A Cruising Guide to New Jersey Waters

by Launer, Donald

• ISBN13: 9780813534183
• ISBN10: 0813534186
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-06-01
• Publisher: Rutgers Univ Pr

Summary

With this book in hand, boaters can cruise down the Jersey Shore -- from New York Harbor to Delaware Bay -- in the good company of Captain Donald Launer.

Author Biography

Donald Launer, who holds a U.S. Coast Guard captain's license, has explored the New Jersey waters in every kind of small craft since he first sailed in Barnegat Bay at the age of eight. His articles on recreational boating have appeared in Good Old Boat Magazine, Crusing World, The Beachcomber, Offshore, and Sail. He berths his schooner, Delphinus, in Forked River, New Jersey.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations and Tables	ix
Acknowledgments	xv
Introduction	1	(5)
The Hudson River at the New Jersey/New York State Line to New York's Lower Bay	6	(29)
The Lower Bay, Sandy Hook Bay, Raritan Bay, and Their Tributaries	35	(25)
Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet and the Intracoastal Waterway to Toms River	60	(23)
Barnegat Bay	83	(25)
The Intracoastal Waterway between Barnegat Bay and Atlantic City	108	(17)
The Intracoastal Waterway from Atlantic City to Cape May and Cape May Ashore	125	(18)
The Offshore Passage: Manasquan Inlet to Cape May	143	(17)
Delaware Bay and Its Tributaries	160	(19)
The Delaware River to Trenton	179	(48)
General Information for Cruising
The Responsibilities of the Skipper	203	(2)
Weather and Seasonal Changes on New Jersey Waters	205	(2)
Tides and Storms	207	(6)
The VHF-FM Marine Band	213	(3)
Cellular Phones and Distress Calls to the Coast Guard	216	(1)
Charts	216	(2)
Navigational Instruments	218	(6)
Marine Sanitation Devices	224	(1)
Reference Material	225	(2)
Index	227