SPECIAL REPORT
Pilot books used to be how we explored new destinations. Cruisers and charter sailors alike will have spent many hours poring over sketch maps and grainy photos in a hardback book that may not have been updated for many moons to identify where might offer good holding, a mini-mart, or a worthy snorkelling spot.
Nowadays we're all used to having information at our fingertips, literally, through a smartphone. Naturally, a crop of apps and websites have developed to service the appetite for good quality information about sailing locations.
Cruising social media groups are bursting with personal recommendations or impressions, but this information is often uncategorised or hard to verify. Now, a number of more ‘official’ online sites and apps have been launched that combine user-generated up to date information with the backing of a reputable organisation or publisher.
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It has long been a complaint in my family that pilot guides contain little useful information on the reasons to visit
