Skipper Bob - Cruising the Gulf Coast

The Skipper Bob - Cruising the Gulf Coast publication covers the Intracoastal Waterway. 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. It 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

General 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
• 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