Healy Report: Problem Stretches Browns Inlet/AICW and New River Inlet/AICW
Experienced cruisers, Jim and Peg Healy, continue to generously share their observations and advice as they make their way south for the winter, in this case surveys of two Problem Stretches as posted on AGLCA’s Forum.. Thank you Jim and Peg! Regarding Jim’s observations at the New River Inlet/AICW intersection, see LNM: AICW Buoy 70 Off-Station.
In these screen shots, the Lime Green line is the USACE Route provided by Bib Sherer and Tim Hale. The Blue highlighted track is what we did yesterday.
BROWN’S INLET:
NEW RIVER INLET:
One more detail about New River. Just now looking at NOAA charts on Coastal Explorer and Aqua Maps on iOS, I note that the most recent charts DO NOT show R72A where it actually is today. And as you can see, it also obsoletes the USACE Lime Green route. R72A TODAY is on a straight line extended from connecting G71 and R72. Why in G-d’s name the USCG did that is beyond me. It’s EXTREMELY CONFUSING when you come up on it to see red-green-red all in a line like that.
Jim and Peg Healy
Monk 36 Hull #132
MMSI #367042570
AGLCA #3767
MTOA #3436
Click Here To Open A Chart View Window, Zoomed To This AICW Problem Stretch
Click Here To Open A Chart View Window, Zoomed To the Location of New River Inlet
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