Charles and Margo Wood - Charlie\'s Charts North to Alaska

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By the same author: B~ILDING YOUR DRE~~ BOAT, Published by Corneli Maritime Press CHARLIE'S CHARTS - The Western Coast of ~~XICO ...

CONTE~TS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.... INTRODUCTION DESTINATION5 AND THE AREA COVERED BY THI5 GUIDE The Type of Vessel • • • • •. • ii 1 ...

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I cannot claim to be an expert on Alaskan waters and owe thanks to many people who have helped me to discover i ...

ADDENDA June, 1989 Page 30 Para 3, Line 3: Collis10n Point should read C011inson Point. 46 Para 4: A rock breakwater has been bu ...

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INTRODUCfION This region vies for the tit1e of the greatest crulslng area in the wor1d: blessed with an abundanee of harbors, ma ...

2 DESTINATIONS ANO THE AREA COVERED BY TH15 GUIDE The full Inside Passage reaches to Glacier Bay National Park and to 5itka in S ...

3 THE TYPE OF VESSEL Though fuel, water and prOVlSlons are easily obtained, any vessel chosen should be sound and able to carry ...

4 Water is available at public docks. It is usually good, fresh. soft water but facilities may not be convenìently arranged. The ...

5 At least two sets of anchors and rodes are essential, while experienced cruisers normally carry three sets (one of ~hich may b ...

6 THE CRUCIAL PASSAGES Though any part of the route can be made very easy or very difficult by weather and sea conditions, there ...

7 The usuai route from Silva Bay to WeIcome Pass ean be easily arranged to pass around this area. One ean make su re by allowing ...

8 northerly winds can result in steep and dangerous seas. But it is with the winter storms that this body of water is at its wor ...

9 The hazards of Dixon Entrance include complex currents and fog -- a nuisance from July to September -- when it can be a proble ...

lO The quality of the forecasts is often debated by small boat operators whose decisions will be based on the information given. ...

Il In the larger channels of the Inside Passage the tidal streams follow the generaI direction of the passages, with the flood s ...

12 NAVIGATIONAL AIDS Generally speaking, the United States and the Canadian systems of lights and buoys are sufficiently alike t ...