Charts?

[crack-off!]

A friend of mine has just bought his first boat,had it checked out by the rnli,fitted with all all the electrics and is now ready to go!Weather permitting we are going to get out from Cullercoats over the weekend,could anyone reccomend which admiralty charts we should buy and where we can get them?We will just be pottering about around st marys/briardene initially.
Thanks in advance!

[Marc]

The charts can be bought at most chandlers, Storrar marine on the Coast Road, at the traffic lights on the junction of Benfield Road have a good selection, The Imray chart you will need is the C 24. Flamborough Head to Fife Ness.

Just had a thought, although the Imray chart I have has a admiral on the front of it, is this a admiralty chart or a Imray chart or are they both the same?.

[Edited on 7/4/2004 by Marc]

[jason]

try here it will give you an idea of where the charts come from.

http://www.hydro.gov.uk/

jason

[DaveMason]

Marc , the imray charts are different to the admiralty charts . The admiralty charts have lots of info on them and that\'s what I use personally . I get mine from Lilly and Gilley at North Shields , next to Frazers landing . There are two charts , one from about Tees to Blyth and one from Tyne to the Farnes . They both overlap the Tyne area , depends how far your travelling really .

[Marc]

That just about sums me up Dave, Another marine dealer taking the P#55 out of me again.

Sorry about the duff info Crack-off, Do you want to buy a cheap \'IMRAY CHART\', I know where there is a cheap one

Are you up over the weekend Dave.

[DaveMason]

I was just going to ask you the same Marc . I\'m hoping to make it up saturday for three days . Just got in so I\'ll check the forecast now . Come out on Dolly if you like

[Marc]

Have you got digs sorted Dave, The offers still there if you want it, Don\'t listen to Bob and Norman, Lisa and the kids arn\'t really as bad as they say. .

Hopefully if the weathers ok, we should be diving on Friday at St Abbs(massive wolf fish ) but am free after that, I\'ll give you a ring tomorrow to see if you want B&B.

[DaveMason]

Thanks Marc , I\'m alright for bb . Been summoned to the outlaws but trying to get out of it ( Drop wor lass off on sat - pick her up on monday :P )

Cannot make head or tail of the weather yet , sunday might be better I think .

[Ell]

Marc, even the admiralty charts don\'t have ferries marked on them. And before you ask, yes I am :P

[Marc]

You know the offers there if you ever need it Dave, Keep in touch on the weather front. Suppose thats the good thing about diving, We\'ve always got Capernwray quarry if if the weathers crap.

Have a look, Some canny trout there.

www.dive-site.co.uk


Mine do Ell, But they keep changing the location of them :P
Knew I should have bought Admiralty instead of Imray.

Wouldn\'t expect anyting less Ell,



[Edited on 7/4/2004 by Marc]

[homer]

try this site crack-off, http://www.chartsales.co.uk/system/index.html i bought a couple of cancelled charts from this site for only £2.60 each to practice on while i was on a chart plotting and navigation course, you can also buy second hand charts and save a bit of cash. if you use admiralty charts i suggest you buy chart 5011, symbols and abbreviations, which tells you what all the little letters and numbers mean on your charts.