Macmillan Nautical Almanac 1997

This is an annual compendium of navigational data needed by yachtsmen and women for the waters around the UK, Ireland and the coast of Europe, from the Franco-Spanish Atlantic border to the North Sea border of Germany and Denmark. This book provides source information for the Royal Yachting Association's training publications and is used on RYA instructional courses. It includes: rules of the road; weather; coastal navigation; safety; harbour facilities; waypoints; documentation and customs; radio navigation aids; international codes and flags; tide tables and tidal streams; distance tables; telephone numbers; chartlets of harbours in UK, France, Belgium, Germany and Ireland; regular supplements to keep you up-to-date on navigation changes on astro-navigation. Dividing the coastline into 21 areas, the book gives detailed harbour, marina, coastal and tidal information on each one. Using a network of over 200 agents and information from many different courses the almanac is updated each year to ensure it is safe, and fully informative. The book also contains general navigational information on everything from sailing by night to using the latest radio and computer navigational aids, as well as giving data on the weather, communications at sea, safety procedures, tides and over 3600 waypoints.