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| The Solent Cruising Companion (Wiley Nautical) |  | Author: Derek Aslett
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
List Price: £24.99
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Rating:  4 reviews
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 2nd Edition
Pages: 200
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.4
Dimensions (in): 11.8 x 8.4 x 0.7
ISBN: 0470988282
Dewey Decimal Number: 797.12460916336
EAN: 9780470988282
Publication Date: February 29, 2008
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Product Description
Offers pilotage and nautical information, as well as suggestions of where to eat and what to do ashore. This book provides insight into the history of the Solent. It contains colour charts and detailed photography, including many aerial shots. It includes information about berthing facilities, marina charges, fuel, showers, and launderettes.
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The Solent Cruising Companion 2004 August 11, 2010
Ben Nichols
Really useful book, although 2004, it still has very useful local information for the purpose that I needed it for. Because of the age, don't rely on it for serious navigation in case you run aground! Bouys and channels can change and you will need up to date maps and reference books to be sure.
Great Book April 7, 2010
This a very indepth guide to crusing the solent and has some excellent resource information. A must have for any sailor in the region.
 The solent Cruising Companion a Great Guide June 19, 2009
Dr. Francoise Lyons
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This guide is pretty comprehensive and accurate, it is also very up to date. Its is reasonably priced and nicely presesented with some beautiful photographs. The author's enthusiasm and love of the solent certainly comes out. There is nice detail such as the radio procedure for crossing the main channel in Portsmouth Harbour.
I was a little dissapointed Alum Bay was not included and would consider this an omission as it can be a great place to Anchor. One problem is that although the book is currently wonderfully up to date, yachting facilities and contact numbers change quite quickly. I would certainly be happy to pay for an online up dating system.
Overall I would recommend this book to anybody yachting in the Solent whether for the first time or after 20 years!
Solent breezes July 26, 2008
Robin Benson
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I read some years ago that between Brighton and Bournemouth (about ninety-fives miles apart) on the south coast of England there are the largest number of registered leisure craft in the world. I doubt that has changed and in the centre of this area is the Solent. If you fancy sailing around the ports and harbours you'll really find this book very useful.
The Solent is about twenty-eight miles east to west with twelve harbours and estuaries, protected from weather extremes by the Isle of Wight. The only real hazards are the commercial vessels, from huge tankers, world class cruise liners (that have Southampton as their home port) to ferries and hydrofoils. But away from this commercial activity you can sail up estuaries towards that pub drink and a meal. The nice thing about the book, I thought, is the information about each place, not just of a marine nature but bits of historical detail and where to go and what to see once you step ashore.
The five chapters cover it all: Western, Central and Eastern, Solent history and the all important Racing the Solent. Colour photos throughout for each location and beautifully designed coloured charts (the book stresses that these are not to be used for navigation) and a really clever idea was to include several aerial shots which give a sort of three-dimensional look to the charts. There is the odd omission of some places: neither Ashlett Creek or Hill Head Harbor are included. Admittedly these are really small anchorages with no facilities but they are included on Admiralty chart 2022. The back of the book has several pages of technical information: tidal streams, waypoints, racing charts, weather, communication frequencies and an index.
I think the book looks so nice that even if you can't use it for sailing the Solent it will make an ideal title for the armchair traveler.
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