Dates: May 29 -31

Float Plan: Dividing Creek on Magothy R.; Big Burley Cove on Stoney Cr.  Anchor out both nights. Party and dinner aboard.

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Communications: Fleet 8 monitors and uses VHF channel 78 as a working channel. For this cruise, Fleet 19 will also use channel 78.

Monitor channel 9 for hailing (Radio checks only on ch. 9, please.)
Monitor channel 16 for hailing, emergency & distress

Click here for full chart of VHF Channels

Links:

Tides: Find tides at NOAA's tides-online

NOTE: The Chesapeake Bay Operational Forecast System (CO-OPS,) has changed to www.tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov

Weather: www.weatherunderground.com Enter Zip code for specific areas.,
OR.... Get it all from the horses mouth at...

Tolchester Bouy: Click Here for current conditions

Or go here: NDBC Chesapeake Bay Map
Then, click on the bouy you want to see.

Dial a Data Bouy directly on your cell phone:

Call 888-701-8992 then, when prompted, "1" then Station ID (below)
(program this on your cell phone for use on the water.)

For Tolchester, Station TCBM2, dial "82262#"
For Baltimore, Station BLTM2, dial "25862#"
For the complete list of real-time data buoys, Click Here

Coast Pilot 3 - 38th Edition, 2005, current version from NOAA: http://nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/nsd/coastpilot3.htm

Light Lists from USCG Nav. Center (Note: the Light List publications are not corrected. Use the link for the corrections to obtain the updates for the latest version of the publication.) http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/pubs/LightLists/LightLists.htm

NOAA Raster Navigational Charts (Free)
http://nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/mcd/Raster/index.htm