Susan and Chuck are good friends of, and frequent contributors to, the Salty Southeast Cruisers’ Net. Captain Susan is the former editor of “Waterway Guide,” where Chuck was General Manger. More recently, Chuck has been doing stellar work for MarinaLife and, of course, the Salty Southeast Cruisers’ Net.
We are pleased to help promote their new, paper publication, “The Great Book Of Anchorages.” This is the first volume in an eventual six volume series.
Coupled with Mark and Diana Doyle’s superb two-volume “AnchorGuide for the Intracoastal Waterway,” not to mention the wealth of professionally researched data in the Cruisers’ Net’s various Anchorage Directories, the cruising community now has almost an embarrassment of riches when it comes to professionally gathered resources on where to drop (and NOT drop) the hook!

The Great Book of Anchorages
Media Information, For immediate release.
Sarasota, Florida ‘“ September 4, 2012 — Publishers Chuck Baier and Susan Landry announce the formation of Beach House Publications and the first in a series of new and comprehensive anchorage books. Chuck and Susan have been long-time active cruisers for decades with tens of thousands of miles under their keel. They’re both freelance writers and have been published in most major boating publications including Soundings Magazine, Southern Boating, Good Old Boat, Sail, Bluewater Sailing, Marinalife Magazine, Cruising World, Live-Aboard Magazine and a host of Internet sites. Chuck is the former General Manager and Susan the former Editor of Waterway Guide. Chuck provides important navigational notices and safety information to boaters through the Marinalife website. Susan has been compiling and editing their first publication.
Beach House Publications and The Great Book of Anchorages series was conceived and born on a laptop in the forward cabin of their current Marine Trader trawler, Beach House. The first in a series of anchorage books, Hampton Roads/Norfolk to The Florida Keys, Including The St. Johns River, has been decades in the making. Research began over 20 years ago with a first trip down the Atlantic ICW from the Chesapeake Bay to the Florida Keys and continues today. The information contained in The Great Book of Anchorages is the result of all of those many years of searching for the best anchorages along the way and the desire to share that information with other boaters. Having been users of almost every major boating cruising guide and involved in the publication of one of the larger guides, there was one aspect that seemed to be constantly missing. That missing aspect is detailed anchoring and free dock information. The Great Book of Anchorages now fills that missing information in a new easy-to-use format.
This is the book most marinas are going to hate. The Great Book of Anchorages may very well become the standard for anchorage books to follow. Boaters can finally do an entire cruise without any marina stops or choose when they want to find paid dockage. The books are designed for information on anchoring and free docks and nothing else. It doesn’t pretend to be a cruising guide or combination cruising guide and anchorage information.

Over 530 anchorages and free docks in the first edition.
Anchorage and free dock details with color chartlets from NOAA charts.
Mile-by-mile anchorage locations with GPS waypoints.
Easy-to-use format and indexing for quick reference.
Discussions on types of anchors and anchoring techniques.
Suggestions for planning your next trip.
Save time and searching with anchorage locations at your fingertips.
Save thousands of dollars in dockage fees.

If you would like more information on The Great Book of Anchorages series or interview Chuck or Susan, call us at 713-244-4686 or email beachhousepublications@gmail.com.
Website, http://tgboa.com

Susan Landry, Publisher/Author/Editor
Chuck Baier, Publisher/Author

This article is reprinted from a release on September 11, 2012

NEWS From BoatUS
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Photo Caption: BoatUS says boaters should be aware of local taxes when they cruise.

Boaters Overstaying Their Welcome Could Find Themselves in Hot Water with the Tax Man

States Go After Visiting Cruisers

ALEXANDRIA, Va., September 11, 2012 – Staying too long in one place can ruin a good thing. At least that’s the case with boaters making lengthy journeys, who are finding themselves targets of cash-hungry states when they stay too long and are subject to various taxes. But how can boaters prevent overstaying their welcome? Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS) has online state tax information at http://www.BoatUS.com/gov/states that will help keep them on the right side of the law and out of hot water with the taxman.
In most states, a privately-owned recreational boat must be registered in the state where it is principally used, and any sales and use taxes paid to that state. A problem arises when the boat leaves this principal-use state and enters a new one, for a long visit, extended cruise or lengthy repairs. This could include “Snowbirds” – boaters who head south each winter in search of warmer climates.
BoatUS says boaters may be subject to various sales, use, excise, or property taxes when they remain in one location for a consecutive number of days, or over-stay their visit for a certain number of aggregate days per year. This “grace period” is often 60 to 90 days but as little as 30 days in two states (CO, NH). Also, if the principal state’s sales and use tax is not comparable to the tax in the state the boat is visiting, the second state can levy their own tax making the boat owner liable for the difference.
To help boaters understand this issue, BoatUS’ online map at http://www.BoatUS.com/gov/states highlights state sales and property tax rates with links to state tax departments, as well as registration information and “grace periods”.
In the past, BoatUS has heard about tax authorities walking the docks, inspecting marina records and aggressively enforcing tax codes. “We believe boaters should pay their fair share of taxes, and travel to other states with their eyes open about timelines and potential tax assessments,” said BoatUS President Margaret Podlich. “Boaters should keep record keeping such as log entries, marina and fuel receipts or repair contracts while traveling. These documents are critical for boaters to keep, and are often the only way to fight an unjust tax bill,” added Podlich.

We are pleased to help promote the new, updated sixth edition of “The Intracoastal Waterway Chartbook,” authored by yours truly’s dear friends (and frequent SSECN contributors), Captains John and Leslie Kettlewell.
I truly don’t think there is a better paper chartbook for the AICW anywhere than this one. John and Leslie, kind of like this fellow, have been at this for 25+ years. So, not only do you get the latest charts, but you get the benefit of all their experience as well.
So, if you are in the market for a paper chart book, run, don’t walk to your nearest bookshop and pick up a copy of the just released sixth edition!

August 27, 2012

New Sixth Edition of ICW Chartbook Released

The new sixth edition of The Intracoastal Waterway Chartbook, published by International Marine/McGraw-Hill, is now available at major book and marine stores. The book was created by chart editors John and Leslie Kettlewell, who have been doing the “Ditch” for more than 25 years.
The new edition includes all the latest NOAA charts, at full scale and in full color, all in the unique “flip-chart” format that has made this book so popular. Just start at page one and proceed down the entire 1090 miles of the ICW, flipping from page to page, all in order. This is still the handiest way to navigate as you proceed down the Waterway, but if you also use an electronic chart plotter this book is a perfect companion to it. Let the electronics keep track of exactly where you are, while you use the chartbook to look ahead and plan for what is coming up. Or use the chartbook to look for a marina, fuel dock, or anchorage for the night. New in this edition, the locations of marinas are identified right on the charts, and then a separate marina listing appendix provides GPS coordinates and the marina phone numbers. The best way to make marina reservations, get pricing, or to get the latest approach information is just to give them a call on your cell
phone. Of course, like in the past, hundreds of great anchorages are marked on the charts, and brief descriptions are in an appendix. The sixth edition features many new anchorages.
All the major alternate routes, like the Dismal Swamp Canal and Umbrella Cut, are included, as well as charts to get you in and out of all the major inlets.
It would cost many hundreds of dollars to purchase all the paper charts needed to match the coverage in the chartbook, and you still wouldn’t have all the unique local information and the handy mile-by-mile, flip-chart format.
John Kettlewell is a long-standing member of Boating Writers International, and he and his wife, Leslie, have been cruising the waters between Labrador and the Caribbean for more than 30 years. They are members of the Taunton and Cuttyhunk Yacht Clubs, and they currently keep their motorsailor in New England.
For more information contact: John J. Kettlewell, jjkettlewell@gmail.com