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Chart No. 1 is great reference and tool for learning to read a nautical chart. The publication is available as a free download from the Office of Coastal Survey.

Maps and nautical charts serve distinctive purposes. Knowing these differences are key to safe marine navigational practices.

NOAA Ocean Service Education has released a multimedia educational program for elementary aged students that teaches children about nautical charts and marine navigation.

Three-dimensional nautical chart artwork from Latitude Kinsale can make a special gift, corporate bonus, or event award for the marine enthusiast in your life

Full-sized nautical charts aren't always welcome in the tight confines of recreational boats. A smaller scale chart product is now available from NOAA.

America's Lifesavers are making a list of nautical holiday gifts and checking it twice. Here are some Christmas gift ideas sure to please the boater in the family.

Recreational vessels often operate without the tools they need to navigate safely. NOAA has developed new technologies to alleviate this problem.

Boaters should understand the basic navigation principles that underlie the basis of modern GPS receivers. This knowledge will improve your results and ease of use.

Plan a boating trip to Glacier Bay, part of the UNESCO World Heritage system. Hundreds of boaters cruise Glacier Bay each year. You could be one of them!

Here are a few suggestions and criteria on how to select a safe and secure location to anchor your vessel.

Paper charts are not your only navigation option. Try viewing an on-line version of the marine chart used in your area of operation to compliment your GPS chart plotter.

Boaters should resist the temptation to cut corners on safety equipment costs in times of financial uncertainty.

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Learning more about the Aids to Navigation System and related nautical charts will improve your coastal pilotage skills, seamanship and safety.

Relaxed beachside culture and cafes mingle with the sheltered waters of Pittwater on the Hawkesbury River.

Historic Queenscliff has all the charm of a seaside village

Retrace Capt John Smith's voyages of Chesapeake Bay. Celebrate the 400th anniversary of Jamestown by paddling the new Captain John Smith National Historic Trail

Christmas is coming and it never hurts to daydream about new toys for the boat or your nautical lifestyle.

The former industrial towns of Duisburg and Oberhausen in the Ruhr in Germany have changed dramatically in time for the area being European Capital of Culture 2010.

Sudden changes in the weather or broken or lost equipment could be cause for an emergency situation on the water. Learn how to be prepared for enjoyment and emergencies.

Suggestions for gifts that any boater will love to receive. The boater in your life will welcome a gift that is both practical and well suited to their avocation.

Government agencies provide a number of publications useful for navigating safety in foreign and United States waters. Many are available online or at nominal cost.

Using his knowledge of the E Vancouver Is and S British Columbia coasts, John Kimantas has created a terrific resource for paddlers interested in traveling these shores.

Once the Aids to Navigation system is understood, boaters find they have a network of navigational aids available for their immediate use installed across the world.

A Great Barrier Reef island north of Cairns, surrounded by white sand beaches cascading into fringing coral gardens