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Chart Your Course: Top Boating Adventures for Your Bucket List!

In honor of National Bucket List Day on April 24th, we've put together the ultimate bucket list for cruisers! Add...

Waterway Guide Releases Android App

Waterway Guide is excited to announce the release of the Android version of the Waterway Guide App, the must-have resource...

Atlantic Hurricane Season 2023 Alert

Hurricane Season commences June 1st and continues through November 30th. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), this...

Vessel Safety Checks - Peace of Mind for the Boating Season

A Vessel Safety Check from the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary and U.S. Power Squadron is a great (& safe) way...

Weather Apps Evaluated – Real Time

It's Sunday, 4/23/2023 and I'm sitting here in Titusville listening to the wind howl. Windy predicted 10 to 13 kt...

Cruising Adventure: The Bahamas Loop

What cruiser doesn't enjoy the sense of accomplishment that comes from crossing their own wake? Cruisers love loops…It's an efficient...

Climb the Iconic Elbow Cay Lighthouse

If you're looking for a fun adventure in the Bahamas, a visit to the iconic Elbow Cay Lighthouse in Hope...

A Cruising Itinerary for The Abacos

The small size of the Sea of Abaco means you can pick and choose destinations at will. If the wind doesn't...

Spring Boat Show Season Is Here

With the arrival of spring, many boat enthusiasts are eagerly anticipating the upcoming boat shows scheduled to take place in...

ABM Addresses Potential Negative Impacts of New VAT (Value-Added Tax)

A small delegation from the Association of Bahamas Marinas (ABM) recently met with the Hon. Chester Cooper, DPM and Minister...

Hope Town Music and Rum Festival Feb. 7 - 12

Abaco Bahamas- The Hope Town Music and Rum Festival, Feb. 7 - 12, is meant to celebrate the resolute heart...

NOAA Chart Offsets – Has this happened to you?

Have you ever been in the middle of a channel and found yourself aground? That happened on 11/23/2022 to Eric...

The Goose Goes South

Fulfilling another chapter in an already adventuresome life, Onne and Tenley van der Wal are aboard their Grand Banks cruiser...

Bahamas Foreign Charter VAT Questions Answered

The Bahamas Department of Inland Revenue has directly informed the Bahamas Yacht Brokers & Agents Association (BYBA) that it is...

2023 Bahamas Charter Yacht Show Announcement

The Association of Bahamas Marinas (ABM), in conjunction with the International Yacht Brokers Association (IYBA), and the Bahamas Ministry of...

ABM Develops On-line Portal for Collecting Charter Tax and Cruising Permit Fees.

A service that has been in the works for years has finally come to fruition as The Association of Bahamas...

Bahamas Travel & Mask Restrictions Lifted

The Bahamas - All Covid related travel restrictions have been lifted. Negative Covid tests are no longer required for Unvaccinated Travelers. Bahamas...

Explorer Chartbooks: 40 Years of Excellence

Dedication to a single goal has produced a body of work that has become the gold standard for charts of...

Will Hurricane Season Be Starting Earlier?

While NWS considers moving the Atlantic storm season up 2 weeks, BoatUS has the goods on how to prepare your...

Deck Repairs: Stopping Leaks Early is Key

Tape should not be considered a permanent repair, but it is important to stop any leaks as quickly as possible....

10 Ways To Prevent Fuel Spills

We all share the same water, so being a responsible boater is everyone’s job. BoatU.S. explains how to do your...

Tips for Dealing With Onboard Waste

Up until the late 1980s, many boaters simply discharged their untreated sewage overboard into the water. After a revision to...

Traveling Tips for the Triangle Loop

For those who don’t have time to complete the Great Loop, or who have the extra time for a side...

Life Jackets: The Life You Save Will Be Your Own

For many years, we referred to life-jackets as “PFD’s” – Personal Flotation Devices. Jeesh, can the lawyers get over it?...

Aqua Map adds Wind, Waves and Currents

Waterway Guide has maintained a strategic alliance with the mobile navigation app Aqua Map for several years. Subscribers to Aqua...

Bahamas: Updated guidelines for Travel Health Visa

INTERNATIONAL NON-VACCINATED VISITORS ONLY: Travellers MUST create a BTHV trip application by clicking “Add trip,” then selecting “International Travel.”International Non-Vaccinated...

In Nassau, The Bahamas, the Crossroads of Conch

Staff Pick: This is one of the news stories our staff is reading this week.The clack of dominoes; the knock...

The New Bahamas 2022 Edition Now for Sale

Waterway Guide Media, LLC announces the release of the new Bahamas 2022 guidebook, complete with new chart extracts created by...

2021 Waterway Guide Newsletter Photo of the Year Winners

The 2021 Photo of the Year Winner: Off West Chop by Michael Powers It was a gorgeous October Sunday in...

75th Anniversary Editions Now in Stock

Celebrate Waterway Guide’s 75 years with the two latest editions in our lineup of cruising and navigation guides. The...

Weathering the Weather

Pollsters tell us that the most popular topic of conversation is the weather – and why not? It certainly has...

USCG Basic Disaster Supplies Kit

The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season is officially off to an early start: Subtropical Storm Ana formed in the waters 200...

New Emergency Order outlines changes to indoor dining and travel requirements for fully vaccinated

Restaurants on islands previously prohibited from offering indoor dining may now offer indoor dining to patrons who have been fully...

Atlantic hurricane season, which begins Tuesday, June 1: Storm Prep

BoatUS has what you need to prepare for the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season, which begins Tuesday, June 1SPRINGFIELD, Va. -...

Waterway Guide Debuts New iOS Mobile App

When the first Waterway Guide edition was published for the 1948-49 boating season along the ICW no one looked beyond...

Buying a used boat? Thoughts on hiring a competent marine surveyor

Editor's Note: This article was reprinted with permission of BoatUS Magazine, the flagship publication of the membership organization Boat Owners...

Aqua Map Now Displays Real-Time Mile Markers

Figure 1 Here’s a typical scenario. You begin your day with great weather and a plan. But then you miss...

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Bahamas Yacht Charter Show @ Rybovich, scheduled for February 25th and 26th.

The Bahamas Yacht Charter Show at Rybovich is scheduled for February 25th and 26th. The event is a fun-filled, Bahamian-themed...

Webinar for Navigation from SSCA, NOAA and Waterway Guide

The evolution of digital navigation resources and printed charts is a hot topic among boaters who use electronic navigational charts...

The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism Reopening Guidelines November 1, 2020

The Islands of The Bahamas are currently open and looking forward to welcoming visitors from all countries. There are no...

Now Available: Waterway Guide Atlantic ICW 2021 edition

DELTAVILLE, VA – We are excited to announce the release of our latest new edition Waterway Guide Atlantic ICW 2021 ,...

Bahamas UPDATE: New Family Island Emergency Order Provisions (Effective Tuesday, August 25)

The Office of the Prime Minister advises the following measures will begin Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at 5 a.m. for...

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