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Books about Maine Cruising

Coast Pilot

 
 
The U.S. Government's Coast Pilot® is a free downloadable publication for mariners. Its extensive chapters provide a huge amount of invaluable information like:
  • channel descriptions
  • anchorages
  • bridge and cable clearances
  • currents, tide and water levels
  • prominent features
  • pilotage
  • towage
  • weather
  • ice conditions
  • wharf descriptions
  • dangers
  • routes
  • traffic separation schemes
  • small-craft facilities
  • Federal regulations applicable to navigation
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    Maine is covered in 6 chapters of book 1 of the Coast Pilot. You can see the areas below. Chapters 1 through 3 cover general information. Each chapter is separately downloadable or you can download all chapters as a single zip file (click here to pull the full zip file direct from their site). You can download individual chapters below.
     
    Key Point: The government publishes critical updates to the Coast Pilot. Be sure to go to the NOAA site to get the latest.
     
     
    Chapters

    Front Pages
    Title page, Preface, and Graphic Index

    Chapter 1
    General Information

    Chapter 2
    Navigation Regulations

    Chapter 3
    Eastport to Cape Cod (Overview)

    Chapter 4
    Quoddy Narrows to Calais, Maine

    Chapter 5
    Quoddy Narrows to Petit Manan Island, Maine

    Chapter 6
    Petit Manan Island to Jericho Bay, Maine

    Chapter 7
    Jericho Bay to Penobscot Bay, Maine

    Chapter 8
    Muscongus Bay to Cape Elizabeth, Maine

    Chapter 9
    Cape Elizabeth, Maine to Cape Ann, Massachusetts

    Chapter 10
    Cape Ann to Boston Harbor, Massachusetts

    Chapter 11
    Boston Harbor and Approaches

    Chapter 12
    Minots Ledge to Provincetown, Massachusetts

    Appendix

    T-Tables
    Distances, Meteorological and Climatological Data

     
     
     
               

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