"Jeff Morris" wrote:

Skipper Bob has a book all about anchorages.

http://skipperbob.home.att.net/

However, the best "live on the hook" anchorages you'll have to find on your own.
I have friends who have survived, (thrived, actually) for most of the last 24
years living on roughly the specified amount - it can be done, but it requires
serious adjustment of one's lifestyle.

Skipper Bob's anchorage book is good for the ICW and in addition has
the hailing frequency (which often changes when you go across a state
line), names (what to hail the bridge as is often not on the charts
and it's important to know which bridge you are talking to when there
are several in close proximity), and schedules of the bridges.

He also has a marina book which might be a good idea to have also
(it's inexpensive enough) as it gives the relative prices and
amenities in a table form so you can decide if you want to go into a
marina for a night or two to do the laundry or get water for instance.

For NC, SC, and GA, Claiborne Young's books (although much more
expensive) are really excellent for anchorages. I haven't seen his
Florida books (he has one for the east coast and the west coast and
has collaborated on a Keys book too). He covers the whole state and
not just the ICW. And (particularly important in Georgia with larger
tides) indicates what kind of swing room is available for various size
boats.

For the Chesapeake, I really like the Gunkholer's Guide, although the
Chesapeake Bay magazine's guide is also good.

Finding anchorages will be assisted if you have really good detailed
and up-to-date charts.

In the Bahamas, the Explorer charts have anchorages on them IIRC.
There are also guidebooks which list various anchorages. I don't
think Skipper Bob's book is as good for the Bahamas as his ones on the
ICW.

"Lee Huddleston" wrote in message
. ..
Several posters have recommended that you anchor out rather than use
marinas. I completely agree but worry about making that happen. The
cruising guides with which I am familiar tout the marinas (probably
because they are the ones who buy ads in the guides). The guides seem
to rarely tell about very many good anchorages and, importantly, where
you can land your dingy. Can anyone recommend guides for the East
Coast and the Bahamas that emphasis anchoring or at least give it fair
coverage?

Lee Huddleston
s/v Truelove
lying Sea Gate Marina
Beaufort, NC


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