Anchorlight Marine Publishing are the publishers of the ever popular Cockpit Card series and a range of other marine related items which you will also find on this website. Pictured here are the complete set of Cockpit Cards that are available to buy in our store.
We can usually send goods on the day of your order unless ordered late in the day. Being the publisher we are very rarely out of stock of anything.
Cockpit Cards are used by anyone who wants a means of quick reference that is not going to turn to pulp as soon as a wave or rain threaten. Sailing Schools use them ashore, as part of their theory training and afloat as they are ideal to pass around the cockpit whatever the weather. They are also useful for all the RYA sailing and navigation courses from Competent Crew to Yachtmaster. They are also in use by a wide variety of training organisations and many others such as the Water Police etc.
Sailing Today Magazine devoted half a page to a very favourable review with a verdict of ‘Recommended for all cruising boats’.
Our cards are all fully encapsulated using a heavy duty material, this means that the cards are all fully sealed at the edges. Laminated items on the other hand, are covered with a thin plastic and then trimmed so that all edges are prone to water ingress.
Some of the cards are in sets – Lights & Shapes, Chart Symbols & Abbreviations and Essential Knots. These are kept in sets using a ring, the hole being punched through the plastic only, thus ensuring that watertight integrity is maintained.
They are printed using ‘Light-Fast Ink’ so should be very resistant to fading. This is very important for the ‘Mayday’ card as it is usually positioned near the VHF Radio and often in partial sunlight.
They are all popular, but the ‘Lights & Shapes’ set is always a favourite, the graphics are very clear and there is such a lot to learn and try to remember. Navigation lights are shown as if seen from ahead, astern, port and starboard. The Chart Symbols and Abbreviations is also popular as is the encapsulated Mayday Card as all boats with a VHF radio should have something like this to hand. We do sell a lot of the Complete Set of Cockpit Cards and this costs about 10% less than buying them as individual items
The full title is ‘The International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea’ or IRPCS often abbreviated to ‘Colregs’. These set out who gives way to whom, what navigation lights should be shown etc. The Lights & Shapes set, Rule of the Road and the Sound Signals are extracted from these rules. Most refer to them casually as the ‘Rule of the Road’ or the ‘Rule of the Road at Sea’.
We have published a Shipping Forecast Sheet and published a second edition of our Secondary Port Calculation Sheet. These are both A4 and are encapsulated with a Matt plastic. We have not included these in the Cockpit Card Series although they share many of the same qualities such as being printed with Light-Fast Ink, and being very clear and concise.
If you have any suggestions for other subjects we would be pleased to hear your ideas. Customer feedback was one of the reasons we were so keen to publish Chart Symbols and Abbreviations.
Yes. Anchorlight Marine Publishing do supply the trade. The Cockpit Card range works particularly well in a retail environment, and if displayed in a position near the counter they make great impulse buys. Contact us for more details.
Celestial Navigation is no longer essential for those crossing oceans as it has taken a backseat to GPS. But many people like the idea of a system that is independent of battery power and relish the challenge of using the Sun, Planets and Stars to navigate by. Celestial Navigation, also known as Astro Navigation, is often considered a black art, but if you can add up and take away, you will soon know enough to obtain a position line.
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One side has a blank form. The reverse side shows a completed form containing notes which explain where the information is obtained from and shows it in use.. They are a great reminder because unless you use the tables frequently you can soon get muddled. The encapsulated sheets are also ideal to use as a dividers in your own Celestial Navigation work file.
Yes, you will need a current Nautical Almanac NP314and the Rapid Sight Reduction Tables (Previously known as Air Tables – AP3270 or in the USA as Pub. No. 249). Vol.1 is for the Selected Stars and has a life of 5 years. Vol.2 is for latitudes 0-40 and Vol.3 is for latitudes 39 – 89. Vols. 2 & 3 do not expire. You will also need a sextant.
The Sun and the Sun Meridian Passage are the most popular as these are essential if you are taking your Ocean Yachtmaster. Polaris is popular because the Pole Star is so easy to identify, is easy to work out and the result is a line of latitude. Planets are next, and then Stars and Selected Stars. The Moon is the least useful, because although it is easy to spot, it moves very quickly.
The Compass Check form is handy as it will give you any deviation your compass may have developed.
Yes, the encapsulation has a matt textured surface which will take a soft pencil.
One of the selling points of these Sight Forms is the way that they lead the user through the sight reduction process and while also acting as a memory jogger for anyone who last used a sextant as part of a night school course many years ago.
Poole Harbour and the Portsmouth Puzzles are both equally popular. Buy now while stocks last!
Anchorlight, 56 Stray Park, Yealmpton, Plymouth, Devon PL8 2HF. United Kingdom