The Yachting Monthly team alongside a host of experts have gathered together to bring you the ultimate cruising guide to the British Isles in our Sail the British Isles bookazine

Coming soon from the makers of Yachting Monthly, the Sail the British Isles bookazine is a cruising guide containing 30 of the best harbours and anchorages around the UK and Ireland, written by local experts, all of whom regularly contribute to YM, including our literary reviewer Julia Jones and pilot guide author Norman Kean.

Given that the coastlines of Scotland, Ireland, Wales and England are together amongst the longest in Europe, they offer a dazzling variety of bays and headlands, islands, beaches and rivers.

You don’t have to venture far to find a picturesque harbour from which to base your cruise.

These harbours are worth exploring in their own right, with centuries of history, stunning landscapes and vibrant waterside communities to discover, or you can spread your wings to find quieter spots away from it all.

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