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A misty morning at Seattle's Bell Harbor Marina. |
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1000-year-old cedar tree at Watson Cove. |
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Weather Observation Site map from the 2010 Waggoner. It appears in the front of the book. |
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Sidebar feature on "Inside Passage Landslides" from the 2010 edtion. Click here to read the story. |
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MORE ABOUT WHAT'S INSIDE
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Popular Areas Covered |
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he 2010 Waggoner covers cruising waters from Olympia, Washington, in south Puget Sound, to Prince Rupert, B.C., 30 miles south of Alaska, plus the west coast of Vancouver Island.
Some popular cruising areas covered:
- Puget Sound (includes Hood Canal)
- San Juan Islands
- Canadian Gulf Islands (includes Victoria)
- Vancouver and Howe Sound
- Princess Louisa Inlet
- Desolation Sound
- Johnstone Strait and adjacent waterways
- Queen Charlotte Strait and adjacent waterways
- West Coast of Vancouver Island
- Central and Northern B.C. Coast (Wells Passage to Prince Rupert)
Reid Harbor,
Stuart Island,
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Easy-to-Use Format |
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he Waggoner is an easy reference to use. To find the page you need, turn to the index, table of contents, or the locator maps in the front of the book. Charts for each area are listed right up front in the chapters. The Waggoner's detailed listings of marine facilities are logically organized and updated each year by Bob Hale and the Waggoner staff. Text and listings are complemented by 326 full-color captioned photos, and maps, maps, and more maps -- 148 maps in the 2010 edition.
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Boaters Love Our Maps |
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he Waggoner's maps, showing the coverage of each chapter, the harbors, and individual marinas, are one of its most popular features. They show approach routes and facilities, and take much of the anxiety out of entering a harbor for the first time. Shown right, a harbor map of Ganges, on Saltspring Island. Click for a larger view of the Ganges map.
Maps of individual marinas detail the entrances and markers, shoal areas, dock layout, and location of the guest moorage and key facilities. Generally, if it's not obvious how to get in and where to find what you need, the Waggoner provides a marina map. |
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A "Good Read": The Waggoner's Descriptions, Sidebar Features and Articles |
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More than a catalog of listings and maps, the Waggoner is praised as a "good read." The Waggoner is full of navigation tips, weather lore, anchoring ideas, and local water knowledge. While much of the text is serious, much is written with humor. Serious sidebar features and descriptions explain tide-rips, reversing tidal rapids, stern-tie lines, shellfish toxins, and more. Lighter pieces and descriptions include the "lost-in-the-'50s" flavor of downtown Olympia; the proper attitude while waiting at the Ballard Locks ("it takes as long as it takes, and that's how it is"); the importance of whimsey in cruise plans; and the discovery of a genuine, fur-bearing trout (very rare) in Prince Rupert. These stories are intended to entertain but also instruct, giving an "insider's look" at hazards, joys, and just plain facts of Northwest boating. Click here or image at left to read a sample sidebar feature. |
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Reference Pages, Too |
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The Waggoner includes "Green Pages" -- reference pages with conversion tables, Morse code, Beaufort Wind Scale, VHF channels for Washington and B.C. waters, and a handy calendar. The Waggoner also contains telephone listings of telephone listings for U.S. and Canadian Customs, towing and emergency services. |
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