For those debouching the Tenn-Tom on their Great Loop trip and thinking of heading west in the Mississippi Sound, I want to make you aware of a fairly recent major expansion of the previously limited Pass Christian harbor. Ken Tischler of the Trawlers and Trawlering email list advised me of the new harbor expansion at Pass Christian. PC is ideally suited to a stopover when heading to or from New Orleans. In the past, one can find some less than enthusiastic reviews of the older, west side harbor at this location, but an entirely new basin has been dredged and enclosed immediately to the east of the old harbor. According to an email exchange with the dock master, transient moorings will be "assigned to whatever accommodates the vessel or the vessel owners choice if its available, we do not have floating docks." So an informed cruiser will probably want to request the eastern harbor. It is not displayed on any chart I have seen, but Google Earth certainly shows it. Due to the fact that the expansion is so new there are no reviews about it on Active Captain; so I contacted the mayor of Pass Christian who got his IT guy right on the problem. I directed him to Active Captain, and he immediately subscribed and entered sufficient data for cruisers to now see an extra red blob on Active Captain which is entitled Pass Christian East Harbor. Happy cruising. Rich Gano Calypso (GB-CL42 Hull 295) Panama City, FL