Product Description

The only cruising guide devoted exclusively to North Carolina, this book covers almost every body of water along the coast as far inland as it is safe to navigate. The guide includes historical summaries, coastal folklore, listings of coastal marinas and their services, and tips on shoreside attractions.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #383005 in Books
• Published on: 2005-06
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 448 pages

About the Author
Claiborne S. Young has been an avid boater for most of his life. He is recognized as an authority on the Southeast's coastal waters, and has appeared on public televison specials about the Intracoastal Waterway. He lives in Burlington, NC.

Customer Reviews

The guide is very useful
I've used the previous edition of this guide and have found it to be very useful in preparing a trip. The guide appears written from the perspective of a small powerboat, thus encouraging quite a few surprizes if taken too literally. It is not clear how "updated" the new edition is. I've found I got tired before I could find substantial changes or cruising insights.

Just the facts please!
Good publication. Could benefit from MANY more detailed maps and pictures as well as MUCH more anchorage information. For the true sailing voyager that won't afford a Marina this may NOT be the right guide for you. Well articulated, but ambiguous prose, can prove a bit misleading. I prefer the dry hard facts outlined in easily referenced, numbered sequences.

Loved it!!!!
My family and I recently took a three day sailboat cruise in the Albemarle sound. This was covered in Chapter 2 of this book. FANTASTIC resource. The text gave exact lat. and long. of protected anchorages, restaurant recommendations, location of public showers and pump-out stations, local attractions, etc. This is a MUST HAVE if you are planning a vacation on a boat in this region.

Thanks for a great book.