Cruising Guides Program

Whether venturing into waters unknown or needing to update the guides you have, ABA can save you 10-15% on your cruising guides. Join today for Only $15!!! and save the cost of your membership with the savings you’ll get on the cruising guides, plus enjoy all of the ABA Member Benefits And every time you use them, you’ll not only benefit personally, you’ll help support ABA’s mission to promote boating safety, affordability, growth, and a clean environment.

ABA Cruising Guide Discounts

Waterway Guides
Waterway Guides - “America’s Cruising Authority Since 1947”

ABA members receive a 15% discount, plus free shipping when they purchase any 2007 Waterway Guide edition. The only cruising guide of its kind that is updated annually by experienced on-the-water cruising editors, Waterway Guide is the trusted resource for timely, mile-by-mile navigational information, helpful aerial photographs with white-lined routes, and comprehensive data on more than 3,500 marinas along the East Coast waterways. Waterway Guide’s four editions—Mid-Atlantic, Southern, Northern and Great Lakes—cover coastal waters from Maine to Florida, the Bahamas, the Gulf of Mexico, the Great Lakes and the Great Loop Cruise of America’s inland waterways.

Mid-Atlantic Waterway Guide

Updated 2007 Mid-Atlantic Edition now available, with over 9,000 updates! The Waterway Guide Mid-Atlantic 2007 edition is the indispensable cruising companion for boaters exploring the Chesapeake Bay and Intracoastal Waterway from Mile 0 at Norfolk through Virginia, the Carolinas and Georgia to the Florida line as well as the Delmarva Coast and the Outer Banks of North Carolina.

Southern Waterway Guide

Updated 2007 Southern Edition now available, with over 11,000 updates and expanded Bahamas coverage! The guide has updated, comprehensive coverage of the Georgia-Florida line south to the Keys, then up the west coast of Florida and across the Gulf to Brownsville, Texas. Also included is the St. Johns River, the Okeechobee across Florida from Stuart to Fort Myers, and the Bahamas.

Northern Waterway Guide

Updated 2007 Northern Edition now available, with over 10,500 updates! One of America’s most popular cruising guides, Northern Waterway Guide provides complete coverage from Cape May, New Jersey to Eastport, Maine, including the C&D Canal to New York, the New York Waters, Long Island Sound, Block Island and Narragansett Bay, Buzzards Bay and The Islands, and the waters above Cape Cod Bay.

Great Lakes Waterway Guide

Updated 2007 Great Lakes Edition now available, with over 8,250 updates! The Great Lakes edition features complete coverage of the Great Loop Cruise, all five Great Lakes, and the route south to the Gulf of Mexico.

Lakeland Boating's Ports O' Call Books

ABA members receive a 10% discount on Lakeland Boating's Ports O' Call books. They remain the most comprehensive full-color cruising guides on the market for Great Lakes boaters and travelers. These fun-to-read guides offer more than 300 pages packed with information on each lake's port towns and the attractions and amenities found there, including restaurants, tourist and historical sites, marinas and more. A different book is available for each of the Great Lakes.

Designed with amusement in mind, the Ports O' Call guides demonstrate the diversity of the area - from cultural and commercial meccas to pristine natural parks. Each spiral-bound cruising guide has four-color aerial shots of each harbor with waypoints and a perforated NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) chart in the front.