mix and the UKHO remains committed to the leisure market where it can best serve the customer and support safety at sea.

The current range of Admiralty Paper Leisure Folios for UK and Ireland include:

SC5600 - The Solent and Approaches: 12th Edition
SC5601 - Exmouth to Christchurch: 9th Edition
SC5602 - The West Country, Falmouth to Teignmouth: 9th Edition
SC5603 - Falmouth to Hartland Point, including the Isles of Scilly: 7th Edition
SC5604 - Channel Islands : 6th Edition
SC5605 - Chichester to Ramsgate and Calais to Oostende: 9th Edition
SC5606 - Thames Estuary, Ramsgate to Tower Bridge: 9th Edition
SC5607 - Thames Estuary, Essex and Suffolk Coast: 8th Edition
SC5608 - Bristol Channel: 2nd Edition
SC5609 - North West Wales including Menai Strait: 2nd Edition
SC5610 - Firth of Clyde: 3rd Edition
SC5611 - West Coast of Scotland - Mull of Kintyre to Point of Ardnamurchan: 3rd Edition
SC5612 - Northern Ireland - Carlingford Lough to Lough Foyle : 1st Edition
SC5613 - Irish Sea - Eastern Part including Isle of Man : 2nd Edition
SC5614 - East Coast Orford Ness to Whitby : 3rd Edition
SC5620 - South West Wales: 2nd Edition
SC5621 - Ireland - Carlingford Lough to Waterford: 2nd Edition
SC5622 - Ireland - Waterford to Kinsale: 1st Edition
SC5623 - Ireland - Bantry Bay to Kinsale: 1st Edition

Three new chart folios are planned:

SC5615 - North East Coast of England
SC5616 - East Coast of Scotland
SC5617 - North West Coast of Scotland

The schedule for the withdrawal of the remainder of the Admiralty leisure products is:

Admiralty Leisure Editions (Excluding SC2036, SC2045, SC2656, SC2669, SC808) - 4 November 2010

Admiralty Leisure Editions SC2036, SC2045, SC2656, SC2669 & SC808 - Summer 2011

Admiralty Leisure Tough Charts - 4 November 2010

Admiralty Leisure Folios (Non UK & Ireland) - 4 November 2010

Admiralty RYA Chart Plotters - 30 December 2010

Peter Clarke

Chandlery Online

Saturday, 27 March 2010

New 2010 Imray Chart C48: La Coruna to Porto

La Coruna to Porto

Imray Charts C48: La Coruna to Porto

imray chart c42

Plans included:

•Ria de Vivero
•Ria de Cedeira
•Rias de Ares and Betanzos
•La Coruña
•Ria de Corme y Laxe
•Ria de Camariñas
•Ria de Muros
•Ria de Arosa
•Ria de Pontevedra
•Ria de Vigo
•Viana do Castelo
•Póvoa de Varzim
•Leixões

2010 EDITION - Extensive changes throughout. Includes revised depths in La Coruña, Ria de Corme y Laxe, Ria de Camariñas and Leixões; buoyage in Ria de Arosa fully updated, plus changes to prohibited areas in Viana do Castelo.

1:350,000
WGS 84 Datum
Printed on water resistant paper

Imray Charts Edition: February 2010

Wednesday, 10 March 2010

New Imray Digital Charts for 2010

New editions of the award-winning Imray digital charts ID10, ID20, ID30 and ID40 are now available. A new folio has also been added to the series - ID100 Eastern Caribbean.

For 2010 the presentation and registration procedure has been changed.

The digital chart folios are now supplied on USB sticks and instead of purchasing a folio for a calendar year which had disadvantages for those buying the CD late in the season, the registration code provides access to quarterly updates which include any new editions and improvements as well as corrections for a year from the date of registration. In subsequent years existing users will be able to purchase new registration codes at a discount.

Imray Digital Charts are also interfaced with Meridian's Tidal Prediction software which is also now published on USB memory sticks.

'Probably the best low cost chart and software package available...' Sailing Today.

Admiralty Charts