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Chartkits with Companion CD-Rom

Used by generations of boaters, ChartKits are full-color reproductions of U.S. government and private charts spiral bound into popular cruising regions. The convenient-sized books are large enough to allow for manual plotting, yet small enough to sit on your nav-station or lap. Waterproof Covers are available.

New features make ChartKits easy to use with your GPS. Most charts include one-minute lat./long. grids to make vessel positioning a breeze, and major navigation aids are identified with named GPS waypoints.

ChartKits include small-scale, wide area charts as well as large-scale, detailed charts of harbors and approaches. The Chart Page Index (inside front cover) and "Go-To" page numbers make it simple to quickly find the chart you want.

Maptech's navigation editors add magnetic courses between major navigation aids with distances in nautical miles. ChartKits are also designed to help you do the calculations yourself. Each page includes a Compass Rose with annual increase in variation and complete scale information.

Color aerial photos of harbors and anchorages help you know what to expect before you get there.

Companion CD-Rom. It's all here...digital charts and the software tools to use them. And the great thing is the digital charts are the same identical charts with GPS waypoints and course lines - just like in the Chartbooks. Connect a GPS to your laptop and see your real-time position on the computer screen. Real-time positioning requires connecting an industry-standard NMEA 0183 GPS to your PC.

Chartbook Companion CDs also include "Offshore Navigator Lite" navigation software. Click your mouse to put a waypoint on a chart. Click again, and you're creating a route. It's that easy. Distances, bearings and GPS positions are calculated and displayed instantly.

Print your own customized GPS waypoints, route plans and chart segments on color or black and white printers.

Embassy Guides

Embassy Guides are the perfect navigation companion when you're planning your trip and underway. They're filled with detailed navigation advice and are an enjoyable read. Maptech offers four guides covering the East Coast of the U.S. from Maine to Florida, plus the Bahamas and Alabama.

Find the information you need quickly. Harbors are indexed by chapters. Marina and facility locations cross-reference quickly with harbor chart segments. Even the crush-proof spiral binding and wrap-around covers are designed for easy page turning and bookmarking.

Local writers and editors have traveled everywhere they write about.

Detailed navigation advice will help you approach new harbors as if you're a local.

Marine facilities tables display key information that allows you to find the "right" facility quickly. Each table is cross-referenced to harbor segments so you can locate the facility easily.

Full-color harbor chart segments show marina approached and display the locations of facilities in relationship to each other.

Bird's-eye Aerial Photos of harbor entrances improve your situational awareness during approached. Beautiful pictures highlight local landmarks and the vistas you may see while underway or at anchor.

Richardsons' Chartbooks & Cruising Guides

Rischardsons' Chartbooks and Cruising Guides primarily focus on the Great Lakes and Hudson River.

Each 12' X 18' spiral bound Chartbook includes full reproductions of government charts, cruising information, descriptions of marine facilities, bridge signals, aerial harbor photographs, emergency procedures and a detailed index. Most editions also include GPS Waypoint Labels directly on chart pages for quick and easy reference.