33. Beecher Point Anchorage
Lat/Lon: near 29 27.855 North/081 40.934 West
Location: lies east-northeast of flashing daybeacon #53
Minimum Depth: 6 feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 50 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: fair, open to southern and southeastern winds; best used when northern or northeastern winds are blowing
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34. Buzzards Point Anchorage
Lat/Lon: near 29 26.067 North/081 40.343 West
Location: will be found northeast of unlighted daybeacon #60
Minimum Depth: 5+ feet
Swing Room: unlimited
Foul Weather Shelter: good
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35. Fruitland Cove Anchorage
Lat/Lon: near 29 25.728 North/081 39.304 West
Location: will be discovered east and a bit south of flashing daybeacon #63
Minimum Depth: 7 feet
Swing Room: unlimited
Foul Weather Shelter: fair, open to southern, southeastern and southwestern winds
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36. Black Point Anchorage
Lat/Lon: near 29 23.405 North/081 39.750 West
Location: lies west and a bit south of flashing daybeacon #68
Minimum Depth: 5+ feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 50 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: fair, open to western, eastern and southwestern winds
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37. Morrison Creek Anchorage
Lat/Lon: near 29 10.832 North/081 32.393 West
Location: will be found east-northeast of flashing daybeacon #19
Minimum Depth: 6-feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 38 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: excellent
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38. River Forest Anchorage
Lat/Lon: near 29 01.173 North/081 23.757 West
Location: lies southwest of unlighted daybeacon #36
Minimum Depth: 6-feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 36 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: excellent
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39. Hontoon Dead River Anchorage
Lat/Lon: near 28 57.295 North/081 21.789 West
Location: found on the northerly reach of the lagoon-like body of water where charted Snake Creek makes in from the east
Minimum Depth: 5-feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 36 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: very good
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40. Starks Landing Cutoff Loop Anchorage
Lat/Lon: near 28 56.756 North/081 20.879 West
Location: found west of flashing daybeacon #69
Minimum Depth: 6-feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 36 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: excellent
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41. Dutchmans Bend Anchorage
Lat/Lon: near 28 55.227 North/081 21.114 West
Location: will be discovered south of flashing daybeacon #81
Minimum Depth: 6-feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 34 feet (swing room can be tight here)
Foul Weather Shelter: excellent
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42. Emmanuel Bend Anchorage
Lat/Lon: near 28 52.734 North/081 21.765 West
Location: found south of flashing daybeacon #95
Minimum Depth: 6-feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 34 feet ONLY
Foul Weather Shelter: excellent
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43. Butchers Bend EasternAnchorage
Lat/Lon: 28 51.483 North/081 21.142 West
Location: lies along the St. John’s northeasterly shores, north-north of unlighted daybeacon #110
Minimum Depth: 5 feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 38 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: excellent
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44. Butchers Bend Western Anchorage
Lat/Lon: 29 51.475 North/081 21.276 West
Location: lies along the St. John’s northeasterly shores, north-north of unlighted daybeacon #110
Minimum Depth: 4 ½ feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 34 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: excellent
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45. Last Anchorage
Lat/Lon: near 28 50.332 North/081 19.325 West
Location: will be found on the square shaped cove making into the St. Johns northeasterly banks, between the second and third bridges which cross the St. Johns River just before this stream enters Lake Monroe
Minimum Depth: 5-feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 40 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: excellent
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Fernandina Beach Waterfront Mooring Field (NOTE: No mooring balls as of October, 2016, due to Matthew)
Statute Mile: 716.5
Lat/Lon: near 30 40.204 North/081 28.147 West
Location: just off the Fernandina Beach waterfront and hard by flashing daybeacon #12
Minimum Depth: 6 feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 50 feet
Foul Weather Protection: Fair, wide open to southwestern and, to a lesser extent, northeastern breezes
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We stayed at this anchorage on 11-18-11, and there was a fairly strong northerly wind, and it was quite challenging anchoring because the strong current made it difficult to get the nose of the boat to point into the wind. Our boat sat at a funny angle to the wind all night and it was somewhat uncomfortable. The wind also blew very foul smelling fumes from the two factories nearby all over the anchorage. Not pleasant. The town of Fernandina is very nice, however, and there is a fabulous farmers market on main street on Saturday mornings. You can also take showers at the Fernandina City marina for just a few dollars.
Way Happy
Ditto on a good stop here. Same for the quaint town
anchored there spring 09, but a little further north, at the end of the group of anchored boats SW of R10. good holding.. came in around 1am and i wasnt’ going to be picky about the views! just a safe stop to catch some zzzz
pascal
MY Charmer, 70′ Johnson
Bells River Anchorages
Statute Mile: 716.5
Lat/Lon:
30 40.700 North/081 28.777 West (downstream anchorage, just north of intersection with Lanceford Creek)
30 41.366 North/081 29.084 West (anchorage short of river’s turn to the west ‘“ after passing through this turn, the river splits)
30 41.316 North/081 29.581 West (anchorage on western fork of Bells River, east of charted Tiger Basin)
Location: these anchorages are located along the splintered course of Bells River ‘“ this stream intersects the ICW abeam of the Fernandina Beach waterfront, hard by flashing buoy #10
Minimum Depth: 7 feet in the unmarked channel
Swing Room:
sufficient room for vessels as large as 45 feet in downstream anchorage
sufficient room for vessels as large as 42 feet in anchorage short of river’s turn to the west
sufficient room for vessels as large as 38 feet in anchorage on western fork of Bells River, east of charted Tiger Basin
Foul Weather Protection: Fair in downstream anchorage ‘“ open to northern winds; Good in both upstream anchorages
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We have anchored our 60′ LOA Hatteras with plenty of room in the north/south stretch of Bells River three times, twice below the charted shallow spot and once above. This is one of our favorite stops and we coincidentally rode out some bad weather in the fall of 2008 there. As noted there are some soft places, so take the time to get a good set.
Great dinghy dock facility, but be courteous and check in with the marina. We had a very good experience with the marina when our generator had an issue, they quickly made a spot for us and got us a local tech pronto.
Rode out a 4-day storm in May, 2008 in the branch of the Bells that turns south between the two upstream anchor marks. Anchor did drag a couple of boat lengths when the winds went over 40 kts, then reset (44 Bruce on a 21000 lb ketch). Otherwise secure and at worst moderate seas. This storm dumped so much water in N. Fl that at high tide the Bells River became the Bells Lake. All of the marsh land that forms the banks were under several feet of water. The tops of the marsh grass was under water. With no channel marks in this portion of the river I would have had to blindly trust my chart plotter to re-anchor if the Bruce had not reset. Bottom line: A good anchorage, but if a really bad storm is coming I would now try to get into one of the marinas on Amelia Is. See also: http://www.svsarah.com/Sailing/ewBahamasNorth.html for more details on my adventure.
John – SV Sarah
We stayed in the “downstream” anchorage and it was fine with a good anchor and plenty of rode. A bit spalshy ride to town but that is what the dink is for. Great lunch intown. Another ruiser said the marina facilites (available to us on anchor, too) were really nice.
J. S. Woodward – MV-Avalon
Waterway Anchorage
Statute Mile: 718.5
Lat/Lon: near 30 39.623 North/081 29.160 West
Location: south of flashing daybeacon #1, just off the western shoreline of the combined track of the Amelia River and the ICW
Minimum Depth: 6 feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 55 feet
Foul Weather Protection: Fair to poor, particularly open to southern winds
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Jackson Creek Anchorage
Statute Mile: 719.5
Lat/Lon: near 30 38.700 North/081 29.014 West
Location: off from the Waterway’s eastern banks just south of flashing daybeacon #3
Minimum Depth: 6 feet BUT channel is MUCH narrower than appears to be the case at high tide
Swing Room: sufficient room ONLY for vessels as large as 32 feet
Foul Weather Protection: Fair
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Upper Amelia River Anchorage
Statute Mile: 720
Lat/Lon: near 30 38.367 North/081 29.697 West
Location: on the waters of upper Amelia River, which intersects the ICW southwest of flashing daybeacon #7
Minimum Depth: 7 feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 38 feet
Foul Weather Protection: Good, except in unusually strong eastern and northeastern winds
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Alligator Creek Anchorage
Statute Mile: 726
Lat/Lon:
30 34.491 North/081 28.288 West (anchorage south of intersection with Alligator Creek
30 34.690 North/081 28.127 West (anchorage northeast of intersection with Alligator Creek)
Location: entrance lies north-northeast of the ICW’s unlighted daybeacon #36
Minimum Depth: 6 ½ feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 45 feet
Foul Weather Protection: Fair to good, but open to southwestern and northeastern winds
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Anchored here on 4/13/13. Entered and exited by the south end. Came in near low tide and bounced twice. Have anchored here last year also and find holding is good. Current is not too bad and protection is good. Waited in morning for rising tide, no problem leaving. Would rate it a 3 because of the problems entering at a lower tide. s/v Skye
We anchored here recently and found the water deep and holding good. Our spade dug in instantly.
Our 2009 copy of Skipper Bob’s Guide to Anchorages warns not to enter or leave through the northern end of the anchorage but we found good water in the center when we left northbound.
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