In November 2019, the Office of Coast Survey (OCS), part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), announced the start of a five-year program to “sunset” all raster and paper ...

Having quality navigation tools while out at sea is very important, especially for life-and-death situations. Now, the tool we will talk about is called OpenCPN, and from what we can tell, it works ...

ST. MICHAELS — The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is offering a two-day chart navigation course, which will run from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 25, and will conclude from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb.

ST. MICHAELS — The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is helping boaters get ready for warmer weather with a Boating Essentials course in February and a Chart Navigation class in March. You must be logged ...

After a three-month trial period, PDF versions of NOAA nautical charts will become a permanent product, free to the public. The free PDFs, which are digital images of traditional nautical charts, are ...