A selection of tables, guides, and schedules that we hope will provide you with information not found in the more contemporary cruising / navigation guides you are used to.
What we hope you will find in these pages is the information you will need to assist you in planning your next voyage. You know, the part about actually getting there.
What you won’t find is glitzy photographs, the amenities available at the local marinas, or which restaurant serves the coldest beer. Not saying that cold beer isn’t important mind you, but that’s not our aim here. Hell, what good is cruising without a little sense of adventure and discovery.
This table lists the bridges (including the lock at Great Bridge, VA), their schedules and restrictions along the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AICW) from Norfolk, VA to Miami, FL and then onto Key West. This list is updated in January and July of each year.
This list is believed to be accurate as of January 2012.
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AICW Bridge and Lock Schedule
This table lists the bridges, their schedules, and restrictions along Florida's GICW from it's intersection with the Okeechobee Waterway at Fort Myers, FL then North to Dunedin, FL. This list is updated in January and July of each year.
This list is believed to be accurate as of January 2012.
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Florida Gulf Intracoastal Waterway Bridge Restrictions
This table lists the bridges and locks along with their schedules and restrictions along the Okeechobee Waterway
The Okeechobee runs from it's intersection with the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway in Stuart, FL to the Florida Gulf Intracoastal Waterway at Fort Myers, FL. This list is updated in January and July of each year.
This list is believed to be accurate as of January 2012.
Also included are the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers recommended maximum draft tables for transiting Lake Okeechobee.
Okeechobee Waterway Bridge and Lock Schedule
This is your guide to transiting the Okeechobee Wareway (OWW)or the Canaveral locks. It will provide you with plenty of helpful information to make your trip both safer and easier.
Inside you will find the rules and regulations governing the locks, safety information, contact information, and recommended and required equipment lists.
The Canaveral lock provides passage from the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway and the Banana River to the Atlantic Ocean while the Okeechobee Waterway provides a convenient link between Florida's east and west coasts.
This publication is produced and distributed by the US Army Corp of Engineers, Jacksonville, FL District.
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Transit and navigation information on the major canals (Erie, Champlain, Oswego, and Cayuga-Seneca) that make up the New York State Canal System. Included are: Lock information, distances, bridge clearances, channel depths, transit times, and costs, for the 524 miles, 57 locks, and 16 lift bridges that make up the NYSCS. Also included is information on the Federal Lock at Troy, NY.
The NYSCS is typically open for navigation from May through November of each year.
The New York State Canal System
Transit and navigation information for the Richelieu - Chambly - St. Ours canals. Included are: Lock information, distances, bridge clearances, channel depths, transit times, and costs, for the 68 nautical miles and 10 locks that make up the Richelieu - Chambly passage.
The Richelieu - Chambly is typically open for navigation from mid May through mid October of each year and offers the boater an alternative passage into and out of the Great Lakes.
Richelieu-Chambly Canal System
The Welland Canal is a ship canal available to pleasure boats upbound or downbound from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario. It runs approximately 27 miles (42 km) from Port Colborne, Ontario on Lake Erie to Port Weller, Ontario on Lake Ontario.
The canal's Lake Erie (southern) terminus, at Port Colborne, is 326.5 feet (99.5 m) higher in elevation than the Lake Ontario (northern) terminus at Port Weller. The canal is comprised of eight locks, taking vessels an average of 11 hours to traverse the canal's length.
In the interest of safety, craft of less than 6 m (20 feet) in length or 900 kg (1 ton) in weight are not permitted to transit through the Seaway locks.
Pleasure craft operators are reminded that the Seaway is primarily a commercial navigation route and that they should expect delays of varying length caused by the demands of commercial navigation at the locks.
The Welland Canal
Navigation and passage information for the Cape Cod Canal. Including: Distances, bridge clearances, channel depths, speeds, and transit times. The CCC is a 15.8 nautical mile sea level passage between Cape Cod Bay to the east and Buzzards Bay to the west.
The Cape Cod Canal is typically open for navigation year around and provides the mariner with a time saving shortcut when heading north or south along the New England coast.
Cape Cod Canal
A tidal strait rather than a river, the East River is 14 nautical mile passage connecting New York Bay with Long Island Sound while carrying you through the heart of New York City.
Among some of it’s most endearing features are: Strong current flows, large commercial marine traffic, heavy volumes of rereational boaters during the summer months, the occasional security zone (in the vicinity of the United Nations), and of course you get an up close and personal view of the infamous "Hell Gate."
East RiverJanuary 2012 Bridge Schedules