[Public-List] Chesapeake Cruising Guide?

[George Dinwiddie]

While I love Sotweed Factor, I think Tidewater Tales is a better 
cruising guide. :-)

John Barth is, in my opinion, the greatest living American fiction author.

  - George

On 4/1/19 9:49 PM, Joseph Balderson via Public-List wrote:
> Sotweed Factor, John Barth
> 
> On Wed, Mar 27, 2019, 6:47 PM zira--- via Public-List <
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>>   Thank you, looks like the library has it so will definitely check it out.
>>      On Wednesday, March 27, 2019, 2:34:07 PM EDT, David Foote via
>> Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
>>
>>   It is no cruising guide, but Brewington’s 1953 pictorial maritime history
>> of Chesapeake Bay is a slim classic that has given me hours of pleasure.
>> Many used copies available for under $5.
>>
>> David F
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 26, 2019 at 06:07 Mike Lehman via Public-List <
>> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
>>
>>> David
>>>
>>> Do you subscribe to Chesapeake Bay Magazine? It is not a cruising guide,
>>> but it has some interesting topics and destinations.
>>>
>>> On Tue, Mar 26, 2019 at 10:27 AM Paul Wilson via Public-List <
>>> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hard to go wrong with the Gunkholer's Guide to the Chesapeake. It's
>>>> encyclopedic in scope and packed with historical goodies.
>>>>
>>>> But, there are two caveats: the book's marina information is getting a
>>>> little long in the tooth (the fourth edition dates from 2013), and it's
>>>> printed on low quality textbook-grade paper. The rendering of the
>>>> illustrations and charts is a little disappointing as a result.
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Mar 26, 2019 at 9:59 AM david swanson via Public-List <
>>>> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>   We don't live on the Chesapeake, we are in North Carolina, but with
>>>>> retirement less than a decade away we are starting to do some
>> planning,
>>>> and
>>>>> one thing I would like to do if I get the opportunity is spend a few
>>>> months
>>>>> cruising on the bay.  To that end, can someone suggest a good
>> cruising
>>>>> guide that I can start reading?  Preferably one that includes some
>> good
>>>>> historical and geographical information, rather than just navigation
>> or
>>>>> marina info.  We MIGHT be in a boat with less draft than the A30
>>>>> (3-1/2'-ish), so info on places less visited due to shallow water is
>> a
>>>> plus.
>>>>> Thanks for any suggestions.
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