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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.

Don't be confused about what we do on this site:   Explain to me Now

 

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You are on the "classic"  VMH site                                 Try the mobile site             

  In depth research for those prepared to dig in                                                               On yer' phone !!!                           



 

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 2019 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 5511 paid members (April 2018), 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 2018 Google Earth overlays. 

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"For Nav" 2019 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 

             VisitMyHarbour Services:

Firstly, how many websites have a service centre that you can drop into ? We do !  Open Feb-Dec at 36 Cowes High Street, opposite Henri Lloyd.   We are very approachable and easy to get hold of.  We answer your emails and phone calls promptly all year round...( our contact details here) . Here's a selection of the type of enquiries we get and answer cheerfully..  You SAID.. we SAID

             Other free online services for you to try right now:

Proper Tide Tables                                        Marine business directory                                  Articles & Videos
  User entries on longer accepted

 

Quick product links:   Android: Marine Navigator Charts    "Turn Key" Android Chartplotters    Charts for SeaClear...simple and reliable ChartSticks for OpenCPN   Unified Charts   qtVlm- the new Nav, Weather and Simulator program  Tidal Stream Utility for Windows    Hardware  AIS for Windows, Macs and Android chart-plotters

Featured Harbour show all

Charts: 3

Images: 7

Troon Harbour and Yacht Haven

West Scotland and North of Ireland

Contacts:
Harbour Master  VHF #14, tel 01292 281687 (via the Ayr Harbour switchboard)
Troon Yacht Haven VHF 80, tel 01292 315553
Troon Cruising Club  tel 01292 311190;  ... read more