
Charlie`s North To Alaska Charts (5th Edition) provides navigational advice & new black-&-white sketch charts for the passage from Victoria, British Columbia, to Prince Rupert, Alaska, following the Inside Passage. It is divided into eight sections with full-color photographs & a sketched chart indicating marinas or anchorages where a cruising boat can find moorage as it travels along the coast. Each location has a detailed sketch & description of a safe approach, recommended anchorages & shore facilities. Crucial portions such as the transit of passes & the passage of Cape Caution are given particular attention with guidelines for timing & recommended routes.A customized weather map provides excellent information. For cruisers unable to make the entire trip to Alaska shorter trips to spectacular areas on the coast are described such as to Princess Louisa Inlet, Desolation Sound, Broughton Archipelago, Fiordland Recreation Area, Kitimat & the Kitlope.
Includes::• Overview planning chart of the Gulf Islands• Overview planning chart of Broughton Archipelago to Drury Inlet & Minstrel Island• Fuel facilities seen at a glance on every ”chart” F• Pump-out stations identified on every ”chart” P• Updated marina websites, email addresses, telephone & fax numbers• Locations of artificial reefs, sunken vessels, the sunken Boeing 737• Expanded US weather information including ” Dial-a-buoy” website• Complete update of all facilities from Victoria to Glacier Bay• The ” Whale Trail” that orcas follow on their way to Robson Bight