2008 REED’s East Coast Edition - Pilot Notes
Detail Charts Casco Passage 1:20,000
13290 Casco Bay 1:40,000 13318 Frenchman Bay and
13292 Portland Harbor and Vicinity 1:20,000 Mount Desert lsland 1:40,000
13296 Boothbay Harbor to Bath, 13324 Tibbett Narrows to Schoodic Island 1:40,000
  Including Kennebec River  1:15,000 13326 Machias Bay to Tibbett Narrows 1:40,000
13303 Approaches to Penobscot Bay 1:40,000 13396 Campobello Island (Metric);
13307  Camden, Rockport and  Eastport Harbor 1:20,000 t
  Rockland Harbors  1:20,000 13398 Passamaquoddy Bay and
ilo
13308 Fox Islands Thorofare 1:15,000   St. Croix River (Metric), P
13313 Approaches to Blue Hill Bay 1:40,000   Beaver Harbor;
13315 Deer Island Thorofare and Saint Andrews;Todds Point 1:50,000
West Quoddy Head to
to be rocky and poor. A 5ft ledge obstructs
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the western half of the harbor entrance.
Cross Island
Little Machias Bay is a rocky-bottomed bay
littered with fish weirs. No secure anchorage
Pilotage: The town of Eastport is located
is available.
behind Campobello Island. Passage around
The Cross Island Narrows channel is strewn
ampshir
the N side of the island is recommended in
with rocks awash at low tide. The channel is
lieu of attempting to transit Lubec Narrows.
marked, but buoys have been known to drag
Dangerous whirlpools and eddies may be
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in bad weather and remain off station. Local
encountered between Dog Island and Deer
knowledge is strongly recommended. The
Island Point. They are worst about 3hrrs after
preferred approach to Machias Bay is west of
low water.
Cross Island.
Strong tidal currents rip through Lubec
Landmarks: A large array of antennae is
aine & N
Narrows. This passage should only be at-
conspicuous on Cutler Peninsula. M
tempted at slack water, and local knowledge
Waypoints:
is strongly recommended. No tidal current
tables exist for Lubec Narrows. Consult the
West Quoddy Head Bell Buoy WQ
tide tables for Lubec. The FDR International
44 49.4N, 66 56.7W Red/White
Memorial Bridge over the Lubec Narrows
has 47ft vertical clearance.
Sail Rock Lighted Whistle Buoy 1
There are no safe havens between Lubec
44 48.5N, 66 56.3W Fl G 4s 5M Green
Narrows and Cutler. Although Bailey’s Mis-
take appears on the charts to provide shel-
tered anchorage, holding ground is reported
Machias Bay to
limited shore facilities are available at East-
Schoodic Point
ern Harbor and Prospect Harbor.
Avoid crossing the bar connecting Petit
Tides p. 363, Differences p. 519
Manan Island and the mainland. It is hazard-
Currents p. 546, Differences p. 692
ous in all but the calmest conditions.
Waypoints:
Pilotage: This passage may be made
offshore, or via a sheltered inshore route
Seahorse Lighted Bell Buoy 2SR
through Moosabec Reach, which passes
44 25.7N, 67 38.5W Fl R 4s 5M Red
Jonesport. A fixed bridge with 39ft clearance
crosses the Reach at Jonesport.
Southeast Rock Lighted Whistle Buoy 6A, S of rock:
There is little in the way of yacht facilities
44 19.8N, 67 48.6W Fl R 4s 4M Red
or large towns along this passage. Safe an-
chorage can be had on either side of Rogue
Schoodic Lighted Bell Buoy 2S:
Island, but there are no facilities and the
44 19.1N, 68 02.1W Fl R 4s 5M Red
island is private property. Safe anchorage and
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