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Welcome to Cruising‑Cape‑Breton.info: the essential, information resource. Whether you're a cruiser venturing to our island or a Cape Breton cruiser seeking new horizons, we have the up‑to‑date information you need. And it's all FREE! For many cruisers, Cape Breton Island is the Ultimate Cruising Destination.
Cruise Cape Breton: The Yachters’ Guide to the Bras d’Or LakesCalled "The Yachtsman's Guide" in early editions; changed to "The Yachters' Guide" for political correctness!ⓘ provided such information in book‑format. Published in 1974 and revised last in 1992, it's long out of print and surviving editions contain much misinformation. Later editions omitted several useful charts; chart and illustration quality was poor.
A lot has changed since Cruise Cape Breton was published; not only around the island but also in the way we communicate and navigate. Today, satellites and modern electronics let us navigate with precision. Change is continuous; it makes guidebooks out‑of‑date before they are published. Cruising-Cape-Breton.info is our answer. The ‘What's New Here’ column shows how we strive to keep up with changes and improve the information's accuracy, utility, and presentation. Read What Cruisers Say about this site.
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Feb 01 - CCB App new edition uploaded- Jan 31 - Publications updated
- Jan 28 - Coastal Harbours
- Chedebucto Bay Overview updated
- Couteau Inlet chart & info updated
- Pleasant Bay chart & info updated
- Baxters Cove chart & info updated
- Finlay Point chart & info updated
- Coastal Harbours eBook updated
- Jan 24 - Services & Supplies updated
- Jan 10 - Marine Weather updated
- Jan 08 - Coastal Charts consolidated in single book
- Dec 31 - Chedabucto Bay
- IntraCoastal Waterway chart revised
- Chedabucto Bay eBook updated
- Nov 30 - Western Shore
- Murphys Pond chart & info updated
- Grand Étang chart & info updated
- Western Shore eBook updated
- Nov 29 - 2021 Tide & Current Tables
- 2021 Tide & Current Tables uploaded
- Misc Docs eBook updated
- Nov 28 - Bras d'Or Lakes
- Whycocomagh chart updated
- Seal Island chart & info updated
- Little Narrows chart updated
- Kellys Cove chart updated
- Johnstown Harbour chart & info updated
- Bras d'Or Lakes eBook updated
- Nov 15 - Publications updated
- Nov 07 - Kellys Cove info updated
- Oct 30 - Eastern Cape Breton
- Sydney Harbour chart updated
- Eastern CB eBook updated
- Oct 21 - St Peter's 2021 Lock Hours updated
- Oct 02 - Covid-19 & Boating updated
- Aug 18 - Mira River chart & info revised
- Aug 15 - Covid-19 & Boating updated