HANNs 00/1 for the CA Internet site for Non Members

HANNs 00/1 is the first instalment of the year and indeed the century of Harbour Anchorage and Navigation Notes. Cruising Association members receive the full notes 4 times a year which are a summary of reports sent in by our members and filed in the library. Our members cruise all over the globe so as you see below the reports cover the Pacific, Spitzbergen and other far flung places as well as home waters.

A most important development regarding a change of chart datum is summarised which will affect everyone sailing for many years to come.

In Scotland a millennium link between the North Sea and the west coast of SScotland is due to come on stream next year.

One of our members found some interesting anchorages on the west side of Mull and Islay not often frequented by yachts.

We have many members circumnavigating Ireland but not often visiting 50 harbours and anchorages against each of which a star rating is given from 1 to 5

For those wishing to cut through from the Bay of Biscay through the Canals Lateral a La Garonne and du Midi to the Mediterranean there is advice where to take your mast down.

Some excellent information for those more adventurous wishing to sail to Spitzbergen particularly on the preplanning of such a voyage.

One of our members visited a lot of harbours on the French Mediterranean coast in December when things are somewhat quieter than in July/August.

Two members report on many anchorages and marinas on both the Italian coast of the Adriatic and also on Croatia. Altogether over 20 ports covered with much detail.

As usual many of our members visited Greek waters visiting about 30 ports for which they have sent in reports. Invaluable information on winter laying up is provided here.

The same applies to Turkey and a most interesting report from Jane Curtis who went to the Black Sea visiting the coasts and harbours of Bulgaria , Rumania, the Ukraine, Russia and Georgia. Useful information here on visas; surprising the countries for which no visa is required.

Our members Phil and Ines Langham spent some time cruising in the Philippines and visited anchorages on the west coast of those islands.

Finally each year members send in accounts of their logs which go into the library and are available for members to read. They are a great incentive for others to follow to places they may have thought beyond their capacity to reach. There are logs with families and children and some with crew age well into the 70s. Much information can be gleaned from these logs which are not just about the sea passage but where to shop and eat out in foreign ports.

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