Do you only have a week to spare? For those of us who are time poor but who want to seize the moment, either on our own boat or on a charter, it’s reassuring to know that there are plenty of cruising hubs from where we can enjoy some of the best of the region in only a few days. 

Imray Pocket Pilots are a new series of affordable PDF books, companions to the Yachting Monthly series A Week Afloat.  

They visit some ideal destinations and suggest a one week itinerary, and include expanded sailing directions for cruising each area based on printed Imray pilot books. Familiar Imray chartlets cover marina detail and approaches, and photos add both information and colour to the downloads.  

This Imray Pocket Pilot covers the region between Marseille and St Tropez.

A growing list of Imray Pocket Pilots will include:

Seven Mediterranean titles by Lucinda Heikell including The South of France and The Ionian, Greece.

The west coast of Scotland by Norman Kean (Clyde Cruising Club)

Southwest Ireland by Norman Kean (Irish Cruising Club

Galicia by Norman Kean (Royal Cruising Club Pilotage Foundation)

Morbihan and La Rochelle, Atlantic France by Nick Chavasse (Royal Cruising Club Pilotage Foundation)

The Stockholm Archipelago by Nigel Wollen (Royal Cruising Club Pilotage Foundation)