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PART 1 PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND as a CRUISING AREA INTRODUCTION, 1 THE SOUNDS ORIGINS, 2

Topography 2

Earthquakes 3

    Implications for the Mariner 3

Glaicers & Fiords 4

    Implications for the Mariner 5

Icebergs 7

    Implications for the Mariner 7

MARINE WEATHER

General Climate 8

Precipitation 8

Wind Patterns East & West 9

Local Winds 10

    Implications for the Mariner 12

Waves 12

    Implications for the Mariner 12

Weather Forecasts 13

Foul Weather 13

Fog 14

    Implications for the Mariner 14

Mirages 14

WINTER CRUISING

Winter Climate & Weathers 15

Winds 15

Choosing a Place to Anchor 15

Winter Travel 16

TIDE, 17

Storm Surges 18

    Implications for the Mariner 18

Tidal Currents 18

    Implications for the Mariner 19

Tidelines 19

THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT

Birds 20

Bird Watching 20

Bird Nesting 22

Marine Mammals 22

Protecting out Marine Environment 24

    Effects of Oil 24

    Used Oil Collection 24

    Exxon Valdez Oil Spill 24

    Plastic and Garbage 24

    Human Wastes 24

ASHORE

Shoreside Activities 25

    Water 25

    Camping 25

    Hiking 25

    Historic Ruins 25

Land Ownership 25

    State of Alaska 26

    Chugach National Forest 26

    Native Corporation Land 26

PREPARING THE PERFECT TRIP
PRE-TRIP PREPARATION

Boating Risks 27

Reducing Risks 27

    Boating Organizations 27

    Boating Information 29

    Navigation & Charts 29

    Required Coast Guard Equipment 31

    Survival Gear & PDFs 31

    Additional Equipment 32

    Making Kayaks Visable 33

EMERGENCY PROCEDURES

MAYDAY 33

Request for Assistance 34

Rescue Services 34

Abandoning Ship 34

    Cold water Immersion 34

    Before Abandoning Ship 34

    Jumping into the Water 34

    In the Water 34

    Treating the victim 35

Boating Accident Reports 35

STAYING OUT OF TROUBLE

Skippers 36

Passengers & Crew 37

COMMON BOATING PROBLEMS

Capsizing 38

Collisions 38

    With other boats 38

    After a Collision with another boat 39

    With fishing gear 39

    With Icebergs 40

    With jellyfish 40

    With Logs & Deadheads 40

    With Rocks 40

Dead in the Water 41

    Faulty Maintenance 42

    Impure Fuel 42

    Running out of Fuel 42

    Responding to Loss of Power 42

Fouled Prop 42

Falling Overboard 43

Fire 43

    Fire Prevention 44

    Responding to a Fire 44

Foundering or Swamping 45

Grounding 45

Sinking 46

Struck by a Summerged object 47

Towing 47

MEDICAL PROBLEMS & FIRST AID

Medical Emergencies 47

Common Health Problems 47

    Bug Bites 47

    Burns 47

    Burns from Fires 48

    Contusions and bruises 48

    Fish wounds 48

    Goardia 48

    Head Injuries 48

    Hypothermia 48

    Immersion or Trench Foot 49

    Jellyfish Stings 49

    Lacerations 49

    Paralytic Shellfish poisoning 49

    Puncture Wounds 50

    Sunburn 50

A SAFE HARBOR

Mooring Bouys 50

Safe Anchoring 51

    Suitable Anchors 51

    Anchoring Equipment 51

    Steps in Anchoring 52

    Anchoring 52

Anchoring in Stormy Weather 53

Stuck of Fouled Anchors 54

Winter Lay-up 54

PART I: GRAPHICS AND TABLES

Fig. 1.    1964 Earthquake: land Changes 4

Fig. 2.    Blacial Landforms 5

Fig. 3.    Behavior of ice-calving glaciers 6

Fig. 4.    Classification of Icebergs 7

Fig. 5.    Williwaws formation 10

Fig. 6.    Wind: Selecting and Anchorage 11

Fig. 7.    Glacier Breezes 12

Fig. 8.    Weather Buoys 13

Fig. 9.    Wind and Sea Conditions 14

Fig. 10.    Superstructure icing 16

Fig. 11.    Tidal Currents in Passages 18

Fig. 12.    Time of Slack Water 18

Fig. 13.    Land Managers: Native 26

Fig. 14.    Land Managers: public 26

Fig. 15.    Types of Accidents in Alaska 28

Fig. 16.    NOAA Charts 31

Fig. 17.    MAYDAY Call 33

Fig. 18.    MAYDAY Response 33

Fig. 19.    Ranking of Alaska Boating Accidents 38

PART 2

Anchorage Area Charts 58

Safe Anchoring 51

ANCHORAGES 71 - 197

Alphabetical index of anchorages 200

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