Imray News Autumn 2010
New Imray Apps for iPhones
Marine Chart Symbols
A complete reference to all the signs and symbols shown on nautical charts in both English and French. This App has been carefully structured to allow speedy searches to identify over 800 signs and symbols as designated by the International Hydrographic Organisation in their publication INT 1 which on the UK is Admiralty publication NP5011.
View the YouTube video for Marine Chart Symbols.
Available now from the iTunes App store
Marine Rules and Signals:
Topics include buoyage, motor and sailing lights and shapes, rules of the road, safety and life saving signals. This App has now been updated and is available in five languages.
Tides Planner
Worldwide predictions and a wealth of tide and depth planning tools from our Apps partner Tucabo.
Racing rules: A handy guide to the racing rules from the RYA.
For 2010, we plan to offer a full chart navigation program for the iPhone, all based on the successful Imray Digital Chart system, which also runs on PC computers.
Further information from Ian Rippington I.Rippington@imray.com
Imray Apps are available now from www.apple.com/uk/iphone/appstore
New books for Autumn
Cruising Almanac 2011
By: Cruising Association
The new 2011 edition will be launched at the Southampton Boat Show in September. This well established reference has been redesigned as an annual publication including tide table for 47 standard ports and at £29.95 offers unrivalled value for an almanac.
Compiled by The Cruising Association and Imray, it covers Northwest Europe from the Shetlands to Gibraltar and West Ireland to the Baltic.
The Baltic Sea 
By: The RCC Pilotage Foundation
The new enlarged third edition incorporates extended coverage of Denmark, the West coast of Sweden and the Gulf of Bothnia. Produced by a team from the Royal Cruising Club and contains substantial changes. Coverage includes the West Coast of Sweden, the Gota Canal and Gulf of Bothnia and there is more detailed information on the Baltic states.
Throughout there are new plans and photos and the technical data on countries and navigation has been thoroughly revised.
Beautiful, secluded anchorages, picturesque canals, bustling marinas, dramatic cities - all await those considering a Baltic cruise.
Hidden Harbours of Southwest England
By: Dag Pike
A tour of over 30 minor harbours around the coasts of southwest Britain. Illustrated with evocative colour photography,
Dag Pike’s narrative brings to life a contrasting collection of small historic harbours, which although infrequently visited have a fascinating story to tell.
Hidden Harbours of Southwest Britain aims to paint a picture of what harbours were like in the past and what they are like now. They can make an interesting alternative for visiting yachtsmen looking for somewhere off the beaten track to visit and explore, perhaps by small tenders.
They can tempt visitors looking to trace the industrial archaeology of harbours and the reasons for its rise and decline, or walkers along the coastal paths.
Many of the harbours were built to last and they can be rich in history and rewarding to visit both by land and sea.
Lochs and Lights
The West coast of Mainland Scotland
By: Patrick Roach and Gordon Garman
A tour of the West coast of Scotland from the Solway Firth to Cape Wrath using aerial photographs by Patrick Roach and a commentary by Gordon Garman.
Lochs and Lights is one of a series of attractive tours of coastlines using views from the air.This addition to the range covers the mainland part of the West coast of Scotland, one of the most attractive sailing areas in the British Isles.
Part of a new series that includes the East coast of England and the West country.
By: David Edwards-May
The long awaited eighth edition of this standard guide to the French canals and navigable rivers.is now in full colour with new maps and photographs throughout.
This guide to the French canals and navigable rivers includes maps and distance tables for each waterway, giving the user a general view of the geography of each waterway as well as a detailed cockpit reference.