All-Chesapeake Bay Cruising Guide

Cruise the Chesapeake with Confidence and Clarity

The Chesapeake Bay is stunning—but it’s also complex. Between winding rivers, shifting shoals, and dozens of creeks and anchorages, planning your next move can eat up hours. This Chesapeake Bay cruising guide gives you exactly what you need to cruise smarter and enjoy more time on the water.

Whether you’re sailing the Eastern Shore, exploring quiet backwaters, or heading upriver, this guide helps you find the best anchorages, marinas, and services—without flipping through pages of dense text. Quickly see depths, protection, fuel stops, pet access, free docks, haulouts, grocery stores, and more.

Stay safe with navigation alerts for currents, shoaling, and bridge clearances—plus bridge opening times and contact info at a glance.

Updated April 2024, this Chesapeake cruising guide is built for real-world boating: clear, accurate, and easy to use. Available in waterproof print or instant PDF.

If you’re still piecing together info by reading through pages of text, you’re wasting precious cruising time. Let this Chesapeake Bay boating guide do the legwork for you.

Why It’s Different • Answers at a Glance

This guide is organized first by what you need—fuel, anchorages, bridges—then by location, making it faster to find what you’re looking for. No lengthy descriptions and no charts—just clear tables to pinpoint the information you need without delay.

How to Use • Quick Steps for Finding What You Need

Designed to answer your questions quickly, this guide makes navigating the Chesapeake stress-free:

1. Go to the Right Section: Tabs help you find what you need—fuel, anchorages, bridges, or facilities.
2. Find Your Column: Look for details like wind protection, bridge heights, or marina services.
3. Locate the ✔: Organized clockwise from Norfolk, including all major rivers, each ✔ pinpoints the resource closest to your location.

Anchorage Names: All anchorage names are Active Captain names, which can be overlaid on any navigation app.

For PDF Users:

• Clickable tabs let you jump straight to the right section.
• Searchable bookmarks make it easy to navigate the table of contents.
• Clickable links for phone numbers and websites simplify planning.
• Download to multiple devices used on the same boat for flexibility.

Your Choice: Print, PDF, or a Discount for Both

Select the format that works best for your cruising style:

• Spiral-Bound Print Guide: Built for life in the cockpit with bright tabs, waterproof and tear-resistant pages, and a glare-resistant matte finish. The spiral binding lies flat for hands-free use.

• Instant PDF Download: Available immediately after purchase—no shipping needed. Includes clickable links for phone numbers and marina websites, a searchable table of contents, and clickable tabs to navigate between sections. Perfect for tablets and smartphones.

• Want Both? Add both to your cart, and the PDF will be automatically discounted to 50% off!

Whichever format you choose, this guide keeps essential information at your fingertips.

Made in USA • Built to Last • Environmentally Friendly

Designed in the USA; printed in the USA on American-made recyclable synthetic paper using environmentally-friendly soy-based inks at a facility that is completely wind-powered. Minimal packaging. Tough enough to handle life on a boat, it won’t tear, degrade, or smear, even in humid conditions or if you have sunscreen on your hands.