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Exploring Vancouver Island’s West Coast

November 17, 2015, 8:11 pm
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Nowhere does the tourist motto Super, National British Columbia! come more alive than on Vancouver Island’s West Coast. With five great sounds, sixteen major inlets, and an abundance of spectacular wildlife, the largest island on the west coast of North America is a cruising paradise. The Douglasses consider their voyages along this coast to be among their most satisfying adventures. In this guide they give small craft skippers the kind of local knowledge they need to circumnavigate the island and drop hook in an abundance of intimate coves.

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Exploring the South Coast of British Columbia

November 17, 2015, 8:05 pm
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This new 3rd Edition features entrance waypoints, as well as anchor-site waypoints! The South Coast of British Columbia is designed by experts to give small boat skippers the kind of accurate, up-to-date information they need to cruise the unmatched natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest. Its complete descriptions of anchorages are based on the authors’ personal experience of each location and on information from local skippers not available anywhere else. With 200 diagrams, over 200 photographs of promising features, 2000 GPS waypoints, and extensive quotes from Canadian Sailing Directions, nautical adventurers can get underway to hundreds of pristine coves and inlets from the balmy Gulf Islands to the unspoiled fishing grounds off the north end of Vancouver Island.

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Exploring the San Juan and Gulf Islands

November 17, 2015, 7:58 pm
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The latest book in the cruising guide series, Exploring the San Juan and Gulf Islands explores the most scenic and accessible cruising ground in the world–with well-sheltered waters, comfortable resorts, quaint villages and secure anchorages. The colorful San Juan and Gulf Islands, a seventy-mile chain that straddles the U.S.-Canadian border, are renowned for wildlife viewing, sport fishing, picturesque beaches, and marvelous marine parks.

Covering a thousand square miles from Deception Pass to Victoria and Nanaimo, this guidebook gives you the local knowledge you need to explore and enjoy more than 300 intimate islets and islands in this beautiful marine paradise. The updated 3rd Edition includes more great anchoring spots, Proven Cruising Routes with GPS waypoints, tips for Charter cruisers, itineraries and information on the Cascadia Marine Trail.

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Exploring the Pacific Coast—San Diego to Seattle

November 17, 2015, 7:54 pm
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The Exploring the Pacific Coast, 2nd Edition contains recently researched information of all the places to tie up or anchor your boat from the Mexican border to Seattle. Over 500 of the best marinas and anchor sites are detailed with chart numbers, GPS waypoints, entrance and harbor diagrams, as well as specific information on marinas, complete with phone numbers and websites. The entrance bars of the northern coast are detailed with Proven Cruising Routes, numerous aerial photographs and key local knowledge. Covered in exacting detail are all the boating areas: San Diego to Santa Barbara, every anchor site in the outstanding Channel Islands, the greater SF Bay Area, the lower Columbia River, and the greater Puget Sound. Every gunkhole along the entire Pacific Coast offering temporary or overnight shelter is documented, including attractions in the San Juan Islands and lower British Columbia. Also included are excerpts from the Coast Pilot, first-hand accounts of Fine Edge research trips on Baidarka and significant contributions by well-known cruising experts Bob and Carolyn Mehaffy, Ann Kinner, Roderick Nash, Kevin Monahan and Michelle and Jerry Gaylord. With the local knowledge in this breakthrough guidebook, the entire Pacific Coast becomes “local boating”. Nearly every boater can now plan coastal day trips or a voyage up the coast to Alaska or down to Mexico.

“For anyone thinking of cruising anywhere along the Pacific Coast this guide is a must have.”

Bob Bitchin,
Publisher Latitudes & Attitudes

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Exploring the North Coast of British Columbia

November 17, 2015, 7:45 pm
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Exploring the North Coast of British Columbia takes seafaring explorers from the famous Nakwakto Rapids to the Alaska border. This ultimate pilothouse resource describes previously uncharted Spiller channel and Griffin Passage, the stunning scenery of Belize Inlet, Queens Sound, Burke and Dean Channels, Douglas channel, Gardner Canal, Principe Channel and the seldom-visited turquoise waters of Portland Canal. This revised second edition helps you plot a course for the beautiful South Moresby Island of the Queen Charlottes, known for its rare flora and fauna, and for its historical sites of native Haida culture.

FineEdge.com’s completely updated and comprehensive pilothouse guide now includes the West Coast of the Queen Charlotte Islands. All waypoints are updated and standardized to NAD 83.

“Nothing can replace local knowledge and Exploring the North Coast of British Columbia provides excellent local knowledge from a seasoned research and writing team. The Douglasses have personally researched several thousand anchor sites over the entire coast.”

Director, Hydrography, Pacific Region, Canadian Hydrographic Service

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Exploring Southeast Alaska

November 17, 2015, 7:36 pm
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The Inside Passage to Alaska is one of the world’s most spectacular trips for cruising boaters. Each summer Alaska’s sheltered waters, picturesque islands, deeply cut fjords, icebergs, and tidewater glaciers-along with outstanding flora and fauna-draw hundreds of adventurers who experience the beauty and challenges of this magnificent wilderness.

Exploring Southeast Alaska – Second Edition covers in unique detail every harbor and cove between Dixon Entrance and Skagway. With this best-selling reference of expert local knowledge, you can plan and execute your voyage with confidence and safety. Special features include the exact GPS waypoints for each cove entrance and anchor site, detailed diagrams, and customized itineraries from the San Juan Islands to Glacier Bay.

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Explore Alaska!

March 24, 2016, 3:05 pm
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Annotated Map and DVD
When mapmaker Joe Upton and filmmaker Dan Kowalski set out to create videos to accompany Joe’s new map of Alaska waters, an iceberg they were shooting suddenly broke in half and capsized, nearly swamping them. Watch this story and others on the DVD. The colorful and richly detailed 22 x 34 map has icons to show where the videos were made. Additional videos may be viewed online at alaskacruisehandbook.com. This DVD and map comprise a stand-alone product or a companion to Joe Upton’s “Alaska Cruise Handbook” (Coastal Publishing, 4th Edition, 2012)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Traveling Northwest waters as a commercial fisherman since 1965 in small craft and large, Joe Upton gained intimate knowledge of the coast from Puget Sound to the Arctic Circle.
In the 1970s, Upton lived and fished out of a tiny roadless island fishing community in Southeast Alaska. His first book, Alaska Blues, based on those years, was hailed as “One of those books you want to proclaim a classic,” by the Seattle PI.
In 1995, Upton started Coastal Publishing, to produce illustrated maps and guidebooks for Alaska cruise passengers. In 2010, he began working with film maker and commercial fishermen Dan Kowalski to film many of the stories that he had heard over the years.

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Dreamspeaker Vol. 6 – The West Coast of Vancouver Island

November 16, 2015, 3:44 pm
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With its rugged, rock-studded shoreline, relentlessly crashing ocean swells, miles of sandy beaches, diversity of wildlife and countless coves and bays, Vancouver Island’s western shoreline, usually referred to simply as the West Coast, presents a challenging and thrilling adventure. Intended to complement official hydrographic charts, Dreamspeaker Cruising Guides feature informative and charming hand-drawn shoreline plans of selected marinas and small boat anchorages, ranging from safe all-weather havens to secluded picnic spots and marine parks. With charts, tips and data, this guide pinpoints both popular and little-known highlights to enhance the enjoyment and safety of any voyage to the West Coast. Written in the personal style of boater’s logbook, here you will find the best spots from Port Hardy and Cape Scott to Victoria to anchor your boat, share a sunset, browse a gallery, find a hot shower or enjoy a fine meal, with full-colour scenic photographs that showcase the splendour of the Pacific Northwest coast.

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Dreamspeaker Vol. 5 – The Broughtons

November 16, 2015, 3:40 pm
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This guide encompasses the waters of Mayne Passage, where we travel west from Blind Channel via Johnstone and Broughton Strait and the friendly communities of Northern Vancouver Island, to Port Hardy. From Blunden Harbour on the coastal mainland, we cruise east through the captivating group of islands, islets and passages that make up the exquisite Broughton Archipelago. It’s as much an adventure just getting there, as it is exploring the region’s natural wilderness, hidden anchorages, uninhabited islands, white midden beaches and rich marine and wild life. For those interested in sailing, follow our route and you could be rewarded with good winds from the right direction. Although not numerous, with careful planning you will find accessible fuel/water stops and stores to provision, often with a good choice of produce. In the summer months resorts and marina’s in the “Village of Islands” welcome cruising boaters to join in the camaraderie at their scheduled or impromptu “happy hour” gatherings and “pot luck” suppers, and the more social cruisers combine a few days enjoying the choice of tranquil anchorages, with a night or two in a marina.

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Dreamspeaker Vol. 4 – The San Juan Islands

May 16, 2016, 3:21 pm
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The San Juan Islands are a special cruising destination for all who visit. Anne & Laurence Yeadon-Jones have expanded their beautifully illustrated cruising guides, of Southern British Columbia, to include the U.S. San Juan Islands. According to Anne “The allure of this enchanting galaxy of islands lies in the short distances between destinations, the ease of provisioning and the friendly island charm of the villages and towns en route. Well maintained marinas and resorts offer an array of boating conveniences and many of the all-weather havens provide ample, protected anchorage and often excellent fishing and crabbing – making ideal Dreamspeaker destination.”
This Dreamspeaker Cruising Guide to the San Juans also includes local county docks and the preserved wilderness of the San Juan Island’s State Parks and their wildlife. Visitors have access to many beautiful beaches, freshwater lakes and natural marshes, shaded forest hikes, breathtaking vistas and intriguing historic sites. Laurence’s detailed, hand-drawn charts illustrate safe approaches to anchorages and marinas and his beautiful color photographs portray the scenic splendor of these enchanting islands. Anne’s wonderfully descriptive text provides vital information and local knowledge about each destination – plus fun tips to enhance the cruising experience. A truly boater-friendly guide, it’s as much a pleasure to pore over while planning a trip at home, as it is plotting a course while underway.

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Dreamspeaker Vol. 3 – Vancouver, Howe Sound and the Sunshine Coast

November 16, 2015, 3:37 pm
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This colorful, illustrated guide—the third in the popular Dreamspeaker series—offers charts, tips and data that will enhance any boater’s enjoyment of one of North America’s most popular cruising areas: the Strait of Georgia’s captivating eastern shoreline, including metropolitan Vancouver and nearby Indian Arm and Howe Sound. Northwest from Gibsons lie the delights of the Sunshine Coast, an area blessed with many clear-blue-sky days. Volume 3 contains several hundred color photos and hand-drawn maps, plus detailed information on dozens of popular (and secret!) anchorages up and down the coast. Including Princess Louisa Inlet and Jedediah Island.

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Dreamspeaker Vol. 2 — Desolation Sound and the Discovery Islands

November 16, 2015, 3:33 pm
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The pristine vistas and coves and anchorages with soaring rock walls make the Desolation Sound area and the Discovery Islands a favorite for cruisers in British Columbia. This cruising guide, Volume 2 in the Dreamspeaker series, features informative, hand-drawn shoreline plans of more than 100 selected marinas and small boat anchorages. Numerous color photographs show the area in all its splendor.

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Dreamspeaker Vol. 1 — Gulf Islands and Vancouver Island

November 16, 2015, 3:28 pm
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Anne and Lauren Yeadon-Jones have spent thousands of hours cruising British Columbia’s coast in their yacht Dreamspeaker. Their cruising guides feature informative, hand-drawn shoreline plans of marinas and small boat anchorages. Numerous color photographs show each area in all its splendor. With this book explore the inside coast of Vancouver Island from Victoria to Nanaimo with extensive coverage of charming Gulf Islands.

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Docks and Destinations

November 16, 2015, 3:00 pm
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This is the latest revised and new edition of the highly successful Docks and Destinations. Layout and format are designed to provide quick and easy reference to marinas and facilities for mariners in the Pacific Northwest. It covers Puget Sound, the popular San Juan Islands, the Gulf Islands, Desolation Sound and places along the way between these destinations as well as up the Inside Passage to the southern tip of Alaska.

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Cruising to Desolation Sound

November 16, 2015, 11:35 am
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Third in the series of coffee table cruising guides, this book covers the Sunshine Coast from Indian Arm in Burrard Inlet to Howe Sound and on to Pender Harbour, Princess Louisa Inlet, Sechelt Inlet and Desolation Sound. It cruises through the Discovery islands to Campbell River and prompts the mariner on to places beyond. Full color illustrations are complemented with informative and instructive text as well as historic notes, cautions and recommendations. It includes marine parks, anchorages, waterways and marinas.

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Cruising Guide to the West Coast of Vancouver Island

November 16, 2015, 11:06 am
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A must for navigating the West Coast of Vancouver Island, this guide explores the magnificent cruising grounds from Cape Scott to Sooke (including Barkley Sound) in easy day passages. Information is given on uncharted rocks and reefs, dangerous currents, favorite anchorages, popular gunkholes, local history and folklore, geology, and flora and fauna. Remote scenic areas of one of British Columbia’s last wilderness cruising territories come vividly to life in the superb aerial photography of George McNutt and in a number of photos by author Don Watmough.

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Broughton Islands Cruising Guide

November 16, 2015, 10:32 am
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The new Cruising to the Broughton Islands is an updating of Peter Vassilopoulos’ popular cruising guide North of Desolation Sound. This new edition expands on the material in the former edition with many new and additional colour photographs taken from the air as well as while boating in the area. It includes a guest piece on Seymour Inlet and takes in the passage around Cape Caution to the Discovery Coast. This is one of three coffee-table guides to the coast Peter has produced. The others are Cruising in the Gulf Islands and Cruising to Desolation Sound.

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Best Anchorages of the Inside Passage

November 16, 2015, 10:24 am
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One of the finest cruising grounds in the world, the Inside Passage is a boater’s paradise with hundreds of pristine islands, inlets and anchorages. Best Anchorages of the Inside Passage is a comprehensive selection of over 200 boating destinations. Some are well known but many are secret getaways gleaned by the authors. Over 120 color maps and 450 photographs, all in color. Tips on anchoring, information on ports and marinas, best beaches, hiking trails with background on wildlife, history and native culture.

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Anchorages and Marine Parks

November 16, 2015, 10:09 am
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This book compliments Docks and Destinations as a coastal guide. Anchorages are shown by way of aerial photographs and diagrams along with overview maps showing where the anchorages are located on the coast. It includes also references to dive locations and kayaking areas.

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A Cruising Guide to Puget Sound and the San Juan Islands

November 16, 2015, 11:01 am
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A Cruising Guide to Puget Sound and the San Juan Islands has earned an outstanding reputation for the accuracy of its piloting instructions, the clarity of its writing, and the high quality of its information. This second edition includes color photos and nautical chart segments throughout, as well as:

• Approaches and anchorages for hundreds of bays, harbors, and inlets—many with annotated charts
• Weather, tides, currents, and commercial traffic patterns
• Local history and attractions
• 240 full-color photos
• 75 color chartlets
• Larger size and lay-flat binding for ease of use

With at-a-glance ratings of every harbor and anchorage, A Cruising Guide to Puget Sound and the San Juan Islands is the definitive resource for Pacific Northwest cruising.

“Everything a yachtsman’s pilot ought to be: shipshape and workmanlike in its approach, unusually well written, very thoughtfully researched.”—Jonathan Raban, bestselling author, Waxwings: A Noveland Passage to Juneau

“All the necessary nuts and bolts about navigating local waters is found in A Cruising Guide to Puget Sound. . . . A welcome addition to the library of any Puget Sound sail- or powerboat owner.”—Seattle Times

“An elegant, beautiful book. . . . For even those few boaters who think they know all Puget Sound has to offer, this invaluable reference guide will introduce them to hundreds of new places yet to explore.”—48° North

“So complete that veteran cruisers will discover cruising grounds they didn’t know existed or didn’t consider navigable.”—SAIL

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