Submitted by Tradewinds Instructor Tony Johnson
Become familiar with your local waters by owning your own chart, along with chart #1, and studying it in unhurried leisure at home. You will soon become familiar with how charts represent aids to navigation, soundings, the nature of the bottom, and other important information.
You can pick up a copy of Chart#1 at your local West Marine store or order from on-line retailers.
Chart 18649 – Entrance to San Francisco Bay – can also be purchased from West Marine.