North Sea Passage Pilot

A passage pilot for the North Sea between England and the coasts of France, Belgium and the Netherlands, by Garth Cooper, co-author of Imray's East Coast Pilot. This edition has been restructured to reflect how North Sea passages have changed.

The routes take account of the Traffic Separation Schemes and the many new offshore wind farms and oil and gas platforms. The emphasis is on the passages themselves, whether a direct crossing between the UK and the Continent or a series of hops along the East Coast and the adjacent continental coasts. Pilotage is included for a selection of key ports, with updated plans and many new photographs.

About the author

Garth Cooper is a writer, broadcaster and trained boatbuilder who worked as a senior agricultural journalist, BBC broadcaster and editorial director before turning to marine writing. He edited Anglia Afloat, is co-author of East Coast Pilot and sails a Contest 33.

He skippers for the East Anglian Sailing Trust, taking blind people sailing, helps run the family farm in Norfolk, and is a member of the Yachting Journalists' Association, the RYA and the Cruising Association.

About Imray

Imray has published nautical information for recreational and professional mariners since the mid-18th century. It is now part of FB Imray, a joint venture with the Austrian cartographers freytag & berndt, and is recognised by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency as a chart producer.