Editorial Reviews:
Synopsis
The 2011 Waggoner covers cruising waters from Olympia, Washington, in south Puget Sound, to Prince Rupert, B.C., 30 miles south of Alaska, plus the west coast of Vancouver Island.
The Waggoner is an easy reference to use. Charts for each area are listed right up front in the chapters. The Waggoner's detailed listings of marine facilities are logically organized and updated each year by Bob Hale and the Waggoner staff. Text and listings are complemented by 351 full-color captioned photos, and maps, maps, and more maps -- 143 maps in the 2011 edition.
The Waggoner's maps, showing the coverage of each chapter, the harbors, and individual marinas, are one of its most popular features. They show approach routes and facilities, and take much of the anxiety out of entering a harbor for the first time.
Maps of individual marinas detail the entrances and markers, shoal areas, dock layout, and location of the guest moorage and key facilities.
More than a catalog of listings and maps, the Waggoner is praised as a "good read." The Waggoner is full of navigation tips, weather lore, anchoring ideas, and local water knowledge. While much of the text is serious, much is written with humor. Serious sidebar features and descriptions explain tide-rips, reversing tidal rapids, stern-tie lines, shellfish toxins, and more. Lighter pieces and descriptions include the importance of whimsey in cruise plans. These stories are intended to entertain but also instruct, giving an "insider's look" at hazards, joys, and just plain facts of Northwest boating.
The 2011 Waggoner includes "Green Pages" -- reference pages with conversion tables (including a new barometric pressure scale), Morse code, Beaufort Wind Scale, VHF channels for Washington and B.C. waters, and a handy calendar. The Waggoner also contains telephone listings of telephone listings for U.S. and Canadian Customs, towing and emergency services.
