Big Foot Slough, the primary conduit from Pamlico Sound to Ocracoke, one of the North Carolina coastline’s most popular ports of call, was last dredged in June of 2011. Shoaling is slowly beginning to reappear. NC – OCRACOKE INLET – BIG FOOT SLOUGH – SHOALING Shoaling to a depth of 5.0 ft MLW has been [...]

This dredging notice refers to work in the Beaufort Inlet, not in the Waterway through Beaufort/Morehead City. NC – BEAUFORT INLET – DREDGING The Hopper Dredge MCFARLAND will be conducting dredging operations on the Morehead City Bar from 14 January until 10 February, 2012. The dredge will monitor VHF-FM Channels 13 and 16. Mariners are [...]

This dredging notice refers to work in  the Beaufort Inlet, not in the Waterway through Beaufort/Morehead City. NC – BEAUFORT INLET – DREDGING The Hopper Dredge MCFARLAND will be conducting dredging operations on the Morehead City Bar from 14 January until 10 February, 2012. The dredge will monitor VHF-FM Channels 13 and 16. Mariners are [...]

Reports of shoaling in this trouble spot have been coming in for weeks and it is good news to have dredging begun here. Let’s hope the new depths hold through the spring migration! NC – NEW RIVER TO CAPE FEAR RIVER (AIWW) – LOCKWOODS FOLLY INLET CROSSING – DREDGING The Dredge WILKO will be conducting [...]

There’s never a dull moment at this SALTY SOUTHEAST CRUISERS’ NET SPONSOR! Another beautiful day in paradise!!! Yes I said PARADISE because that’s they way days like to today make me feel. We have a slight cold front coming in tomorrow and with it brings a chance of showers. The weekend is expected to be [...]

Even during the winter months, there are activities to interest cruisers in this SALTY SOUTHEAST CRUISERS’ NET SPONSOR community! February 3, 2012 First Friday Art Walk Various Locations around Downtown Elizabeth City 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Admission: FREE Arts of the Albemarle: 252-338-6455 Red Rabbit Art Gallery: 252-331-2700 Kelly’s Color Studio: 252-202-1597 http://www.ecncart.com February [...]

Captain Burnham’s message below is somewhat cryptic, but if I read it rightly, the city of St. Petersburg, Florida is attempting to limit anchorage in their corporate waters to 3-days in a particular spot, and 9 days total, within any 30 day period. As such, these are possibly the most Draconian proposals put forward by [...]

The photo above is meant to compliment the one I took when first testing the DeLorme inReach satellite communicator. It shows how Briartek’s CerberLink is thinner in the depth dimension and also how it uses a USB-chargeable 2000mAh Lithium Polymer battery instead of a two AA Lithiums. And that’s important. In fact it’s pretty amazing how different the CerberLink and inReach are even though they’re both based on the same Iridium 9602 SBD (small-burst data) modem and both aim to revolutionize two-way messaging, tracking, and safety beyond cellular coverage…

I was just at Harbortown myself during early January, 2012, and, as always, I was impressed with the obvious quality of this operation. And, let’s not forget, these folks are investing in the cruising community, by being a SALTY SOUTHEAST CRUISERS’ NET SPONSOR! Harbortown Marina overlooks the south shores of the Canaveral Barge Canal, between [...]

Barnards Creek lies east of the Cape Fear River’s “Lower Brunswick Range” channel, approximately 2.5 statute miles south of the Wilmington waterfront. This spill occurred yesterday, January 24th, and there has been no indication that navigation in the Cape Fear River would be affected. Cruising News: Millon gallon sewage spill at Barnards Crk. just s [...]

The Jacksonville waterfront is 13 miles off the AICW on the St. Johns River and Jacksonville Landing is a downtown shopping mall/food court with a stage area for special events and concerts. The Landing is located on the east side of the St. Johns, midway between the Main Street Bridge and the Acosta Bridge. Jacksonville [...]

Tired of setting your camera, cell phone, sunglasses or pen down, just to see it skitter across the table and onto the floor as the boat moves? Sticky pads to the rescue!

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Another great wintertime festival to take advantage of! Sandsprit Park is on the northwest shore of Manatee Pocket, statute mile 987, near Stuart, Florida. 3/10/2012 & 3/11/2012 – 2nd Annual Treasure Coast Oyster Festival On The Water at Beautiful Sandsprit Park, 3443 SE St Lucie Blvd, Stuart, FL Enjoy 2 Fun Filled Exciting Days of [...]

You do not want to miss this annual fun event! 3rd Annual Palm Beach Marine Flea Market and Seafood Festival, February 10-12, 2012, 9 am to 6 pm South Florida Fairgrounds 9067 Southern Blvd. West Palm Beach FL

The Three Mile/I-295 Bridge crosses the St. Johns south of Beauclerc Bluff and unlighted daybeacon #9 and south of the Jacksonville Naval Air Station. On Friday, passed through the three-mile-295 bridge (aka the Buckman Bridge) with inches to spare at height of 67′ at almost low tide. The gauge read 66+. The tide range up [...]

I spent some time recently looking through the wonderful photography AC34 is making available to the media (the public can browse large thumbnails). Most of the images were taken by the superb shooter Gilles Martin-Raget, and I thank him for taking some that illustrate my story obessions with the underlying technology and the support fleet. Like the one above which frames the intense racing with the AC45′s space-age boomkin. As described in November that gray disk most aft is a NovAtel high-precision GPS which works along with inertial motion sensors and a high speed wireless data network so that the entire AC system knows exactly where this boat is…

The body of water known as Manatee Pocket lies just off the AICW, on the easternmost reaches of the St. Lucie River and Okeechobee Waterway. The Pocket’s shores are lined with an impressive array of marinas, repair yards and the Stuart Corinthian Yacht Club. The entrance cut was getting a bit shallow of late, but [...]

Wonderful news to hear that the Miami/Dinner Key Mooring Field is being operated in such an efficient, cruiser friendly fashion. Cruisers can now put this facility on their list of stopovers with confidence! After reading the reviews I was skeptical of this marina. However the mooring field is a different division of the marina and [...]