Comprehensive Sailing Directions for UK Harbours with free Nautical Charts

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 and Ireland. For those arriving by boat.

"research and plan here ...then navigate using one of our electronic chart packages"

"Covid alert: If using our pilotage work, be aware that many harbours/marinas have their own take on the "rules", so always check directly with them first if planning to visit" RYA Covid19 rules timetable

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Impartial and original information... free to use

300 Harbours: Each harbour (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 2021 tide tables. Interactivity Logged in visitors can leave comments and information.

Access via the Regions menu on the left,

Or Click here to browse through all harbours

Or: Access them via VMH lite Harbours will appear as clickable markers

Membership: Reaserch - Plan - Navigate ..

Enjoy what you see on this website ? Join our other 6599 paid members (June 2020), including some very well known sailing "names".. A one off payment of £25 gets you ongoing membership. No more to pay. Access a whole trove of online research material, charts, plus stunning seamless 2021 Google Earth overlays.

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"For Nav" NEW 2021 buy and keep products:

Beautiful offline "For Nav" raster chart packages for some great 3rd party programs and apps from just £8.99 ! All made in the UK by us, backed up by phone support if needed. Buy and keep, download or physical products, including turn key Android chartplotters. CLICK HERE for overview

Marine Navigator qtVlm SeaClear OpenCPN Polar View Expedition

Supported programs include navigation, AIS, simulation and even weather/tide routeing. YOU choose the program.

UK and other European chart coverage. CLICK HERE

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Other free online services for you to try right now:

Proper Tide Tables Marine business directory Articles & Videos
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Quick product links: Android: Marine Navigator Charts "Turn Key" Android Chartplotters Unified Charts qtVlm- the new Nav, Weather and Simulator program Hardware AIS for Windows, Macs and Android chart-plotters

All charts used online and in products are derived from Official British or SHOM raster charts and licensed by the UKHO/SHOM. We recommend always using Admiralty paper charts in conjunction with any electronic navigation systems.

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