Graham Swanson


Graham Swanson's cruising companion to this beautiful part of Ireland provides background information that is not found in the traditional pilots and almanacs. His gentle commentary of places and people is a joy to read and conveys the spirit and atmosphere of the remote harbours and anchorages tucked into the rias of Southwest Ireland. The introduction contains an illustrated section on sea birds and each cruising section is lightened by recipes for traditional dishes from the area. The photography illustrates the text and balances the detailed Imray cartography with a sequence of specially commissioned photographs by Patrick Roach.

In praise of Cruising Cork & Kerry:


'A superb pilot book plus a lot of additional information, really well presented” Sailor visiting Gweek Quay in Cordelia

'…a MUST for anyone sailing this wonderful and challenging coast” RNSA Journal

'His deep research comes through well and I highly recommend this personal pilot book” Ocean Cruising Club website

'Many of the aerial shots are fully annotated and complement the maps perfectly” The Log, Journal of the British Airline Pilots Association

'… provides a plethora of fascinating detail on each port that is often not available in a pilot book” Sailing Today

'Planned to complement, not challenge, The Irish Sailing Club’s Sailing Directions…Highly recommended … in this reviewer’s case … to relive happy memories of cruises past” Cruising Association

'Highly readable, even for a landlubber, with so much detail, clear maps and stunning pics … entertaining, sometimes humorous and not overwhelmingly technical to the layman” A fly-fishing journalist
'A lovely book … for anyone interested in finding out more about this beautiful part of the world” RNLI Offshore News

'… beautiful and informative aerial photographs rarely, if ever, seen in a tourist guide” Sherkin Comment Irish environmental newspaper

'Easily the best pilot for this area … as useful ashore as it is afloat” Yachting Monthly

'… he’s good at mixing practical sailing advice with local history, on shore amenities, recipes etc” Judge’s comments, Award for best guidebook - Outdoor Writers and Photographers Guild