Mariners can now get free electronic downloads of NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Raster Navigational Charts or RNCs. NOAA will produce official raster charts and deliver weekly ...

After a three-month trial period, PDF versions of NOAA nautical charts will become a permanent product, free to the public. The free PDFs, which are digital images of traditional nautical charts, are ...

There’s an old saying you used to hear that states: “It’s not where you’re going, it’s how you get there.” With the speed and accuracy of today’s chart plotters, it seems like the “how” part of ...

Built between 1817 and 1825, the Erie Canal provided a water route from Albany to Buffalo, New York, nearly 363 miles to the west. The Canal connected the Hudson River with the Great Lakes via parts ...

Admiral Ossama Rabiee, chairman and managing director of the SCA, confirmed that all necessary measures have been taken to ensure vessels have access to the updated charts. These updates have been ...

Still haven’t taken that safe boating course because you just can’t find time? The state Department of Natural Resources has come to your rescue and put its basic boating safety course on CD-ROM.