Skipper Bob - Cruising America's Great Loop - SBCGL

The Skipper Bob - The Great Circle Route publication contains great information about living and cruising on a boat up the East Coast, across the Erie Canal to the Great Lakes, the Trent-Severn and Georgian Bay, down the Mississippi and Tennessee Rivers to the Tenn-Tom Waterway and the Gulf Coast, and across the Gulf Coast to Florida.

Features:

• A compilation of information received from a long list of cruisers and the personal experience of the late Skipper Bob and his wife Elaine, and the current editor, Ted Stehle, and his wife Audrey
• Not a typical "cruising guide," but a basic guide to what you find along the waterway
• Includes information about:
  • Mile-by-mile list of hundreds of marinas
  • Anchorage details with extensive rating system
  • Courtesy Dockage and yacht clubs that offer reciprocal privileges
  • Transient and long-term slip fees
  • Do-it-yourself yards and haul- out fees
  • Information on courtesy cars
  • Propane and CNG sources
  • Shopping and points of interest identified by statute mile
  • Post offices, close to harbors, that accept General Delivery
  • Approach depth and directions
  • Number of transient slips
  • Best anchorages
  • Free docks
  • Details on bridge and lock restrictions with VHF channels
  • Waterway problem areas
  • Pump-out locations
  • "Dog Stops" identifying pet-friendly areas
  • Internet access locations and availability as well as marinas with WiFi
  • Appendix lists all NOAA charts that cover all areas of the Guide