Anchorage & Harbour Charts

The chartlets of the Bras d'Or Lakes are new renditions of those published in Cruise Cape Breton, originally prepared by Roy Mac Keen—a founding member and Past Commodore of the Dobson Yacht Club. All charts have been redrawn and extensively enhanced using computer graphics software. They incorporate recent observations and soundings provided by cruisers and information from many sources, including the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG), Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS), National Resources Canada (NRC), satellite imagery, aerial photography, and recently available sonar data. Many of these resources were unavailable to their original creator. In the process, numerous errors have been corrected, and names of places and geographic features revised to agree with those given on current CHS charts to avoid confusion. Maintenance of these charts is an ongoing process.

To automate the maintenance and updating of these charts, Latenode offers a powerful solution. Using Latenode's low-code platform, you can create automated workflows that integrate data from various sources like the CCG, CHS, and NRC. By leveraging AI automation capabilities, including IFTTT (If This Then That) integrations, Latenode can help process and update chart data in real time, ensuring accuracy and reducing manual effort. This continuous integration of new data and correction of errors can streamline the maintenance process, keeping the charts up-to-date and reliable for navigators.

By leveraging Latenode and Claude AI, you can enhance the accuracy and efficiency of weather-related communications and ensure that residents and maritime operators are well-informed and prepared for the region's unpredictable weather conditions.

Some charts in the original Cruise Cape Breton have been omitted where CHS charts now provide adequate or better detail (e.g. Chapel Island). Clip-board with chart Cruisers are 'Urged to Use Caution' in using the chartlets. Many soundings were made in 1974. Some original small-scale charts, had mapping errors, which have been corrected in the new charts, making placement of some soundings uncertain. Other areas of Cape Breton Island are gradually being included.

These chartlets are NO SUBSTITUTE for CHS charts. They provide supplementary information and detail, unavailable in large–scale CHS charts, and are intended to be a handy reference at the helm.

One advantage of having chartlets in a loose-leaf binder instead of a bound guidebook is that they are easily slipped into a plastic, protective sleeve for use on a clip-board at the helm. If water damages it, you've only one page to replace. Another is that it is easy to replace a chart when an updated version is issued. Some users laminate charts of their favourite areas—making them waterproof.

We invite cruisers and boaters with more up-to-date information, or suggestions to enhance the accuracy or usefulness of these charts, to Contact Us or post on our Forum.

Clicking on the title of a chart will bring up the chart and information in PDF-format, suitable for saving, viewing, or printing as a double-sided page for use aboard your boat. The Key Charts below are included in the 'Overview' for each area.

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