The BAHAMAS
Last Updated
03/14/2013
A short hop across the Gulf Stream from
Florida is a land of sunlit islands, clear waters, and sandy beaches.
Aids to navigation are sparse and not
reliable, so careful piloting is a must, backed up by good charts and
guides.
NOS
Charts | DMA Charts |
ISS Chart |Maptech
Waterproof Charts | ChartKits
| Explorer Charts | Explorer Chartbooks |
Cruising Guides
| Currents & Tides | |Flags |
Prices
are NOS ($20.75) or POD ($22.75)
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The Big Picture |
| NOS
11013 |
Straits of Florida and
Approaches South Florida, Cuba, and the Bahamas as far as Great Inagua |
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Crossing the Gulf Stream |
| NOS 11460
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Cape Canaveral to Key
West South Florida, West End, Freeport, Great Isaac Light, Bimini, and
Gun Cay |
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POD charts published by OceanGrafix under
license from NOAA and DMA, with ANMS printouts.. Prices are $22.75
|
General and Sailing Charts |
| DMA
57005 |
Key
West to San Juan |
| DMA 26320
|
Northern Part
of Straits of Florida and Northwest Providence Channel. |
| DMA 26300
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Little Bahama
Bank to Eleuthera Isl. |
|
DMA 26308 |
Tongue of the
Ocean Northern Part |
|
DMA 26295 |
Tongue of the
Ocean Southern Part |
|
DMA 26280 |
Eleuthera I.
to Crooked I. Passage |
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Coastal and Harbor Charts |
|
DMA 26323 |
Freeport,
Riding Point & Approaches |
|
DMA 26324 |
Bimini
Islands |
|
DMA 26328 |
Berry Islands |
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DMA 26321 |
Hope Town
Approaches |
|
DMA 26309 |
Nassau and
Approaches |
|
DMA 26306 |
Eleuthera –
West Part |
|
DMA 26307 |
Eleuthera—East
Part |
|
DMA 26281 |
Cockburn
Town, San Salvador |
|
DMA 26284 |
Cat Island,
Rum Cay & Conception Island |
|
DMA 26286 |
Elizabeth
Harbor and Approaches |
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Two-sided rolled charts, 25 x 38.
Prices $26..95 each.
| ISS 38
|
North Bahama Island |
| ISS 38A |
Grand Bahama and the Abaco |
| ISS 38B |
Bahamas Crossing – Bimini
and West End |
| ISS 38C |
Central Bahamas |
| ISS 38G |
West Grand Bahama and the
Berry Islands |
| ISS 38H |
Nassau |
| ISS 120F |
North and Central Bahamas
Fishing |
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Handy flip-fold format. $19.95 each.
| EMB 911
|
Bimini Islands – Miami to
Bimini |
| EMB 912
|
Abaco Islands – Green
Turtle Cay to Little Harbour |
| EMB 921
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Exuma Cays – Warderick
Wells to Staniel Cay |
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Maptech chart atlases of the Bahamas have gone
out of print. Here is a new series from Nautical Publications, 24 x 17, with
CD-ROM and Anchorage and Piloting Booklet.
| Region 9.1
Northwest Bahamas |
$79.95 T17359 |
| Region 9.2 Central
Bahamas |
$79.95 T17808 |
| Region 9.3
Southeast Bahamas |
$79.95 T17809 |
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Bahamas Overview, Florida to the Turks and Caicos. 25 x 19,
rolled, waterproof, tear resistant, frameable. Good planner and
memento.
$15.00 T1286 |
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Sea of Abaco, 2007. Folds to 9 x 4, opens to 17 x 23.
$9.95 T477 |
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Bimini Islands and Straits of Florida, 2007. Charts plus
useful notes. 5 x 11 to 27 x 21.
$14.95 T82 |
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Chart books
with extensive additional notes, including facilities and tide tables.
Monty and Sara Lewis. Spiral bound, 12 x 17, waterproof.
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Near
Bahamas, 6th Edition, 2011. The Biminis, The Berrys, Grand Bahamas,
Andros, New Providence. 86 pp.
$59.95 T1574 |
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Exumas , 6th Ed., 2011 78pp.
$59.95 T13850 |
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Far
Bahamas, 5th Ed, 2011
$59.95 T5175 |
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PUB
147 Sailing Directions, Caribbean Sea, Vol 1, DMA, 2011.
Big-ship oriented. PB. 8 ½ x 11, 170pp (26 pages on the Bahamas)
$36.00 T3849 |
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Waterway Guide Bahamas 2013, with Turks and Caicos. Based
on the Mathew Wilson guide. Spiral bound, 8 x 11, 440pp.
$39.95 T11584 |
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Bahamas Bound, Skipper Bob, 2013 Down-to-earth
planning guide. Spiral bound, 8 ½ x 11, 100pp.
$16.00 T4303 |
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Abaco
Ports of Call and Anchorages, Thomas Henschel. Full-color aerial
photos of popular destinations. PB, 11 x 8 ½, 72pp.
$29.95 T7010 |
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Pavlidis Bahamas
Guides, Original charts based on personal sureys by the author,
extensive navigational instructions and GPS waypoints, full color
aerial photos and charts. PB, 8 x 11
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Vol. 1
The Northern Bahamas 349pp.
$59.95 T17903 |
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Vol. 2
The Southern Bahamas 295pp.
$59.95 T17955 |
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Vol. 3
The Exuma Guide 237pp.
$57.95 T6808 |
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Tide Tables
2013 East Cost of North and South America.
For the vertical rise and fall.
Daily predictions for Eastport, Portland, Boston, and other eastern
ports, plus tables of differences for hundreds of points.
$9.95 T46
|
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Tidal Current Tables
2013 Atlantic Coast of North America. For the horizontal ebb and flow.
$9.95 T47 |
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Bahamian courtesy flag. Nylon body, white canvas headings, brass
grommets. 12 x 18
$18.00 T10150
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Q
“Quebec” quarantine flag. Solid yellow. Fly until cleared by
customs. 12 x 15
$11.00 T10152 |
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