Wabasso Bridge-crosses the ICW at Statute Mile 943, southeast of unlighted daybeacon #80. This bridge is not 65′. We are sitting at high tide and the board shows 63 1/4′ with a .48′ total tide. pete mathias Click Here To View the Cruisers’ Net’s Eastern Florida Marina Directory Listing For Wabasso Bridge Click Here To [...]

Dudley’s Marina lies northeast of the Waterway near unlighted daybeacon #46A, and just a hop, skip and jump from downtown Swansboro, NC. Those cruisers who are willing to hike or take the Dudley’s courtesy car across the bridge and causeway can find some of the best FRIED (NOT broiled) seafood in the world at Captain [...]

In the heart of downtown, the City docks are on the northern banks of the Morehead City waterfront channel, west of Morehead Gulf Docks. Reservations are made by calling 252-726-2457, but payment is made at the City Library one block from the waterfront at 9th and Evans. We stayed at these docks on 11/25/11. Nice [...]

This capsized vessel is approximately 6.5 nautical miles NW of the Sunshine Skyway. FLORIDA-WEST COAST-TAMPA BAY: Hazard to navigation. There is a 14ft light blue Trek Sail Catamaran with orange sails capsized in Tampa Bay in position 27-41.19N 082-34.34W marked with a black life jacket tied to the anchor. Mariners are advised to exercise extreme [...]

Kings Bay Submarine Base lies on the west side of Cumberland Sound and just north of the GA/FL state line. Dredging affecting waterway traffic will be in Range D and Range E between Marker #37 and #44A. GEORGIA-FLORIDA-CUMBERLAND SOUND-FERNANDINA HARBOR TO KINGS BAY: Dredge Operations. Cottrell Contracting Corporation of Chesapeake, Virginia will commence dredging operations [...]

Click on this photo for a close look at the new age of satellite messaging, tracking, and distress handhelds, or at least three of the early contenders. I was cautiously keen on the DeLorme inReach when it first surfaced, but then I had to bite my tongue. Though I was experiencing its reasonably fast and affordable two-way global messaging back in August, I couldn’t discuss it because of the beta testing NDA. Fair enough, as the inReach system evolved substantially during the beta process. Plus I’ve now had a chance to compare it with the less expensive Spot Connect, whose one-way custom messaging via Globalstar was discussed here in January. Not to mention the pro-oriented BriarTek Cerberus system, which also appeared here last January and uses the same Iridium 9602 data modem as the inReach. The news is pretty much all good for anyone who boats (or hikes, or whatever) beyond cell service, but it’s going to take several entries just to lay out what I’ve learned so far…

We just received a warning about marker #81 from Terry on M/V Orient Moon and now the warning is a Local Notice to Mariners. This area has been a problem stretch for some time. Dredging is scheduled to begin December 1, 2011. NC – CAPE FEAR RIVER TO LITTLE RIVER – SHOALING Shoaling to a [...]

Despite being dredged in February of this year, recent new shoaling has prompted the need for additional dredging. NC – CAPE FEAR RIVER TO LITTLE RIVER INLET (AIWW) – SHALLOTTE INLET CROSSING – DREDGING The Dredge WILKO will be conducting dredging operations in the AIWW at the Shallotte Inlet Crossing from 01 December, 2011 until [...]

Jeremy Creek intersects the Waterway at Mile 430 and is the main channel into McClellanville and fine seafood. The attached survey gives the most recent depths for the creek. Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2011 6:15 PM To: Verdolini, Mike R SAC, USACE Subject: Jeremy Creek Survey Jeremy Creek Survey

Captain Mike of Arioso brings good news: the bridge is operational again! And a big Thank You to Mike Pittinger for keeping us all posted! Cruisers helping cruisers! The bridge has been repaired and is now opening for marine traffic. We can through from Jennett Brothers dock at noon. Mike Pittinger Sr. Captain, SV Ariosa [...]

Osprey Marina lies at the southern foot of AICW section known officially as the Pine Island Cut (a. k. a. “the Rock Pile”), just as the Waterway sweeps south into beautiful Waccamaw River. Osprey Marina is one of the finest marinas you will ever discover, and these good folks are A SALTY SOUTHEAST CRUISERS’ NET [...]

Thanks to all the readers of The Boat Galley, I’m doing what I love! Here’s the full story . . .

Fort George River Anchorage lies just west of unlighted daybeacon #5 – the westerly entrance to Fort George River, from the ICW, lies east-southeast of flashing daybeacon #72. We hope you have a better stay than Chris did. We anchored here winter of 2011. Came in at low tide. Sticking close to the southerly shore. [...]

The proposed new dock reported in the article below will be appended to the Vilano Pier which is just north of the Vilano Beach Bridge at mile 776. http://staugustine.com/news/local-news/2011-11-26/new-dock-expected-be-boon-vilano-businesses Click Here To Open A Chart View Window, Zoomed To the Location of St. Augustine Inlet and the Vilano Beach Bridge

In the last few days, I’ve had a real surge in people finding TBG by Googling on search terms such as “galley gift” or “boat kitchen gift.” In hopes of getting people things that are suitable, here’s…

This inlet/AICW intersection was dredged in February of this year and it appears that shoaling has begun anew. Others have found recently found good depths here, but Terry was not so lucky. Bad shoaling at green 81. Hit bottom hard 2 hours before low tide about 30 feet inside G81. The depth alarm, set at [...]

A phone call to the bridge tender at the Hwy 158 Bridge confirmed that the bridge is down and cannot be repaired until Monday, 11/28. Extent of repairs is unknown, but hopefully the bridge will be operational late Monday or early Tuesday, 11/29. If you are already in the Dismal Swamp Canal, you get to [...]

Fernandina Harbor Marina lies at the foot of the main street of this charming artist community and makes exploration by foot very easy. Fernandina Beach lies immediately south of the GA/FL state line. We keep our boat at the marina and winter in Fernandina. Couple of notes in response to above posts. As of this [...]

When I first heard about ActiveCaptain’s plan to enable route sharing amongst it users, it was via a group email from a very experienced bluewater cruiser “in absolute shock that a boat owner/skipper navigating a boat through unfamiliar waters would use somebody else’s waypoints.” I posted the whole note for discussion in the Forum, but only AC developer Jeff Siegel and I participated. Well, now route sharing is fully enabled at the ActiveCaptain site, as illustrated in the screen shot collage above, and I still don’t understand why anyone would object, particularly given AC’s careful implementation…

Is a SodaStream for you? What are the advantages and disadvantages of one? Will it save space? money? weight? Here are answers from other cruisers!