[Public-List] Chesapeake Cruising Guide?

Rolph and Joan Townshend joanrolph4 at gmail.com
Tue Apr 2 10:47:44 PDT 2019


FYI -JOHN (JACK) BARTH WAS MY COLLEGE ROOMMATE AND HAS REMAINED A GOOD
FRIEND EVER SINCE. HE LIVES IN FLORIDA WITH HIS WIFE, SHELLY.   i HEAR FROM
HIM EVERY CHRISTMAS.
TOWNEY

On Tue, Apr 2, 2019 at 11:51 AM George Dinwiddie via Public-List <
public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:

> 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 <
> > public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> >
> >>   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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