ENC Essentials- Getting Started with Electronic Navigational Charts Strait of Georgia site of the 1941 bombing

site of the 1941 bombing attack and home to the USS Arizona Memorial

and In the Hurricane's Eye--the riveting bestseller tells the story of the true events that inspired Melville's Moby-Dick

Three inch diameter offers ample storage space

Portsmouth

Mackinac Island

ENC Essentials- Getting Started with Electronic Navigational Charts Strait of Georgia site of the 1941 bombingBy the end of 2024, electronic navigational charts (ENC) are projected to be the only official NOAA charts, and all traditional paper charts will have been discontinued. These charts are being replaced by new (reschemed) versions of electronic navigational charts (ENC) that have been in use for over 15 years in ocean shipping, but have not been used much by recreational and other commercial mariners. As of October, 2023, over 60% of all paper charts