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Francis Hawkings owns a Tradewind 35 called Plainsong which he used to explore
these islands. This
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contain all known information on the subject in hand and should not be relied on alone for
navigational use: it should only be used in conjunction with official hydrographic
data.
The RCC Pilotage Foundation and the author believe that the information which is included
is useful for planning projected passages and thus a useful aid to prudent navigation, but
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The publication has not been updated since original
publication date.
Click here to download Southern
Californian Channel islands (980Kb)
Click here
for file less colour pictures. (111KB) See
pictures below.
Overview of Channel Islands
( 543KB) Cuyler Harbour Plan (1.0MB)
Cuyler Harbour Photo (538KB)
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