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In April I will be sailing from the Delaware River to Bermuda.

I've made a list of charts that cover the crossing and the islands,
but does anyone have preferences between DMA vs British, etc?

How about cruising guides - are there any? I bought a "Yachtsman's
Guide to Bermuda" about 20 yrs ago, but I cannot find a current or
even recent edition.

The latest Cruising Guide to Bermuda was published by the Museum in 1994.
It is not very different from the first edition, but the drawings and photos
make it worth getting. You can usually find in on Amazon or Bluewater.

The US charts are based in large part on Admiralty surveys, but remember
that most Bermuda surveys date from the 19th century, with some updates
dating to the WW2 era. The Admiralty charts are more expensive, but they
arrive updated and frankly I think they are better looking. I have
entire sets of both, but I have never gotten into too much trouble with
either set.

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Good luck and good sailing.
s/v Kerry Deare of Barnegat
http://kerrydeare.comcast.net