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Yes Buena Vista is an Australian registered ship and it is also true that ICC is a European certificate, but we can get one issued in Australia through a RYA accredited training organisation and there just happens to be one in our yacht club. Good news though that none of you have come up against an...

Great information, thanks to all, a general plan is starting to form. On another issue, I read in a Mediterranean Cruising book that it is necessary to have some formal qualification, like RYA Yachtmaster or ICC to cruise in some countries. Is this correct? Although we have done something like 50,00...

One thing that occurs to me, in deciding which way to go round from Ipswich to West Coast Scotland, is there a preferred way in the spring, e.g. do prevailing winds change with the season? I am used to trade wind sailing so you try not to head south in winter or north in summer.

More good info, thanks. BTW, no my boat is definitely not fast, it is a trawler design and we only go along at about 8 knots.

Thanks to everyone for the feedback so far, I will check out the recommendations on books. Details of the boat etc are as follows; * Boat is a ocean going motor yacht 65' LOA, so the boat is good for long range (2500nm) and rough seas (the skipper and first mate are no so keen on rough weather these...

The boat arrives in Ipswich. So far the West Coast of Scotland seems to get a vote, which is good because Scotland was where we really wanted to go. Is there a decent cruising guide to the area? Any suggestions for a cruising route from Ipswich to the West Coast? It seems a similar distance either w...

Wouldn't mind circumnavigating but not sure yet how feasible that is until I have done some research. I have booked my boat on a ship leaving in February and was headed for the Mediterranean but have talked my partner around to doing UK first, so I have to learn fast!!

Cheers
Brownie

Hi All, We will be shipping our boat to the UK early next year (from Australia) for cruising around the UK and then on to the Mediterranean. Can anyone here recommend some good Cruising Guides or Almanacs for the UK, must not miss places and any other tid bits of information that may be useful. By t...