Received the following today from NOAA: "Please distribute this notice concerning the future production of NOAA paper chart products as widely as possible. "Major changes are coming for mariners who purchase paper nautical charts of U.S. coasts and the Great Lakes. "Effective April 1, 2014, the federal government will no longer print the traditional lithographic (paper) nautical charts. "NOAA continues to provide the nation’s nautical harts in a variety of forms — including full-size nautical chart PDF (Portable Document Format) files on a trial basis. And we continue to support the entrepreneurs who use NOAA nautical charts in their development of new navigation products and services." Peg and Jim Healy aboard Sanctuary Currently at River Dunes Resort Marina, Oriental, NC http://gilwellbear.wordpress.com Monk 36 Hull #132 MMSI #367042570 AGLCA #3767 MTOA #3436