CCA Cruising Guide to Nova Scotia 2026 Edition

CCA Cruising Guide to Nova Scotia 2026 Edition

The fully updated 2026 edition of the CCA Cruising Guide to Nova Scotia is now available. This is one of the highly regarded series of guides prepared by members and friends of the Cruising Club of America, all very experienced sailors who have “been there and done that”. The Cruising Guide to Nova Scotia provides detailed descriptions of harbours and serene anchorages along the coasts of Nova Scotia, including the Bay of Fundy, Cape Breton, the Bras d’Or Lakes and Sable Island, bringing together in one volume the experience, insights and wisdom of dozens of sailors with many years experience in these waters.

The 2026 Cruising Guide to Nova Scotia provides: Advice about how to prepare for sailing these beautiful shorelines and what to expect when you get there Details and directions for more than 230 harbours and anchorages Revised and re-drawn chartlets showing anchorages and routes Details of coves and inside passages that are not shown on standard charts Recommendations for safe hurricane hole anchorages Information about environment of the sea including birds and cetaceans Many color photographs Local insights and historic notes 282 pages Soft Cover 8.25 x 10.5" What Makes Nova Scotia Such A Special Place To Cruise? It has beautiful scenery, innumerable well protected anchorages spaced at convenient intervals along more than 350 miles of coastline, an inland sea that offers some of the best sailing in eastern North America, and extraordinarily friendly people in picturesque towns and cities.

What Makes This CCA Guide Worth Having Aboard? It includes details of over 200 harbors from the Southwestern shore of New Brunswick and Saint John River, plus the Bay of Fundy to Cape Breton Island and the Bras d’Or Lakes. The Guide is filled with navigational advice and recommendations based on reports from very experienced sailors that have been gathered over the past seventy years and distilled into one up-to-date volume. This wealth of information is available only in this printed book format.