[C38] Charts

[Charles]

I have used Admiralty Charts in the English Caribbean, Irish Sea, and 
North Seas.  For all intents and purposes, the only difference I can 
recall are the different paper size (A-2) and the fact they had 
virtually no land descriptions on them as we see on our nautical 
charts.  A friend of mine had an Admiralty Chart of the Baltic that was 
from the 1800's that was surprisingly accurate compared to his modern 
charts  (no, we did not use it for navigation as the old chart was in a 
frame on the wall of his flat).

Charles Finn
Mighty Quinn #114
Great Lakes

Tom T. wrote:
> I don't know the technical difference between the NOAA and Admiralty 
> charts but when I cruised the Bahamas, we used Admiralty charts 
> because at that time NOAA charts were almost non-existent for the 
> areas we sailed.
>  
> Now that paper charts have been converted to digital and topography in 
> general has improved, I expect it's possible that both sources have 
> improved and available for most areas so the question remains, what's 
> the difference now?  I'm interested if someone comes up with the 
> answer comparing similar charts of the same area.
>  
> Tom Troncalli
>  
>  
>
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>     *From:* Joseph Launie <mailto:jlaunie at cox.net>
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>     *Subject:* Re: [C38] Charts
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>     Larry,
>         I have only used NOAA charts which are put out by the US govt.
>     Perhaps some else has used the british Admiralty charts. I do not
>     know which is better for where you are going but they are very
>     different. Joe Launie/Macavity
>
>     Larry Malmberg wrote:
>>     Just talked to Safe Navigation in Long Beach CA regarding charts for an
>>     upcoming race.  They asked if I wanted NOAA or British Admiralty Charts.
>>     What's the difference?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>     Best regards,
>>
>>     Larry Malmberg
>>     Hassle
>>
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