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    • USCG Updated Electronic Chart Policy


      News Release
      July 18, 2017
      U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters
      Contact: Headquarters Public Affairs
      Office: (202) 372-4630
      After Hours: (202) 603-3281

      Coast Guard updates electronic chart policy

      WASHINGTON –The U.S. Coast Guard announced today an update to its navigation guidance for the use of electronic charts in lieu of paper charts and publications.

      The updated version of Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular (NVIC) 01-16 identifies voluntary acceptable equivalencies to paper charts and publications as well as position fixing and plotting requirements under Coast Guard regulations.

      The NVIC also provides guidance and recommendations to vessel owners and operators and chart display manufacturers.

      “We took into account feedback from agency partners and industry stakeholders to adjust our electronic charts policy,” said Capt. Mary Ellen J. Durley, the chief of the Office of Navigation Systems.

      Mariners are not required to use electronic charts or electronic charting systems. The updated guidance offers a voluntary alternative means to comply with U.S. chart and publication carriage requirements.

      View the NVIC through the link above or copy and paste the following into a browser: https://www.uscg.mil/hq/cg5/nvic/pdf/2016/NVIC_01-16_electronic_charts_and_publications.pdf

      -USCG-

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    • Good Visit to St. Petersburg Municipal Marina, Tampa Bay


      Slips are now available!! On the brand new Dock 5. For information please call (727) 893-7329 or 800 782 8350

      St. Petersburg Municipal Marina, A SALTY SOUTHEAST CRUISERS’ NET SPONSOR, is a great liveaboard marina located on the western shore of Tampa Bay in downtown St. Petersburg.

      Overall a nice place to stay. Doug the master is enthusiastic and helpful. Tied up along a T/A Pier. A couple of places are roped off.
      Marina only accepts reservations via Dockwa. No phone reservations accepted.
      Bob McKane

      Click Here To View the Western Florida Cruisers’ Net Marina Directory Listing For St. Petersburg Municipal Marina

      Click Here To Open A Chart View Window, Zoomed To the Location of St. Petersburg Municipal Marina

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    • Bahamas Chatter: “New Flights to Abacos” plus 1 more

      Explorer Charts - the best charts for the Bahamas and Exumas

      Explorer Chartbooks, A SALTY SOUTHEAST 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: “New Flights to Abacos” plus 1 more 

      New Flights to Abacos

      Posted: 16 Jul 2017 10:11 AM PDT

      NEW direct service from Nassau to Treasure Cay TCB on BAHAMAS AIR
      Effective June 22 Bahamasair will reintroduce the Nassau/Treasure Cay
      service. The flight will operate as follow:

      Thurs/Sat/Sun depart Nassau at 6:30 am arrive Treasure Cay 7:40am – (note
      stop in MHH first)
      Thurs/Sat/Sun Depart Treasure Cay at 8:00am on the return to Nassau arrive
      8:35am.

      Mon/Thurs/Sun the flight will depart Nassau at 5:00pm arrive Treasure Cay at
      5:35pm –
      Mon/Thurs/Sun Depart Treasure Cay at 5:55pm arrive Nassau 7:05PM on the
      return(note stop in MHH).

      New Airlift-Fly Exclusive Bahamas

      www.flyexclusivebahamas.com

      Direct Service from Nassau to Marsh Harbor: MondayWednesday & Friday
      –morning AND evening flights available

      Direct Service Nassau to Treasure Cay starting in July

      Delta Airlines (800.455.2720):
      Direct service between Atlanta and Marsh
      Harbour (MHH) on TuesdayThursdayFridaySaturday and Sunday

      Island Wings (954.617.8804):
      Direct flights between Fort Lauderdale
      Executive Airport (EXE) and Treasure Cay on MondayThursdayFriday &
      Saturday
      Tropic Ocean Airways (888.962.7728): Treasure Cay – Monday & Friday, Marsh
      Harbour – MondayThursdayFriday & Sunday

      Silver Airways (801.0401.9100):
      Direct service between Fort Lauderdale and
      Treasure Cay

      Air Unlimited (888.962.7728):
      Direct service between Sanford(KSFP) and
      Treasure Cay (TCB) or Marsh Harbour (MHH) on FridaySaturday & Sunday

      Cat Cay Diesel price

      Posted: 16 Jul 2017 03:42 AM PDT

      I was at Cat cay last weekend and Diesel was 4.09 per gallon.

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    • 8 New Listings at Intracoastal Yacht Sales

      Our focus is to assist boaters with the purchase or sale of their powerboats. All our yacht owners are trained and educated on the handling and systems of their new vessel as part of our service. We want to make sure your experience with us is easy by being thorough with your needs. Through aggressive internet marketing, publication ads, and our long term networks we also have the resources to get your yacht sold! Our experience allows us the understanding of the market place.

      Intracoastal Yacht Sales, a long-time SALTY SOUTHEAST CRUISERS’ NET SPONSOR, offers full service brokerage representation from three locations, Wrightsville Beach, NC, Little River, SC and Charleston, SC. You will want to see these new offerings!

      CLICK HERE FOR THESE NEW LISTINGS

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    • Bahamas Chatter: New fuel and dockage survey

      Explorer Charts - the best charts for the Bahamas and Exumas

      Explorer Chartbooks, A SALTY SOUTHEAST 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: New fuel and dockage survey

      New fuel and dockage survey
      Posted: 14 Jul 2017 12:11 PM PDT
      We just completed a survey of most of the marinas offering fuel and dockage in the Bahamas. Some we were unable to contact at the present time. More diesel and gas prices were down than up.

      Please go to our website www.explorercharts.com under Fuel and Dockage Prices to check our latest findings. We will be updating continuously as we get new information.

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    • NOAA Nautical Chart News

       

      New products and activities for navigation safety…

      The latest news
      We are well into summer and Coast Survey has been busy providing commercial mariners and recreational boaters with top notch navigation products and services. Here are just a few things we have been up to.
      Rear Adm. Shepard M. Smith, director of NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey and the U.S. national representative to the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO), was elected as the chair of the newly established IHO Council.
      The council was established in November 2016 as a result of the adoption of amendments to the Convention on the International Hydrographic Organization. It is composed of 30 leading hydrographic nations from the membership of the IHO, and functions much like a corporate board of directors, overseeing performance management and the business side of the IHO.

      Read more

      Ready to hit the water this weekend? Find out if your nautical charts have been updated recently with our Weekly Chart Updates

      NOAA offers new certification program in nautical cartography  
       
      The International Board on Standards and Competence for Hydrographic Surveyors and Nautical Cartographers (IBSC) recognized and approved Coast Survey’s new certification program in cartography (CAT-B) at their 40th meeting in Willington, New Zealand. 
       
      The new program will grant certificates to up to 13 cartographers per year, through a combination of lectures, hands-on chart production experience, work details to various branches within the Coast Survey, and field trips to working hydrographic survey vessels. The first class (which is already full), will begin in fall 2017 at Coast Survey headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland. The duration of the program is 51 weeks and comprises six courses.
      NOAA hosts first open house on nautical cartography  
       
      NOAA hosted the first open house on nautical cartography on Friday, July 7th. The event featured posters, presentations, and tours focusing on nautical cartography, highlighting the field of charting and GIS. Industry partners, international mapping groups, government agencies, and many international charting offices were in attendance. The open house welcomed a total of 200 visitors, representing 24 countries.

      This one-day event, held in the Science Center on NOAA’s Silver Spring, MD, campus, was planned in conjunction with with the 28th annual International Cartographic Conference 2017 (ICC) in Washington, D.C. where NOAA also had a presence with an exhibit booth and presentations.

      New commemorative chart marks the Battle of Midway’s 75th anniversary
      Coast Survey and the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries created a commemorative nautical chart for the Battle of Midway’s 75th anniversary. This nautical chart was first published in 1943, and the commemorative chart includes the original depth soundings surrounding the islands overlaid with historical photos from the battle. Read more

      Coast Survey hurricane prep was in full swing before hurricane season started 
       
      Official hurricane season didn’t start until June 1, but Coast Survey’s navigation managers were heavily involved throughout April and May in training exercises with the U.S. Coast Guard, ports authorities, and NOAA’s National Weather Service.
      Why is Coast Survey involved? With our expertise in underwater detection, NOAA navigation response teams and survey ships are often the first ones in the water after a hurricane, looking to make sure that no hidden debris or shoaling poses a danger to navigation. 

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      NOAA Office of Coast Survey, 1315 East-West Highway, SSMC3 #6203, Silver Spring, MD 20906

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    • Intracoastal Waterway Photo Journal and Essays from Coastal Living

      This series of articles from Coastal Living on the Intracoastal Waterway features our good friends at Waterway Guide. Especially if you are considering navigating the southeast Waterway, the series is easy reading with lots of beautiful photos. Of course, we hope you will think of Salty Southeast Cruisers’ Net as you dream!

      Dream Trip: Boat from Savannah, Georgia, to Charleston, South Carolina

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    • Fuel Pumps Fully Functional at Albemarle Plantation Marina, Albemarle Sound, NC


      Our marina is your boating access to Albemarle Sound, the largest freshwater sound in the country—55 miles long and 15 miles at its widest point. Placed strategically at the mouth of Yeopim Creek, the marina is just beyond the high insurance line saving boaters significantly on their insurance rates.

      Albemarle Plantation Marina, A SALTY SOUTHEAST CRUISERS’ NET SPONSOR, is now fully recovered from hurricane Matthew and open for business! Located off the AICW, Albemarle Plantation Marina resides on the northern shores of Albemarle Sound on Yeopim River/Creek.

      Speaking with the new dock master, James Darnell, today and he wanted me to pass along that their Fuel Pumps are now in full operation and that the prices are as follows:

      Non-ethanol Gas: $3.00 per gallon and this includes tax
      Diesel: $2.20 a gallon
      Fuel Discount: Ten cents off per gallon with purchase of 200 gallons or more

      Click Here To View the Cruisers’ Net North Carolina Marina Directory Listing For Albemarle Plantation Marina

      Click Here To Open A Chart View Window, Zoomed To the Location of Albemarle Plantation Marina

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    • Report from Problem Stretch south of McClellanville, AICW Statute Miles 430-433


      The waterway passing McClellanville all the way to the Ben Sawyer Bridge has been shoaling for years. And, as Phillip Mullins advises, SSECN still recommends mid to high tide for passage through this section.

      Good water up to Jeremy Creek, then you have to wait at least 1 hr. after low tide. Stayed on magenta line all the way to red day mark 42. I draw 5 ft and came through 2 spots that were 4.8 ft but was able to plow through. Rest of the time had 6.0 ft or better. If you are not comfortable with this, I suggest you wait until 2 hrs after low tide.

      Click Here To View the Cruisers’ Net’s “AICW Problem Stretches” Listing For McClellanville

      Click Here To Open A Chart View Window, Zoomed To The Northern Portion of This AICW Problem Stretch

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    • Report from Lockwoods Folly Problem Stretch, AICW Statute Mile 321


      The intersection of the Waterway and Lockwoods Folly has been a Problem Stretch for years and requires almost annual dredging. It was last dredged in November of 2016. Our thanks to Phillip Mullins for the advice regarding low tide transit.

      Follow the buoys and try not to cross at dead low.
      Phillip Mullins

      Click Here To View the Cruisers’ Net’s “AICW Problem Stretches” Listing For the AICW/Lockwoods Folly Inlet Intersection

      Click Here To Open A Chart View Window, Zoomed To This AICW Problem Stretch

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    • Report from New River Inlet/AICW Intersection, Problem Stretch, Statute Mile 247


      Our thanks to Phillip Mullins for this detailed report and advice. Boaters are reminded that shoaling and groundings are always possible in the constantly sands of the New River Inlet/AICW Intersection area. See /164006 for an April report from this Problem Stretch.

      New River Inlet [heading south]. New red buoy 72A up the river from the waterway crossing at red #72.
      Must look 90 deg. up river and spot this marker, it has recently been moved. When we made this crossing last week there was a square marker tied to a tree limb directly ahead from red day mark 72 and if you go to it, you will be aground. You must turn to the right and look up river to see the red 72 C buoy and go to it.
      Phillip Mullins

      Click Here To View the Cruisers’ Net’s “AICW Problem Stretches” Listing For New River/New River Inlet

      Click Here To Open A Chart View Window, Zoomed To the Location of New River Inlet

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    • Special Sneak Peek! Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary, Savannah, GA

      Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary protects Georgia’s special live-bottom wildlife habitat in the Atlantic Ocean and along the southeastern U.S. coast, an area teeming with diversity and an abundance of marine life.


      Exclusive Preview from GPB at Tybee Tuesday

      tybee

       

      At our next “Gray’s Reef Tuesday” on July 11, we have a treat from Georgia Public Broadcasting: a sneak peek of their upcoming 3-part television special called RARE—Creatures of the Photo Ark.  RARE is a project of renowned National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore. Throughout the show, scientists and naturalists reveal surprising information about the world’s rare and at-risk animals. The preview will also include footage from right here in Georgia, with video from Georgia Outdoors naturalist Sharon Collins. 

      We will be joined by special guest Emmalee Hackshaw from GBP who will introduce us to this wonderful experience, followed by our feature film Ocean Frontiers. Meet us at the Tybee Post Theater every Tuesday evening through August 1 for this salty, sea-loving film series!


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    • Docks and No Wake Zones in SC

      The long stretches of No Wake Zones can certainly either try one’s patience or teach it. Whatever your attitude toward those waterfront dwellers, you can be certain that the number of docks along the Waterway will only increase in the future.

      Are too many docks crowding South Carolina waterways?

      CLICK HERE FOR THIS ARTICLE by Bo Peterson in the July 9th Post and Courier

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    • Nautical Survey for Our Northeast Boating Friends

      As of this date, this boaters’ needs survey is not aimed at the southeast, but we know many of you continue northward after leaving us and you will certainly be able to respond knowledgeably to the questions. Thank you for your participation. SSECN is not affiliated with the research group and will not profit from our forwarding the survey to our readers.

      My name is Diane Rousseau and I am the researcher in charge of the nautical study.
      Indeed, we are presently conducting a study with recreational boaters residing in specific US States. The study is also being conducted in parts of Canada.
      The study is for a tourism board looking to identify boaters’ expectations and needs regarding boating activities and tourism. We are looking to speak with boaters who either own or rent their powerboat or sailboat (boats of 22 feet or more).

      EMAIL INVITATION – USA Salty Southeast Cruisers’ Net

      SUBJECT: Help Guide the Future of Boating Destinations

      You Can Help Guide
      the Future of Boating Destinations

      We are assisting the Ipsos market research firm in carrying out a study on boating activities and tourism. 

       

      As a boater, your responses are important and can assist in better identifying the expectations and needs of boaters.

      Ipsos guarantee strict confidentiality to respondents. Individual responses will not be known to anyone but the researcher, and only aggregate results will be reported. 

      To start the survey, click the button above or click here:

       

      https://s1.passagesmarketing.com/cgi-bin/ciwweb.pl?studyname=I7070NAv_En&passw=1&pan=9

       

      If you have any questions or concerns about your survey experience, please email Ipsos at nauticalsurvey@ipsosresearch.com.


      Ipsos thanks you for your valuable contribution.


      Ipsos is an independent research company. Click here to learn more about their products and services.   

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    • Pumpout Not Working, Panama City Marina, Panama City, FL, GICW Statute Mile 290


      Panama City on St. Andrews Bay is home to SALTY SOUTHEAST CRUISERS’ NET SPONSOR, Panama City Marina. If you are headed for Panama City Marina and need a pumpout, SSECN suggests you phone ahead to check the repair status of their pumpout: 850-872-7272

      This is Panama City Marina, Panama City, FL.
      Our pumpout is not working, and there may be some delay in repairing it.
      Diana Pieper

      Click Here To View the Northern Gulf Cruisers’ Net Marina Directory Listing For Panama City Marina

      Click Here To Open A Chart View Window, Zoomed To the Location of Panama City Marina

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    • Praise for Myrtle Beach Yacht Club, AICW Statute Mile 346


      Myrtle Beach Yacht Club on Coquina Harbor has been a great stopping place and a friend to cruisers for years. Naturally, they are A SALTY SOUTHEAST CRUISERS’ NET SPONSOR! The entrance to Coquina Harbor lies on the north side of the Waterway opposite Marker #13. Our thanks to Charles Ridley for this report.

      7-5-17. Left Harbor Village at 6:15am. Beautiful day all day. Changed plans when realize get into Southport way too early and changed to MBYC at mm346. Fueled up– 80 gal/stb. And 62.2 in port -total 141.6. With Boat US dockage was $34!!! (my boat is 34″) $5 for electricity- 30 amp. Gene was as competent as cute helping us dock and take on fuel. Have a pass to get in the club’s grill- taco and tequila sunrises on very special! Shower secure, clean and even the soap dispensers had soap. Wifi strong on A-10. Easy to take dog out. No current and maybe a foot tide fall. Docks in great shape. We are here for only 1 night but may be a very good place for several days since so much going on around here. We will be back – most definitely.
      Charles Ridley

      Click Here To View the Cruisers’ Net’s South Carolina Marina Directory Listing For Myrtle Beach Yacht Club

      Click Here To Open A Chart View Window, Zoomed To the Location of Myrtle Beach Yacht Club

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    • Grounding Reported East of Clewiston, FL, Okeechobee Waterway


      From the description below, we assume that Hunky Dory was taking the direct Lake Route and not the Rim Route. Our thanks to Dan and Peggy for sharing their experience. See /165580 for advice given to Dan and Peggy by fellow Loopers.

      For those that asked about Lake Okeechobee crossing….. In the Clewiston Channel heading East…. We hit rocks about 1 mile out from the lock. Apparently, the locals know which side of the channel to favor when you head out. We were definitely between the markers and were trying to stay right in the middle. According to Bill with Lake Tow, who got us safely back to the lock, you have to favor the green marker. Fortunately, the Roland Martin Marina is right inside the lock. The lock is open 24 hours a day right now. It’s a small marina with services, fuel, a restaurant and to top it off, The Tiki Bar. The restaurant and bar have very good southern comfort food, so all was not lost on this part of our adventure.

      We’re not going to chance another try at the Lake. We are heading around through the Keys when we get all of the repairs completed. We were just the first to arrive at River Forest Yachting Center with damage from the Lake. Just as few hours later, a boat that was totally disabled arrived from hitting the bottom.

      Very helpful information on the Keys. We were trying to plan out our stops from Fort Myers to Miami and realized that we will have to take the Hawk Channel because of the shallow water on the inside. The lack of anchorages and many miles from Marathon to Key Biscayne had us wondering what to do. Now we know that Channel 5 can be a stop over if we need it.

      We are a 50′ Ocean Alexander with a 4.5′ draft, if this info will help anyone else.

      Thanks to everyone from Dan and Peggy Stricklin, aboard Hunky Dory.

      Click Here To Open A Chart View Window, Zoomed To the Location of Clewiston Lock and Roland Martins Marina

      Comments from Cruisers (2)

      1. John Jorgensen -  July 7, 2017 - 2:10 pm

        What green mark? Do you have a lat lon? We were through a few months back with no issues drawing 4.5 feet.

        [Editor’s note: from advice given in http://cruisersnet.net/165580 by Jim Healy, the green marks were possibly G9, G9A or G5.]

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      2. greg allard -  July 7, 2017 - 1:51 pm

        Dan and Peggy – Thanks for the report. It would be helpful if you could identify exactly where you struck the rocks by reference to the numbers and color of the nearest markers or buoys. If you have a chart plotter and it was recording your tracks, you should be able to see an interruption or a blip in the track at the place where it happened, which would also give the lat/lon. I didn’t see the date of your incident, or what the water level was reported to be on that day.

        Jim Healy’s comments elsewhere on this site about Clewiston channel are quite accurate: there are no obstructions if you stay within the channel. That can be difficult sometimes, since some of the markers in the Clewiston channel are single marker poles, and we have seen some vessels not stay close enough to the single ones, in effect “splitting the distance” – swinging too wide -on the way to the next marker on the other side of the channel. Jim also correctly comments on the need to watch for the boat crabbing sideways in the channel, due to current or wind. If you aren’t looking aft every minute or so, to see how you are lined up, it’s easy to go off track.

        I hope that you can provide the exact location for all of us who use the Okeechobee.

        We crossed through the Clewiston cut on June 18th of this year. The Corp of Engineers reported the level of the lake to be 5.93′. Our draft is 4’7″, and the shallowest actual depth we recorded was 6’6″ in the Clewiston cut.

        Sorry for your troubles. Enjoy the rest of your cruise, wherever it takes you.

        Greg Allard
        M/V Meander

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    • Bahamas Chatter: Miami to Bimini to Great Harbor Cay (Berry)

      Explorer Charts - the best charts for the Bahamas and Exumas

      Explorer Chartbooks, A SALTY SOUTHEAST 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: Miami to Bimini to Great Harbor Cay (Berry)

      Miami to Bimini to Great Harbor Cay (Berry)
      Posted: 03 Jul 2017 03:25 PM PDT
      We are looking for a buddy to cruise from Miami to Bimini on July 15th and then to Great Harbor Cay on July 16th.

      My boat is a Formula 37 and cruises at 17 mph.

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