The pamphlet shows the beach. It does not show the neighborhood caste system, the minus tide, or the bar that closes early on fish-fry Friday. A guide that only shows the postcard is not a guide — it is an advertisement.
The Compendium was built the other way around: start with the place as locals live it, then add the beautiful parts back in. That is why the history chapter and the hustle chapter sit next to the tide calendar. You cannot use one without the other.
If a guide makes the coast sound easy, it is selling you something. If it makes the coast sound knowable, it is helping you.