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Hi all,

I'm still sitting here in Gran Canaria, quietly freaking out about time. It's a long story, but I could be here another 2-3 weeks. My plan was to do go St Maarten for two months of work, and then move up to Bermuda, NYC and then Rhode Island. Now, I'm too late for that plan. I'm currently looking at going direct to Bermuda from Gran Canaria, making a big dip into the trades and then up again approaching Bermuda from SSE.

My question is for people with real local knowledge - I get a lot of answers from people who have theorised about this, but solid info is what I'm after, or links to it. I am looking at leaving on April 1st (no joke), and I estimate Bermuda will take me longer than the Antilles, and expect a crossing of 30+ days, arriving at the beginning of May. Can anyone tell me if they have sailed up from the Antilles at that time of year, or even been around Bermuda around that time?

Cheers fellow pocket cruisers! I'm really, really looking forward to hitting the States again. I've never been there by boat, and I'm practically wetting my pants at the thought of sailing past the Statue of Liberty, and also spending time around Rhode Island ;)

Nick

Can't help you on the info part...but if you make it up to Rhode Island, hop over the state line into Buzzards Bay and come visit.  There are a couple of us up there.

Hi Nick,

Bermuda high is beginning to intensify in early May, it's a real transition time.  Generally the winds on the trip up from the Caribbean in the spring are much lighter than on the trip south in the fall, but you can still get a late season winter cold front coming through that kicks your butt...  The trip from Bermuda to NYC can also have more frequent periods of light winds & calms in late spring.  I'm sure I've put many more hours on engines spring northbound than fall southbound.

Your strategy to stay down in the trades as long as possible is the correct one.  I'm guessing you'll have to get into the lower 20s to keep the steady trades, but I've never come across this late in the season.  NE trades do intensify after Dec/Jan but I'm not sure if they shift N/S at all...  If you have acess to real-time weather info (weatherfax, or even SSB) you can fine tune how far south you go and for how long.  Bermuda direct will certainly take you  longer than St Maarten, not just because of more miles but also the more variable conditions on the portion from the trades up to 32N.  It'll be a long haul but no reason not to do it if NYC is where you're trying to get to!  And from the SE is the safest way to approach Bermuda!

Good luck!

Hey Nick!  Any luck with your solar panels?  I'm guessing that by now the convenience of having some new panels has probably been greatly outweighed by the inconvenience of having to wait for delivery.  I feel for you.  Hope there is a little money left.  I'm told Bermuda isn't cheap.

The inconvenience of getting the panels kind of gives me a business idea to help finance an extended cruise.  Here in the US it is possible to pick up panels and controllers and other nifty devices  relatively inexpensively (not that they are cheap).  I wonder if there is value in stocking up and selling the stuff in out of the way places.  It could be modestly profitable.  Of course, the local bureaucracy probably would not look too kindly on unsanctioned retail activities in their waters.

[The inconvenience of getting the panels kind of gives me a business idea to help finance an extended cruise.  Here in the US it is possible to pick up panels and controllers and other nifty devices  relatively inexpensively (not that they are cheap).  I wonder if there is value in stocking up and selling the stuff in out of the way places.  It could be modestly profitable.  Of course, the local bureaucracy probably would not look too kindly on unsanctioned retail activities in their waters.
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Sure it is a good idea. Problem is solar panels take some room and you need quite a bit to make the thing worth while. flexible and roll up ones are easier to stock but I think the market is in the rigid ones. I won't worry about local bureaucracy, they do not need to know, you can have as many solar panels on your boat as you want after all. Be discrete about the resale, watch out for gossip and discretion about the unloading process.... though there is other electronic smaller stuff that are a lot cheaper in the US and easier to carry.  Advice from a former smuggler  ;D

Hey guys,

No luck on the panels - As of today, they're still in customs somewhere in Madrid. I've finally tracked down a phone number to call, and will be finding out what the heck is going on tomorrow. At the end of the day though, if they don't arrive by the 1st of April, I'm leaving.

As for Bermuda not being cheap - You're right, but at least they have a free anchorage! Now I'm also struggling with Visa requirements... I'm getting information that I cannot show up in Bermuda without a Visa for the US already in my hands. Ie. they will not let me make the application in person on arrival. This leaves a couple of options... Either get down to the Caribbean and park the boat on dry land somewhere. Or do something crazy like go to Bermuda anyway and pretend blisfull ignorance... OR sail direct to Canada from Bermuda, where I think it will be easier to sail anyway, since Australia is also a Commonwealth country. I haven't investigated the Canada option, because arrriving by boat could be difficult, and may even require a Visa too. Argh! I don't know what to do!

As for panels being a good thing to sell on route - Sure. If you can invest a bit of cash in small electronic items to sell on route, I think it's a great idea. Consider items like charge regulators, which cost about 120euros for a basic 10amp capacity in Europe. I suspect you can find them cheaper in the USA... I think you'd also be very succesful with handheld GPS and VHF radios, which both cost a fortune over here, and both of which are easy to store.

nick.

Hi Nick,
I have no doubt you did your homework and know your options. I know there is no US consulate in the Canary, but did you get in touch with the ones in main land Spain to get your visa from there ? Or at least get first hand informations. Informations I have about all that are dated and anyway I have dual citizenship with the US now so do not have this problem anymore  :) My gallic blood  will go for blisfull ignorance and take my chance. On all my experiences, arriving in a country by boat was  and still is (in most of the places) a lot of easier than by land. Good luck, investigate more though.

Nick:
I have sailed from the Antillies to the North East USA in May a couple of times.  I never stop in Bermuda since it is a waste (my opinion) of three days and a few hundred dollars.  The weather is in transition at this time of year but not too bad until you cross the Gulf Stream.  Calms will be more trouble than storms.  At least you move in a storm.  I find the East side of the Stream to be warm, favorably pushing me along, and not too stormy. 

From the Gulf Stream to Canada is a long cold hard sail across some hard water, the Grand Banks.  After two trips on the East side of Cape Cod, I have said, "enough."

The big yachts all leave Antigua in May to jump across to Europe.  They say it is the best time with good winds.  On a Swan 65, how bad can it get?

I don't know your full on plans for visiting the USA and Canada.  But... don't enter the USA at a port without Customs: Norfolk, VA or Newport, RI are two good examples.  New York is a headache since you wouldn't know where to tie up.  I'd pick Newport, RI as the best bet.  They know yachts.  A dock master at any marina or YC will know exactly what's going on if you hail him/her on VHF 16.  Do Not Go Ashore before Comdey and Irritation arrive.

Portland Maine C&I nearly threw me in jail for going ashore to telephone for clearance.  They claimed I shouldn't have arrived in the USA without a US cell phone and C&I numbers.  Buffoons.  Scared the beeejeeepers out of me at the time.  'Struth.

There is a US Consulate in Barbados that can get you a Visa.  I have a contact there if you need it.  I have the consulate number in Barbados as: 246-437-7770.  If it doesn't work, don't use my name... OK?

I hope that you will check in with us (Norm and Cubemonkey) if in Boston.  Maybe we can get you squeezed into our marina or a safe anchorage.  More on that later.

Best,Norm

Thanks guys,

Today I think I've found my solar panels: Stuck in Las Palmas customs. No one has known where they are until today, and I have a phone number in my hand to ring tomorrow. Fingers crossed!

I also received an email from the Bermudan Embassy: They will not issue NEW visas. They can renew etc, but nothing else. I have emailed the Canadian embassy in Sydney to ask about whether an Australian can show up in their waters, but even so, as Norm has pointed out - It's a hairy sail. I've also heard horror stories about sailors turning up in the US without a visa and getting into enormous difficulties.

This really leaves one more viable option: If I can get my panels in the next two days (ugh, the Easter break is coming up ..) and leave next week, I could go to Barbados, sort out my visa requirements there, and shoot up to somewhere near NYC as soon as possible. I have a very possible berth in Long Island (I said Rhode Island somewhere else on this forum, typo), so that would be my ultimate destination.

Thanks Norm for the number - I wonder if there is a way I can speed the visa process up from here... As I've heard it can take two weeks, and I will be arriving in Barbados at the beginning of May, which means I will leave for higher latitudes by mid-May. I am also trying to organise a work sponsor in the states so I can get a seasonal work permit. I need to earn as much as I can to pull off the overland trip by November!

nick

Nick,

We had an easy passage from Culebra Is. directly north to Bermuda in late May. Winds were generally light trades to about 25 degrees North and then variable and calm to Bermuda. At least there were few headwinds.

Also, I found staying south of 20 North on the crossing from Canaries pays off in steady winds. If you had the time, running west along 15 North from Cape Verdes gives you the steadiest winds. On that particular passage I confirmed it by participating in a SSB net with several other boats further north of us who all reported a few days of variables while we had steady trades every day. You'll have to decide how many extra miles to the south you want to add to your trip for those favorable winds. Below is a link to the April Pilot Chart:

http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/APC/Pub106/106apr.pdf

James B

Quote from: Norm on March 17, 2008, 07:39:57 PM

Portland Maine C&I nearly threw me in jail for going ashore to telephone for clearance.  They claimed I shouldn't have arrived in the USA without a US cell phone and C&I numbers.  Buffoons.  Scared the beeejeeepers out of me at the time.  'Struth.

Be advised that several countries are now insisting on 48 hour advance notice of arrival , BY telephone. VHF isn't enough. Australia being one of them as someone recently discovered by winding up IN jail and having some heavy fines. So it isn't just the US.

James/Atom

PilotCharts on line, that's cool. Is there a website to download all of them?

Thanks a lot for your own website BTW, really inspirational

fair winds

Magnus

A nice suprise getting a response from you James, I had no idea you were even on the forum! Great news to hear you've had a prior succesful voyage in late May, this gives my Barbados route a better chance of success over the others.

My course will definitely be set for Cape Verde, and then West - I won't be stopping there, but this appears to be the best route, and looking at the Pilot Chart confirms it.

@CharlieJ I think Australia may be far worse than the US! I've heard five day call-aheads being required... And really big fines, which is disappointing as an Australian. As far as I'm concerned, if you're an EU, American or Commonwealth flagged vessel, you should be able to sail in and out with freedom, just as EU boats can within Europe. I hope one day soon, things will change.

nick.

Magnus-

Yes, you can get most of them on-line.  The Pilot Charts are PDF files, the Sailing Directions are Zip files of self-extracting archives of some sort. Unfortunately, they're Windows-only executables. 

If anyone needs the Sailing Directions in Mac or Linux readable format, let me know, and I'll see what I can do.

Pub. 105 - Atlas of Pilot  Charts South Atlantic Ocean

Not yet available for download, as they are still awaiting digital conversion

Pub. 106 - Atlas of Pilot  Charts North Atlantic Ocean (including Gulf of Mexico), 2002

http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...6/106cover.pdf (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/APC/Pub106/106cover.pdf) Cover
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...6/106synop.pdf (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/APC/Pub106/106synop.pdf) Synopsis
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...106/106jan.pdf (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/APC/Pub106/106jan.pdf) January
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...106/106feb.pdf (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/APC/Pub106/106feb.pdf) February
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...106/106mar.pdf (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/APC/Pub106/106mar.pdf) March
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...106/106apr.pdf (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/APC/Pub106/106apr.pdf) April
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...106/106may.pdf (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/APC/Pub106/106may.pdf) May
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...106/106jun.pdf (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/APC/Pub106/106jun.pdf) June
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...106/106jul.pdf (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/APC/Pub106/106jul.pdf) July
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...106/106aug.pdf (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/APC/Pub106/106aug.pdf) August
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...106/106sep.pdf (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/APC/Pub106/106sep.pdf) September
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...106/106oct.pdf (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/APC/Pub106/106oct.pdf) October
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...106/106nov.pdf (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/APC/Pub106/106nov.pdf) November
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...106/106dec.pdf (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/APC/Pub106/106dec.pdf) December

Pub. 107 - Atlas of Pilot  Charts South Pacific Ocean, 1998

http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...7/107cover.pdf (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/APC/Pub107/107cover.pdf)
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...Pub107/toc.pdf (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/APC/Pub107/toc.pdf)
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...7/107artcl.pdf (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/APC/Pub107/107artcl.pdf)
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...107/107jan.pdf (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/APC/Pub107/107jan.pdf)
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...107/107feb.pdf (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/APC/Pub107/107feb.pdf)
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...107/107mar.pdf (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/APC/Pub107/107mar.pdf)
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...107/107apr.pdf (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/APC/Pub107/107apr.pdf)
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...107/107may.pdf (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/APC/Pub107/107may.pdf)
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...107/107jun.pdf (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/APC/Pub107/107jun.pdf)
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...107/107jul.pdf (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/APC/Pub107/107jul.pdf)
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...107/107aug.pdf (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/APC/Pub107/107aug.pdf)
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...107/107sep.pdf (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/APC/Pub107/107sep.pdf)
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...107/107oct.pdf (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/APC/Pub107/107oct.pdf)

http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...107/107nov.pdf (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/APC/Pub107/107nov.pdf)
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...107/107dec.pdf (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/APC/Pub107/107dec.pdf)

Pub. 108 - Atlas of Pilot  Charts North Pacific Ocean

Not yet available for download, as they are still awaiting digital conversion.

Pub. 109 - Atlas of Pilot  Charts Indian Ocean, 2001

http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...9/109cover.pdf (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/APC/Pub109/109cover.pdf)
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...Pub109/toc.pdf (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/APC/Pub109/toc.pdf)
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...9/article1.pdf (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/APC/Pub109/article1.pdf)
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...9/article2.pdf (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/APC/Pub109/article2.pdf)
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...9/article3.pdf (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/APC/Pub109/article3.pdf)
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...9/article4.pdf (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/APC/Pub109/article4.pdf)
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...109/109jan.pdf (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/APC/Pub109/109jan.pdf)
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...109/109feb.pdf (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/APC/Pub109/109feb.pdf)
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...109/109mar.pdf (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/APC/Pub109/109mar.pdf)
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...109/109apr.pdf (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/APC/Pub109/109apr.pdf)
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...109/109may.pdf (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/APC/Pub109/109may.pdf)
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...109/109jun.pdf (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/APC/Pub109/109jun.pdf)
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...109/109jul.pdf (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/APC/Pub109/109jul.pdf)
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...109/109aug.pdf (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/APC/Pub109/109aug.pdf)
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...109/109sep.pdf (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/APC/Pub109/109sep.pdf)
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...109/109oct.pdf (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/APC/Pub109/109oct.pdf)
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...109/109nov.pdf (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/APC/Pub109/109nov.pdf)
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...109/109dec.pdf (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/APC/Pub109/109dec.pdf)</div>



You can also get most of the Sailing Directions on-line as PDF files.

Sailing Directions Planning Guide
Planning Guides include relevant physical, political, industrial, navigational and regulatory information about the countries adjacent to a particular ocean basin in a single volume.

Pub. 120 - Pacific Ocean and Southeast Asia, 2007
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...0/120setup.zip (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/SD/Pub120/120setup.zip)                    

Pub. 140 - North Atlantic, Baltic Sea, North Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea (Planning Guide), 2007
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...0/140setup.zip (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/SD/Pub140/140setup.zip)
                    
Pub. 160 - South Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean (Eroute), 2007
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...0/160setup.zip (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/SD/Pub160/160setup.zip)                    

Pub. 180 - Arctic Ocean (Planning Guide), 2007
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...0/180setup.zip (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/SD/Pub180/180setup.zip)
                    

Pub. 200 - Antarctica (Planning Guide and Enroute), 2007
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...ub200setup.zip (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/SD/Pub200/Pub200setup.zip)



Sailing Directions Enroute
Enroute include detailed coastal and port approach information, supplementing the largest scale chart of the area. Each publication is subdivided into geographic regions, called sectors, which contain information about the coastal weather, currents, ice, dangers, features and ports, as well as a graphic key to the charts available for the area.

Pub. 123 - Southwest Coast of Africa (Enroute), 2007

http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...3/123setup.zip (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/SD/Pub123/123setup.zip)

Pub. 124 - East Coast of South America (Enroute), 2007
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...4/124setup.zip (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/SD/Pub124/124setup.zip)

Pub. 125 - West Coast of South America (Enroute), 2004
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...125/pub125.zip (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/SD/Pub125/pub125.zip)

Pub. 126 - Pacific Islands (Enroute), 2005
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...126/pub126.zip (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/SD/Pub126/pub126.zip)


Pub. 127 - East Coast of Australia and New Zealand (Enroute), 2004
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...127/pub127.zip (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/SD/Pub127/pub127.zip)

Pub. 131 - Western Mediterranean (Enroute), 2004
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...131/pub131.zip (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/SD/Pub131/pub131.zip)

Pub. 132 - Eastern Mediterranean (Enroute)
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...132/pub132.zip (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/SD/Pub132/pub132.zip)

Pub. 141 - Scotland (Enroute), 2007

http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...1/141setup.zip (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/SD/Pub141/141setup.zip)

Pub. 142 - Ireland and the West Coast of England (Enroute), 2007
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...2/142setup.zip (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/SD/Pub142/142setup.zip)

Pub. 143 - West Coast of Europe and Northwest Africa (Enroute), 2005
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...143/pub143.zip (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/SD/Pub143/pub143.zip)

Pub. 145 - Nova Scotia and the Saint Lawrence (Enroute), 2005
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...145/pub145.zip (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/SD/Pub145/pub145.zip)


Pub. 146 - Newfoundland, Labrador, and Hudson Bay (Enroute), 2005
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...146/pub146.zip (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/SD/Pub146/pub146.zip)

Pub. 147 - Caribbean Sea - Volume I (Enroute), 2007
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...147/pub147.zip (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/SD/Pub147/pub147.zip)

Pub. 148 - Caribbean Sea - Volume II (Enroute), 2004
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...148/pub148.zip (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/SD/Pub148/pub148.zip)

Pub. 153 - West Coasts of Mexico and Central America (Enroute), 2007

http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...3/153setup.zip (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/SD/Pub153/153setup.zip)

Pub. 154 - British Columbia (Enroute), 2007
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...4/154setup.zip (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/SD/Pub154/154setup.zip)

Pub. 155 - East Coast of Russia (Enroute), 2007
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...5/155setup.zip (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/SD/Pub155/155setup.zip)

Pub. 157 - Coasts of Korea and China (Enroute), 2007
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...7/157setup.zip (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/SD/Pub157/157setup.zip)


Pub. 158 - Japan - Volume I (Enroute), 2007
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...8/158setup.zip (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/SD/Pub158/158setup.zip)

Pub. 159 - Japan - Volume II (Enroute)
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...159/pub159.zip (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/SD/Pub159/pub159.zip)

Pub. 161 - South China Sea and The Gulf of Thailand (Enroute), 2007
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...1/161setup.zip (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/SD/Pub161/161setup.zip)

Pub. 162 - Philippine Islands (Enroute), 2004

http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...162/pub162.zip (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/SD/Pub162/pub162.zip)

Pub. 163 - Borneo, Jawa, Sulawesi, and Nusa Tenggara (Enroute), 2005
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...163/pub163.zip (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/SD/Pub163/pub163.zip)

Pub. 164 - New Guinea (Enroute), 2004
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...164/pub164.zip (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/SD/Pub164/pub164.zip)

Pub. 171 - East Africa and the South Indian Ocean (Enroute), 2004
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...171/pub171.zip (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/SD/Pub171/pub171.zip)


Pub. 172 - Red Sea and the Persian Gulf (Enroute), 2007
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...2/172setup.zip (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/SD/Pub172/172setup.zip)

Pub. 173 - India and The Bay of Bengal (Enroute), 2007
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...3/173setup.zip (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/SD/Pub173/173setup.zip)

Pub. 174 - Strait of Malacca and Sumatera (Enroute), 2004
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...174/pub174.zip (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/SD/Pub174/pub174.zip)

Pub. 175 - North, West, and South Coasts of Australia (Enroute), 2004

http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...175/pub175.zip (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/SD/Pub175/pub175.zip)

Pub. 181 - Greenland and Iceland (Enroute)
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...181/pub181.zip (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/SD/Pub181/pub181.zip)

Pub. 182 - North and West Coasts of Norway (Enroute), 2007
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...2/182setup.zip (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/SD/Pub182/182setup.zip)

Pub. 183 - North Coast of Russia (Enroute), 2005
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...ion/pub183.zip (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/SD/Pub183_new_edition/pub183.zip)


Pub. 191 - English Channel (Enroute), 2007
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...191/pub191.zip (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/SD/Pub191/pub191.zip)

Pub. 192 - North Sea (Enroute), 2007
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...2/192setup.zip (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/SD/Pub192/192setup.zip)

Pub. 193 - Skagerrak Kattegat (Enroute), 2004
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...193/pub193.zip (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/SD/Pub193/pub193.zip)

Pub. 194 - Baltic Sea - Southern Part (Enroute), 2007

http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...4/194setup.zip (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/SD/Pub194/194setup.zip)

Pub. 195 - Gulf of Finland and Gulf of Bothnia (Enroute)
http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...ion/pub195.zip (http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/SD/Pub195_new_edition/pub195.zip)</div>
      

Quote from: maxiSwede on March 18, 2008, 05:06:06 AM
James/Atom

PilotCharts on line, that's cool. Is there a website to download all of them?

Thanks a lot for your own website BTW, really inspirational

fair winds

Magnus

Hey Dan, thanks for the hard work putting all the links to the reference material up...  grog ta ya!   ;)

Glad to help. :)  Considering that for us in New England, the season is about to arrive, I thought it might be a good thing to have the Sailing Directions and Coastal Pilots for people to look at when planning their voyages for the season. :)

... or even for dreaming and scheming of future voyages!   

Oops, seems like some of the links are putting an extra http in the url and not working...  might need a bit of an edit.

Sailfar was adding a "http://" to each of my urls... UGH... fixed now though.

WOW, Thanks a looot Dan. That must have taken you a while...

GROG TO YA' as they say around here!

;D ;D ;D