St. Johns River Cruising Notes
As always, Captain Arnold gives a world of good cruising info!
Subject: St Johns River
Cruising News: 1) After spending a tough 4 weeks or so repainting ‘Pisces’ at Green Cove Springs Marina, my TOTAL bill (including liveaboard on the hard and 3 gallons of good bottom paint) was $806. I defy anyone to find a lower priced DIY yard on the ICW.
2) Spent a night at Ortega Yacht Club Marina just south of Jacksonville – very nice – 90c per ft. Grocery and large marine store nearby, nice showers etc. Nearby – the famous Huckins yard with some splendid boats docked.
3) Spent 2 nights – FOC – at Jacksonville Landing. No power or fuel but adjacent to several good restaurants and stores with a long boardwalk. Be warned – the river current is high at this point which churns up a nasty foam which left an equally nasty stain on my fresh painted hull! Took a fair amount of scrubbing to get it off. You can catch the Skyride to the bus depot which will get you to Walmart and other such stores.
4) Spent a pleasant night at Seafarers Marina – ($1 a ft including power) – nice hospitable owners. No shops nearby but kind liveaboards will take you to a grocery store.
5) Coastguard and Police boats are everywhere on the St Johns often pulling over and boarding boats for no good reason. We can all say it’s in our safety interests – but I find it both annoying and an infringement on our privacy rights. I don’t like their guns either.
Onwards to Fernandina Beach – which I like – and the Georgia border which I like even better.
Captain Arnold
Click Here To View the Cruisers’ Net’s Eastern Florida Marina Directory Listing For Seafarers Marina
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