Coastal Charts for Cruising Guide to Western Florida

Rating:
Summary: The best
Review: One Word: AWESOME!!! When are you coming out with the East Florida edition???

Rating:
Summary: The best
Review: One Word: AWESOME!!! When are you coming out with the East Florida edition???

Rating:
Summary: Only fair
Review: While this collection does work with the author's cruising guide, it in no way replaces the need for the actual charts. I had hoped the author would have applied a consistent format in terms of depth coloring, lat/lon demarcation and Loran lines. All are variable from page to page. Compass roses are not consistently avaialable. The large scale chart showing the location of the individual pages is not clear and does not even show the first few pages at all. The volume I bought had 8 pages inverted, further adding to the difficulty. My advice is pass on this edition.

Rating:
Summary: Only fair
Review: While this collection does work with the author's cruising guide, it in no way replaces the need for the actual charts. I had hoped the author would have applied a consistent format in terms of depth coloring, lat/lon demarcation and Loran lines. All are variable from page to page. Compass roses are not consistently avaialable. The large scale chart showing the location of the individual pages is not clear and does not even show the first few pages at all. The volume I bought had 8 pages inverted, further adding to the difficulty. My advice is pass on this edition.

Rating:
Summary: Of limited value
Review: While useful for armchair sailing, it is no substitute for the appropriate charts. It's really an attempt to bridge the gap between a Rand McNally map and NOAA charts, which I guess it does, but it has no really good use on board. Buy the charts.