I concur on Secret anchorages - might be OK with a bilge keeler but was
pretty useless for a fin keeler drawing 2m. Doesn't really give you enough
information to pilot your way into the anchorages - even if they are still
viable and most are overrun with moorings.
--
Derek Lumb
Westerly Typhoon
"Whispered Secret" NWVYC
"Graham Frankland" <gfrankland@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> " 666" <j666@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>I consider buying couple of books to prepare for a passage from area of
>>Rouen (Channel) to La Rochelle - we are
>> interested in small tiny & charming harbours and anchorages, including
>> some scuba-diving, while the yacht is 47 ft steel
>> ketch with up to 8 ft draft.
>> I found in Imray:
>> www.imray.com/record.cfm?i_stock_code=034B 'The Channel Islands'
>> www.imray.com/record.cfm?i_stock_code=546 'Secret Anchorages of
Brittany'
>> www.imray.com/record.cfm?i_stock_code=092b 'RCC North Biscay '
>>
>> I guess there will be Reeds (or RCC) 2008 Almanac on-board, and as the
>> books are not cheap (OK, 20 % cheaper on
>> ebay.co.uk), I would not like to pay for redundant informations (which
>> happens very often with pilot books and The
>> Cruising Association almanacs).
>>
>> Which of the above books covers things differently than Reeds than?
>> Regards
>> JaC
>>
> We used the RCC North Biscay pilot and found it fairly comprehensive.
Had
> a browse through a mate's Secret Anchorages and didn't consider it being
> worth (our) while buying in addition. This is a very busy coast and
it's
> not that easy to find quiet anchorages, even the majority of Morbihan
ones
> have been replaced by Moorings at (a couple of years ago) up to 28 euros
> per night!
> Graham.
>
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