Compare to the 2004 Guide Book to Long Island Marina’s I last used, I found:
* 1 in 3 Restaurants that appeared in the guide didn’t exist any more. Not an issue with Active Captain.
* One of the fuel docks I visited was misprinted as having diesel, when it only had gas. Not an issue with Active Captain, and Active Captain will provide current fuel costs if updated by local boaters.
* The restaurant’s listed in the guide as being in walking distance to the Marina’s was wildly exaggerated in nearly every case. (With google earth / active captain, I can actually see the locations and communicate accurately to my crew how long they have to walk)
* Marina services information was entirely inaccurate. (pricing, depth of slips, working showers, etc.)
* Local attactions are incorrect also. An attraction that was the focus of visiting Old Saybrook in 2005 had since been closed for six years at the time of our visit.
* Every location was listed as beautiful, even if it was dilapidated. For example a marina on City Island. (incidentally that marina was fixed up, and the info about it was posted by another captain in ActiveCaptain, something that wouldn’t appear in the guide even if they originally printed that it was dilapidated.

Please contribute your reviews to Active Captain. If they are on Long Island Sound, I especially look forward to reading them.

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