On Sat, May 10, 2008 at 8:45 PM, Doug Lloyd <douglloyd_at_shaw.ca> wrote: > How do paddlers feel about these new spiral map books (Kermantis has a > splash proof atlas I just picked up for Vancouver Island) that can be used > to replace marine charts? Or are the map books combined with a GPS covering > the basics? > > http://www.fedpubs.com/subject/outdoor/bc_atlas1.htm > > Not sure if this has come up before. > For years Sue and I cruised the San Juan Islands and the Gulf Islands with a couple of these spiral-bound map books in place of marine charts. We had some charts aboard, of course, but the map-books had all the important areas and especially the smaller harbors. I had wondered recently if there was anything like those left for the BC waters. Glad you showed me this, Doug. When I head north into BC I'll definitely have one aboard. Assuming we don't need a passport before I have to go get a replacement. Anyway, I always found that the map-books - with their standard size and often with courses and distances marked on them - were very handy for small boat navigation. We have on in water-resistant paper for the San Juans. The only negative I can think of is that updating them in the standard way (by notices to mariners and light lists publications) is more difficult because the maps don't have the same identification as charts. So the result is that these books seldom - if ever - get updated. But they are cheap enough so that a paddler or boater can simply buy a new one each year. Craig Jungers Moses Lake, WA *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sat May 10 2008 - 21:27:46 PDT
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