Frederica River Anchorages (near Statute Mile 666)
On 9/22/09, as part of a “Georgia Wish List,” I posed the following question:
28. Has anyone run the Frederica River as an alternate passage, rejoining the ICW north of flashing daybeacon #241. If so, did you anchor abeam of the Fort Frederica National Monument, or anywhere else on the river? Please give us a report on what you found.
Responses follow:
In late March,2008, s/v”Carolina” traveled the Frederica River(west side of Jeckyl Island) from south to north, entering from the ICW just north of Golden Isles Marina. We were accompanied by s/v “Pamonetti” and m/v “Pelican”. We encountered consistent depths of no less than 20 feet the entire curving length of the river. All three vessels anchored overnight in about 24 feet tucked up against the west bank of the island in the curve near the National Monument. We all had plenty of swing room and were well sheltered from N through SSE, which was much appreciated. Wind at the time was NE 15-20 but everyone had a quiet night. We encountered a very thick fog after getting underway in the morning and all dropped their hooks and enjoyed another cup of coffee.
Steve and Sheila Kamp
s/v “Carolina”
We ran the Frederica River in June 2009 and anchored midway between the fort and the now inaccessible dock about 300 yards south of the fort. We entered at mid-tide. Depths were never less than 8 feet and in many places approached 20 feet. Holding was good with hard mud. Wind protection from the east is good, but not from any other direction (although we didn’t encounter any substantial winds from any direction while we were there). The charts displayed on the chart plotter (and on paper charts) were accurate for the location of deeper water through the length of the river.
We called the fort/park office, and were told that the dinghy dock is closed due to structural problems, but they anticipated it would be repaired and open again in the fall. We’ll check when we head back south in October – it appears to be a delightful place to visit.
Bob McLeran and Judy Young
MV Sanderling
On October 4 we ran the Frederica River, anchoring near Ft. Frederica. As I previously reported the dinghy dock is not in place yet. Someone has made a small start of placing some planks from the edge where the ladder is attached to the new retaining wall, but that is all. It would be so nice if the Park Service would see fit to extend the dock to the low water line. We had a quiet evening. There were two other local boats anchored which left in the afternoon. Lots of no-see-ums for the past three nights. Depths on the Frederica are generally good if one favors the outside of curves.
Jean Thomason, DOVEKIE
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