Nautical charts show all the features necessary for your safe navigation from here to there. To get that information, however, you must know how to read a chart. Several outstanding boating safety ...

As with most popular chartering destinations, sailing the San Juan Islands tests the navigation skills of a visiting sailor, while at the same time providing for a memorable getaway with family and ...

In November 2019, the Office of Coast Survey (OCS), part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), announced the start of a five-year program to “sunset” all raster and paper ...

Motor boaters, sailors, and cruisers who want to ride the cutting‐edge crest of navigation with mobile devices can now take advantage of NV charts App, a new, simple‐to‐use free app now available from ...

Having quality navigation tools while out at sea is very important, especially for life-and-death situations. Now, the tool we will talk about is called OpenCPN, and from what we can tell, it works ...

ST. MICHAELS — The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is offering a two-day chart navigation course, which begins on Saturday, Jan. 13, from 9 a.m. to noon, and concludes Sunday, Jan. 14, from 2 to 4 p.m.

ST. MICHAELS — The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is offering a two-day chart navigation course, which will run from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 25, and will conclude from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb.