South & West Coasts of Ireland

Relied upon for over 80 years as the standard text on small-craft pilotage of the Irish coast. This comprehensive guide covers over 350 ports, harbours and anchorages, with detailed passage planning, pilotage information, tidal data, navigational hazards, lights and marks, and shore facilities.

This edition includes the latest information from INFOMAR, details on new pontoons in 12 harbours, and a new chapter on crossings to and from England and Wales. Completely updated and revised with 739 sea level and aerial photographs, and 161 charts and plans.

Features:

• A4, soft cover, 368 pages
• Describes 339 ports, harbours and anchorages
• 152 colour plans all re-drawn, most of them ito include the first widespread use of the Irish Government’s INFOMAR survey data in inshore pilotage
• 430 sea level and 275 aerial photographs, including 190 drone photographs
• Text completely revised in respect of navigational aids, facilities and shoreside amenities including diesel fuel
• Updated advice on procedures on arrival from Great Britain

About ICC Sailing Directions

The Irish Cruising Club's Sailing Directions are recognised as the premier pilotage guide to Irish coastal waters. The Directions, in two volumes, aim to describe every feasible passage, port, harbour and anchorage on the coasts of Ireland. They are continually updated on the web, and new editions are published every four to five years. They draw on the experience and observations of generations of amateur and professional sailors. Aerial photographs by Kevin Dwyer and sea-level photographs by Geraldine Hennigan are designed to be of navigational value and illustrate the pilotage.

The Sailing Directions can trace their origins back over a hundred years, beginning with Harry Donegan's collection of pilotage information around 1910. In 1929, the newly-formed Irish Cruising Club began publishing this information. By the 1950s, the guide had expanded to cover the entire Irish coast, becoming the standard reference for small-craft pilotage in Ireland.

Your copy of the ICC Sailing Directions can be kept up to date through regular Amendments available to view or download online until a new edition is published.

Praise for ICC Sailing Directions

"…it is well-nigh perfect. There is no alternative and there is no need for one."

- Cruising magazine

"Approach any port without these navigational directions on board at one's peril."

- The Irish Times

"…a respected and much-used publication here at CIL."

- Captain Robert McCabe, Commissioners of Irish Lights

About the Editor

Norman Kean has edited the Sailing Directions since 2005. A Yachtmaster Offshore and Fellow of the Royal Institute of Navigation, he has personally explored every harbour and anchorage described in this guide. His expertise is sought by the UK Hydrographic Office, and he contributes regularly to Yachting Monthly.