Skipper Bob - Cruising the Gulf Coast

The Skipper Bob - Cruising the Gulf Coast publication covers the Intracoastal Waterway, providing mile-by-mile highlights of the waterway, including caution notes. Areas covered include Corpus Christi, Houston, New Orleans, Mobile, Pensacola, St. Petersburg and Fort Myers.

Features:

• A compilation of information received from a long list of cruisers and the personal experience of the late Skipper Bob and his wife Elaine, and the current editor, Ted Stehle, and his wife Audrey
• Coverage include Corpus Christi, Houston, New Orleans, Mobile, Pensacola, St. Petersburg and Fort Myers
• Includes the best anchorages, bridge and lock restrictions, free docks, marinas, shopping and places to stop from Brownsville, TX to Flamingo, FL along the Gulf Coast
• Not a typical "cruising guide," but a basic guide to what you find along the waterway
• Includes information about:
  • Mile-by-mile list of hundreds of marinas
  • Anchorage details with extensive rating system
    
  • Courtesy dockage and yacht clubs that offer reciprocal privileges
  • Transient and long-term slip fees
  • Do-it-yourself yards and haul-out fees
  • Information on courtesy cars
  • Propane and CNG sources
  • Shopping and points of interest identified by statute mile
  • Post offices, close to harbors, that accept General Delivery
  • Approach depth and directions
  • Number of transient slips
  • Best anchorages
  • Free docks
  • Details on bridge and lock restrictions with VHF channels
  • Waterway problem areas
  • Pump-out locations
  • "Dog Stops" identifying pet-friendly areas
  • Internet access locations and availability as well as marinas with WiFi
  • Appendix lists all NOAA charts that cover all areas of the Guide
• Updated annually, they are laid out in an easy-to-use, mile-by-mile format
• Updates by cruisers submitted between publication dates are posted in a special section on the Skipper Bob website