Cruising Guides – MD & DE

Our Maryland & Delaware Cruising Guide covers the Maryland area of the Chesapeake Bay, the Potomac River as far north as Washington, D.C., Delaware Bay to Cape May, and the Chincoteague Bay area (includes a large scale inset of Ocean City). MD Charts 1 through 20 and DE Charts 1 through 8 are at a scale of 1:80,000. The 52 insets are in various scales from 1:40,000 to 1:20,000. Williams and Heintz printed the very first “Guide for Cruising Maryland Waters” beginning in the early 1960’s for the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. In 1996, we took over as its publisher, renamed it under the title of Maryland Cruising Guide, and have continuously updated it since. In 2020, we added Delaware Bay to the book. Printed on special Wet Strength paper using red-light readable ink. The chart books include a planning chart, tidal currents, course headings, towing services, and a detailed marina index. The cover is coated with an 8ml laminate and each chart book is enclosed in a heavy-duty vinyl sleeve to protect it from spray.