Clyde Cruising Club Sailing Directions & Anchorages Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Part 2

An incidental benefit resulting from the merging of the CCC Sailing Directions with those of Martin Lawrence is that I now feel free to repeat the above lines (entitled Nimium ne Crede Experto, which translates roughly as: ‘Don’t put too much trust in the experts’) that were previously quoted by Martin in the preface to his first book, Crinan to Canna. As they were originally published in 1903 it is reassuring to know that they cannot have been referring to the Sailing Directions of the CCC - the Club was not founded until 1909 - but nonetheless, even with regard to our current books, I must admit that a relentless recital of potential hazards can create an air of impending doom that is at odds with what is intended to be a leisure pursuit.
It is hard to see how it could be otherwise; experienced skippers with well-found and strongly-crewed boats might well sail happily through overfalls and anchor in dubious places but the novice with a trusting family aboard will weigh every word - and rightly so. Inevitably, sailors of all abilities use these directions and each individual skipper will need to assess how the information given within them might affect their own vessel, taking into account the capabilities of her crew.

Contents
Preface
Introduction
General introduction
Charts
Maps
Tides
Weather and forecasting
Anchorages, mooring and berthing
Equipment
Chartering and instruction
Conservation
Services and supplies
Communications
Travel
Access Rights
Emergencies
Notes on sailing directions and plans
Principal chart symbols
1 Mull of Kintyre to West Loch Tarbert
2 Southeast Islay and Sound of Islay
3 West coasts of Islay and Jura; Colonsa
4 Sound of Jura
5 Loch Crinan to the Firth of Lorn
6 Firth of Lorn
7 Loch Etive and Loch Linnhe
8 Sound of Mull and Loch Sunart
9 West coast of Mull
10 Coll and Tiree
11 Ross of Mull
Appendix
Index