The great book of anchorages

The great lakes cruising club offers members authoritative reports about the five great lakes and their connecting waterways. The first in a series of anchorage books, hampton roadsnorfolk to the florida keys, including the st. A new guide release and a commitment to a worthy cause the. Boaters raft up in lake superiors pristine loon harbor, a favorite wilderness anchorage of bonnie and ron dahl.

With the great book of anchorages, boaters can finally do an entire cruise without any marina stops or choose when they want to find paid dockage. The chesapeake bay, including the potomac river encompasses anchorages along the chesapeake and its tributaries from chesapeake city in the north to lynnhaven inlet on the southern bay and includes both the eastern and western. The great book of anchorages now fills that missing information in a new easytouse format. Hampton roads and norfolk to the florida keys is our first in a series of anchorage books. Glcc is dedicated to having cruisers help cruisers explore the great lakes. Beach house publications has been purchased by maptech, publisher of embassy cruising guides and the largest private navigational chart publisher in the us. I asked myself this question several times after receiving the great book of anchorages, and the answer still evades me. Do we need another book of anchorages along the icw.

The only book dedicated exclusively to anchoring in the bahamas. Look around and you will find harbor reports for 1,100 ports and anchorages throughout the great lakes, discussions of great lakes issues, places to post boat and cruising photos, and more. Orders will ship in early april best anchorages, free docks, bridge and lock restrictions, waterway problem areas, lowest marina and fuel prices from the troy, ny to key west, fl. The research for the book has spanned a period of 20 years. Having endlessly researched anchorages in all four regions for our series, the great book of anchorages, i think we can safely say there are an almost infinite number of anchorages for you to discover and make your own. Everything you want and need to know about cruising americas great loop. Susan and i are very, very, very excited to announce the start up of beach house publications. Let me get back to where to live aboard and liveaboard community anchorages. The great book of anchorages series is the perfect companion. When you visit the website, be sure and take some time to view our photo galleries. A great beach bar that give you all the incentive you need to anchor their. Often times the places that they rank as the best wouldnt even make it into our top 100.

The great book of anchorages the bahamas, 9780984754519,beach house publications. Heavy grass fouls the anchor, and thin sand over rock doesnt give the anchor a chance to dig in, but we generally find good holding. Best anchorages of the inside passage northwest yachting. Beach house publishing has been purchased by maptech, publisher of embassy cruisning guides and the largest private navigational chart publisher in the us. About the great lakes cruising club glcc the great. The great book of anchorages, the bahamas, slated for september, 20 release. One feature we like is the interactive map page where you can move around the map, zoom in and out, change the map look, and click on many of our anchorage photos. He tells us about his history with comics, selfreflection while sober and we get a taste of his current musical project. Covers best boats, routes, equipment, amenities, requirements, costs, and how to cruise the loop safely. The salty southeast cruisers net is very pleased to announce the impending publication of a new member of the great book of anchorages series, authored by our good friends, and frequent ssecn contributors, captains susan landry and chuck baier.

The best great lakes anchorages five seasoned boaters from the great lakes cruising club share their favorite getaway spots in this scenic cruisers paradise. Note that major portions of the web site are limited to members of the glcc. How to escape the rat race and live the dream is a useful starting point for those new to cruising. Welcome to the website of the great lakes cruising club. We also hope you will enjoy the many spectacular anchorages just as we have over the years. The skipper bob series of cruising guides consists of 8 titles featuring the waterways of the great loop, the gulf coast and the bahamas and 2 titles featuring marinas and anchorages along the atlantic intracoastal waterway. John cruising americas great loop,best map and route. We left kalmar marina with a great sense of anticipation within the next 20 or so nautical miles, we would entering archipelago country. The great book of anchorages, the gulf coast cape sable, fl to mobile, al, including the okeechobee waterway. This is a new and innovative book of anchorages, and nothing more than anchorages, complete with details and easytouse chartlets, makes finding, great anchorage anywhere along this section of the atlantic intracoastal waterway easy and stress free.

Best anchorages of the inside passage covers over 250 anchorages and contains more than 140 maps. Authors william kelly and former pacific yachting columnist anne vipond wrote their book on these anchorages after more than 30 years of cruising the inside passage. Archipelagos and the natural anchorages among the thousands of islands are the true reason for sailing in sweden. Anchorages details and chartlets covering bimini, cat cay, berry islands, new providence, exumas, eleuthera, abacos and the little bahamas bank. Susan landry and chuck baier are the authors of the great book of anchorages. Dinghy ashore to the park near the anchorage to land fido, or head back to the restaurant and bar at pirates cove for burgers and beers and a little nightlife. Over 20 years of cruising these waters has provided us with the knowledge and understanding to. From time to time well have people tell us that a certain place is their favorite anchorage.

The main ones we thought about were prickly bay, mount hartmen bay, aka secret harbour and hog island, all close together on the sw corner of the island. Our combined 40plus years of cruising the chesapeake bay was the inspiration. This is the first in what will be a series of six anchorage books that will encompass the waterways of the united states known as the great loop and a special edition covering the bahamas. The great book of anchorages series provides detailed information on each anchorage along with individual chartlets that makes it easy to find the perfect location to spend, night, few days or even weeks. Beach house publications releases the third installment of. This week on state of art were hearing from anchorage artist duke russell. The books are designed for information on anchoring and free docks and nothing else at a very affordable price. Tips for anchoring in the bahamas southern boating. The 20192020 sailors guide to the windward islands. The most unique anchorage guide for sail and power available. The chesapeake bay is our third installment to the great book of anchorage series and has been a labor of love. Formed in 1934 in chicago, its main mission is to gather and publish details about harbors and anchorages, especially from outoftheway destinations. Publishers and longtime boaters chuck baier and susan landry of beach house publications announce the release of their fourth guide in the great book of anchorages series, the gulf coast, cape sable, fl to mobile, al, including the. Hampton roads and norfolk to the florida keys anicw.

Our first book for the great book of anchorages series covers the atlantic intracoastal waterway from norfolkhampton roads to the florida keys and includes the st. On my trips along the icw, from the chesapeake to key west, ive. Now there is a clear, concise guide for this region that takes the guesswork out of finding the best anchorages. This much requested book is an excellent companion to the cruising guide to the virgin islands. Here our some of our best tips for anchoring in the bahamas. Featuring stunning, color, aerial photography, it captures 46 of the. The area accommodates many longterm live aboard boaters, mainly from north america, during the winter. A new guide release and a commitment to a worthy cause the gulf coast, cape sable, fl to mobile, al, including the okeechobee waterway. Entering some anchorages requires complete vigilance and attention to depths, but the payoff is well worth the effort of time and attention. There are so many more anchorages than what we have listed that you will find along the way, but these should get you nicely across the upper portion of the gulf of mexico. They give detailed directions, descriptions, and recommendations for more than 1,200 harbors, anchorages, and routes. General accessories free delivery possible on eligible purchases.

This is the largest and most popular great loop website on the internet. Where to live aboard benefits to liveaboard anchorages. This guide picks up where the cruising guide to the southern leeward islands ends and is revised and updated for 20192020. Compliments of beach house publications and the great book of anchorages. Hampton roads and norfolk to the florida keys, including the st. Beach house publications and the great book of anchorages series was conceived and born on a laptop in the forward cabin of their current marine trader trawler, beach house. The great book of anchorages series is the perfect companion to your favorite cruising guide. Musical instruments free delivery possible on eligible purchases. The great book of anchorages, icw landfall navigation. There are many great anchorages on the s side of grenada, all very well filled during the hurricane season. Transiting the demopolis lock on the tombigbee waterway, heading north in mid july onboard the trawler beach house. Publishers chuck baier and susan landry announce the release of the third installment in the great book of anchorage series.

The activecaptain interactive cruising guidebook is a great online resource with information about marinas, anchorages, and much more which is also built into many navigational software products and apps. The great book of anchorages bahamas edition noonsite. Buy a cheap copy of virgin anchorages book by simon scott. Designed and researched for boaters by longtime cruiser. Thomas anchorages top 5 anchorages anchoring locations. The gulf coast, cape sable, fl to mobile, al, including the okeechobee waterway is the most definitive anchorage guide to date covering this fantastic cruising ground. After 36 years in print, this book continues to be the best selling cruising guide to the windward islands. The anchorage guide that everyone has been clamoring for is finally available. Comprehensive cruising resource for the intracoastal waterways from norfolk to the northern gulf and bahamas.