Maptech - Chesapeake Bay to Florida Cruising Guide: Cape May, NJ to Fernandina Beach, FL Detailed Coverage of the Intracoastal Waterway

Chesapeake Bay to Florida

SIXTH EDITION

Cape May, NJ to St. Johns River, FL
Detailed Coverage of the Intracoastal Waterway

Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, St. Georges, Delaware. See pages 52-59.

Table of Contents

Get the Most from this Book

Cruising is so much more than traveling from marina to marina or anchorage to anchorage. In addition to practical navigation advice, this book helps you plan your trip, and to enhance your enjoyment and understanding of the places youre visiting. The Embassy Cruising Guide Chesapeake Bay to Florida is good reading and a great reference.

CRUISING REGIONS

Each Embassy Cruising Guide is divided into Cruising Regions , identified by a color bar throughout the geographic section. Read this chapter first for important information on passage-making in the region.

The Introductory Chapter provides an overview of the region and its highlights.

How to Use This Guide

Note: Depths on charts are in feet at mean lower low water.

HARBOR CHAPTERS

Within each Cruising Region are Harbor Chapters , describing all the viable cruising destinations in the area. Each Harbor Chapter includes a Harbor Chart with some or all of the following:

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HARBOR CHAPTERS also include an overview of the ports significance and why its worth a visit, as well as:

Things to See and Do

We describe the areas popular attractions, festivals and other events, beaches, wildlife preserves, walking trails, parks, etc.

Restaurants and Provisions

Culinary tastes and budgets vary, so we try to present a variety of choices in each harbor. We also try to tell you where to find groceries, marine supplies, and other useful services.

Charts

We point you to the relevant ChartKit, right to the page number, along with a Waterproof Chartbook, and NOAA chart, where applicable.

Navigation and Anchorages

Here you will find local knowledge about the tides, currents, traffic and other conditions; where the hazards are and how to avoid them; and how to find the choice anchorages. The heart of the text is a detailed description of approaches and anchorages. ( Depths are derived from mean lower low water . Similarly, bridges and overhead obstructions are referenced from mean high water. Unless stated otherwise, all distances in the text are in nautical miles .)

Shoreside and Emergency Services

Here we list telephone numbers and VHF channels for important services ashore and afloat.