Visit My Harbour for Free Nautical Charts and Pilotage, UK Wide Coverage

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This site is an online pilotage guide, here to provide timely and detailed information about the various ports and harbours, estuaries, rivers and inlets around the coasts of the UK.

"an absolute treasure-trove of charts..."

  

harbour coverageHarbours: Each harbour (and NOT JUST marinas) has full sailing directions, free charts, and photo galleries. All mooring options are covered, including: prices, local facilities, provisioning, launching places, pubs and dining. Plus 7 day weather and tides.   Interactivity   Logged in visitors can leave comments and information.

Access from the menu on the left, Click here to browse through all harbours or if you have Google Earth installed, click here to display locations and links




free charts and unique chart viewing service International Charts Online, now MOBILE compatible. You can now access 1667 full sized nautical charts online. Here and now. See how a "new way" of doing things is going to save you money and improve safety. Find out how others are making use of this remarkable service.  UK, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, Netherlands, Belgium, W.Med, Atlantic, Caribbean, Brazil etc. NOW... permanent on-going access.

See the fantastic detail and try the "full-screen" chart plotter like interface. Be sure to try screen-shots and colour printing.  Click HERE for a chart system preview



Innovative "For Navigation" charting products, developed and produced by us, buy and keep. 



"Charts for SeaClear" at £29.50 are without a doubt the cheapest way for you to get 800+charts and a tried and tested navigation program...all in one easy to use package. Connect a GPS to navigate, and..  Compatible GPS for SeaClear       
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VisiCharts run in Google Earthtm  and work offline too. They combine satellite imagery and chart in 3D to give a remarkable perspective. GPS compatible. Now from £19.50 See the video further down this page.



directory
Marine Business Directory: Our Directory lists almost 4000 marine businesses, search by area, harbour, category, or any mixture of these.  Access from the individual harbour pages or browse all  The Business Directory
 
See if we've got your marine business listed already, use the search box at the top.  Put yourself in or enhance your own page for free, check:   Directory guidelines




Interesting Videos
Videos ..."gems" in here inclucing a very Non PC video of nautical mishaps, amateurs and professionals making catastrophic mistakes.   Click for Videos

Articles: A good selection of articles covering subjects ranging from anchoring to the weather. Long range tide tables, information about this site, products, plus lots moreClick for Articles
 
 Click here to see 2012 tide tables



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Coastal Sailing Directions:
Written for big ship mariners, this lengthy and detailed coverage also makes essential reading for small craft passagemakers. Coastal charts and NP tidal flow atlases are includedWales and North West England, Bristol ChannelChannel West, Scilly Isles to the SolentSolentChannel East, (North Foreland to The Solent)North Kent, Swale and MedwayThames and EstuaryEast Coast (Great Yarmouth to R.Roach)North East England (St Abbs Head to the Wash)





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It's Great that you're using this site and finding it useful. Now you can add comments about harbours you have used, create a FREE login account  and then you can tell everyone about your experiences, good or bad...instantly ! There are various other ways you could help, and we're always aiming to improve the coverage. 

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For basic data on harbours we do not cover, we recommend trying ports-and-harbours  (www.ports.org.uk) which gives contact details and photos covering 700 UK locations.


See VisiCharts in action, this has never been done before with UK Charts






Featured Harbour show all

Preston, Docks, Marina, River Ribble and River Asland (or Douglas)

Wales and NW England

Preston's industrial past was heavily based on textiles, a trade that fell into terminal decline from the mid 20th century. It has faced the same challenges as many other post industrial northern towns.

The port, once important and prosperous, declined and was finally closed to commercial traffic in 1981. The channel leading out to sea which runs between training banks has also suffered. The most seaward part (although still marked), has silted up badly, part of the wall has collapsed, yachtsmen and motorboaters until recently made their way in and out through this " hole in the wall" and unmarked channels through the sands. ... read more

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