Chart room
charts, pilot books, nautical books and more for our members to use
Chart room resources for our members
Our chart room is on the ground floor of the clubhouse. It contains a comprehensive selection of resources for members to reference, including paper charts, pilot books and reference books to assist members with cruise planning. Take a look at the information below for more details.
Chart Room Resources
Our philosophy is to provide large area charts for initial cruise area selection; smaller scale charts for closer examination of the proposed cruising area; and Pilot books, Reed's Almanac and access to up to date electronic charts for final planning.
We stock recent (latest edition or no more than 5 years old) UKHO Admiralty/Imray Charts covering passage planning for UK and Irish coasts, the current year's Reed's Atlantic European Almanac and current or recent editions (no more than 5 years old) of UK and Irish Pilot books.
For home waters (Scillies to North Foreland - drawer 1) and France North and West coasts including Channel Islands (drawer 2), the stock of local area charts will be maintained at newer than 5 years old or the latest edition. If using these, you should refer to the current Reed's and its online updates, or to the online UKHO "Searchable Notices to Small Craft", for the latest information and chart corrections.
We also have a large number of mostly local charts covering other parts of the UK and Atlantic Europe, parts of the Western Med, Caribbean, North American coast, Pacific and Indian Oceans, which are being withdrawn as they reach 20 years old.Copies of the area/numerical index to the 600 or so charts are (1) in a blue folder on the map chest, (2) in each drawer of the chest, (3) accessed on this page under the appropriate area.
Please note that charts and books are for reference in the Chart Room only and should not be removed.
- Chart Categories,Tidal Atlases
- Scillies to N Foreland
- France North and West + Channel Isles
- Mediterranean, Spain, Portugal, Azores
- Dunkerque to Elbe
- Ireland, Wales, West of England
- East of England and Scotland
- Scotland North and West
- Denmark, Norway, Baltic
- Caribbean and Miscellaneous
Charts are only updated to the date shown on the index.
Our philosophy is to provide large area charts for initial cruise area selection; smaller scale charts for closer examination of the proposed cruising area; and Pilot books, Reed's Almanac and access to up to date electronic charts for final planning.
We stock recent (latest edition or no more than 5 years old) UKHO Admiralty/Imray Charts covering passage planning for UK and Irish coasts, the current year's Reed's Atlantic European Almanac and current or recent editions (no more than 5 years old) of UK and Irish Pilot books.
Copies of the area/title index of Pilot books are (1) laminated and hanging from the shelf by those books and (2) can be seen under "Pilot Book List" on this page. It should therefore be easy for members to find and REPLACE charts and books in the correct position, please.
Please note that pilot books are for reference in the Chart Room only and should not be removed.
Navionics have a web accessible version of their world-wide set of charts, updated weekly, which is suitable ONLY for passage planning (as it is not as fully detailed as the plotter version).
Art classes run during the winter months on Wednesday afternoon, please contact the club office for more information.
Our annual Art Exhibition takes place in November, displaying some of the stunning artwork produced by our Members during the year.On the shelves labelled "Other Books", there are over 350 books and journals. As well as books on cruising and maintenance, you'll find many about yacht racing, dinghy racing and the history of classic boats, races and clubs.
Our extensive library of members' logs dates back to 1992. Many older logs are kept as hard copy in box files in the Chart Room, see the list under 'Library of Logs 1992-2015' and ‘Library of Logs 2016 on
Dine with Us
Open to visiting sailors, members and their guests, our family friendly restaurant, bar and sun terraces enjoy world class views of Lymington River and the Solent. Locally sourced ingredients, discounted members prices and a relaxed atmosphere await your visit.
Club Activities
hear what our members say
“Great night last night in particular the junior supper was a huge hit. Lots of great feedback on the lasagna, a good-sized portion, tasted delicious and well presented. Please can you pass on to the chef and his team!”
“On 3rd August we held our Red Fox Annual General Meeting and Annual Dinner at the Royal Lymington Yacht Club. The whole event was a great success. Within days of appointing a new chef you produced an excellent menu for the dinner and arranged facilities for our AGM. You and your staff were always very efficient and friendly, and it all made for a very enjoyable evening. We showed our appreciation by doubling the normal gratuity.”
“We had an excellent Sunday lunch. Please warmly congratulate Darren, your new chef!”
“On behalf of myself and my family, we just wanted to say a big thank you to everyone involved in my father’s wake on Friday. It was utterly perfect, and I truly think he would have loved it. Please pass on our thanks to the lovely staff and yourself who made it run so smoothly. The weather was simply stunning, and the drinks went down a little too nicely!”
“The Burns Night was brilliant! Many thanks to yourself and the team for doing a huge amount of work to make it a great success! Everything was perfect!”
“I thought I would drop you a line to say 4 of us had very delicious sandwiches at the Club on Friday lunchtime. They were perfect for what we required – having popped into the Club for a glass of wine and a quick bite to eat.”
