2017 Guide To Cruising Chesapeake Bay

Guide to Cruising Chesapeake Bay For nearly 50 years, the Guide to Cruising Chesapeake Bay has been the cruisers bible for exploring the bays, rivers, creeks and streams of the nation s largest estuary. Beginning in the north with the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal, the guide takes boaters on the trip of a lifetime, from the beautiful bluffs of the Sassafras River in the north and to the water-wading cypress that guard the mysterious Chickahominy River in the south. In between, the guide introduces boaters to more than 30 favorite ports of call, with walking tours and locator maps of sites, restaurants and marinas. All the Bay s iconic ports are here, like Baltimore, Annapolis, St. Michaels, Oxford, Hampton and Portsmouth, as well lesser-known ports to discover, such as Cape Charles, Crisfield, Cambridge and Rudy Inlet. The guide offers a clear and accurate description for navigating virtually every river, creek and anchorage on the Bay, with NOAA chart segments and locator maps. Readers will also find a listing of all the restaurants accessible by boat and every marina and its amenities. Finally, new this year, the guide for the first time offers suggestions for three- to five-day cruises in every part of the Bay. The grand tour, the Great Chesapeake Bay Loop, visits major destinations from the Susquehanna to the ICW, with well-known sites and gorgeous little anchorages Clear, concise and complete, this is the Bay s most praised and prized cruising guide. Published by the editors of Chesapeake Bay Magazine.

"Shellenberger has perfected the art of gunkholing . . . An excellent book for both those who enjoy weekend cruises and those who merely want to know more about Chesapeake Bay." -- Daily Press (Newport News, VA) "With more than 3,000 miles of shoreline, the Chesapeake Bay offers a treasury of cruising spots. Shellenberger's book provides the key to unlock it." -- Virginian-Pilot "An 'insider's' look at the hundreds of places cruisers and weekend boaters love to hole up in. . . . It is also a loving portrait of the bay, its history, its people, its wildlife, and its environment." -- The Mariner "A truly monumental guide." -- Sunday Capital (Annapolis, MD) Dotting its more than 3,000-mile shoreline are creeks, coves, and inlets--or gunkholes in Chesapeake Bay parlance. They are as challenging as they are charming for cruisers to fi nd and enter, sometimes discouraging the less adventuresome. But thanks to author Bill Shellenberger, you will be able to enjoy these hidden treasures like an old pro. For more than twenty years, Bill Shellenberger's Cruising the Chesapeake has been the guide of choice for sailors and motor cruisers seeking to avoid the beaten path. Here Bill shares with you his engaging, heartfelt evocation of the Bay, its shores, history, wildlife, and people. No other guide to the region offers such complete, detailed coverage of virtually every point of interest on the Bay--from the secluded east fork of Langford Creek to the bustling hearts of Baltimore, Washington, and Norfolk. Find your path to Cruising the Chesapeake with A cruise planner with suggested itineraries for cruises of 3, 9, and 16 days, supported by overview charts and planning tips Waypoints for anchorages and key locations that make planning your cruises and integrating navigational data into your GPS unit a snap NOAA charts and aerial photos of key anchorages and tricky passages Updated information on piloting and shoreside facilities Expanded coverage up the Atlantic seaboard from the entrance of the Chesapeake to New York City and its anchorages that make this the ONE guide for the mid-Atlantic boater A comprehensive cruise planner and navigation guide and a vivid celebration of one of North America's natural treasures, Cruising the Chesapeake is a book no Chesapeake boater will want to be without.

Our Virginia Cruising Guide covers Tidewater Virginia, southern Chesapeake Bay, Potomac River and the Atlantic Ocean shores and bays. There are full page enlargements of Ocean City and Chincoteague Island. Included in your purchase of the new printed chart book, is a digital download of each of each individual chart for your phone or tablet.

A revision of the classic guide to one of the world's great sailing waters (first published 1950). Includes the passages from Long Island Sound along NJ and the Inland Waterway. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Coverage is complete from the Susquehanna River and Havre de Grace, including the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal, all the way south to Little Choptank River on the Eastern Shore, and Solomons and the Patuxent River on Chesapeake Bay's west shore. All rivers and their tributaries are completely described. Ample GPS coordinates are given. A pocket inside the rear cover contains a 26? x 39? folded chart printed on both sides, showing the entire Upper Bay on a scale useful for laying long courses. There are 12 Tidal Current Charts, one for each hour of a complete diurnal tide cycle. 384 pages, 8?? x 11?, 134 charts, diagrams, street maps, and sketches; 125 photos.