Discovering the Tidal Potomac: A Cruising Guide and Boating Reference, Second Edition [Paperback]

Rick Rhodes (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 25, 2003

This is the most authoritative boating guide on the Potomac River from Washington DC to the Chesapeake Bay. The book has been useful to mega-yachters, kayakers, and vehicle drivers traveling along the roads near the Potomac River. This guide addresses Potomac River marinas, restaurants, museums, and points of interest. The book is enhanced with 88 black and white photographs, 35 NOAA chart extracts, 38 marina dock sketches, 46 useful GPS waypoints, and five shoreside locality sketches. Like all Heron Island Guides, this one is loaded with history and geography making it deeper and more satisfying than many other guidebooks.

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About the Author

Captain Rick Rhodes has lived on boats in the Potomac River during most of the 1980's and 1990's. His sailboat was primarily based on the lower Potomac, while his powerboat was usually docked in Washington. This is the third guide written by Captain Rhodes since leaving the Peace Corps in 2000.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Heron Island Guides; 2nd edition (May 25, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 096658662X
• ISBN-13: 978-0966586626
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,755,554 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE BEST cruising guide I've ever owned, July 15, 2001

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"[e-mail]" (Northern Neck, VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Discovering the Tidal Potomac -- A Cruising Guide and Boating Reference (Paperback)

This is definitely the BEST cruising guide that I've ever owned. Each of the many maps are annotated, for ease of reference. The restaurant reviews are consistent with our experiences, as are the descriptions of the places to visit and see.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ATTN: CHRISTMAS (and other) SHOPPERS, December 8, 2003

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Rick Rhodes (St. Petersburg, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Discovering the Tidal Potomac -- A Cruising Guide and Boating Reference (Paperback)

THIS 1998 EDITION HAS BEEN UPDATED. We came out with a new second edition in May 2003; and amazon.com does carry it. However after six months of trying, we've been unsuccessful at getting amazon to reflect this on their websites. You can find this newer second edition on amazon, but you must type in the title field, and verbatim, "Discovering The Tidal Potomac, Second Edition." OR you can purchase this book from many marina ship stores along the Potomac. OR you can purchase an autographed copy directly from me. Please visit the webite, "www.heronislandguides.com" or send me an email: "[e-mail]" Captain Rick

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Updated 2nd edition, October 5, 2003

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J. Howard "unknownsoldier1" (On the Potomac) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Discovering the Tidal Potomac: A Cruising Guide and Boating Reference, Second Edition (Paperback)

Better laid out, but color is gone. Still the best guide around.