Marine Charts aren’t just for Boaters

You have seen those colorful navigation maps at nautical-themed restaurants, at boating stores, or at the local bait and tackle shop. “But I don’t own a boat”, you say to yourself, “I’ll never need one of these”. That thinking is far from the truth! Marine charts are useful for anyone out on the water. Let’s see how you can use these charts, even if you don’t have a boat.

Nautical Decor 

You’re a sailor at heart. Even though you don’t own a vessel (yet), you love everything about the water. Navigation maps were made for you! The wonderful team at Waterproof Charts, a waterproof nautical charts company, offers a service that you will benefit from. Any chart they offer can be custom framed! That’s right, turn one of these vibrant, beautifully designed fishing charts into a piece of artwork. Hang it in your home or office and add a touch of the sailor’s life to your room. 

Hurricane Tracking 

If you live in an area known as Hurricane Alley, an area prone to deadly storms, you can use marine charts. These maps are the perfect tool to track hurricanes and approaching storms. Maybe you are a hobbyist or just like being extra prepared, either way, marine charts can help you plot and tracking oncoming hurricanes. 

Fishing Tool 

The crew at Waterproof Charts talks to local fishermen in order to provide the best honey holes on their fishing charts. Maybe you don’t own a boat, well, you can utilize these charts for kayak fishing. Kayaks are a great, economical way to get out on the water. Using an inshore or lake fishing charts, you can kayak right up to the best fishing spots.

Diving Aid 

Navigation maps aren’t just for boaters and fishermen. Waterproof Charts plots wrecks and reefs that are useful for divers. You will be able to use these nautical charts to head out to nearby wrecks with ease.

So don’t go thinking nautical charts are just for boaters. These handy maps have more uses than you think, you just need to be creative. So go frame one and hang it on your wall, or use it to find a monster fish.

Why you need marine charts

If you're an avid boater or fisherman, you've got all the best gear money can buy; rods, reel, trim tabs, GPS, VHF radio. You pour through magazines and blogs searching out more stuff to get for your boat, put in your tackle box, or bring on your next outdoor adventure. But do you have one of the most important items with you? An item that those lost in the Ten Thousand Islands would have killed for? It contains information that fishermen on Lake Okeechobee have searched for years. What are these magical tools? They're nautical charts!

What? Are you serious? You're telling me people would kill over a nautical map? Let's explain. Say you're boating through the Ten Thousand Islands (like our example above). If you haven’t been there yet, the Ten Thousand Islands is no joke. It has that name because of how many islands are located in the area. It’s definitely an easy place to get lost if you don’t know your way around. You have a GPS and it's working just fine, it has all the charts you need and you’re making your way around. But all of a sudden it cuts out. What's going on? You don't have time to think, you just need to know where you are and where you're going. You pull out your phone. No signal. If your boat was equipped with paper marine charts, you'd be ready to go, no sweat. Having navigation charts is a matter of being prepared for anything that happens on the water.

Nautical charts also benefit fishermen. How? Specialized fishing charts from Waterproof Charts take local information from professional fishing guides and incorporate that knowledge into the nautical maps. That means every fishing chart whether offshore, lake, river, inshore, contains valuable information that the everyday fishermen is constantly in search of. This information comes from years out on the water, and it's provided to those who have Waterproof navigation charts.

Bet you're convinced now! So grab your Waterproof Nautical Chart, head on the water, and be confident in the knowledge that you are prepared for everything nature can throw at you.