I. 2nd Annual Treasure Coast Oyster Festival, 3/10/2012 & 3/11/2012, Stuart, FL.
II. Anchored Sailcraft Located Near Western Florida ICW – No Longer An Impediment to Navigation (
III. Partially Sunken Vessel Reported Hard by Fort Myers Beach/Mantanzas Entrance Channel (Western Florida Coastline)
IV. Don’t Dare Miss The Week’s Photo Contest Winner
V. Okeechobee Waterway/St. Lucie River, South Fork Marker #25 Destroyed
VI. Shoaling in Big Foot Slough Channel, Ocracoke, NC, Pamlico Sound
VII. Disturbing News About Anchoring in St. Petersburg, Florida (off the Western Florida ICW, on Tampa Bay)
VIII. Manatee Pocket Dredging Complete (Statute Mile 987, near Stuart, Florida)
IX….Abandoned Vessel Reported Near Anclote River Entrance Channel (near Western Flroida ICW St. M
X. .\Dredging Underway at Lockwoods Folly/AICW Intersection, Statute Mile 321
XI. Dockage Basin Dredging Underway at Fernandina Habor Marina (Statute Mile 716.5)
XII. Massive Sewage Spill Reported in the Cape Fear River, South of Wilmington, NC
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I. Latest AICW Marina’s Information – Brunswick, GA to Cocoa, Florida
II. Niles Channel Navigational Difficulties (Florida Keys – off Hawk Channel Between Marathon and Key West)
III. Popular North Lake Worth Anchorage Dinghy Landing Closed (Statute Mile 1014)
IV. Dredging of Entrance to Bimini Bay/Galati’s Yacht Basin Set To Begin 1/25/12
V. Scheduled AICW CLOSURE at the Skidaway Narrows Bridge, Feb 14 – 20, 2012 (Statute Mile 592.8)
VI. Belhaven Town Dock Open for Business, Pantego Creek, AICW Statute Mile 135.5
VII. Help Sought From the Western Florida Cruising Community to Help Clarify a VERY Confusing Local Local Notice to Mariners’ Posting (Western Florida ICW, near Clearwater Beach, FL)
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I. Our Sincere Thanks to the Cruising Community for a GREAT 2011
II. Western Florida ICW/Pine Island Sound Marker #45A Destroyed (St. M. 16.5)
III. Attention: North Carolina and South Carolina Cruisers
IV. Shoaling Worsening at Intersection of AICW and Browns Inlet (North Carolina AICW, near Statute Mile 237)
V. Marina/Anchorage Review Contest Now in Full Swing!
VI. VI. Charlotte Harbor Marker #4 Destroyed/Damaged (Western Florida, northeast of Boca Grande Pass)
VII. VII. Okeechboee Waterway/St. Lucie River Daybeacon Destroyed (Stuart, Florida)
VIII. A Great Anchoring Tale
IX. Shallow Spot in Cedar Key’s Northwest Channel (Western Florida – Big Bend Region)
X. St. Johns River “FEC Bridge” May Be Partically Closed Until Mid-March, 2012 (Jacksonville, FL)
XI. Dredging and Marker Replacement at AICW/Matanzas Inlet Intersection Pays Off (Statute Mile 795)
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I. Our Last 2011 Alert
II. South Carolina AICW Bridge Schedule Changes
III. Two Florida Keys Festivals Set For Late January, 2012
IV. Western Florida ICW Shoaling Reported South of The Englewood – Manasota Key – Tom Adams Bridge
V. Good Experience in the St. Augustine Mooring Field (Statute Mile 778)
VI. AICW/Daytona Beach Shoaling Noted Near Marker #44 (Statute Mile 831.6)
VII. Restrictions on Isabel Holmes Bridge in Wilmington, NC
VIII. Shoaling Reported in Ponce de Leon Inlet, near AICW Statute Mile 839.5
IX. Winter, 2011-2012 North Carolina Cruising News
X. In-Depth Article Now Available About Anchoring on Boca Grande Bayou (Western Florida)
XI. St. Marys Town Dock (off the AICW, on St. Mary River, near St. M. 713)
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I. GOOD News – St. Augustine No-Wake Zone To Be Extended – Southern St. Aug. Mooring Field to Benefit
II. Georgetown SC Dining (AICW Statute Mile 403
III. Englewood Beach Anchorage (Western Florida, ICW, Statute Mile 43.5)
IV. Dredging Underway in North Miami Beach at the AICW/Bakers Haulover Inlet Intersection
V. DON’T Miss This Photo
VI. LOTS of Florida Anchoring Rights News
VII. A Fond Look at Oriental, NC (Statute Mile 181)
VIII. AICW/Shalotte Inlet Intersection Dredging Scheduled for December, 2011 (Statute Mile 330)
VIII. Possible Debris in Waterway from Holden Beach Fire (North Carolina AICW, Statute Mile 324)
IX. Okeechobee Waterway Depths as of 12/9/11
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I. Hazard to Navigation on Main Tampa Bay Channel.
II. A Humorous Look at Florida Manatee Zones
III. Our THANKS to the Cruising Community
IV. Bike Thefts at Cooley’s Landing, City of Fort Lauderdale Municipal Docks
V. Excellent Explanation of Florida Restrictive Speed Zones
VI. Elizabeth City Bridge Now Open after Repairs
VII. Complicated Anchorage Plan Proposed for Manatee Pocket
VIII. Hazard to Navigation Reported on Crystal River near Salt River (West FL Big Bend Region)
IX. New Dock Planned for Vilano Beach, AICW Statute Mile 775.5
X. Avoid G81 at Intersection of AICW and Shallotte Inlet, Statute Mile 330
XI. Reports from Calabash Creek Anchorage, AICW Statute Mile 342
XII. Laudatory Reviews Posted For Two South Carolina Marinas
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I. Superb Blog Site Provides Dinghy Access Info for Western Florida Grocery Stores
II. Marker # Changed at AICW/Bogue Inlet Intersection (AICW Statute Mile 227)
III. Semi-Sunken Wreck Reported Near Florida Key’s Hawk Channel
IV. Government Cut Vs. East Pass Inlets (Florida Panandle, between Apalachicola and Carrabelle, Florida)
V. Improvements on the Way For St. Augustine Inlet (Statute Mile 776.5)
VI. Port Royal Landing Marina Invites the Cruising Community for Thanksgiving Dinner
VII. Cruisers’ Net Announces Availability of Alphabetical Marina Directory Listings For All Coastlines
VIII. Tampa Bay’s North Yacht Basin/Vinoy Basin CLOSED to Anchorage
IX. Sunken Anchor Chain Reported Between the Crystal and Withlacoochee Rivers (Western Florida)
X. Florida Keys Inside Route Aid to Navigaton Damaged and Temporarily Replaced
XI. AICW/Little Mud River – November, 2011 Depth Report (AICW Statute Mile 655)
XII. More on AICW/Ashepoo Coosaw Cutoff Shoaling (Statute Mile 515)
XIII. North Palm Beach Nautical Christmas Parade Set For 11/26/11
XIV. Anchoring Hassles Reported Near Anna Maria Island (near St. M. 92, south of Tampa Bay)
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I. Great In-Depth Article about Dinner Key Marina and Mooring Field, Plus Coconut Grove Community
II. Shoaling Worsens On Two AICW Problem Stretches
III. Salty Southeast Cruisers’ Net Now Offers “Alphabetical” Index of Georgia Marinas
IV. Detailed Okeechobee Waterway Crossing Report As of 10/12/11
V. Captains Greg and Susan Han Post Dramatic Live-Fire Video Link
VI. Report of Shallow Water in AICW/Masonboro Inlet Intersection (Statute Mile 285.5)
VII. Charleston, South Carolina Swim Event Set For Sunday, October 23, 2011
VIII. Norfolk/Portsmouth Belt Line RR Bridge Transit Not Affected by Repairs!
IX. Praise for Charleston Harbor Marina, AICW Statute Mile 465
X. Ponce de Leon Inlet, North Jetty Light Destroyed, AICW Statute Mile 843
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I. Change in Georgia Live-Aboard Law
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I. Latest on Hurricane Irene Recovery Efforts
II. Full Fuel Price Reporting Service Re-activated
III. “Life Aboard in the Keys: Where Last Names Are Optional”
IV. Dredging Complete in AICW/Matanzas Inlet Intersection, Statute Mile 795
V. Dredging Project In Brunswick, GA Harbor May Hamper Access
VI. Two Interesting Reviews of Western Florida Marinas
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I. Salty Southeast Cruisers’ Net Adds Beaufort, North Carolina Photo Gallery
II. Dramatic Photo Depicts Why North Carolina Outer Banks Marinas May Not Have Reliable Power For Two Month
III. Okeechobee Waterway Will Be Open For Fall, 2011 – Winter, 2012 Cruising Season
IV. Positive Movement on Georgia Anti-Liveaboard Law
V. Both AICW Passages From VA To NC Open and Ready for the Fall, 2011 Transient Season
VI. Punta Gorda (Western Florida) Mooring Field Ready For Business
VII. Crucial Aid to Navigation NOT Replaced on Troubled St. Augustine Inlet
VIII. Hazard to Navigation Reported Near Stump Pass Channel (off Western Florida ICW, St. M. 41)
IX. No Hurricane Irene Damage Noted On the AICW Between Gerogetown, SC and Wrightsville Beach, NC
X. Thoroughfare Creek Idyllic Anchorage, AICW Statute Mile 389
XI. New Web/Facebook Site Established to Promote Florida Anchoring and Cruising Rights
XII. Update on Hazard in Watts Cut, South Carolina AICW Statute Mile 503

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I. Swamp Wildfire Closes AICW Dismal Swamp Canal Alternate Route (Northeastern North Carolina)
II. Navigation Instructions for AICW/Matanzas Inlet Intersection, Statute Mile 793
III. Okeechobee Waterway To Be Closed 9/19/11 to 11/14/11
IV. Stump Pass Being Remarked (near Western Florida ICW Statute Mile 41)
V. Salty Southeast Cruisers’ Net’s Florida Keys and Western Florida Marina Directories Updated
VI. Dredging Underway in St. Augustine Inlet, near AICW Statute Mile 776
VII. Marker Restored and Hazard to Navigation Removed On Bowlegs Cut, Florida Keys Inside Route
VIII. Dramatic Photo Illustrates Shoaling Problems on St. Lucie Inlet (near AICW St. Mile 988)
IX. New Pipeline to be Installed Across Peace River near the Interstate 75 Bridge (near Punta Gorda, Florida)
X. Concrete Debris Reported Along the Path of the Georgia AICW in Altamaha River (Statute Mile 657
XI. Avoid Channel Leading from Cape Fear River Marker #41, to the AICW at Marker #162A
XII. Update on Florida Keys Pilot Mooring Field Program/Anchoring Regulations

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I. Dangerous Navigational Obstruction Reported on the Florida Keys Inside Route, near Statute Mile 1165
II. New Salty Southeast Cruisers’ Net LPG/CNG Availability Directories Ready for Use
III. Cruisers at Fort Pierce City Marina Don’t Mess Around When It Comes to Waterway Cleanup
IV. Lockage Hours Curtailed on North Carolina’s AICW Alternate Dismal Swamp Canal Route
V. New Configuration of Aids to Navigation On St. Augustine Inlet (Statue Mile 776)
VI. Washington, NC Will Hold “Pickin’ on the Pamlico” Festival 8/20/11
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In This Issue
I. Sunken Vessel Reported North of Egmont Channel (Tampa Bay Entrance, Western Florida)
II. Georgia’s 30-day Live Aboard Limit Being Rethought
III. Salty Southeast Cruisers’ Net Announces New, Easier to Read and Record Marina and Anchorage Reviews
IV. A Really Outstanding Photograph – “Black Skimmer”
V. Depths at Entrance to Calabash Creek (Statute Mile 342)
VI. Bio Diesel Fuel Now Available In the Florida Keys
VII. Input Needed for Our New Repair Yard Project
VIII. Anchorage and City Dock in Swanquarter, NC ???
IX. Partially Sunken Slow-Speed Sign Reported on Western Florida ICW, North of Treasure Island Causeway Bridge
X. Stay Away From St. Augustine Inlet (near Statute Mile 776)
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In This Issue
I. Grounding Reported at AICW Problem Stretch – Intersection of Browns Inlet and the AICW (St. M. 237)
II. Navigation of AICW/Mantanzas Inlet Intersection Problem Stretch Becomes Temporarily More Difficult (St. M. 793)
III. Sunshine Skyway Bridge Fishing Piers To Be Removed (mouth of Tampa Bay, Western Florida Coastline)
IV. It’s Summertime And Duck Weed Lies on the Dismal
V. Vital Input From Cruising Community Proves Indispensable In Refining Our New North Carolina LPG/CNG Directory
VI. Repairs Slated for Little River Bridge, AICW Statute Mile 347
VII. Details on Beaufort, South Carolina 2011 Water Festival (Statute Mile 536.5)
VIII. St. Augustine Inlet Buoy #5 NOT Missing, BUT Off Station (near St. M. 776)
IX. Oriental, North Carolina Proposes Second Town Dock
X. Captain Bliss Explains Approval Process for Anchoring Regulations Associated With the Florida Pilot Mooring Field Program
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In This Issue
I. Unusual Traffic at Fort Pierce City Marina Fuel Dock (Statute Mile 966.5)
II. Shoaling Reappears at Intersection of AICW and Bakers Haulover Inlet (St. M. 1080, between Fort Lauderdale and Miami)
III. Shoaling on Eastern Okeechobee Waterway, Independent of Low Lake Okeechobee Water Levels
IV. Two Salty Southeast Cruisers’ Net Sponsors Receive “Clean Marina” Certifications
V. Why Florida Anchoring Regulations Hurt the Sunshine State Marine Industry (and More!)
VI. SSECN Fuel Prices Updated As of 6/24/11
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In This Issue
I. Good News Concerning Shoaling On Ocracoke, NC’s Big Foot Slough Channel (Pamlico Sound)
II. More Good News at AICW/Mantanzas Inlet Intersection Problem Stretch (Statute Mile 795)
III. Latest “Notice to Mariners” Reveals Several Navigational Concerns on Western Florida Coastline
IV. Captain Charmaine Reports on Three Florida Keys Pilot Mooring Field Program Public Forums
V. Final Regulations for Openings of Gilmerton Hwy. Bridge, AICW Statute Mile 5.8
VI. Okeechobee Waterway All But Closed Due to Low Water Levels
VII. Miami Beach “Anchoring Incident” Get Nastier
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I. Severe Shoaling Reported On Ocracoke, NC’s Big Foot Slough Channel (Pamlico Sound)
II. Summer Cruising Information Needed
III. Dangerous Navigational Error Is Grounding St. Johns River (Eastern Florida) Mariners
IV. Helpful Reviews of Several South Carolina Marinas
V. Severe Shoaling on Eastern St. Lucie River/Okeechobee Waterway
VI. Bizarre Miami Beach Anchoring Incident
VII. Missing Markers and Shoaling on AICW/Cumberland Dividings Problem Stretch (Statute Mile 704)..
VIII. Sanitary Fish Market Dock To Be Replaced Soon (Morehead City, NC, near Statute Mile 205).
IX. Update on N. Edisto/Dawho/AICW Intersection, Statute Mile 497
X. Why We Don’t Ask You to Rate Marinas/Anchorages
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I. Definitive Info on Little Mud River, Georgia AICW Problem Stretch (near Statute Mile 655)
II. New Aid To Navigation Added to Western Florida/Tampa Bay’s Manatee River Approach Channel
III. Dramatic Sinking and Marker Change On St. Augustine Inlet (near Statute Mile 776.5).
IV. Captain Charmaine Identifies a Navigational Conundrum in the Florida Keys
V. More on Florida Pilot Mooring Field Program Public Hearings
VI. Depth Report on AICW/Ashepoo – Coosaw Cutoff (near Statute Mile 515)
VII. Grounding at AICW/Mantanzas Inlet Intersection (Statute Mile 793)
VIII. Shoal Encountered at Entrance to Umbrella Creek From Jekyll Sound (South of Jekyll Island, Georgia)
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I. Forest Fire Smoke May Reduce Visibility on the North Carolina AICW/Alligator River, and on Pamlico Sound
II. New Aid To Navigation Added to Western Florida/Tampa Bay’s Manatee River Approach Channel
III. Dramatic Sinking and Marker Change On St. Augustine Inlet (near Statute Mile 776.5)
IV. Captain Charmaine Identifies a Navigational Conundrum in the Florida Keys
V. More on Florida Pilot Mooring Field Program Public Hearings
VI. Depth Report on AICW/Ashepoo – Coosaw Cutoff (near Statute Mile 515)
VII. Grounding at AICW/Mantanzas Inlet Intersection (Statute Mile 793)
VIII. Shoal Encountered at Entrance to Umbrella Creek From Jekyll Sound (South of Jekyll Island, Georgia)
IX. Superb Navigational Advice for AICW/Northern Alligator River Problem Stretch
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