| Before the development of the
Imray-Iolaire chart series, navigation information for the Eastern Caribbean
had been generally poor with chart coverage haphazard and no single
authority providing complete coverage of harbors and anchorages suitable for
cruisers. Most official charts are based on nineteenth century surveys and
have too little updated information. The Imray-Iolaire series meets the
growing demand for a standardized series of charts for the Caribbean Sea.
For this Caribbean series, Imray has
enlisted the aid of the well known Donald Street Jr. who has spent over
thirty years chartering, cruising and exploring in Iolaire, his 93 year old
engineless wooden Yawl. He has taken his unique knowledge of the passages,
harbors, and anchorages, from Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgins in the north
to the Venezuelan coast in the south, and applied it to these charts. His
cruising guides are the definitive text for cruisers in the area.
Imray-Iolaire charts are printed in color and published in two standard
sizes, 640 x 900 cm (25” x 35.5”) and 640 x 450 cm (25” x 17.75”). Extra
information for the cruiser has been incorporated using official surveys,
Street’s own experience, and, in particular, notes and surveys regarding
passages and anchorages, including details of facilities for voyagers. Each
chart has large scale inserts of the various important harbors and
anchorages. |
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