NOAA Booklet Chart

[unbusted67]

Has anyone had any experience using these charts? It almost seems less cumbersome that folding a large chart in the cockpit while the wind fights you.

BookletChartâ„¢ (Experimental)

[steve_hendry]

I've been using them on the upper Chesapeake. For example, there's chart booklet that has the Magothy River divided up into about a half dozen pages. These pages are handy to mark up looking at the big chart for comparison.

[thinwater]

Originally Posted by unbusted67

Has anyone had any experience using these charts? It almost seems less cumbersome that folding a large chart in the cockpit while the wind fights you.

BookletChartâ„¢ (Experimental)

they are up-to-date and good for checking older charts, particularly near changeable inlets or regarding bridges. Anything more than 1 season old can have significant ATN changes.

Because they are reduced in size I find them very hard to read on a moving boat or in failing light; ink jet printers are a tiny bit fuzzy, and laser printers are black and white. Either way, don't get them wet.

There are some other simple, useful nav aids on-line; check the right side bar of my blog for a few I find useful. The Coast Pilot and good weather links are good.

[JiffyLube]

I used one in a local area mainly to see how they look, and they're ok for what they are.

[thinwater]

Originally Posted by unbusted67

Has anyone had any experience using these charts? It almost seems less cumbersome that folding a large chart in the cockpit while the wind fights you.

BookletChartâ„¢ (Experimental)

if you think they might get spray (sort of like cut-back varnish, but does not make the paper transparent).

Don't print with ink jet - water soluble ink is a drag.

Not perfect, but it is a great for a free product for small boats that cruise occasionally. If only the USGS could get with the program and offer land maps the same way.