Reeds Nautical Almanac 2026

Reeds Nautical Almanac is the indispensable trusted annual compendium of navigational data for yachtsmen and motorboaters. Known as the Yachtsman''s Bible, Reeds provides all the information required to navigate Atlantic coastal waters around the whole of the UK, Ireland, Channel Islands and the entire European coastline from the tip of Denmark right down to Gibraltar, Northern Morocco, the Azores and Madeira. The 2026 Almanac continues the tradition of year-on-year improvement and meticulous presentation of all the data required for safe navigation. Now with an improved layout for easier reference and with over 45,000 annual changes, it is regarded as the bible of almanacs for anyone going to sea. The 2026 edition is updated throughout and includes: 700 harbour chartlets; tide tables and tidal streams; buoyage and lights; 7,500 waypoints; invaluable passage notes; distance tables; radio, weather and safety information; first aid section. Also includes a free Reeds Marina Guide. Also available: free supplements of up-to-date navigation changes from January to June at: www.reedsnauticalalmanac.co.uk

List of contents

The print version includes: 700 chartlets, Harbour facilities, Tide tables and streams, 7,500 waypoints, International codes and flags, Weather, Distance tables, Passage advice, Area planning charts, Rules of the road, Radio information, Communications, Safety, Mayday and distress procedures, and Documentation and Customs.

About the author

A lifelong sailing enthusiast, Simon Jollands has filmed many major sailing events as well as producing and directing several sea safety films for the RNLI. He is the co-founder of app developer Safe Skipper Apps, which specialises in producing nautical reference apps, and is author of The Boatyard Book, Safe Skipper, Reeds Lights, Shapes and Buoyage Handbook and Go Sailing, all published by Adlard Coles.

Product details

• Authors: Simon Jollands, Jollands Simon, Perrin Towler, Towler Perrin
• Publisher: Reed, Thomas Publications
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.08.2025
• EAN: 9781399424943
• ISBN: 978-1-399-42494-3
• No. of pages: 1104
• Dimensions: 192 mm x 266 mm x 40 mm
• Series: Reed's Almanac
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Water sport, sailing; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias; Europe, Boating, REFERENCE / Almanacs, TRANSPORTATION / Navigation, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Boating: Sport and leisure, SPORTS & RECREATION / Water Sports / Boating, Navigation & Seamanship, Yearbooks, annuals, almanacs, SPORTS & RECREATION / Water Sports / Sailing, Navigation and seamanship, Western Continental Europe