Find your way down the Intracoastal Waterway between the Chesapeake Bay and Florida The Intracoastal Waterway Chartbook provides a complete set of navigational charts (a $350 value) for the 1,090-mile ICW from Norfolk to Miami, as well as major Atlantic inlets, in a single, easy-to-use $70 package. Proven over 16 years and four prior editions, the Chartbook includes a complete listing of waterway bridge and lock characteristics, anchorages and waterway facilities; also pilotage notes, mileage charts, and charts for a picturesque alternate route.
"Indispensable . . . Don’t do the ICW without it." -- Powerboat Reports Since 1979, this book has been the piloting guide of choice for the tens of thousands of boaters traversing the 1,094-mile Intracoastal Waterway between Virginia and Florida each year. This sixth edition is double the size of its predecessor and includes greatly enhanced coverage of anchorages, pilotage, and facilities. With the addition of John Kettlewell, editor of The Intracoastal Waterway Chartbook, to the author team, the Moellers’ long-established mile-by-mile navigation guide is better than ever.
$500 WORTH OF GOVERNMENT CHART AND COAST PILOT COVERAGE--MARKED WITH WAYPOINTS, BRIDGES, AND THE ROUTE! The Intracoastal Waterway Chartbook is a complete set of navigation charts for the 1,090-mile Intracoastal Waterway from Norfolk to Miami, as well as charts for all major Atlantic inlets. The chartbook also includes a complete listing of waterway bridge and lock characteristics; anchorage listings; mileage charts; charts for a picturesque alternate route; and—new to this edition—marina listings—all in a compact, easy-to-use format. The preferred route is marked in magenta on the charts to guide you all the way down (or up) the entire length of the Intracoastal Waterway. Safe anchorage locations are also shown to keep you and your vessel safe--and rested--as you cruise. Waypoints are also given for critical locations along the entire route, allowing you to pre-plot your course in your GPS. Use this all-in-one chartbook alone or as a backup to your electronic navigation. Statute miles are noted in fi ve-mile increments in the chart margins, along with bridge, lock, marina, and anchorage locations. A handy place-name index makes it even easier to go right to the chart showing your destination. "All the charts you need for the 1,000-mile 'Ditch' cruise for a fraction of the price." -- Cruising World "An outstanding example of economical, complete, no-nonsense chart compilation." -- Practical Sailor "An excellent compendium." -- The Capital (Annapolis, MD) "Your destination can be followed page by page in the proper order." -- Trailer Boats
Find your way down the Intracoastal Waterway between the Chesapeake Bay and Florida The Intracoastal Waterway Chartbook provides a complete set of navigational charts (a $350 value) for the 1,090-mile ICW from Norfolk to Miami, as well as major Atlantic inlets, in a single, easy-to-use $70 package. Proven over 16 years and four prior editions, the Chartbook includes a complete listing of waterway bridge and lock characteristics, anchorages and waterway facilities; also pilotage notes, mileage charts, and charts for a picturesque alternate route.
The first true pilot guide to the ICW, containing both quick reference charts and piloting instructions in a side-by-side format. Quick references to services, mile markers, channel markers, local conditions, weather and more. Simplified chart format, with bridge and lock restrictions noted on the charts, ICW distances in one-mile increments. Contains check-off blocks for navigation aids/landmarks, plus county maps for NOAA weather tracking. Unique south to north orientation so the chart matches the channel ahead for southbound cruisers- especially helpful to the first-timer on the ICW. Includes complete charts and instructions for traveling the Great Dismal Swamp Route.
TALES OF THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY is the lyrical account of a small boat sailor from Maine and Florida who decided to celebrate his 70th birthday by traversing the waters in between. He conscripted his wife and a few friends, each of whom took a leg on the passage from Key Largo to Cape Cod. A third of the voyage he sailed solo. What happened? Quite a lot! Read on....
Jo and Ade spent over three fantastic years crusing the Big U in a 43' Selene Trawler, Wandering Star. Besides having fun, their vision was to demonstrate that you don't have to cross oceans and go around the world to have the incredible adventure of a lifetime.
As a seven-year-old boy, Jon Coile dreamed of spending the summer sailing Author of Evolution of an Xmas Letter the Atlantic. He just couldnt get his friends to cooperate. Coile grew up and spent time on the water, and in Adventures in the Ditch, he shares one story of a family nautical adventure. Hoping to rekindle the wanderlust and excitement of earlier sailing experiences, Coile, his thirty-seven-year-old brother Andrew, and their eighty-one-year-old father Russell embark on a nine-day, 2,500-mile, round-trip voyage on the Intracoastal Waterwayfrom the Chesapeake Bay to Miami. Their refurbished vessel, the Griffin, throws them some curveballs, and the trio encounters other unexpected situations, calling for creative and whimsical solutions. More than a mere boat trip, Adventures in the Ditch presents a rich, warm, and personal story of family relationships. Praise for Adventures in the Ditch Jon Coiles action-packed account of a journey on the Inland Waterway with his elderly father beautifully captures the challenges of navigating and the tensile strength of family ties. Susan Moger, Former Senior Editor, Scholastic Inc.
