Sailing Tours: Falmouth to the Loire Pt. 3: Yachtsman’s Guide to the Cruising Waters of the English and Adjacent Coasts Cruising guides to waters sought by yachtsmen are now commonplace. But only a century ago, cruising yachtsmen, professional or amateur, relied on the few standard works of austere sailing directions which were available to all seafarers. They found their way into the estuaries, rivers and creeks, harbours and havens on the comparatively few coasts where pleasure craft sailed, relying on their own local knowledge and in many instances the aid of a local pilot.

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