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I'm already down on my Plimsoll marks and all those books might put
me under. I wonder if the Sailing Directions have more detailed info
than Ocean Passages for the World which is a single volume with
charts for powered and sailing ship routes--as well as wind and
current charts, as I recall.
--- In , "Bryan Genez" <svcapella at dot dot dot >
wrote:
>
> On 3/18/07, Joe B <grizz96ny at dot dot dot > wrote:
> >
> > Don't know of any single source for shipping lanes but found
most of what
> > you might want in these:
> >
> > Admiralty List of Radio Signals, Vol. 6, Hydrographer of the
Navy;
> > Mariner's Handbook, Sixth Ed., Hydrographer of the Navy;
> > Reed's Nautical Companion, Thomas Reed Publications, Inc.;
> > U.S. Coast Pilots, Vols. 1-9, National Ocean Survey;
> > Notices To Mariners, U.S. Defense Mapping Agency;
> > Admiralty Notices To Mariners, Hydrographer of the Navy.
> > Vessel traffic service manuals: Commanding Officer (VTS), U.S.
Coast
> > Guard Marine Safety Office, 800 David Drive, Room 232, Morgan
City, LA
> > 70380-1304, Ph: 504-385-2462.
>
>
> Your list is very oriented to the US and North America. For more
> international information, the best single source are the various
Pilot
> Charts. More detail can be found in Sailing Directions <
> http://www.cgedwards.com/DMA/pubs/dmapub1.html>, though the
quantity of
> books would likely overwhelm any pleasure boat.
>
> --
> Best,
> Bryan Genez
> "Capella" V40-158
> New Bern, NC
>
>
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