With this book in hand, boaters can cruise down the Jersey Shore--from New York Harbor to Delaware Bay--in the good company of Captain Donald Launer. Captain Launer brings many years of experience as a skipper of small boats to this engaging nautical and historical guide to New Jersey's tidal waters. Cruise with him from the New Jersey/New York state line near the mouth of the Hudson River, past Raritan Bay and Sandy Hook, and into the Manasquan Inlet.
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Broschur/Paperback
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Maße
Höhe: 228 mm
Breite: 160 mm
Dicke: 14 mm
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ISBN-13
978-0-8135-3418-3 (9780813534183)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Donald Launer , who holds a U.S. Coast Guard captain's license, has explored the New Jersey waters in every kind of small craft since he first sailed in Barnegat Bay at the age of eight. His articles on recreational boating have appeared in Good Old Boat Magazine, Cruising World, The Beachcomber, Offshore, and Sail. He berths his schooner, Delphinus, in Forked River, New Jersey.
List of Illustrations and Tables
Acknowledgments
Introduction
The Hudson River at the New Jersey/New York State Line to New York's Lower Bay
The Lower Bay, Sandy Hook Bay, Raritan Bay, and Their Tributaries
Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet and the Intracoastal Waterway to Toms River
Barnegat Bay
The Intracoastal Waterway between Barnegat Bay and Atlantic City
The Intracoastal Waterway from Atlantic City to Cape May and Cape May Ashore
The Offshore Passage: Manasquan Inlet to Cape May
Delaware Bay and Its Tributaries
The Delaware River to Trenton
General Information for Cruising The Responsibilities of the Skipper
Weather and Seasonal Changes on New Jersey Waters
Tides and Storms
The VHF-FM Marine Band
Cellular Phones and Distress Calls to the Coast Guard
Charts
Navigational Instruments
Marine Sanitation Devices
Reference Material
Index
