ABOUT THIS EDITION
The reputation of Chapman Piloting & Seamanship as a unique and authoritative resource for recreational mariners rests on the work of countless organizations and hundreds of people since its first publication in 1917. Their collective wisdom is at the heart of this book, but to name them all would be impossible. The editorial team for the 68th Edition is as follows:
Jonathan Eaton, Co-Editor
Jonathan Eaton developed, edited, and published some 400 boating books in his career as editor and publisher of McGraw-Hill’s International Marine book imprint. He has developed books and reference guides for the U.S. Power Squadrons, the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, the American Sailing Association, and West Marine. As co-owner of Tilbury House Publishers, he has published A Man for All Oceans: Captain Joshua Slocum and the First Solo Voyage Around the World. A former sailing instructor and intercollegiate dinghy racer, Jon crews aboard a Frers 33 and sails a C & C 24 and a Beneteau First 285 along the coast of Maine whenever he can.
John Wooldridge, Co-Editor
John Wooldridge is a lifelong boater who began writing and photographing boats professionally in 1977. He is Editor-at-Large for Power & Motoryacht magazine and has served as the Editor-in-Chief of Yachting and PassageMaker magazines. He is a past contributor to Chapman, wrote the Chapman Boater’s Log, edited Chapman Chart No. 1, and holds a U.S. Coast Guard OUPV 50-Ton license. John has cruised both coasts of North America and the waters of Europe and the Western Pacific, and has made a transatlantic voyage.
John Whiting, Consulting Editor
John H. Whiting, a long-standing boater, retired in 2016 from the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. His Auxiliary qualifications included Coxswain, Personal Watercraft Operator, and Telecommunications Specialist. He was also an Auxiliary Operational Specialist with training in Coastal Navigation, Seamanship, Search and Rescue, and Weather, and he performed safety patrols on Arizona lakes. John lives in Arizona, where he and his wife, Leanne, enjoy cruising inland waters on their twin SeaDoo personal watercraft.
These editors also thank Charles B. Husick and Dan Fales for their contributions to the 66th Edition; Richard Thiel, Adam Cort, Richard “Doc” Clinchy, and Peter Janssen for their contributions to the 67th Edition; and Elbert “Mack” Maloney for piloting the Chapman ship through many editions prior to his passing in 2014.