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• US East Coast paper charts & guidebook suggestions please ...
  • I vote for a new plotter...
    • Good idea, but good to have paper too
  • If you're doing it that quickly, not sure why you'd need any guides...
    • Unless you're Christopher Columbus
    • Agree completely, should have made it clearer...
      • Oops, should be under cchesley's post below
      • Paper, a KVH or a yeoman a simple gps
    • Thanks Jon ...
  • VERY cheap US East Coast chart suggestion
    • Jud - did you keep a journal from that trip?
      • Hi Max...we did keep a public journal (blog) but it was pretty rudimentary and
        • Thanks Jud
          • Max, all you need to know is how to jig for bottom fish with a "buzzbomb" lure--very easy-- and you'll have as many
  • Thanks everyone, I think I will ...
    • iPhone and Navionics...
      • I'm looking forward to what Navionics does with the IPad
        • Yeah, but is it water resistant?
          • You have a point, and then I realized
            • It already exists
              • Has anyone used an ipad? I just did...
                • There are 3 or 4 marine chartplotter apps.
                  • A couple of shots from the NAVX one.
                    • Cruising World (March) iPhone app reviews
                      • Panbo.com has a little info on that.
                        • Otterbox is making protective cases for the iPad
                          • Incase is also making the iPad Cases....
                            • TrendyDigital is too
      • iPhone and Navionics
        • Yes, the update rate on the iPhone GPS is slow...
    • Oh yeah ... and the large single paper charts ...
    • I think that all the Maptech chart books come with electronic charts as well
      • You are correct ... thanks, cheers, John
    • I would urge you to obtain the paper charts for running outside the Delmarva, from Norfolk to Cape May...