New York to Cape Cod
Last Updated
04/20/2010
New York Harbor, the Hudson River, Hell Gate, Long Island Sound,
Long Island's South Shore, Narragansett Sound, Block Island, the Elizabeth Islands, and
finally, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, and the South Shore of Cape Cod -- a great variety
of boating conditions. Here is a sampling of the books and charts that will help guide you
through these busy waters.
|NOS Charts |
Waterproof Charts |Chartkit |Waterproof
Chart Books | Tides |Cruising Guides|
History &
Nature |
NOS charts are official government
charts with a free ANMS printout to help bring up-to-date. OGF (OceanGraphix)
charts are printed to order and do not need correction at time of purchase.
Prices of both NOS and OGF are
$20.75
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NOS 12300 |
Approaches to New York -- Nantucket
Shoals to Five Fathom Bank.
For the "big picture" and outside passage. |
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NOS 12352SC |
Shinnecock Bay to East Rockaway Inlet.
For the Long Island South Shore route, and for seeking shelter from the
outside passage. |
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NOS 12327 |
New York Harbor |
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NOS 12339 |
East River, Tallman Island to Queensboro Bridge |
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NOS 12364SC |
Long Island Sound, Port Jefferson and New Haven to Throggs Neck
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NOS 12372SC |
Long Island Sound, Watch Hill to New
Haven |
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NOS 12354 |
Long Island Sound eastern part
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NOS 13205 |
Block Island Sound |
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NOS 13218 |
Martha's Vineyard to Block Island |
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NOS 13237 |
Nantucket Sound |
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NOS 13229SC |
South Coast of Cape Cod, and
Buzzards Bay |
For other government charts, ask for a free copy of NOS
Atlantic Chart Catalog.
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Waterproof two-sided rolled charts. Please
call us for a Waterproof Charts catalog.
ISS 2E New York to Block Island
large print $26.95
ISS 63 New York - New Jersey
Maxi $26.95
ISS 64E Woods Hole and Elizabeth
Island. large print $26.95
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New York to Nantucket and to Cape May. Maptech ChartKit
with companion CD.
$116.95 T14220
Compact Chartkit from
Maptech
Narragansett Bay to
Nantucket. 12 x 17, waterproof, spiral-bound, with CD.
$79.95 T7709
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Waterproof, spiral-bound, 12 x 17,
about 24 pages. Full-color charts, with additional information on marinas,
restaurants, fuel and boat ramp locations. $49.95 each
WPB360
New Jersey Coast Raritan Bay to Cape May.
T17004
WPB350
Hudson River and New York Harbor Sandy Hook
to Troy Lock. T1171
WPB325
Long Island Sound Throgs Neck to Block Island
T7604
WPB340
South Shore of Long Island NY Harbor to
Montauk and Block Island T17802
Waterproof, printed on both sids 6 x 12
flip-fold opens to 24 x 36. Scales vary. Please call us for Maptech
catalog.
EMB 8 New York Harbor & Approaches. The Sandy Hook to Long Island Sound
connection, via Hell Gate. $19.95
EMB 1 Long Island Sound New York to Block Island.
. $23.95
EMB 17 Watch Hill to New Haven. 14x60 fanfold. 1997.
$19.95.
EMB 18 Narragansett Bay. $19.95
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Tide Tables 2010 East Cost of North and South America.
For the vertical rise
and fall. Includes tables for Boston, Newport, Montauk, New London, Bridgeport, Willets
Point, New York (The Battery), and Sandy Hook, plus differences for hundreds of points in
southern New England, Long Island Sound, Long Island south shore, New York and New Jersey.
$13.95 T15312 |
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Tidal Current Tables 2010 Atlantic Coast of North America. For the
horizontal ebb and flow.
$13.95 T15316 |
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Eldridge Tide and Pilot Book 2010 Published in Boston every year since
1874, and seen aboard thousands of boats in New England. Small and handy.
$14.00 T16469 |
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United States Coast Pilot 2
Cape Cod to Sandy Hook, from NOS.
$30.00 T2882 |
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Waterway Guide Northern Edition 2009 Delaware Bay to the Canadian
border. Cruising tips, navigation data, marina listings.
$39.95 T18136click
here for Waterway Guide Northern Coverage Map |
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The Cruising Guide to the New England Coast
by Roger F. Duncan, revised
by Fenn and Ware. March 2003 This classic has guided cruisers since 1937. From
the Hudson to New Brunswick. 800 pages, hard-bound. $49.95 T1135 |
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Embassy Cruising Guide - Long Island Sound
to Cape May , NJ.
11th edition, 2008. Complete and well organized. Harbor charts and photos in color, facilities listings,
navigation tips. PB, 8 1/2" x 11"558 large pages, spiral bound.
$44.95 T15429 |
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Embassy Boating Guide to the New England Coast.
Block Island to the Canadian border, 2009
$44.95 T10863 |
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A Cruising Guide to Narragansett Bay and the South Coast of Massachusetts
by
Childress & Martin. Pt. Judith to Chatham. Black & white photos and mini-charts,
very informative text. 484 pages, hard-bound.
$37.95 T5313 |
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Connecticut River Boating Guide, Source to Sea, Connecticut
River Watershed Council, 2007. Mile-by-mile detailed coverage for
boaters, canoers, and kayakers. PB, 6 x 9, 237pp.
$12.95 T18530 |
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Around Manhattan Island and Other Maritime Tales of New York
by Brian J. Cudahy. The Port of New York is always bustling, but the vessels that keep it alive are rarely focused on. In these six accounts, Cudahy gives us a tour of the port and its vessels from the late nineteenth century to our own time. 269 pages, soft-bound.
$23.95
T14291 |
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Upper Cape Cod - A photographic
portrait from Twin Lights Publishers. Enthralling color photos, many of
them prizewinners, capturing various aspects of the Cape's life and
landscapes. HC, 8 x 11, 128 pp.
$24.95 T17625 |
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Mid and Lower Cape Cod, a
continuation.
$24.95 T17560 |
A Place Apart -- A Cape Cod Reader
edited by Robert Finch. WW Norton 1993.
Wonderfully varied exposition of many aspects of Cape life, from past and present writers.
Henry Thoreau, Conrad Aiken, Elizabeth Reynard, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Herman Melville,
Joseph Lincoln, Henry Beston, Edmund Wilson, Helen Keller, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Annie
Dillard, Kurt Vonnegut Jr., George Santayana, and many others all have interesting things
to say about this very different destination. 435 pages, hard-bound. $25.00
T11367
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Lighthouses of New York, Bruce Roberts and Ray Jones, 2006.
Practical travel information, stunning color photos, and rich maritime
history. PB 6 x 8, 96 pp.
$9.95 T13920 |
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New York
Waters, Profiles from the Edge. Ben Gibberd and Randy Duchaine,
2007. Text and photos on the lives of the men and women who live, work
and play in and around the rivers and waterfronts that surround New York
City. HC 7 x 9, 160 pp.
$24.95 T18353
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Tugboats of New York,
an Illustrated History, by George Matteson. "A handsome account of these
durable, powerful, romantic little fellows... breathtaking photographs
Anyone fond of books about the way things work will enjoy Matteson's
detailed explanation, others will relish his metaphors" (NY Times Book
Review) PB, 271 pp,
$29.95 T18360 |
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Over and Back,
the History of Ferryboats in New York Harbor, by Brian J.
Cudahy. Cudahy's well documented and exhaustive history covers nearly
two centuries, tracking technological improvements in engine and vessel
design and changes in service caused by bridges and tunnels.... For
transportation historians and ferryboat buffs, here is a treasure trove.
" (Publisher's Weekly). HC, 472 pp.
$45.00 T7301 |
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The Big
Oyster, History on the Half Shell, Mark Kurlansky, 2007. The
history of New York – its wealth, excitement, destructiveness and filth
– through the history of a single creature. PB, 5 x 8, 307pp.
$14.95 T1556 |
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A Storm
in the Port, Keeping the Port of New York and New Jersey Open,
Alex F. Lechich 2006. A serious look at the dredging crisis of 1993 and
its aftermath and lessons. HC, 6 x 9, 175pp.
$26.00 T13132 |
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Great
Ships in New York Harbor, 175 Historic Photographs, 1935-2005,
William H. Miller, Jr. A feast for the nostalgia buff. PB, 8 ½ x 11,
102pp.
$16.95 T2769 |
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Always
on Station, The Story of the Sandy Hook Ship Pilots. Francis J.
Duffy, 2008. PB, 7x10, 79pp.
$29.50 T13954 |
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