The Adlard Coles Book of Mediterranean Cruising (4th edition)

Rod Heikell

Adlard Coles Nautical

£20

For the first-time sailor dreaming of the Med, this book is a must. Rod Heikell’s initiation was in 1976 in a 20ft plywood yacht. Since then, he’s upsized and up-skilled, producing an extensive series of detailed cruising guides with wife Lu. This book offers the overview, including ways to get there if you don’t want to sail. Checklists and regulations are brought up to date, as are costings. There’s plenty of shrewd advice for the longstay sailor as well as the summer holidaymaker and, for the returner, the passage-planning section may inspire more unexpected explorations into the diversity of this inland sea.