There is a wide swath of opinion when it comes to Kilkenny Marina. Some, like Captain below, find this facility charming. Others swear they can hear the “Deliverance” music playing in the background as the dock is approached. Let us know about your experiences here. Click on the “Comment on This Posting/Marina/Anchorage/Bridge” link below, and share your Kilkenny experiences.

Jan 30, 2010 If you want to get some insight as to what it may have been like cruising the ICW 40 years ago, plan to stop here. Very straight forward going up Kilkenny Creek. Side tie on port or starbgoard depending on tidal flow. Restaurant is now open. Call ahead to be sure. Restrooms open only during office hours (7am to 7pm). Really nice folks and real country. There is one long floating dock. Very dangerous on a frosty morn’. We left Harbour Town on Hilton Head ‘“ stopped at Kilkenny ‘“ and proceeded to Brunwick Landing. A perfect stopping point. Capt Dave
David Jenkins

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Redbird Creek intersects the Georgia stretch of the AICW just south of Hells Gate and the Ogeechee River. We have always found this streams makes for a secure overight stop, UNLESS the wind really gets its dander up. With this sort of especially foul weather in the offing, the marsh grass shores may not afford sufficient protection.

January 14 2010, We are anchored upstream on Redbird Creek in light winds. This is a great spot. We entered at low tide and the depths are a bit less than shown on the chart but we never saw less than 10 feet. If you want piece and quiet, this is the place. The middle of nowhere but we still have cell phone service. The only problem is finding adquate swing room between the crab traps.
Dave Boxmeyer

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Brunswick Landing Marina is located well off the AICW, on the shores of East River, near downtown Brunswick. This is a very popular facility with cruisers, particulary those who plan to stay in Brunswick for long perids of time.
Nearby, Jekyll Harbor Marina (Statute Mile 684.5) is located directly on the Jekyll Creek portion of the AICW, and these good folks are a SALTY SOUTHEAST CRUISERS’ NET SPONSOR! This facility also features some of the friendliest folks you will ever encounter on the Waterway.

Clean, well run marina. Rates have gone up, $2.00 transient and $11.00 monthly. Electricity is metered and billed at $0.18 per kwh, 50% higher than I pay at home in Florida.
Fox’s retaurant has very good food and reasonable rates
Dick Hein

Redbird Creek is the first good anchorage available to cruising size craft, directly off the AICW, south of the Ogeechee River. As usual for this region, the shores are marsh grass, which does not give the best protection in really heavy weather. Otherwise, this is a fine overnight stop.

We are fogged in at an anchorage you described in your book, Redbird Creek, north of Florida Passage in Georgia. Great holding and depth just as you described. Nice save as we got fogged in yesterday
afternoon just after Hell Gate.
Captain Jane Tigar

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We had a posting some time ago here on the Cruisers’ Net informing one and all that the dinghy dock at the Fort Frederica National Monument was out of commission. There is good anchorage abeam of this attraction in the Frederica River, but the option of going ashore would make it ever so much nicer. Now, as you will read below, looks like the dock will be restored in 2010.

I just received this response from the Superintendent at Fort Frederica (Georgia) to my question about when, if ever, the dock would be reopened. Perhaps we’ll be able to stop and go ashore next year!
Bob McLeran and Judy Young

Thank you for your interest in the National Park Service at Fort Frederica National Monument!
This message is in response to your question regarding the boat dock along the Frederica River.
We are indeed planning to re-build the boat dock and have been working on it over the last months. Unfortunately, we are working at 1/2 the normal staff levels so we face the challenge of completing multiple projects with just two employees.
Our plan, at this point in time, is to aim for dock completion by March 2010. The park’s long term goal includes building a floating dock near the historic dock site in the town of Frederica. This will take extended planning and project monies to see to fruition but we are actively pursuing this project. It will prove a wonderful way to tie in the park history and provide modern accessibility to the site.
Again, thank you for your interest in Fort Frederica National Monument. Please stop by when you sail once again. Hopefully we will have the
dock completed by that time.
I look forward to meeting you.

Subject: Fort Frederica Dinghy Dock
Cruising News: It appears that the dinghy dock at Fort Frederica is being restored. As I passed by this morning, a park ranger was laying down planking on what appears to be a new dinghy dock.
John Viera
S/V Tyche

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Subject: Fort Frederica Dock mm678
Cruising News: Good news!!! We are currently anchored just outside Fort Frederica and their dinghy dock is currently under construction. There are a top few planks being added and for safety reasons access to the Fort is still blocked. However for spring time it looks like cruisers will be able to access the Fort!
Dick and Elle
m/v Summer Wind

Update – We anchored off Fort Frederica in late October, 2009 and snapped this picture of the dinghy dock under construction. It would certainly appear that it should be completed in time for the northbound Spring migration. Beautiful anchorage, by the way.
Jim and Nancy Tracey
M/V O’dea

The dock is there but it is a LONG way from the water at low tide! There is no evidence of a dinghy float yet. (4/11/2010)
Allen Ames

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You must leave the AICW and cruise upstream on the Ogeechee River for some distance in order to reach Fort McAllister Marina. However, from both Captain Eddy’s report below, and an earlier posting here on the Net’s “Georgia” Cruising News section, sounds like the detour may be worth it.

We are currently staying at Ft. McAllister Marina. Our boat draws 7 foot. we came in from the ocean and had no problem naviagating to the Marina. There are some navagation marker but mostly private ones. We had no problem following markers back. You can call the marina and they are more than helpful to give more detailed directions.
I would not recommend coming in on low tide if you draw more than 5 foot. There is a shoal just east of the marina on the north side. The marina itself has a depth of 23 ft at low tide.
The marina is well maintain full service marina. They can accomodate vessels up to 100 ft. The staff is very friendly and helpful. There are showers and free laundry. The resturant opened this past spring, “Fish Tales”. The food and staff is excellent. The menu varies in tastes and price. There is something for everyone. Just one downer …. no alcohol on Sunday. I would highly recommend this marina.
Captain Sherry Eddy

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More good words about Sunbury Crab Company! Don’t miss this unique facility, and not just because they are a SALTY SOUTHEAST CRUISERS’ NET SPONSOR!

We left Savannah today and are currently docked at Sunbury Crab Co Restaurant and Marina up the Medway River @ mile 620 on the AICW. Elaine has extended a discount rate of $1.25 plus elect for AGLCA members (regular $1.75) and the 4 of us boats can attest to the down home hospitality that Sunbury has to offer. It’s one of those unique experiences like Hoppies or Bobbies Fish Camp except with real nice floating docks. They have a restaurant and bar on sight…we’ve been to the bar and it is truly unique…more later on the the restaurant. If you’re an AGLCA member and heading down the coast or when you’re heading up in the spring you should plan on making this a must stop.
Jim & Lisa Favors – Kismet

Our experience at Sunbury adds to the kudos this marina has already received! We arrived on a late November Monday (as it turned out the only cruisers that day), and the restaurant is closed Monday and Tuesday- No matter, we were welcomed into the marina AND invited to the restaurant, asked what we’d like and were then served a complete meal, at the time of our choosing! We picked fried shrimp and it was the VERY best, bar none, that we have ever had anywhere! It was fresh (caught that morning), sweet and just lightly battered and fried- the French fries were to die for as well!! This was our second stay at Sunbury ‘¦ the hospitality, service and food the first time were terrific, but all were exceeded this time! The Sunbury family treats cruisers as `most favored guests’ and the rural Georgia sea grass/marsh setting is exquisite- We’ll return and we recommend Sunbury Crab Company to all!!
Susan Scollay & Carolyn Bratt,
M/V Sojourner

After reading the above postings we called Bernard and secured reservations for last night, a very cold December Sunday. We were directed to their website for directions, which after careful reading took us right in’¦deep water most of the way, and we did not encounter any real skinny spots Note that it is almost 7 miles in, BUT WELL WORTH THE DETOUR. They are the third set of docks on the Sunbury Creek Canal and have a large flag on their fuel dock, which is up from the face dock. They are the nicest people, so hospitable and the food is GREAT. We had a special shrimp chowder and then a bucket (a big bucket-chock full) of Blue Crabs. It’s also a great place to stretch your legs, a short walk takes you to an old, and now well tended, graveyard. A really lovely family run marina and restaurant. We will definitely stop again on our way north next Spring. Thanks for the tip!
Ade & Jo Salzer
M/V Wandering Star

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