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Landing Zone! on Manatee River, Palmetto, FL by Winston Fowler
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Lion Fish photo taken by Winston Fowler at Guy Harvey Outpost at St. Pete Beach, FL
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Amenities Galore, What Are You Waiting For? Longboat Key Club Moorings, GICW Statute Mile 77.5, Sarasota, FL
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.
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Spring Travel: Fun in the Sun, NC Intracoastal Waterway
Nice article on the North Carolina Waterway by By Blake Guthrie for the AJC.
Spring travel: Fun in the sun
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Things to Do on the Waterways of Chesapeake, Virginia
GoChesapeake, A CRUISERS NET SPONSOR, is an organization dedicated to promoting waterway tourism for economic prosperity in the Chesapeake, Virginia area.
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The historic Dismal Swamp Canal connects southeastern Virginia to northeastern North Carolina and is recognized as the oldest, continuously operating waterway in the United States. Originally built in the early 1790s, the canal historically served as a trade route from Virginia to North Carolina. Today, the canal is part of the Intracoastal Waterway and hosts pleasure boaters navigating their way between the Chesapeake Bay and the Albemarle Sound.
Nearby Lake Drummond feeds the Dismal Swamp Canal and controls its overall depth. Minimum canal depths average 6 ½ feet with the canal, its locks and bridges accommodating watercraft up to 50 feet wide and 300 feet in length.
The 22-mile canal flows through the heart of the Great Dismal Swamp, offering explorers magnificent terrain views and glimpses of its diverse wildlife. Atlantic white cypress trees line the canal banks as deer, river otters and the occasional black bear romp in this outdoor refuge. Travelers navigating the canal during spring and fall migration can spot migratory, neo-tropical birds passing through the region during their bi-annual pilgrimage.
The Dismal Swamp Canal’s two locks and bridges operate 365 days a year, weather conditions permitting. The two locks that bookend the Dismal Swamp Canal operate four times a day at 8:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 1:30 p.m., and 3:30 p.m. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers maintains the canal as part of the Intracoastal Waterway.
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Update on Old Bahama Bay Marina, Bahamas
Now that many of you are in southern waters and maybe headed for the Bahamas, don’t miss this opportunity to link with the Royal Marsh Harbour Yacht Club, A CRUISERS NET SPONSOR!. Our thanks to Jim Lund for sharing this update on Old Bahama Bay Marina.
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Bimini Sands Marina Inlet Video from Capt. Steve Russell
Our thanks to Steve Russell for sharing his video of the entrance channel into Bimini Sands Marina.
Entrance Channel into Bimini Sands Marina, Bimini, Bahamas
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Vote Best Small Town for Washington, NC, Pamlico River
Washington is the only NC town in the top six in the Small Business Revolution Main Street competition and they need your vote! Vote once a day through 2/19. See Vote Here link below.
Whether you want to revisit the past, satisfy your curiosities, discover the arts or explore your true nature, you can do it from the heart of the Inner Banks – Washington, North Carolina. Washington City Docks, A CRUISERS’ NET SPONSOR, has proven to be well worth the journey up the Pamlico River.
Vote Washington, North Carolina
Our town, Washington, NC, is in the final phase of the Small Business Revolution contest. A contest with over 12,000 entries and we’ve made it to the Top 6 towns!
Vote Washington
The Small Business Revolution is on a mission to revitalize small towns, one small business at a time. From thousands of nominations, we’ve made it to the Top 6! At this point, the winner is chosen by a nationwide vote, which is where we need your help!
As the only town in North Carolina in the Top 6, show your pride and vote for Washington, NC for the Small Business Revolution Main Street and help us gain national recognition.
The winner will be featured on the HULU series Small Business Revolution with $500,000 infused into the small businesses in Washington, NC. Please help us by voting Washington from 2/12 thru 2/19. You can vote once per day, per email address & per IP address. The winning town will be announcedon February 26 and we look forward to celebrating with you!
To receive daily text reminders to vote and to stay up to date with standings and announcements, text @mywash to 81010
Vote hereClick Here To Open A Chart View Window, Zoomed To the Location of the Washington City Docks
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Saga of the Sinking of Cargo Ship The Marine Electric
Click below for the frightening story of the Coast Guard’s efforts to rescue the crew of the Marine Electric off the coast of Virginia.
Shipwreck that Changed the Coast Guard Forever
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AIWA Posts Membership Gains via Cruisers Net
Pat yourselves on the back, dear Cruisers Net users. Your Cruisers Net Team is very PROUD of YOU! The lobbying work of AIWA is crucial to keeping the Waterway navigable and your membership dollars directly impact their vital work. But let’s not stop here, please continue to join and encourage your boating neighbors to do likewise, regardless of their homeport.
Dear Cruisers Net family,
I wanted to reach out and thank you and your readers for your support in January. From the new membership sign-ups, it is clear how important the Cruisers Net endorsement is. Looking over the month, we can directly link about 25-30 new individual memberships, one Associate membership, and one Corporate membership to your article and follow-up. In dollars and cents, the contributions total at least $1,700!
Thank you again for your ongoing support and joining us in being the Unified Voice of the Waterway, and helping us take a giant step forward in our efforts to raise awareness for the waterway and for the AIWA.
Respectfully,
Brad
Brad Pickel
Executive Director
Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association
5A Market
Beaufort, SC 29906
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Interesting Issue of GPS Jamming on the Southeast Coast
Has this issue of GPS jamming been a problem for any of you? If so, let us hear from you. Our thanks to Ted for sharing this link.
https://theaviationist.com/
2019/02/08/basically-carrier- Ending today February 10, 2019 but still of interest to cruisers. My wife and I will be transiting ICW through this area. “Stop buzzer” supposed to get jamming turned off for pilots. Best argument for paper charts and keeping up with position.strike-group-4-is-jamming-gps- across-u-s-southeast-coast/
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Markers On-Station in Longboat Pass, near GIWW Statute Mile 85
Longboat Pass separates Longbeach and Bradenton Beach south of Tampa Bay north of Sarasota, FL Adjustments to the uncharted ATONS in the Pass are a common and frequent USCG procedure and the last dredging was completed in April of ’17 (https://cruisersnet.net/164177). Our thanks to Bob Dockery for this update on earlier confusing marker positions
CHANNEL MARKS NOW IN PROPER PLACE
Bob DockeryClick Here To Open A Chart View Window, Zoomed To the Location of Longboat Pass
Area Sponsoring Marina
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Palm Beach International Boat Show, Mar 28-31, West Palm Beach Waterfront
For details and admission, go the official site, Palm Beach International Boat Show.
Palm Beach International Yacht Show
Announcing the 2019 annual Palm Beach Boat Show, in West Palm Beach, Florida, from Thursday the 28th to Sunday the 31st of March, 2019.
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Donations Sought to Fight Anti-Anchoring Legislation in Florida
The battle with Florida legislators over anchoring privileges has been going on for years and the restrictions on anchoring appear to be raising their ugly heads…AGAIN! For earlier discussions, see Right to Anchor, Restrictive Anchoring, Continued Discussion. Please donate if you can.
We want to thank each of you who has made contributions to help keep Florida anchorages open to cruisers. While contributions from our members and members of SSCA, DeFever Cruisers and MTOA are appreciated, presently, the total contributions are running short of our expectations.
This year, SEVERAL FLORIDA CITIES ARE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN A HOST OF ANTI-ANCHORING, ANTI-CRUISING BILLS including but not limited to the Cities of Melbourne and Hollywood. These bills can result in the elimination of specific anchorages that you currently enjoy.
Our coalition and the lobbying firm representing us in Tallahassee are working closely with BoatUS lobbyists to stop local governments from passing legislation which would allow them to regulate anchoring in their jurisdictions, but we need your help. Please do not assume that our lobbying efforts can proceed without your help. We can win but it takes resources and commitment throughout the upcoming Legislative Session.
We know that a law passed in Florida will set the precedent for the same maritime treatment in other states along the I95/AICW corridor.
WHETHER YOU CRUISE IN FLORIDA OR NOT, WE NEED YOUR HELP TO STOP THIS ASSAULT ON OUR RIGHTS TO CRUISE AND ANCHOR IN FLORIDA AND BEYOND.
Thanks to all of you for your support!
-Kim
Kimberly Russo
Director
America’s Great Loop Cruisers’ Association
krusso@greatloop.org
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More on Capsized Tug in Jekyll Creek, GA AICW Statute Mile 683
This large tug capsized in December just north of the fixed bridge over Jekyll Creek, Jekyll Island, GA. The tug has now been removed, see Bruce’s comment below. See Sunken Tug and Capsized Tug for earlier reports.
Capsized tugboat floating off Jekyll Island for more than 2 weeks
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Report from Moore Haven Lock, Okeechobee Waterway Statute Mile 78
This report comes from our good friends and partners, Sara and Monty Lewis, of Explorer Charts. Search “Bahamas Chatter” from our Homepage for more on Explorer Charts.
The Moore Haven lock had only one gate open and it was a narrow squeeze for our 17’ wide catamaran. All locks require life jackets now for all persons aboard and they all supply lines to tie up. Some of them hang in the water and are a bit slimy. Good to have a wiper handy.
Sara and MontyClick Here To View the VA to NC Cruisers’ Net Marina Directory Listing For Moore Haven Lock
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AICW Buoy R40 Reported Missing, Ramshorn Creek, SC Statute Mile 570
The reported missing ICW buoy marks the west side of the southbound entrance into a controlled channel at the southern end of Ramshorn Creek. This unconfirmed report by Capt. JoePat Brasfield has been forwarded by James H Newsome from Bob423. Thank you James and JoePat.
Capt JoePat Brasfield reported this morning that R40 near ICW StM 570 at the south end of Ramshorn Creek just north of Beaufort County Free Public Dock at Daufuskie Island is missing.
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NOAA: Change in Raster Chart Channel Depths
These changes are an effort to standardize depth presentation on printed and raster charts.
February 7, 2019
Contact:
Kristen Crossett, 301-325-2113NOAA announces change in channel depths on raster nautical chart products
NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey recently announced plans to change the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) maintained channel depth values on raster 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 USACE sonar surveys of channels. In the past, controlling depths were provided on raster charts but will now be replaced with the original channel design dredging depths used by the USACE (called project depths). Standardizing depth presentation on these products will improve data consistency and overall safety. Implementation begins in early 2019.NOAA’s suite of electronic navigational charts (NOAA ENC®) are not affected by these changes. Mariners are encouraged to use NOAA ENCs for critical safety information as these products are typically updated up to one month ahead of raster products.
For more information, please visit: https://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/updates/?p=171708
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.
NOAA Office of Coast Survey, 1315 East-West Highway, SSMC3 #6509, Silver Spring, MD 20906
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Bahamas Chatter: Big Changes in Explorer Electronic Data Availability
Explorer Chartbooks, A CRUISERS NET PARTNER, has long been the standard navigational supplement for enjoyable, informative, and safe cruising through the beautiful Bahamian waters and island visits.
Big Changes in Explorer Electronic Data Availability
February 2019 introduces some changes in the sources of data being used for electronic navigation in the Bahamas. If you have come to rely on the accuracy of the Explorer chart data, this is important information for you. If you are planning a trip to the Bahamas in the near future, you may need to make some changes right now to assure that you go with the best chart data.
One of the recent developments causing a shift is that Garmin has purchased Navionics.
Garmin has announced that its new g3 marine electronics offerings will contain only Navionics data for the Bahamas. With this February 2019 issue, Garmin will no longer make Explorer Bahamas data available to its customers. The g3 will be included in the g3 accessory cards and pre-loaded chart plotters.
The Explorer data is still available on g2 accessory cards (Garmin) and earlier pre-loaded chart plotters which may be in inventory for a few more weeks. Although the release of the new g3 material has already begun, customers desiring Explorer data still have an opportunity to upgrade their g2 cards.
If you haven’t upgraded your Garmin for awhile and don’t have the g2 data, we urge you to call Garmin or visit your marine electronics store to insure that you travel to the Bahamas with the tried and true Explorer chart data.
Other avenues for insuring Explorer-only data is to go with C-Map by Navico products and its affiliates SIMRAD, LOWRANCE, and B&G. Also, chart data through MapMedia, MaxSea, Nobeltec, Standard Horizon, RosePoint Coastal Explorer, and Furuno can be trusted to use Explorer vector and raster information. If you are using RayMarine hardware, please inquire of the company as Explorer data is available but not on all units.
There are also three new apps for phone/tablet that now include Explorer-only raster data. Check out AquaMap and iNavx. Links below:
Aquamap links
iTunes
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/aqua-map-marine-boating-gps/id919552329?mt=8
Google Play
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gec.MarineApp.WorldViewerLite
iNavX links
Itunes
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/inavx-marine-navigation/id286616280?mt=8
Google Play
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gpsnavx.iNavX
Embark (by C-Map) links
Itunes
Google Play
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.isea.Embark&utm_source=stylum.teamworkpm.net
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Explorer Charts are “The Standard” IMHO.
- Reply to Ted
Using Aqua Map on my iDevices in The Bahamas right now. The Explorer maps are great.
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Invitation to the Albemarle Loop, Albemarle Sound, NC
Albemarle Loop
Whether you are traveling back north or south, the rivers and communities that frame the Albemarle Sound are inviting you to explore their shores and experience their warm southern hospitality. A community of marine businesses and historical locations, located on and around the Albemarle Sound of North Carolina, have organized to serve boaters through the Albemarle Loop. For more see FOCUS ON Albemarle Loop. Our thanks to Bill and Amy Denison for this reminder posted on AGLCA’s Forum. Bill and Amy reside at Albemarle Plantation, A CRUISERS NET SPONSOR!
As Loopers are heading north this spring we invite you to come and explore the North Carolina southern hospitality for those boats willing to explore the Albemarle Sound which is just off the ICW. Yes, we are a mini loop that extends 2 nights of free dockage at its many locations. Visit our small towns and rural settings with many opportunities to anchor as well. Check our web site at albemarleloop.com.
We are currently on the loop and a resident at Albemarle Plantation which has a 166 slip marina with gas and diesel available. Also on site is an 18 hole golf course and 2 restaurants. Golf carts are available to explore our neighborhoods. Come for a visit, relax and stay a while.
We will be returning the end of March and would be happy to act as a harbor host during your visit to Albemarle Plantation.Bill and Amy Denison
M/V MAR-KAT
Back Cove 41Click Here To Open A Chart View Window, Zoomed To the Location of Albemarle Plantation Marina
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