Just out is the new booklet from Marinecall, which contains a multitude of options for accessing weather forecasts. These include text messaging, phone, fax and internet resources.

It contains coverage from Fair Isle to the Spanish Rias, along with 10 day Met Office forecasts for all Coastal Sea Areas in the UK. Available are 48-hour area summaries, 1-5 day forecasts taken from local atmospheric models, 6-10 day national forecasts, plus a synoptic pressure chart, among other things. This also applies to inland sailors on lakes and waterways.

The booklet is free. Better still, the first 100 people to request the 2007 handbook will also receive a complimentary set of 12 rather mirthful Mike Peyton postcards.

To receive your free handbook, phone 0871 200 3985, visit www.marinecall.co.uk, or email marinecall@itouch.co.uk.

Safe sailing!