Navigation

The American chartmaking scene is in for some changes as electronic navigation continues to dominate. What does this mean for boaters?

From the time mankind began our travels upon this planet, we observed and made note of our surroundings to aid us in our journeys Words: Chris Couch There continues to …

From our friends David Burch at Starpath Navigation and OCENS: It is my belief that having the High Resolution Rapid Refresh data in grib format from ocens.com is one of the …

Crews are preparing to install a drilled shaft east of the temporary work bridge, and near the new floating bridge, for the new West Approach Bridge North (WABN). There will …

Dear Northwest Yachting,   On page 45 of your October issue in an article “Alaska Bound – Part 16,” Marianne Scott wrote: “Retracing our route through Grenville Chan- nel, we …

By David Burch, Starpath Navigation We have been working on using Google Earth (GE) for practice with echart navigation, which led to a couple short videos on the process listed …

Barometers will take center stage, courtesy of David Burch and Corinthian Yacht Club (Seattle) He’s entitled his talk “How an Accurate Barometer can Make your Sailing Safer and More Efficient.” Friday, …

This in from Stacey Howery of the SR 520 Bridge Replacement and HOV Program:   Today, crews have successfully moved the final three longitudinal pontoons for the new SR 520 …

The 520 floating bridge construction is moving along, and here is an update on how boaters will be affected. Note the new clearance figure for the temporary west navigation channel. …

Here’s one of those back-burner issues. The National Boating Federation is supporting a bill in Congress that would direct the Department of Defense to reboot LORAN (LOng RANge) in the …

From the USCG 13th District:   SEATTLE — The Coast Guard 13th District commander, working in conjunction with the Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound captain of the port, has established …

More from Karl Schulmeister’s visit to the Paris Boat Show. See Karl’s RIB report here.   Much of the power plant section filled with the usual players whom you will …