Cruisers’ Comments on ICW Navigation Post-Florence
Katrina Greenwood
Drifting sands/shoaling will change inlets and on the ICW, creating maps to be inaccurate.
Docks won’t have power. No pump out. Marinas may be closed completely. Stores may not open again and be stocked with supplies you need
Sally Grant Grave
I came down after Hugo and we had to go outside quite a bit. Difficult passage, but the places that had managed to open back up were so very grateful to see us!
Kathy Kelly Kennedy
Bridges on the ICW are already closed in SC. we are stuck in Myrtle Beach.
Clarkson Rollins
I always go outside at Beaufort NC. Plan it right seas decent and wind good for a broad reach. Then come in at Jacksonville St Augustine or Coco.
Roger Long
I just heard the head of the Katrina recovery task force say to expect everything east of interstate 95 in NC and SC to remain largely uninhabitable for at least weeks and possibly months. I’m trying to imagine ICW conditions 6 – 8 weeks from now and wondering where we will be. Wilmington at Thanksgiving was the plan but that looks subject to change. Bridges and inlets will be big problems. The swing bridge at Isle of Palms was blown off its mounts in Hugo and I can imagine places like Lockwood’s Folly and Shallotte being filled right in.
Comments from Cruisers (1)
We moved our boat from Jarrett Bay to Spooners Creek Marina yesterday with no problems. We went slow but saw only a little debris in the water in the port turning basin in Morehead. All Nav aids seemed to be in the right place.
Power is quickly being restored in most places and people are helping their neighbors clean up. We aren’t New Orleans. Eastern NC is resilient and will be back in business soon.