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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...

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...

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...

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...

Cuba's New Currency

Over the years Cuba has been an exotic destination promising adventure, exposure to a different culture and incredible hospitality from...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ,...

Product Review Blog: No More Water Shoes? We Tested NakeFit Adhesive Soles

NakeFit - 3-pairs for $19.99 - A variety of sizes are available for Men, Women & Children Say goodbye to...

Webinar: Cruising with a Cause now available on YouTube

A newly released webinar from Navionics, that can be viewed at any time on YouTube, explores how the boating community...

Prevention of Collision at Sea – Dead Right? Just Plain Dumb!

Editor's Note: This column is part of a partnership between Waterway Guide Media and the US Coast Guard Auxiliary. Commodore...

Have Questions About Accessing COVID-19 Economic Aid? Ask Them During NMMA’s Live Q&A Webinar on Friday

NMMA will host a webinar at 12:00pm ET on Friday, April 17 for recreational boating industry stakeholders to ask questions...

Cloud Contest Story Winners, Plus a News Challenge

From seeing Elvis on a piece of burnt toast to the Virgin Mary’s likeness in a chicken nugget the strange...

Waterway Guide Staff Picks for Books with a Nautical Theme

As the News Editor, and the author of 10 children's books, I’m taking a bit of license and making this...

Cruisers Confused by Complicated COVID-19 Regulations (UPDATED 3.25.2020)

Editor's Note: Waterway Guide Media is committed to researching and presenting up-to-date and verified information specific to the status of...

Navigating Marina Access Issues with Waterway Guide's COVID-19 Mariner's Reports: UPDATES

Editor's Note: Our database is constantly being updated. Please check daily in order to leave uncertainty in your wake. While...

Clay Jenkinson's Cuba Historical Cultural Tour

Editor's Note: Once you've listened to Clay Jenkinson's tale of his recent Cultural Tour to Cuba, check out this VIDEO...

Prevention of Collision at Sea

Editor's Note: This column is part of a partnership between Waterway Guide News and Commodore Vincent Pica, First District, Southern...

Waterway Guide Now Available in Digital Editions

Spring is not in the air yet, but soon you will be thinking about getting aboard and moving along your...

Waterway Guide Now Offers Digitally Delivered Versions of Our Guidebooks

We heard you. After 73 years of publishing the most accurate and expert-generated information for boaters, Waterway Guide now offers...

Waterway Guide's Annual Holiday Shopping List: UPDATED Edition

Ho ho hold on there! We know that not everyone's finished their holiday shopping. In fact, some may not have...

Get Kraken! Celebrate #WorldOctopusDay Oct 8 with Octonation

Austin, TX – Are you a sucker for octopuses? A group called OctoNation, the largest octopus page on Facebook, wants...

EXCLUSIVE Anchoring Blog: Onboard Safety Reminders

Stevedore grip technique. Picture your hand, sans a few fingers because one or more got caught between the chain and...

Six Problems with Georgia’s New Law

Editor's Note: This is part of an ongoing series of timely updates and insights on an issue critical to both...

Georgia Anchoring Regs Frighten Boaters

Editor's Note: This is part of an ongoing series of timely updates and insights on an issue critical to both...

Cuba in Check: Chess Grandmaster, Susan Polgar, was in Havana when the travel rules changed (Photo Gallery)

Editor's Note: For full details please see our story "New Rules on American Travel to Cuba Include Cruise Ship &...

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