Thread: Mediterranean Cruising Books

Thanks for that - we reached the same conclusion and now have them on board. I have to say that although these books are good, after our times in the Caribbean we still find them dissapointing in comparison with the likes of the Chris Doyle guides, especially in respect to information on anchorages and shore side services available. Two other items we find mildly annoying in comparison with the western side of the Atlantic are weather...

Hi Jim, There is not to my knowledge one book with all anchorages listed but think you'll find most of the Imray Pilots (get one per country to get down to details) do cover anchorages as well as harbours / marinas. Plus you will find some local publications -eg in Croatia 777 Islands is much better detail than UK published Imray. Plus of course the web. Today more than ever one can find places via Google Earth and get down to see current...

Regarding the marinas in the Med, where we are cruising since 6 months, you find all types. From the 5 stars ones to the ones that have rotten pontoons. Some of the good ones are state owned others are private. The price vary as well a lot. For a 41 f. boat you will pay in the summer around 200 € per day at Puerto Portals, in Majorca, while at Palau, Sardinia, it will cost you a quarter of that amount. Obviously the service is different. In...

If you would like lots of suggestions for anchorages in the Med, just post the question on the YBW forum ( Liveaboard Link - Yachting and Boating World Forums ) . It's a UK forum with lots of boats in the Med and any questions I asked about marinas or anchorages were answered by many people.

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Thanks for the thread as we too will be headed for the Med next year after deciding to spend yet another year in SE Asia. I don’t know why governments and individuals spend as much money as they do on building marinas and then hire unqualified personnel to operate them. Here in Malaysia while comparatively everything is cheap, the marinas are not well managed. They too do not return emails enquiring about the availability of berths. The one...

I think you might be mistaking the Mediterranean Sea for a lake bounded by one or two countries - instead of a substantial body of water bordered by many independent states, which, not incidentally, have centuries of conflict behind them! There are the pilot books, mostly written by Rod Heikell, which most people use - supplemented by updated info from other cruisers, websites, google earth and their own adventurous discoveries! A key source...

Quote: Hard to say that about what we have seen so far in the Med. Equally the chandlery's are few and far between and most have less stock than a small chandlery in Joly Harbour, Antigua. Worse, what they have is poor quality and very expensive. You mustnt have looked very far, Given that most marine manufactuer, ie electronics etc are european, my experience is the opposite. I found teh carribean very difficult to get good chandlery....