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    • Apr 15, 2019by:   Larry Dorminy No Comments 34.6342,-76.51989999

      LNM: REMINDER: Hazards of North Carolina Coastal Inlets


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      Today’s Local Notice on Barden Inlet and the still valid 2016 Local Notice that follows are reminders of the extensive shoaling in many inlets and in the corresponding Waterway intersections, as listed in Cruisers Net’s Problem Stretches for every southeast state.


      NC BARDEN INLET ATON / SHOALING

      MARINERS ARE ADVISED THAT SIGNIFICANT SHOALING EXISTS IN BARDEN INLET AND BACK SOUND BETWEEN BARDEN INLET BUOY 8 (LLNR 29180 [34°37.4681N / 076°31.9342W, 34.624469 / -76.532237]) AND BARDEN INLET BUOY 15 (LLNR 29210 [34°38.0510N / 076°31.1867W, 34.634183 / -76.519779]) TO AN AVERAGE CHANNEL DEPTH OF LESS THAN 3 FEET AT MLW. UNDER THE CURRENT CONDITION OF THE INLET, THE AIDS TO NAVIGATION CAN NO LONGER BE CONFIGURED TO SAFELY MARK A PASSABLE CHANNEL AND THE AIDS TO NAVIGATION WILL BE DISCONTINUED. TWO DANGER SHOAL BUOYS WILL BE PLACED AT EACH END OF THE REMOVED SECTION. MARINERS ARE ADVISED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE NAVIGATING THIS AREA.

      NC – HAZARDS OF NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL INLETS
      This notice is to notify mariners about accessing hazardous inlets, to heighten public awareness about the hazards that exist in and around the inlets, and to provide the mariner with available information. Mariners are advised that shoaling conditions exist at following North Carolina coastal inlets:
      Oregon Inlet
      Hatteras Inlet
      Ocracoke Inlet
      Barden Inlet
      Beaufort Inlet
      Bogue Inlet
      New River Inlet
      Topsail Inlet
      Masonboro Inlet
      Carolina Beach Inlet
      Lockwoods Folly Inlet
      Shallotte Inlet
      Shoaling conditions increase the potential for groundings. These inlets are subject to continual and sometimes rapid environmental changes. Mariners are highly encouraged to obtain the most recent U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington, North Carolina District hydrographic survey information, centerline waypoints and controlling depth at: http://www.saw.usace.army.mil/Missions/Navigation/HydrographicSurveys.aspx
      Mariners should use caution when navigating in these areas and passage through the inlets is not recommended without local knowledge of the area. The aids to navigation in these inlets may not be charted and may not be marking best water due to continually shifting shoals. Consult Local Notice to Mariners, 5th Coast Guard District for the latest positions and status of aids to navigation: https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/?ageName=lnmDistrict®ion=5
      To report any aids to navigation discrepancies (missing, damaged, off station, extinguished lights), shoaling, hazards to navigation, or discrepancies on bridge lighting, please contact Sector North Carolina Command Center (910) 343-2200. LNM 17/16

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    • Apr 14, 2019by:   Larry Dorminy No Comments 31.0462,-81.42259999

      Jekyll Island, 2011-2014 by Sonny Reeves


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      Our thanks to Sonny Reeves, an experienced cruiser and photographer, for this photo essay on Jekyll Island where he, his wife, Jean and their rescue Dachshund, Suzsea, lived for a number of years on their boat at Jekyll Harbor Marina, A CRUISERS NET SPONSOR.

       

      Click here for Jekyll Island, 2011-2014

       

      Suzsea

      Click Here To View the Cruisers’ Net’s Georgia Marina Directory Listing For Jekyll Harbor Marina

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    • Apr 13, 2019by:   Larry Dorminy No Comments

      Old Bahama Bay Marina by Greg Allard

      Royal Marsh Harbour Yacht Club

      If you are in the Bahamas – Lucky You! – don’t miss the opportunity to link with the Royal Marsh Harbour Yacht Club, A CRUISERS NET SPONSOR!. Our thanks to Greg Allard for this on-site report and the very latest news from Old Bahama Bay Marina, including the fact that the marina is now fully open.

      Bahamas Update on Old Bahama Bay/West End on Grand Bahama  

      There has been much discussion about the status of the facilities at Old Bahama Bay, especially since it is
      a common place to “make land” for Bahamian bound cruisers, and also a convenient location to clear Customs and 
      Immigration.
       
      I spoke with Jackie Carroll, the general manager for the Old Bahama Bay resort. We know her from our stops there over the years, and have always found her to be competent and customer friendly. She said their recent “troubles” are now over. Ms. Carroll advised that the marina is now fully open: all slips are available for occupancy with full electricity at each slip.  Customs and Immigration (which never shut down) is running as usual. There is fuel available.
       
      Two days ago, after crossing the Florida Straits (Gulf Stream) on our way from Lake Worth Inlet to Port Lucaya, we passed offshore of Old Bahama Bay; there was significant VHF traffic between cruising boats and the dockmaster of the marina, announcing arrivals and requesting slip assignments, all of which confirms that this popular and necessary destination is again available for cruisers.
       
      Here are the contact numbers for Old Bahama Bay, if you need further information.  
       
      888 983 6188
      242 346 6500
      242 350 6516

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    • Apr 12, 2019by:   Larry Dorminy No Comments

      NOAA Navigational Services Quarterly Newsletter

      NOAA is also having an Open House April 26 in Silver Spring, MD. See Open House for details.

       
       
      April 12, 2019
       
      Quarterly Newsletter
       
       
      U.S. Coast Pilot® now contains Coast Guard navigation rules
       
      NOAA recently announced that all nine United States Coast Pilot® volumes now contain the U.S. Coast Guard International Regulations for the Prevention of Collisions at Sea (72 COLREGS) and the Inland Navigation Rules — commonly known as the “Rules of the Road.” The navigation rules are similar to rules on the highway as they present a consistent way to navigate safely and avoid collisions. Having the newly published Coast Pilot now fulfills the legal requirement for mariners to maintain a copy of these regulations on board. The newly added Coast Guard regulations are found in Appendix B of all nine Coast Pilot volumes.
       
      Coast Pilot publication volume 2
       
      A NOAA field crew deploys a shallow-water sensor in South Texas waters for a current survey.
       
      A NOAA field crew deploys a shallow-water sensor in South Texas waters for a current survey. 
       
      NOAA completes current survey in Texas, turns efforts to NY/NJ
       
      NOAA recently concluded a nearly two-year current survey in South Texas that ranged from Corpus Christi to the southern tip of Texas, near Brownsville. Most of this area had not been surveyed before, so NOAA will be able to post new current predictions online for these locations later this year after the data has been analyzed.
       
      In June 2018, our field teams completed a reconnaissance of the New York/New Jersey Harbor for a current survey, and we will begin our efforts there this summer. For more information on these current surveys, contact Christopher.DiVeglio@noaa.gov.
       
       
      Introducing new NOAA liaisons to the navigation community
       
      Maritime Services Program Manager for PORTS, coastal forecasts, currents
       
      Christopher DiVeglio christopher.diveglio@noaa.gov
       
      NOAA Navigation Managers
       
      Colleen Roche, Northeast, colleen.roche@noaa.gov
       
      Louis Licate, Florida, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands, louis.licate@noaa.gov
       
      Lt. Anthony Klemm, Mid-Atlantic, anthony.klemm@noaa.gov
       
       
      Channel depth changes on raster nautical chart products
       
      Coast Survey recently announced plans to change the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers maintained channel depth values on raster nautical chart products, which include paper nautical charts and the corresponding digital raster navigational charts (NOAA RNC®). Minimum depths (also called controlling depths) are collected during periodic Army Corps sonar surveys of channels. In the past, these depths were provided on raster charts, but controlling depths will now be replaced with the original channel design dredging depths used by the Army Corps (called project depths). Standardizing depth presentation on these products will improve data consistency and overall safety.
       
      Tanker ships on the lower Mississippi River.
       
      Tanker ships on the lower Mississippi River.
       
       
      Sea level rise and Arctic issues discussed at Hydrographic Services Review Panel meeting
       
      NOAA’s Hydrographic Service Review Panel, a federal advisory committee, met in Washington, DC, March 5-7, to hear views from stakeholders and partners on NOAA’s navigation products and services, including a great number of recommended improvements. The panel members heard from a special session of stakeholders and leadership from the U.S. Coast Guard, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, NOAA, the National Ocean Service, and the National Weather Service Marine Weather program. Panel members and experts discussed the intersection of sea level rise and impacts to the maritime sector.
       
      NOAA is soliciting applications for membership on the panel. Nominations must be received by May 1, 2019, for a term that starts in 2020. Nominations are on a rolling admission and those received after May 1, 2019, will be kept on file and may be used for panel vacancies. For more information on how to apply, see the Federal Register Notice or visit the HSRP website.
      Flooding in Annapolis, MD
       
      High tide flooding in Annapolis, Maryland.
       
      Save the Date: NOAA Nautical Cartography Open House
      NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey is pleased to announce its 2019 Nautical Cartography Open House is scheduled for Friday, July 26, 2019. Registration information will be available on our website in the coming weeks.
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
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    • Apr 12, 2019by:   Larry Dorminy No Comments

      Warning: Deadhead, north of I-64 Fixed Bridge, VA AICW Statute Mile 7.1

      Our thanks to Tom Hale for this warning and photo – worth a thousand words.

      100 yards north of I64 high rise

      Big deadhead 100 yards north of I64 highrise Bridge Norfolk right on the channel

      Tom Hale

      Click Here To View the Cruisers’ Net’s Va to NC Bridge Directory Listing For I-64 Bridge

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    • Apr 11, 2019by:   Larry Dorminy No Comments

      “Thank You!” from the Marina Staff at Longboat Key Club Moorings, GICW Statute Mile 77.5, Sarasota, FL

      Step off deck at Longboat Key Club Moorings and come ashore to our Four-Diamond beachfront resort offering a private white-sand beach, 45 holes of challenging golf, the Island House Spa, six on-site restaurants, the award-winning Tennis Gardens and so much more.

      Longboat Key Club Moorings, A CRUISERS NET SPONSOR, guards the western shores of Sarasota Bay, north of the city of Sarasota and south of Longboat Pass. See Amenities Galore for their current promotions.

      The staff at the marina at beautiful Longboat Key Club Moorings wants to send their sincerest thanks to all the Captains, Skippers and Crew who stay with them and, also, to extend a cordial invitation to all cruisers to come and experience their warm hospitality and the area’s many amenities.

      Longboat Key Club Marina Staff

      Click Here To View the Western Florida Cruisers Net Marina Directory Listing For Longboat Key Club Moorings

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    • Apr 11, 2019by:   Larry Dorminy No Comments

      NOAA Open House, April 26, Silver Spring, MD

      If you are in the Washington area and have land transportation, this would be a fascinating tour of the NOAA Cartography facilities in Silver Spring.

      Save the Date: NOAA Nautical Cartography Open House 2019

      April 11, 2019
      Contact:

      LTJG Sydney Catoire, 240-847-8069

       
       
      NOAA Office of Coast Survey is the nation’s nautical chartmaker. Originally formed by President Thomas Jefferson in 1807, Coast Survey updates charts, surveys the coastal seafloor, responds to maritime emergencies, and searches for underwater obstructions that pose a danger to navigation.   
       
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      NOAA Office of Coast Survey, 1315 East-West Highway, SSMC3 #6216, Silver Spring, MD 20906

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    • Apr 11, 2019by:   Larry Dorminy No Comments

      Hale Report – Lockwoods Folly/AICW Intersection, Problem Stretch, NC Statute Mile 321

      The Lockwoods Folly/AICW intersection has been designated a Problem Stretch for years due to shoaling and a shifting channel. Despite dredging of the intersection in March of this year, Cruisers Net still recommends mid to high tide for passage. Our thanks to Tom Hale for this report as posted on Robert Sherer’s Bob423 blog.

      Lockwoods Folly April 3, 2019
      This has been a tough ICW trouble spot for the past couple of years. Dredging has just been completed and the channel has been re marked. As of today, it is a simple straight shot. Just stay between the markers for 12-14 feet at low tide. I can attest to the low tide depth, we came through at dead low this afternoon. 
      There is one spot where we saw 8.5 feet. That was about 300 feet west of R36. It is a shallow spot already identified on the USACE surveys from post hurricane Florence, 2018. At 8.5 feet MLLW it is not a significant issue. It may help to stay on the green side of the channel. But this shoal must be watched over the course of the next 6 months as it may build up and become an issue for the southbound cruisers next fall.
      The USACE surveys have been a fabulous help transiting the ICW this spring. We have transited Ashepoo-Coosaw Cutoff, Dawho River, Watts Cut, Fenwick Cut, Isle of Palms and, Hell Gate, so far. Will hit Snows Cut, Carolina Beach, Mason Inlet, and Browns inlet in the next few days.

      1. Our track on a NOAA chart. We were travelling with another boat who was using only Navionics (as were we also). They reported that Navionics was also fine in this section.

      2. This is the overview of Lockwoods Folly showing our track of April 3, 2019 at 13:30. The USACE surveys at the west end of Lockwoods folly are no longer accurate due to the recently completed dredging. There was a survey boat working in this area today. Hope to see updated survey soon.

      3. This is the western end of Lockwoods Folly. You can see our track at low tide. The USACE survey data is now wrong. Just follow the ATONs for 12-14 feet at low tide.

      4. This is the eastern end of Lockwoods Folly. You can see our track at low tide. The USACE survey has been showing a shoal near R36 since the hurricanes last fall.

      5. Close up of the east end showing the shoal.

       — with Cristina M. Sison.

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      Click Here To View the Cruisers Net’s AICW Problem Stretches Listing For the AICW/Lockwoods Folly Inlet Intersection

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    • Apr 11, 2019by:   Larry Dorminy No Comments 34.7217,-76.70399999

      Morehead City Yacht Basin a ValvTech Top Contender, NC AICW Statute Mile 203


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      Morehead City Yacht Basin

      Congratulations to Morehead City Yacht Basin, A CRUISERS NET SPONSOR, for their placement in this annual competition. Morehead City Yacht Basin is located on the southern flank of the marked channel that runs west from Mile 203 of the Waterway, just north of the Morehead-Beaufort high-rise bridge.

      Morehead City Yacht Basin has earned Honorable Mention as a top contender in ValvTech’s annual Best Marinas award competition.
      “With so many deserving marinas having excellent qualifications, picking a winner is no easy task. Congratulations to Conch Harbor,” said Marvin Griffin, President of ValvTect.

      “I would like to mention the other top contenders for this award – Newport Yachting, Noank Shipyard, Haulover Marine Center, Bayport Marina, Camden on the Lake Marina, Point Oasis Marina, Morehead City Yacht Basin, Swanton Marina, Algonac Harbor, Concord Marina and Pier 1000. Congratulations to all,” he added.
      ValvTect judges entries based on operations, commitment to customer service and environmental stewardship.

      Click Here To View the Cruisers Net North Carolina Marina Directory Listing For Morehead City Yacht Basin

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    • Apr 10, 2019by:   Larry Dorminy No Comments 33.9171,-78.02819999

      Video of Crane Recently Shipped Up Cape Fear River


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      Cape Fear River was closed to all traffic on April 8 to facilitate the transit of a crane upstream. Our thanks to Southport Marina for this video in their April Newsletter.

       

      Video of Crane Recently Barged Up Cape Fear River

      Click Here To View the North Carolina Cruisers Net Marina Directory Listing For Southport Marina

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