A new book by Matthew Gove could assist mariners in navigating in and around Woods Hole.

“The Ultimate Guide to Taming Woods Hole Passage,” available through the author’s website, is about safely navigating the hazards of Woods Hole passage and includes many maps, photographs and even access to drone footage used by the author to document both the hazards and the many conditions one can find in the passage during different tides, and current and wind situations.

The book details the location of every dangerous rock in the passage, how to read the current in the passage, ways to escape if the current sweeps you out of the channel, what to do if you run aground, secret passages through Woods Hole, Woods Hole village and nearby anchorages, stories from professional tugboat captains and dive

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