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Sailing to Bermuda
(and back)

Last Updated 06/19/2010

"A voyage under sail to Bermuda can be a rewarding and relaxing experience -- provided that you plan your voyage carefully and adequately check and prepare your vessel." So say the people at the Bermuda Department of Tourism in their invaluable information sheet Yachts (Private) Sailing to Bermuda (see below). It's over 600 miles of blue water, whether you're leaving from southern New England or from the Mid-Atlantic states; you should expect at least a spot of bad weather; and you are on your own the whole way.

Here are some books and charts to help you with the all important planning and preparation.

DMA Charts | BA Charts |Imray Chart |The Big Picture |
Charts On Disk  |The Trip Home | Cruising Guides |
Currents & Tides | Flags |  Backing up your GPS |

DMA (NIMA)

Supplies are limited because NIMA no longer makes these charts available to the general public. We will continue to sell them while we have them on hand, as long as they are the current edition. Prices are $20.75 each

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British Admiralty charts are smaller than DMA charts, and are designed to be folded once. They are hand-corrected at time of sale. Please allow one week for delivery. Prices are currently $52.95 each, subject to frequent change due to the unstable exchange rate.

Imray -Iolaire charts have long been the choice of Caribbean sailors. Imray now offers a yachting chart that can substitute for all of the DMA or BA charts in column one. Recommended.

I-I E5 Bermuda. 1:60,00, with more detailed insets. 1998, corrected to JAN99. 24"x35" waterproof, with sailing directions and other information on the back. $48.00   T11891

I-I 100 North Atlantic Ocean Passage Chart. Conical projection- Great Circle routes are plotted as straight lines. Routes between the Caribbean, the eastern seaboard of the United States, and Europe. The back has charts showing wind roses, wave heights, and incidence of gales April to July and October to December. Water resistant paper, plastic case. 44 X 30, folds to 9 X 12. 2003 edition. $50.00  I-I 100

NOS 5161 Newport to Bermuda Plotting Sheet.  A special-purpose chart designed for the Newport to Bermuda race but useful for any vessel leaving from New York or southern New England, not from the Delaware or Virginia Capes. 1:1,058,400.  $15.25  T5860

OGF 5161 Newport to Bermuda Plotting Sheet.  The Print-on-Demand edition of NOS5161, on Water-Resistant paper, with "No-LORAN" option.  $20.75 T17393
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DMA 108 (INT403) Southeast Coast of North America. Nova Scotia, the eastern U.S., Bermuda, and the Virgin Isles.  $12.75

DMA 925 Position Plotting Sheet, Lat 29 to 36. Not a chart -- you draw in the land features yourself. $6.00
DMA 926 Position Plotting Sheet Lat 35 to 41.  $6.00

CD-BA44 Newport to Bermuda from Maptech. Raster-scanned NOS approach charts of U.S. Northeast, plus all seven BA charts of the islands. Has its own viewing and planning program, and works with all major PC navigation programs.
$49.95  T13311

Don't forget that on your return trip a weather front could put your intended landfall on the American mainland dead to windward, making a diversion "the better part of valor." Be sure to have a good supply of coastal charts on board.

DMA Sailing Directions SDPUB147, Caribbean Sea Volume 1, 2010  from DMA. 2009.. Includes a nine-page chapter on Bermuda. Written for larger ships, but of some use to yachts. 8 x11 175 pp, PB
$36.00  T3849

Bermuda Yachting Guide from Bermuda Maritime Museum Press, 1994. Out of print; but see next item.

Yachts (Private) Sailing to Bermuda.  Annual information sheet from Bermuda Department of Tourism. Good, solid, up-to-date. 
Click Here to Download PDF

	Tide Tables 2010 East Cost of North and South America. For the vertical rise and fall. Includes two points in Bermuda. $13.95  T15312
	Tidal Current Tables 2010Atlantic Coast of North America. For the horizontal ebb and flow. $13.95  T15316
	Reed's Nautical Almanac East Coast Sorry, this is no longer available.

Gulf Stream Companion, the Art of Navigating the Gulf Stream by the editors of Ocean Navigator magazine. 55 pages 6" x 9" saddle-stitched. $14.00 T8151

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 Flags

Bermuda courtesy flag.

Bermuda Courtesy Flag  "Red duster" with seal. Seaworthy Nyl-Glo nylon body, white canvas headings, brass grommets. 
12"x18" $17.95  T10151
24"x36"  $40.00 T281

"Q" (Quebec) signal flag. Often referred to as the "quarantine" flag. Flown at entry until cleared by customs. 
12" x 15" $19.95 T10152
24"x24"  $24.00 T7396

If you're packing your sextant, make sure that you also have the necessary tables and papers.

Nautical Almanac 2010  from U.S. Naval Observatory.
$37.00 T1538

Nautical Almanac Commercial Edition 2010 
$29.95 T18227

HO 249 Sight Reduction Tables for Air Navigation, Volume 2. Latitudes 0 to 40. The tables most used by yachtsmen.
$19.95 T16657

Universal Plotting Sheets VP-OS. 50 sheets to the pad.
$4.95 T730

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