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West Solent Sea School A small, friendly powerboat school, offering a variety of courses, knowledge and advice.

An absolute pleasure to be signing books at Southampton Boat Show alongside boating royalty, esteemed author and all-rou...
20/09/2026

An absolute pleasure to be signing books at Southampton Boat Show alongside boating royalty, esteemed author and all-round lovely chap Tom Cunliffe!

Iโ€™ve enjoyed Tomโ€˜s book the Shell Channel Pilot enormously, cruising the South Coast of England and the Isles of Scilly, and it was a large part of the inspiration to write Solent Harbours.

Ros Cunliffe
Tim Stickley
Southampton International Boat Show
Bookharbour
Imray

A great day at Southampton International Boat Show with Bookharbour chatting to people about my new book!Met some lovely...
19/09/2026

A great day at Southampton International Boat Show with Bookharbour chatting to people about my new book!

Met some lovely folk and talked boats, hidden harbours and anecdotes afloat.

Imray

Solent Harbours will be available at the Bookharbour stand H110 in New Wave Hall at the Southampton International Boat S...
15/09/2026

Solent Harbours will be available at the Bookharbour stand H110 in New Wave Hall at the Southampton International Boat Show starting this weekend! The author, Tim Stickley, will be on the stand this Saturday too; if you stray too close, he is likely to sign any copies of Solent Harbours you happen to be holding ๐Ÿ–Š๏ธ๐Ÿ“˜

Even if you donโ€™t want your copy of Solent Harbours signed with nautical best wishes from the author, come by for a chat, especially if you like sharing good boating stories!

Appealing to a tiny demographic within a small geographical area of the UK was never going to sell millions of copiesโ€ฆBu...
15/09/2026

Appealing to a tiny demographic within a small geographical area of the UK was never going to sell millions of copiesโ€ฆ

But this. This is why. I am beyond delighted to have helped people to discover new spots and to get the best from their precious time away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life.

And every review means a lot!

๐Ÿ“– ๐ŸŒŠ ๐ŸŒ

Some more own boat training aboard a lovely Cornish Crabbers LLP Cornish Shrimper 19.Practising putting in and shaking o...
14/09/2026

Some more own boat training aboard a lovely Cornish Crabbers LLP Cornish Shrimper 19.

Practising putting in and shaking out reefs, heaving to, MOB, sailing off and onto moorings, and exploring creeks running through the salt marshes.

We can even tinker with line length and seal the ends during any mooring stop offs!

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Just a few shots from our last RYA Powerboat Level 2 course โ˜€๏ธ๐Ÿ˜Ž ๐ŸŒŠ โ€˜Aโ€™ mark and ๐‡๐”๐‘๐’๐“ ๐‚๐€๐’๐“๐‹๐„ MOB drillsBeing chased in by...
13/09/2026

Just a few shots from our last RYA Powerboat Level 2 course โ˜€๏ธ๐Ÿ˜Ž ๐ŸŒŠ

โ€˜Aโ€™ mark and ๐‡๐”๐‘๐’๐“ ๐‚๐€๐’๐“๐‹๐„
MOB drills
Being chased in by RS Sailing Official Zests
Sconce North Cardinal Trinity House
The Swing Bridge at Yarmouth
Yarmouth > Lymington

Perfect conditions for some own boat tuition, with a gentle breeze building into the afternoon:- planned a trip taking t...
22/07/2026

Perfect conditions for some own boat tuition, with a gentle breeze building into the afternoon:

- planned a trip taking tides and forecast into account
- prepared the boat
- sailed the passage plan to Newtown Creek
- used key features to plan our approach to the harbour
- dropped the anchor
- saw a lovely seal ๐Ÿฆญ
- left the harbour and executed the return passage plan

I love a Cornish Shrimper ๐Ÿฆ โค๏ธ

Just one of the challenges that comes with training at a very tidal locationโ€ฆ lack of water! But with challenges comes l...
19/07/2026

Just one of the challenges that comes with training at a very tidal locationโ€ฆ lack of water!

But with challenges comes learning, so I still think itโ€™s one of the best training locations in the world ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป

This made my dayโ€ฆโ€œA superb and very up-to-date guide to Solent harboursโ€ฆ We have already made good use of the informatio...
15/07/2026

This made my dayโ€ฆ

โ€œA superb and very up-to-date guide to Solent harboursโ€ฆ We have already made good use of the information on recent trips.โ€

Reading comments like this reminds me exactly why I wrote Solent Harbours - to help people enjoy exploring this amazing coastline with confidence.

Thank you so much to everyone whoโ€™s supported the book so far. Your feedback means more than you know.

If the guide has helped you discover a new harbour, find a great anchorage, or has simply made passage planning easier, Iโ€™d love to hear what you think in an Amazon review.

Fantastic to see Waterstones Lymington stocking Solent Harbours! Doing Waterstones proud and bringing in new books, by l...
26/06/2026

Fantastic to see Waterstones Lymington stocking Solent Harbours! Doing Waterstones proud and bringing in new books, by local authors, which are relevant to local ways of life. ๐Ÿ“šโ›ต

Itโ€™s wonderful to see the book on the shelves of such a great local bookshop, right here in the heart of Lymington. If youโ€™ve been thinking about exploring the harbours of the Solent, whether by boat or you simply love our local coastline, I hope Solent Harbours inspires your next adventure.

If youโ€™re in the area, do pop into Waterstones Lymington and have a browse. Thank you to everyone whoโ€™s supported the book so far - it really does mean a great deal.

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Keyhaven
Lymington
SO410TP

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 9am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 5:30pm
Thursday 9am - 5:30pm
Friday 9am - 5:30pm
Saturday 9am - 5:30pm
Sunday 9am - 5:30pm

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