Atlantic Spain & Portugal

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Atlantic Spain & Portugal.jpg (36539 bytes) This guide builds on the original work by Oz Robinson and Anne Hammick. It covers the Atlantic coast of the Iberian peninsula from Cabo Prior (El Ferrol) to Gibraltar. It embraces the spectacular rias of Northwest Spain, an unrivalled and easily accessible cruising ground for yachtsmen, and the flat, exposed coast of Portugal which has recently seen an improvement in available shelter. South of Cabo de São Vicente, the Algarve and the coast of Spain west of Gibraltar have a different feel and here the Moorish and eventually the Mediterranean influence is felt. It is this section of coast that has seen the most rapid growth in facilities for yachts since this pilot was first published in 1988.

Each of these areas is backed by rich and varied scenery which is often best seen from the coast and within easy reach are some of Europe’s most historic towns and cities (Santiago de Compostela, Porto, Lisboa, Sevilla, Cadiz and Gibraltar).

Martin Walker recced the whole coastline from El Ferrol to La Guardia in August 2005 for this 5th edition. The text has been meticulously revised, the aerial photography has been updated and all the plans have been redrawn to a full colour specification. The photo updates above are recent and should be considered when cruising this area.

Atlantic Spain and Portugal is an essential companion for yachtsmen making the passage from northwest Europe to the Mediterranean. It covers the major ‘jumping-off’ ports for an Atlantic crossing and also provides guidance for the increasing number of yachts cruising the area and on passage to the Mediterranean.

The pilot has 200 photographs taken from both the air and sea level plus the photo album above.

A4. Hard cover. Full colour. 336pp

About the Authors: Martin Walker is the Director of the Pilotage Foundation. His background includes extensive cruising in the English Channel, Eastern Mediterranean and Western Baltic throughout the 1960s and 1970s. Baltic and Channel plus two handed racing - Observer TWOSTAR Plymouth to Newport Transatlantic, Round Britain and Ireland Race, Yachting Monthly Triangle races in the 1980s, Current boat Oyster 435 Hookey of Hamble - Circumnavigation and then Atlantic Circuit including East Coast USA in 1990s, Mediterranean including Black Sea in 2000s.

Anne Hamick.jpg (24140 bytes) Anne Hammick has been involved with the Pilotage Foundation for nearly 20 years, and took over responsibility for Atlantic Spain & Portugal in 1994. From a sailing family, she first cruised long-distance in 1975 and since then has made eight Atlantic crossings, six as skipper/navigator, including the 1981 Two-handed Transatlantic Race. An RYA Ocean Yachtmaster, most of her long passages were made without the help of electronic (satellite) navigation systems. She has written more than a dozen books on sailing subjects and is editor of Flying Fish, the biannual journal of the Ocean Cruising Club. She was awarded the Royal Cruising Club Challenge Cup in 1987 and elected a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Navigation in 2001. She lives aboard her elderly Rustler 31 in Falmouth, Cornwall.