Skippering Kippa is the book about Rupert Emerson's journey in a yacht where he visited 120 harbours and anchorages around Britain.

If you have dreamed of circumnavigating Britain, then the book will inspire you. To order your copy please email

Skippering Kippa includes 21 beautiful colour photographs and is based on the log Rupert Hugh Emerson kept.

There were many mishaps along the way including being towed in by a lifeboat and nearly being wrecked, twice, but there were highlights too, especially making camp in the Scottish Hebrides.

While the book will appeal to seafarers it will also appeal to landlubbers because there is little "sailing jargon" although the sense of life aboard is very strong.

 Ports visited

Kippa and Rupert visited the following harbours and anchorages:

• Starcross 
• Teignmouth 
• Brixham
• Dartmouth
• Dittisham
• Salcombe
• Kingsbridge
• Newton Ferrers
• Saltash
• River Tamar
• Plymouth
• Dandy Hole (St Germans)
• Torpoint
• Cremyll
• Fowey
• River Lerryn
• Falmouth
• Mylor
• Pandora Inn
• Truro
• Malpas
• Penryn
• Penzance
• St Ives
• Padstow
• Clovelly
• Bideford
• Croyde Bay
• Swansea
• Port Eynon Bay
• Tenby
• Milford Haven
• Cleddau Estuary (Llanion)
• Solva
• Cardigan
• New Quay
• Aberdovey
• Pwllheli
• Menai Strait (Port Dinorwic)
• Port St Mary (Isle of Man)
• Strangford Lough (Northern Ireland)
• Portaferry
• Quoile
• Ringhaddy
• Strangford
• Donaghadee
• Portpatrick
• Girvan
• Troon
• Millport (Cumbrae)
• Rothesay (Bute)
• West Kyle
• Portavadie (Loch Fyne)
• Ardrishaig
• Lochgilphead
• Crinan
• Ardinamir Bay by the islands of Torsay and Luing
• Puilldobhran
• Kerrera, Oban
• Loch Aline
• Sanna Bay
• Arisaig
• The Small Isles of Eigg and Muck
• Oronsay in Loch Sunart
• The Sound of Mull
• Loch Creran
• Ballachulish (Glencoe)
• Loch Linnhe
• Onich
• Corpach (Fort William)
• Laggan (Caledonian Canal)
• Fort Augustus
• Inverness
• Cromarty
• Lossiemouth
• Portknockie
• Whitehills
• Macduff
• Gardenstown
• Rosehearty
• Peterhead
• Stonehaven
• Johnshaven
• Arbroath
• Anstruther
• Elie
• Edinburgh (Granton)
• Inchcolm
• Isle of May
• Dunbar
• Eyemouth
• Lindisfarne
• Amble
• Blyth
• Sunderland
• Hartlepool
• Whitby
• Scarborough
• Grimsby
• Spurn Head
• Wells-Next-The-Sea
• Great Yarmouth
• Lowestoft
• Aldeburgh
• Snape
• Orford
• Butley River
• Shotley
• Mistley
• Ramsgate
• Dover
• Rye
• Eastbourne
• Brighton
• Littlehampton
• Gosport
• Poole
• Weymouth
• Bridport
• Exmouth
• Topsham