2024 ICW Cruising Guide: For safely navigating hazards on the Atlantic ICW with full color charts for each hazard and tips for living aboard

The first six chapters of the Guide cover the basic knowledge needed for those transiting the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (ICW). Chapters 7 through 10 cover the detailed knowledge needed for a problem-free cruise on the ICW with highlights as below: • ICW Navigation Requires New Skills . You may have been around the world or cruised for 40 years, but if it’s your first time on the Atlantic ICW, you need to read the article in Chapter 10. All your experience still applies, of course, but there are nuances to navigating the ICW that apply more so here than anywhere else. • The ICW Cruising Guide has expanded to over 300 pages to provide essential ICW information with over 500 links to additional online sources. The links are active in the eBook and Waterway Guide versions. An active link list is available via a QR Code link in the paperback book version All 150 hazard charts have been updated with depths from Bob423 and his Surveyors in the spring of 2024 to include the latest USACE survey charts, as displayed in Aqua Map Master, with the Bob423 track as a blue dotted line. • MLLW at top of hazard page . The least MLLW seen for each hazard area is prominently displayed at the top of the page with the hazard chart and updated to the latest soundings. The same format is carried over to the Table of Contents, so at a glance, you can see the MLLW numbers for the areas you plan to traverse that day, provided you stay on the Bob423 track. • Technology never sleeps . All recommendations have been updated to reflect the current state of the art. • What are Bob423 Tracks? A section explaining what Bob423 tracks are, their sources, and how to use them is covered. I describe a new feature of Aqua Map that will automatically update Bob423 tracks stored on your iPad or Android device so your Bob423 tracks are never outdated. • I take a deep dive into Aqua Map features with a focus on the new weather capabilities and explain the meaning of each icon on the Aqua Map first screen, updated to the June 2024 version of Aqua Map. • Color coding Navionics SonarCharts . I cover how to tailor your Navionics SonarChart display for shallow water navigation with color-coded depths. Examples and a step-by-step procedure are outlined. • Split Screen basics cover how to see both Aqua Map and Navionics on Apple and Android devices at the same time. • Crowd Sourcing Bathymetry comes to Aqua Map. Share your soundings with NOAA • Want to anchor in Key West instead of opting for an expensive marina? I interviewed Stan Loveday, a Key West Bight City Marina Dockmaster, for advice on where nearby to anchor that won’t result in your boat up on land after some wind. • ICW-Proof Your Engine . Max Parker of Zimmerman Marine continues his article on How to ICW-Proof Your Engine. Cruising the ICW involves long hours of engine running, often at relatively low RPMs which is not the best strategy for long-term engine durability. Max Parker, head of yard operations at Zimmerman Marine gives his insight from 25 years servicing ICW cruisers on how to best maintain our engines for trouble-free operation. • Introduction to Weather Apps. I cover the weather models most valuable to boaters and the apps that best display them. Two examples are given to show the differences in predictions from weather fronts and during summer thunderstorms 25% off coupon. Aqua Map Master should be your first navigation app investment. It’s a bargain that can’t be beaten. You will find a coupon in the guide for 25% off the initial purchase price of Aqua Map charts, so be sure to take advantage of the offer if you don’t already have Aqua Map. There are many other features not covered in this brief outline. — ASIN: B0D9C3PYG9 | ISBN13: 9798332685385 | ISBN-13: 979-8332685385