Best guides/apps for navigating the ICW

[thebootlegger]

I didn't see that anyone had mentioned Captain Bob'S Cruising guides. I have used them from the tip of Texas to the Florida west coast along with my iPad with Garmin Bluecharts, and my Chartolotter...I haven't been on the East coast since the old Loran days...lol. Captain Bob's is basic but a good resource.

[shauncagiva]

as a easy ref quick appand been spot on for the year i have used in the essex suffolk coast is iboating £15 instant download coves from humber to southampton but you can choose your initial area then add ons are cheap, I have a cig lighter on dash and plug it in has all the ais chart plotting infact everything a garmin or main line stuff dose

[Tia Bu]

I just ran up and down the ICW this summer and found I used the MX Mariner app on my cell phone a lot. It has NOAA raster charts and Active Captain information on it, and it was always in my pocket.

I find I don't use paper charts and guide books very much any more, FWIW.

[shauncagiva]

I still have all the normal nav aids plus notebook with gps but the phone as you say is always in your pocket & my son reckons technology wasted on his Father

[Drift Woods]

Originally Posted by Tia Bu

I just ran up and down the ICW this summer and found I used the MX Mariner app on my cell phone a lot. It has NOAA raster charts and Active Captain information on it, and it was always in my pocket.

I find I don't use paper charts and guide books very much any more, FWIW.

MX Mariner with Active Captain was invaluable last summer from Norfolk to the Keys. The waterway guides are only good at finding their advertisers. On nights that I planned to stay in marinas I used Google maps.