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On this edition the chart specification has been improved to show
coloured light flashes. Depths have been updated from the latest
surveys where available. New plans of Ballycastle and Church Pool
are now included. There has been general updating throughout.
For the past 12 years, Jo Winter has been cruising these waters in
her 45' Island Packet, Brother Wind, and she describes it as one of
the most diverse, beautiful, unspoilt and undiscovered sailing
areas in the world. The book covers thousands of miles of
coastline, a multitude of islands and inland up many of the
region's navigable rivers. Along with a comprehensive range of
information to help with planning a cruise in this region, the
introductory section details weather information, including
coverage of typhoons, and also indicates piracy risk areas to be
avoided. Sailing directions include small scale area plans to
orientate the navigator and larger scale plans to show details of
harbours and anchorages. Full colour throughout, the plans and
numerous photographs illustrate key features and places. Whether
transiting the region or planning a more extended cruise along any
of the coastlines bordering the South China Sea, this guide is an
essential companion.
Trammel's Trace tells the story of a borderlands smuggler and an
important passageway into early Texas. Trammel's Trace, named for
Nicholas Trammell, was the first route from the United States into
the northern boundaries of Spanish Texas. From the Great Bend of
the Red River it intersected with El Camino Real de los Tejas in
Nacogdoches. By the early nineteenth century, Trammel's Trace was
largely a smuggler's trail that delivered horses and contraband
into the region. It was a microcosm of the migration, lawlessness,
and conflict that defined the period. By the 1820s, as Mexico
gained independence from Spain, smuggling declined as Anglo
immigration became the primary use of the trail. Familiar names
such as Sam Houston, David Crockett, and James Bowie joined throngs
of immigrants making passage along Trammel's Trace. Indeed,
Nicholas Trammell opened trading posts on the Red River and near
Nacogdoches, hoping to claim a piece of Austin's new colony. Austin
denied Trammell's entry, however, fearing his poor reputation would
usher in a new wave of smuggling and lawlessness. By 1826, Trammell
was pushed out of Texas altogether and retreated back to Arkansas
Even so, as author Gary L. Pinkerton concludes, Trammell was "more
opportunist than outlaw and made the most of disorder."
St Andrews (1:7500) Crail (1:7500) Anstruther (1:7500) St Monans
(1:7500) Elie (1:10 000) Methil Docks (1:11 000) Pettycur &
Kinghorn (1:17 500) Inchkeith (1:25 000) Burntisland (1:20 000)
Aberdour (1:12 500) Inchcolm (1:15 000) Dalgety Bay (1:15 000)
Inverkeithing (1:15 000) North Queensferry & Port Edgar (1:20
000) Charlestown & Limekilns (1:15 000) Grangemouth &
Entrance to River Carron (1:17 500) Continuation to Forth &
Clyde Canal Entrance (1:17 500) Granton (1:12 500) Fisherrow (1:12
500) North Berwick (1:7500) Dunbar (1:7500)
Plans included: Ayvalik (1:75 000) Sigri (N. Lesvos) (1:30 000)
Entrance to Kolpos Kalloni (N. Lesvos) (1:30 000) Entrance to
Kolpos Yeras (N. Lesvos) (1:40 000) Mitilini (N. Lesvos) (1:10 000)
Bademli Limani (1:40 000) On this 2018 edition the chart
specification has been improved to show coloured light flashes.
Depths have been updated from new surveys where available. There
has been general updating throughout.
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