⚓ Harbour coverage (and not just the shiny marinas)
Every harbour (yes, harbours, not just the glossy marina catwalks) comes with full sailing directions, free charts, and photo galleries. You’ll find every mooring option covered, including prices, local facilities, provisioning spots, launching places, pubs, dining, plus 7‑day weather and tide times. Logged‑in visitors can even leave comments and updates, so you get real‑world knowledge from real‑world sailors.
Why this matters
The web is awash with marina websites, but many are basically floating brochures. Anything awkward, like going aground at your pontoon, or discovering the entrance channel is more “muddy surprise” than “deep water welcome”, tends not to make the cut.
Free online guides often suffer the same fate. When you rely on advertising, you don’t exactly want to tell readers that the advertiser’s marina entrance is best attempted at high tide with a stiff drink.
How visitMyHarbour is different
We launched in 2009 with 150 harbours. Since then we’ve doubled that number and kept everything updated. It’s slow, expensive, boots‑on‑deck work: on‑the‑water research, follow‑up calls, chartwork, and a mountain of web digging to get all the right links in one place.
We also license UKHO chart and tidal data (a treasure chest of information), plus aerial photography, much of which we present free. The result is a complete, honest view of every estuary, river, harbour, and marina. Think of it as an online pilot book… only with more detail than most almanacs and none of the glossy varnish.
We don’t rely on advertising, so we can tell it exactly how it is. And you can add your own feedback too.
Save yourself the drama
Check out your destination before you arrive. It’s cheaper than repairing your pride after discovering the entrance channel is narrower than your boat.
Free access
You can browse thousands of pages of detailed harbour coverage in this section, or explore them via the new map‑driven VMH‑Lite, where harbours appear as clickable markers.
Why crowd‑sourced guides don’t cut it
Wikis and crowd‑sourced harbour info tend to fizzle out. The “crowd” usually turns out to be three enthusiastic people and one bloke who only comments when he’s aground. Hard graft without a pay packet rarely lasts.
How we keep the lights on
Our income comes from sailors who choose to take out a subscription, and from those who buy our For Nav chart packs. We keep prices sensible and the innovation flowing.
Check out our various membership tiers here.
A good reputation afloat
Research us online and you’ll find we’re well regarded by sailors who value honest, detailed information.
Another good reason to join visitMyHarbour: instant access, ongoing benefits.
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