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We've been truly bowled over by the positive reaction to the Wiley Nautical Almanac, both from the sailing media and from the thousands of sailors who are using it to plan their sailing. The Wiley Nautical Almanac has been a big project and a lot of work so 'thank you' for your kind words.

Thanks too for bearing with us while we make the Almanac the tool we want it to be. Yes, we would like to extend the harbour coverage - and we hope to do so in time. We continue to update the content and tweak the structure to ensure that we are providing you with the best possible tool for planning your cruise. It's a work in progress so please continue to send us your thoughts.

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Media Coverage about the Wiley Nautical Almanac

Sailors' praise for the Wiley Nautical Almanac

Media Coverage

Yachting TV, May 2009:

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Yachting Monthly, May 2009
'The end of the printed almanac? Wiley Nautical, one of the Uk's two biggest publishers of sailing books...is making its free almanac available to download from 11May.' 

Yachting World, May 2009
“One star quality of the Wiley almanac is its ability to be run both on-and offline…All very impressive…”

Dinghy Magazine, May 2009
'Wiley Nautical launch free online almanac...Providing absolutely everything necessary for a successful  ... cruise'  

Sailing Today June 2009 'An internet connection is required to download information from the site but that data can then be viewed at home or on board'

Motorboats Monthly May 2009
'We have seen a working prototype and can tell you it is easier to use and more sophisticated than (Reeds Nautical Online Almanac) and includes such things as animated tidal streams, weather forecasts, aerial photos, charts and navigational pilotage notes' 

Motor Boats and Yachting, May 2009
'Wiley Nautical have announced that they will be launching a digial almanac this spring... this will be free to access.' 

Boating Business, May 2009
'Wiley launches free download almanac. Its a new comprehensive directory of harbour, tidal and weather data for 135 harbours... rapid access, at home or on board to essential navigation, meteorological and key contact information - even without an internet connection.'

 YBW.com, April 2009
'Wiley Nautical - the company that took over Fernhurst Books - has announced that it will launch a digital nautical almanac...The Almanac will be free of charge, and available to download from 11 May.'

Classic Boat, May 2009 Free Almanac

User Praise for the Wiley Nautical Almanac:

We blush and this is quite trumpet blowing but thought we'd share....

'I am deeply impressed with Wiley and its usefulness to me, a Contessa 32 man in the Hamble. Wiley is 'just the ticket'.Well done and good luck' Robin.

'Your almanac is brilliant!' Hugh Nettelfield

'Have just been sent the link and downloaded your almanac. It's perfect for what we want, it makes a great teaching aid for our young people and the Primary schools we take on the water. We are thinking of putting it on a laptop so we can do some work on the water with it. Great Product.'
Craig, www.horizonsplymouth.org

'Fantastic programme. Will you be extending coverage further north?'

'Just downloaded the new version, and the Tidal Stream is brilliant – just what we need here in the Channel Islands – well done!'

'Best thing since sliced bread. Very well done. All the info in one place. Cant ask for more than that.'

'Congratulations, a very good effort and a very useful addition to a sailors navigation tools.Thank you.'

'I run a small sailing school and have sent details of the almanac to all my students doing theory courses. The feedback has been very positive.'

'As a delivery skipper, the ability to have an up to date Almanac on my laptop to take aboard a boat, many of which do not have an Almanac, is an absolute god send. I have already used it on a trip to Dublin and down to Weymouth, and find it most user friendly and a pleasure to use. Congratulations on an excellent project'

'May I congratulate you on producing such fantastic application. Its great to have this information available at the press of a button and I use it regularly in conjunction with my paper references when heading south. I am looking forward to future areas being released as currently the north of England isn't covered.'

'hallo, your almanac is perfect and very complete,it is wrely the top.
thank you verry much'

'Absolutely blown away by this software. I could write a lot on how it not only is dragging small craft cruising into the 21 century but is the future of personal software. Congratulations and respect for making it freely available - let's hope this fact drives wide spread adoption. Wonderful.'

'I have recently joined the RYA and picked up your download from there. After principally in the Med and Ionian I have now bought a boat to sail at home out of Plymouth. I have found your Almanac extrememly useful especially the Port info and Tidal Streams. Many Thanks'

'I am using your almanac regularly and find it a great help in my planning.'

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