Edition 37. 2016. This book now has a link to an interactive app. The app links to charts, aerial photos, marinas, port authorities, wind charts, anchorages, tides, weather, local knowledge, tips, boatbuzz forum, itineraries, nav rules, ocean currents, safety information, traffic services, radio frequencies, videos, docks, fuel, supplies, lighthouses, repairs, marine parks, general knowledge, sightseeing, environmental issues, warnings, Federal Regulations, Wikipedia, Facebook forum, U.S.C.G. and more. + Your screen can become a full screen weather radar. + See the surrounding ships in real time on your screen with a link to AIS. + View updated charts using online chart viewer. + Before departure download and print current charts in booklet form. Coast Pilot 8 covers the panhandle section of Alaska between the south boundary and Cape Spencer. In this volume, general ocean coastline is only 250 nautical miles, but tidal shoreline totals 11,085 miles Topics in the Coast Pilot include channel descriptions, anchorages, bridge and cable clearances, currents, tide and water levels, prominent features, pilotage, towage, weather, ice conditions, wharf descriptions, dangers, routes, traffic separation schemes, small-craft facilities, and Federal regulations applicable to navigation. CH 1. GENERAL INFORMATION This is a huge resource on the app with hundreds of useful links to Government, USCG, Wikipedia etc. CH 2. NAVIGATION REGULATIONS. This chapter contains extracts from Code of Federal Regulations.. CH 3. Alaska-Dixon Entrance to Cape Spencer Alaska. CH 4. Dixon Entrance to Ketchikan This chapter describes the waters of Dixon Entrance, Pearse and Portland Canals, Revillagigedo Channel, Tongass Narrows, Carroll and George Inlets, Behm Canal, Ward Cove, and the city and harbor of Ketchikan. CH 5. Clarence Strait, Dixon Entrance to Wrangell This chapter describes Clarence Strait and the subsidiary channels to Sumner Strait and Wrangell. CH 6. West Coast of Prince of Wales Island This chapter covers the outer coast between Dixon Entrance and Sumner Strait, and includes the inlets and bays on the W coast of Prince of Wales Island. CH 7. Sumner Strait This chapter describes Iphigenia Bay, Sumner Strait, and the many bays bordering it, the S part of Keku Strait including Rocky Pass, Duncan Canal, Wrangell Narrows, Dry Strait, Stikine River, and the city and harbor of Petersburg. CH 8. Frederick Sound This chapter describes Frederick Sound, Le Conte and Thomas Bays, the N part of Keku Strait, Saginaw and Security Bays, and the city and harbor of Kake. CH 9. Stephens Passage Stephens Passage, Holkham Bay, Endicott Arm, Tracy Arm, Taku Harbor, Gastineau Channel, Auke Bay, Tee Harbor, and the city of Juneau, including Douglas and Auke Bay CH 10. Chatham Strait Chatham Strait and its tributaries. CH 11. Lynn Canal Lynn Canal, and Chilkat, Chilkoot, Lutak, and Taiya Inlets. Also discussed are the port facilities at Port Chilkoot, Haines, Skagway, and in Lutak Inlet. CH 12. West Coast of Baranof Island W coast of Baranof Island, the coasts of Kruzof Island and Sitka Sound, and the city and port of Sitka. CH 13. Salisbury Sound and Peril Strait Salisbury Sound, Hoonah Sound and Peril Strait, the inside passage from Chatham Strait to Sitka, via Neva Strait and Olga Strait. CH 14. West Coast of Chichagof Island and Yakobi Island. W coast of Chichagof Island and Yakobi Island from Fortuna Strait to Cape Bingham. CH 15. Cross Sound and Icy Strait Cross Sound and Icy Strait, which are the northernmost sea connections for the inland passages of southeastern Alaska. Also described are the tributary waterways and the various communities in the area, such as Pelican, Elfin Cove, Gustavus, and Hoonah. APPENDIX A SALES INFORMATION APPENDIX B METEOROLOGICAL DATA