Calabash Creek Anchorage
Statute Mile: 342
Lat/Lon: near 33 52.353 North/078 34.176 West
Location: off the eastern shores of Calabash Creek between Calabash Creek’s unlighted daybeacons #2 and #3
Minimum Depth: 4 feet
Special Comment: the southern entrance into Calabash Creek is shoaling, and this problem will probably worsen at time goes forward
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 40 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Excellent
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Comments from Cruisers (3)
21 April 2015, attempted to anchor in the creek but saw that the anchorage had shoaled badly. Rather than anchor within the channel, we went back to Coquina Yacht Club marina for a fantastic rate of a dollar a foot plus three bucks for power with BoatUS. Third night is free. Very nice marina people…have scratched the Calabash creek anchorage off the list of possibilities. Too bad, considering we anchored there a little over two years ago and had fine depths and a very pleasant night…
We attempted this anchorage on 10/6/2012 and found the entrance shallow at mid-tide and with one vessel in the anchorage, did not feel comfortable with minimal swing room for our 44′ sailboat and 5′ draft. The water here shallows up quickly.
Nice spot and not difficult to enter at mid-tide. However, you will have charter tour and fishing boats going by you in the early AM and late afternoon. The current and not the wind (unless strong) determines which way you face.
Pete & Mary Ann
s/v MicMac
10/22/09