There are multiple ways to visit Bodie Island, Cape Hatteras and Ocracoke lighthouses this year.
Bodie Island Lighthouse. Photo: NPS/Kurt Moses
Visit Outer Banks lighthouses in-person, online
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These ICW buoys are on the southeast shoulder of the Waterway south of its intersection with Howards Creek.
The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse’s lens is now on display at the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum, but its location was a mystery for more than a century. See Lighthouse Restoration.
Historic Lighthouse Lens’ Odyssey Continues
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With the launch of a new webcam, anyone with access to the internet can see the view from the top of Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. The webcam can be viewed at www.obxforever.org/obx-national-park-webcams/, www.outerbanks.org/webcams and www.surfline.com.
Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Photo: Jennifer Allen
Hatteras Lighthouse Home to New Webcam
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After numerous complications with dredging the South Ferry Channel, the Army Corps of Engineers reported to the Dare County Waterways Commission at its Monday meeting that the hopper dredge Murden has finally started work removing the problem shoal.
The federal authorization status of various areas in Hatteras Inlet, as compiled by Waterways Commission Chair Steve “Creature” Coulter.
Dredging Underway at Hatteras Inlet
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The state is warning that moss balls, which are used in home aquariums, purchased since Feb. 1 are possibly contaminated with an invasive and potentially destructive fresh water species called zebra mussels. See FWC Invasive Zebra Mussels.
Zebra mussels. Photo: Amy Benson, U.S. Geological Survey
State Warns of Invasive Zebra Mussels
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US Powerboat Training together with the nonprofit BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water are offering an easy way to try out recreational powerboating.
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held every weekend and Wednesdays through May 30 in Southport
SOUTHPORT, N.C., March 29, 2021 – If you have never tried getting behind the wheel of a boat before, now is your time. US Powerboat Training together with the nonprofit BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water are offering an easy way to try out recreational powerboating. Five courses, including “Intro to Boating,” “Precision Docking and Boat Handling,” “Open Water Boat Handling,” “Women Making Waves,” and Women’s Precision Docking and Boat Handling” are being held every weekend and Wednesdays through May 30. Course details and signup can be found at BoatUS.org/On-Water. Additional dates are expected to be announced.
Taught aboard single engine powerboats, each 3-hour course is priced at $249 and begins at US Powerboat Training’s location at 606 W. West St. #202 at 9 a.m. or 1 p.m. Class size is limited to four students per vessel, ensuring each student gets sufficient time at the helm under the watchful eye of a U.S. Coast Guard-licensed captain certified to teach the National Safe Boating Council curriculum. The minimum age to participate is 15 years old, and training follows all COVID safety protocols. Early registration is encouraged and there is a two-student minimum for courses.
The “Intro to Boating” course covers centering the wheel, shifting gears, predeparture checklist and station holding, or staying in one place while wind or current effect the boat. “Women Making Waves” offers the same curriculum and is the perfect opportunity to spend a half-day learning boat-handling techniques in a supportive environment.
Both “Precision Docking & Boat Handling” courses cover 180-degree turnarounds, docking on port and starboard, departing from a dock, and using S.C.A.N. procedures to avoid distracted boating. “Open Water Boat Handling” includes utilizing boat trim, displacement and planing handling, ferrying, and emergency stopping.
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About the BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water:
The BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water is a national leader promoting safe, clean and responsible boating. Funded primarily by donations from the more than 700,000 members of Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS), the nonprofit provides innovative educational outreach directly to boaters and anglers with the aim of reducing accidents and fatalities, increasing stewardship of America’s waterways and keeping boating safe for all. A range of boating safety courses – including 36 free state courses – can be found at BoatUS.org/Courses.
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As the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse approaches its 150th anniversary guarding the Outer Banks coast, its caretakers are exploring 21st century ways to maintain the tower’s distinctive candy-stripe markings.
Dry Ice Test Prelude to Restoring Lighthouse
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Cape Hatteras Lighthouse To Receive Its First ‘Historic Restoration’
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Lifetime cruisers and full-time liveaboards Jim and Peg Healy are experienced Waterway anchorage users and know full well how local restrictions can be inconvenient and even dangerous for boaters who need a non-marina stopping point. Thank you, Jim for sharing your thoughts on this political issue. See also More on Florida’s Restrictive Anchoring Legislation.
So many different crustaceans and shellfish can be found in North Carolina waters, but some species, including bay scallops and some lobsters, are lower in abundance.
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Get to the Bottom With Crustaceans, Shellfish
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The Dismal Swamp Canal Welcome Center is located adjacent to the Dismal Swamp State Park, offering trails, exhibits and ongoing programs in Camden County, NC. Docks are provided by the Dismal Swamp Canal Welcome Center, A CRUISERS NET SPONSOR and a NC DOT Rest Area facility. See also National Heritage.
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Great Dismal Swamp an irreplaceable hub of Black and Indigenous history
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A longtime CRUISERS NET SPONSOR, historic Edenton lies at the mouth of the Chowan River on the northwest shore of Albemarle Sound.
Edenton Architecture Preserves Black History
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New Bern Grand Marina, A CRUISERS NET SPONSOR, which lies in the heart of downtown New Bern, North Carolina, along Trent River’s northern banks between Trent River highway and railroad bridges.
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Columnist, nature photographer and retired state park superintendent Sam Bland is back from a cross-country adventure, guided home by familiar coastal beacons.
After Travels West, NC’s Coast Beckons
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I loved Sam Bland's story of returning from the Rockies to coastal North Carolina. For me, the places are extremes of joy and spirituality with little in common, except that both stir the heart and imagination.
Underwater photographer and columnist Robert Michelson illustrates the habits and management of “the relatively unknown ocean bass called the black sea bass.”
Robert Michelson
What’s on the Line? NC Black Sea Bass
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In the last of a three-part series, author Kevin Duffus writes about the “miracle” that saved Ambrose Burnside and his crew during the January 1862 Hatteras Expedition.
Burnside’s Miracle Happens in Hatteras Inlet
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This shoaling between these ICW buoys appears to be in the mouth of the Waterway’s intersection with Mason Inlet. Mid to high tide is recommended for passage in this intersection where shoaling and shifting channels are SOP.
Mariners are advised that shoaling exists in the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway in the vicinity of Mason Inlet Crossing between buoys 121 and 122A, to a depth of less than two feet at mean low water. Mariners are advised to use extreme caution while navigating this area.
In the second of a three-part series, author Kevin Duffus writes about Ambrose Burnside and crew’s battle against natural forces during the January 1862 Hatteras Expedition.
Burnside Faces Maelstrom of Hatteras Inlet
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Cape Lookout Bight is a popular anchorage located west of Cape Lookout National Seashore. See Cape Lookout.
117 Horses at Lookout: Report
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Ambrose Burnside’s Hatteras Expedition, which took place 159 years ago this month, was a battle fought not with Confederates but the more powerful forces of nature.
Burnside’s Armada Battles Sea at Hatteras Inlet
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