Whats the recommendation for a West Coast Pilot?

Telo · Post by **Telo** » Sun Dec 21, 2008 4:12 pm

Both Martin Lawrence and the Clyde Cruising Club Sailing Directions are very good indeed, and we carry old editions of both on board.

For "hidey holes", I think CCC has the edge.

Sam_steele · Post by **Sam_steele** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 12:32 am

I would definitely recommend that you take Hamish Haswell Smith's book ( Scottish Islands) that Nick recommended as well as the CCC books.

Clyde_Wanderer · Post by **Clyde_Wanderer** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 12:43 am

Shuggy wrote:I don't think you're allowed to make sporrans out of beaver any more.

BBC clicky here

Bloody heck, what next?

Clyde_Wanderer · Post by **Clyde_Wanderer** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 12:46 am

Nick wrote:.
I would recommend the Martin Lawrence pilots , available at all Scottish chandlers. There are four in the W. Coast series:

Clyde to Colonsay
Mull and adjacent coasts
Skye and NW Scotland
Western Isles

If you don't have long you are unlikely to need the latter two, so I would recommend Clyde to Colonsay and Mull and Adjacent Coasts

Also highly recommended:

Nick, does this Scottish Islands book give comprehensive details on anchorages and moorings.
Does one have to be a member of Amazon to buy from them, and can debit cards be used?
Thanks, C_W

Post by **Nick** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 11:52 am

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Oops - new version just published in October - correct link from picture below

Nick, does this Scottish Islands book give comprehensive details on anchorages and moorings.
Does one have to be a member of Amazon to buy from them, and can debit cards be used?

Not much in the way of moorings at most of these islands, but adequate details of anchorages are given.

When you purchase from Amazon you don't have to become a member. It is pretty straighforward and debit cards can be used.

Post by **DaveS** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 5:53 pm

Silkie wrote:Haven't been back to Scalasaig since that unfortunate night in the hotel on the CC06. The Corncrake is always a good read though.

Definitely worth a read, but no mention of anyone from Wigan...

sahona · Post by **sahona** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 8:21 pm

'Ksake I don't have enough noodly appendages to place on the various pulses required to keep up with these forum things.
Get martin Lawrence. Read Haswell-smith for interest, if you come across the old clyde cruising club sailing directions, remember they didn'y take account of engines, the hand-drawn chartlets with clearance lines are OK if you don't have a GPS/plotter (and have been questioned on this place by erudite sailors) as for the beaver....... send me up another one -this one's split.

FullCircle · Post by **FullCircle** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 9:37 pm

sahona wrote:' as for the beaver....... send me up another one -this one's split.

Blimey Big Boy, I am still at Hamster!

sahona · Post by **sahona** » Tue Dec 23, 2008 12:08 pm

Ah, I suspect you didn't get a thorough grounding with apprentices, which is where the phrase originated...

FullCircle · Post by **FullCircle** » Tue Dec 23, 2008 12:59 pm

sahona wrote:Ah, I suspect you didn't get a thorough grounding with apprentices, which is where the phrase originated...

I was that apprentice. I was sent for a rubber hammer, and being too wise, I went for a 2 hour fag break and came back to tell the Supervisior, I wasn't quite so stupid as to fall for that one. He went purple, hovered 2 foot off the ground and boned me right round the shop until I split asunder.
I went and got the rubber hammer from stores rather sheepishly.
I am still in mental remission.

Telo · Post by **Telo** » Thu Jan 01, 2009 12:00 am

PS: This can be quite handy, freely downloadable from Uncle Sam (13MB). We keep a laminated edition on board; Sailing Directions Enroute - Pub. 141
Scotland (Enroute), 2007
Edition: 10

PPS: A Guid Ne'erday to all when the bells toll...

BLUEMOMENT

Whats the recommendation for a West Coast Pilot?

Re: Sporrans

Re: If it was me

Yes no yes

Colonsay

Sailing Directions Postscript