Will this project be of use for navigation? We’ll have to wait and see.
MarineMax and Boat Owners Warehouse are providing the boats that will transport the Google cameras through South Florida’s waterways. In addition to the Intracoastal Waterway and Biscayne Bay, the map will cover some adjoining rivers, inlets and commercial canals.
Google to map South Florida waterways in partnership with marine industry from South Florida Business Journal
This volunteering opportunity is a natural for cruisers who winter in Florida – a chance to get involved by meeting local folks and helping a program that is working to preserve Florida’s marine environment. A CRUISERS’ NET SPONSOR, Fort Myers Beach is a town that knows how to treat cruisers and invite them back time and time again!
Fascinated by the Florida’s flora and fauna? Interested in working in marine biology? Enjoy working with visitors, children and school groups? The Ostego Bay Foundation Inc. on San Carlos Island is now recruiting adults 18 or older who are interested in volunteering.
Ostego Bay Marine Science Center seeks volunteers from Fort Myers Beach Observer
Click Here To Open A Chart View Window, Zoomed To the Location of the Fort Myers Beach Mooring Field
The Cruisers’ Net development team is pleased to announce the release of an updated version of our iOS App.
This release is a significant improvement and contains the following changes:
It is available now in the App Store. Click here to download:
As you experience this new version we are always interested in hearing from you regarding enhancements or improvement suggestions in addition to any bugs or problems you experience.
Our development team is now focused on a similar update for the Android App.
Tony Pozun shares his appreciation of sunsets on his 10th trip from New York to Key West.
Atlantic City Sunset
Potomac River Sunset
Key Largo Sunset
Marathon
Key West Sunset
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.
Bahamas Chatter: Mooring. In Abaco.
Mooring. In Abaco.
Posted: 17 Feb 2018 03:00 PM PST
Looking for a recommendation for mooring or docking a 44’ voyage cat. Looking for charter partners. Expected to get permit late March. Heading north from BVI. Hoping to call Abaco our new base. AlternateLatitude.com
The Charleston City Boatyard, a subsidiary of Charleston City Marina, A CRUISERS’ NET SPONSOR, is found on the northern reaches of the Wando River north of red marker #40.
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Click Here To Open A Chart View Window, Zoomed To the Location of Charleston City Boatyard
Click Here To Open A Chart View Window, Zoomed To the Location of Charleston City Marina
Our thanks to Becky Pineo of DOCKWA for sharing this delightful blog on Valentine’s Day.
12 Things to Love About Boaters
Louise is asking for recent experience anchoring in Morgan’s Bluff. If you have had good luck setting your anchor there, let us hear from you.
Can you tell us what the bottom conditions are for anchoring in Morgan’s Bluff? We heard after Juaquine in 2015 the bottom was all scoured and thus poor holding. Wondering if it has improved.
Louise
Morgan’s Bluff is not in our Anchorage Directory, but we found these entries via Google:
www.noonsite.com › Countries › Bahamas
Morgans Bluff – Profile. Location. Morgan’s Bluff at the north end of North Andros, just north of Nicholls Town. Not much goes on here except for the regatta … The anchorage is good holding in sand and grass and protection good except from the north. The government dock is off-limits to private boats.
And this from Cruisers’ Net Partner Explorer Charts:
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.
Bahamas Chatter: Tale of Two Lights
Tale of Two Lights
Posted: 09 Feb 2018 06:29 AM PST
We have a first-hand report on two navigational lights; one of which is crucial to navigation in an open area and the other one entering Nassau Harbour from the east.
The first, the Northwest Channel Light, is still not lighted. There is a pole (approximately 30′) with a rope trailing from the top. This crucial light has not yet been replaced (for several years).
The second, the light on Porgee Rock, has been rebuilt and is working. The irony of this is that we just took that light off all of the Explorer charts of the area and published the new data last summer, and now it is working again! Oh well! So make a correction on your charts: The Porgee Rock Light is now working (for now).
Monty Lewis
Explorer Chartbooks
Old Port Cove Marina, A CRUISERS’ NET SPONSOR, is located on the western shore of the northern Lake Worth channel, near unlighted daybeacon #7. North Palm Beach Marina is found on the southwestern banks of the Waterway south of the North Palm Beach/Parker Bridge.
CLICK HERE FOR LIVE STREAMING FROM OLD PORT COVE AND NORTH PALM BEACH MARINAS
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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.
Bahamas Chatter: Guana moorings?
Guana moorings?
Posted: 08 Feb 2018 03:29 PM PST
Looking for a reasonable place to moor a 35 foot sailboat for long term near Guana Cay. Just bought a boat that has been occupied on the hook in Marsh Harbour, but I’m living in a home in Guana for the next year.
Fort Pierce is home to Fort Pierce City Marina, A CRUISERS’ NET SPONSOR, located west of the Waterway, just south of the Fort Pierce high-rise bridge, and well north of unlighted daybeacon #188.
Manatee Observation and Education Center
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In reference to a much earlier posting, referencing issues with anchoring in Edgewater Lake, Richard Messier is asking for advice on short term anchoring on this small body of water. If you have recent experience anchoring in Edgewater Lake, let us hear from you.
I just lost my docking spot on the next street over to edge water lake. So I thought it was a good time to plan on taking the 38 ft Irwin out of the water to paint the bottom but need to wait a week or two. Thought I might leave it anchored at edge water lake until then. Question is can I without being harassed? I am planning on purchasing a home in this area in the next two months but waiting for the sale of my current home in Port Charlotte. Also what other options are there?
Richard Messier
Click Here To View the Western Florida Cruisers’ Net Anchorage Directory Listing For Edgewater Lake
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Reports of shoaling south of Fernandina Beach have been coming in for several years prompting numerous comments. This shoaling and shifting channel lies c. two miles south of Fernandina Beach harbor just north of the Waterway’s turn into Kingsley Creek. Our thanks to Geologist Bill Aley for sending this buoy update. Note that these temporary buoys are not charted in our charts.
Here is the latest update from the local U.S. Coast Guard district: Three temporary navigation aids were placed last Friday, however, the old Navigation Aids will not be removed until sometime next month based on availability of their construction platform. Info for the newly placed navigation aids is as follows:
1. TEMPORARILY ESTABLISHED AMELIA RIVER BUOY 18A
A. SET 5NFR IN POSITION 30-39-52.591N / 081-29-07.904W (30°39.8765N / 081°29.1317W, 30.664609 / -81.485529) IN 14 FEET OF
WATER USING 45 FEET OF 1/2 INCH CHAIN AND 135LB DORMOR.
2. TEMPORARILY ESTABLISHED FERNANDINA BEACH BUOY 1A
A. SET 5CFR IN POSITION 30-39-46.402N / 081-29-05.211W (30°39.7733N / 081°29.0869W, 30.662889 / -81.484781) IN 15 FEET OF
WATER USING 45 FEET OF 1/2 INCH CHAIN AND 135LB DORMOR.
3. TEMPORARILY ESTABLISHED FERNANDINA BEACH BUOY 1B
A. SET 5CFR IN POSITION 30-39-36.579N / 081-29-09.632W (30°39.6097N / 081°29.1605W, 30.660161 / -81.486009) IN 15 FEET OF
WATER USING 45 FEET OF 1/2 INCH CHAIN AND 135LB DORMOR.
Bill Aley, P.G.
Professional Geologist
10151 Deerwood Park Blvd.
Bldg. 300, Suite 300
Jacksonville, FL 32256
Phone (904) 731-7040
Direct (904) 256 -1313
www.taylorengineering.com
And the Local Notice:
FLORIDA – AICW – ST SIMONS SOUND – TOLOMATO RIVER – AMELIA RIVER & FERNANDINA BEACH: Temporary Aids Established
The following aids had have been temporarily established after completion of dredging operations resulting in a channel shift to the west.
-Amelia River Buoy 18A in position 30-39-52.591N / 081-29-07.904W
(30°39.8765N / 081°29.1317W, 30.664609 / -81.485529)
-Fernandina Beach Buoy 1A in position 30-39-46.402N / 081-29-05.211W
(30°39.7733N / 081°29.0869W, 30.662889 / -81.484781)
-Fernandina Beach Buoy 1B in position 30-39-36.579N / 081-29-09.632W
(30°39.6097N / 081°29.1605W, 30.660161 / -81.486009)
Chart 11489 LNM 06/18
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Besides somewhat chilly temperatures in south Florida right now, here’s another reason to think twice before you dive!
Great white shark ‘George’ spotted off Gulf coast of Florida
According to OCEARCH, ‘George’ was spotted Sunday near the edge of Everglades National Park
Author: Associated Press
Published: 11:40 AM EST February 6, 2018
CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY from wtsp.com
Nick Johnson
Good thing it’s on the other side of the state. There were some sharks hanging out in south beach a few weeks ago too
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.
Bahamas Chatter: Shower in Hatchett Bay, Eleuthra
Shower in Hatchett Bay, Eleuthra
Posted: 04 Feb 2018 02:20 PM PST
Farrington’s convenience store is located at the gazebo dock. He now has a shower available for the cruisers, $5/shower is what he is planing on charging.
This good Samaritan is a perfect example of a Cruiser Helping Cruisers, to say nothing of good seamanship. Bravo Palm Breeze!
While we cannot all be such dramatic heroes, the concern we show for each other out on the water often goes a long way toward making cruising more fun and even saving lives.
News Release
U.S. Coast Guard 7th District Southeast
Contact: 7th District Public Affairs
Office: 305-415-6683
After Hours: 786-367-7649
7th District online newsroom
Coast Guard, good Samaritan rescued five people near Boynton Beach
MIAMI — The Coast Guard, with the help of a good Samaritan, rescued five people from the water Saturday approximately four miles east of Lower Boynton Beach, Florida.
Coast Guard 7th District watchstanders received a report at approximately 9:24 a.m. of a 31-foot pleasure craft with five people aboard rapidly taking on water.
Watchstander launched an Air Station Miami MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew to the scene and a Station Lake Worth Inlet also launched a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew. Florida Wildlife Conservation Commission also responded.
A good Samaritan aboard the sailing vessel Palm Breeze arrived on scene and retrieved the five people from the water. The boat was completely submerged. The good Samaritan transferred the people to the Lake Worth Inlet boatcrew who took them back to the station.
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Bahamas Chatter: “Changes in Bimini Entrance Buoys”
Changes in Bimini Entrance Buoys
Posted: 03 Feb 2018 07:20 AM PST
The 2017 hurricanes brought changes to the entrance buoys of the channel to Bimini. The waypoint in Explorer Chartbook Near Bahamas 8th edition remains the same, but some of the buoys are off station as originally plotted on the chart.
* The first red buoy on the chart is now off station, having moved northward off the southern tip of North Bimini right in the middle of a very shallow sandbar. Don’t go there!
* The first red buoy you see approaching South Bimini is actually the second one on the chart. It is in the correct position.
* There is a green buoy beyond that and it is off station near the entrance to Bimini Sands Marina on South Bimini.
* There are four small buoys along the shore of South Bimini leading into North Bimini. They are in correct position. The lighted pole at the entrance also remains.
Another note on Bimini: The marinas no longer furnish Customs papers for you to fill out on your boat. Here’s a link: https://forms.bahamas.gov.bs/dp_form.asp?fid=263.
You have to either go to Customs to get the forms and fill them out there or download them and print them out so you can fill them ahead of time.
The Customs office is still at the Big Game Marina, while Immigration is a little farther north at the Administration Building (both shown on the chart).
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