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    • Jun 6, 2020by:   Larry Dorminy No Comments

      LNM: High Water Event, Upper Waccamaw River, SC

      This high water has prompted the USCG to declare a strict no-wake zone from statute miles 375-366. See Strict No-Wake Zone. Our thanks to Jim Healy for this notice.

      The Coast Guard has declared a “HIGH WATER EVENT” for the Upper Waccamaw River in South Carolina. Officially, the affected zone starts an Wacca Wacha Marina and runs through Myrtle Beach, and includes the Upper Waccamaw to Conway, SC. But is fact, it will affect everyone from Georgetown through Myrtle Beach.

      The ICW is above flood stage. The fixed docks at Buicksport Marina (Bucksport sausage) are under water. Because of the flooding, there isn’t much tide in this area, but there is a nasty 3-1/2 to 4 knot current on the Waccamaw that has a big effect on slower boats. We normally make 8-1/2 StM/Hr through still water; yesterday in places, 5-1/2 StM./Hr at higher engine RPM than usual. The marina folks here are saying the crest of the flooding is expected this coming Saturday (6/6/2020).

      We have not traveled farther than Socastee, SC (Osprey Marina), but immediately North of Osprey is an area where houses are flooded by the high water. Some bridges (RR, not on the ICW) are locked closed. The USCG LNM is reminding boaters that they are responsible for their wakes, as water is into home is some places. And, I should make honorable mention, there is large flotsam in the water. Watch for logs. Sailboats, make sure you can clear the fixed bridges on the Waccamaw and the ICW through Myrtle Beach. There is one sailboat at Osprey that cannot make the bridges, so he’ll be stuck for a while.

      Jim

      Peg and Jim Healy, living aboard Sanctuary

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    • Jun 6, 2020by:   Larry Dorminy No Comments 33.6873,-79.00459999

      No Wake Zone Must Be Honored in Socastee, SC, AICW Statute Mile 371


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      For years and long before extreme ICW flooding, Cruisers Net has pleaded with boaters to reduce wakes as they pass through the low country of Socastee, one of those picturesque Waterway portions. 

      Boaters could cause more water damage to homes along the Intracoastal
      ABC 15 News

      HCPD, DNR investigating report of shot fired at boat
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    • Jun 4, 2020by:   Larry Dorminy No Comments 27.4504,-80.32249999

      Video Report from Fort Pierce City Marina, Fort Pierce, FL AICW Statute Mile 966.5


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      Fort Pierce City Marina 1 Avenue A, Ft. Pierce, FL 34950 (772) 464-1245 Facsimile (772) 464-2589

      Fort Pierce City Marina, A CRUISERS NET SPONSOR and a public facility, is located west of the Waterway, just south of the Fort Pierce high-rise bridge and well north of unlighted daybeacon #188. See FOCUS ON for more on this excellent facility.

       

      Click here for Video Report from Fort Pierce City Marina

       

      Click Here To View the Cruisers’ Net’s Eastern Florida Marina Directory Listing For Fort Pierce City Marina

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

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    • Jun 3, 2020by:   Larry Dorminy No Comments

      SCDNR Updated List of Closures and Cancellations

      South Carolina Department of Natural Resources continues to monitor COVID-19. In accordance with directives issued by Gov. Henry McMaster, the Department of Health and Environmental Control and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, SCDNR has canceled, postponed or closed several programs and events.

       
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      Updated Wednesday, June 3, 2020

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      Cancellations & Closures

      SCDNR continues to monitor COVID-19. In accordance with directives issued by Gov. Henry McMaster, the Department of Health and Environmental Control and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, SCDNR has canceled, postponed or closed several programs and events.

      View a complete and updated list.

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      Following are SCDNR-related cancellations:

      • Table Rock Fishing Clinic (June 6)
      • Lake Rabon Fishing Rodeo (June 6)
      • Sewee Center Fishing Rodeo (June 13)
      • All in-person hunter and boater education classes are canceled through June 15. 
      • Sun City Grandparents Park Fishing Clinics (June 20, July 18)
      • Volunteer Lab days at SCDNR’s Parker Annex Archaeology Center are canceled until further notice.
      • Bat netting is canceled until further notice.
      • All Trailer and Take One Make One (TOMO) events are canceled until further notice.

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      Following are SCDNR-related closures:

      • All secondary roads on Jocassee Gorges were closed May 11 in accordance with the normal road management schedule. Secondary roads will reopen Sept. 15.
      • The St. Stephen’s Fish Lift (Shad cam available)
      • All SCDNR freshwater fish hatcheries (still operational, but closed to public)
      • SCDNR offices statewide currently do not allow in-person transactions. All services can be completed online, by phone or U.S. mail. 
      • U.S. Department of Energy has closed Crackerneck Wildlife Management Area and Ecological Reserve in Aiken County is closed until further notice.
      • Duke Energy has closed Bad Creek Hydro Project.

      SCDNR urges all customers to utilize online resources for the purchase of hunting and fishing licenses, as well as renewal of boat registrations.

      At this time, COVID-19 has not impacted season dates or regulations of upcoming hunting or fishing seasons.

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    • May 31, 2020by:   Larry Dorminy No Comments

      Shared Photo – Jerico River in Midway, GA

      From My Georgia Coast by Bobby Cary as shared on Save Georgia’s Anchorages by Ted Arisaka.

      Jerico River in Midway, GA

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    • May 29, 2020by:   Larry Dorminy 6 Comments 32.0097,-80.99889999

      Georgia’s New Anchoring Regulations Claim a Victim in Turner Creek, GA AICW Statute Mile 585.5


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      Our thanks to Ted Arisaka of Save Georgia’s Anchorages for passing along this Facebook 5/28 post from Jayne Salvo Gorham. Turner Creek which intersects the Waterway south of Thunderbolt is a small low-traffic area with two small marinas allowing access to Wilmington Island and Savannah.

      Well, today we ran afoul of Georgia’s new anchoring law. We went to anchor in Turner Creek near Thunderbolt and anchored in one of the spots recommended in the cruising guides near the town and marinas. We anchored well clear of any of the marinas but apparently one of the marina operators immediately made a call to the Georgia DNR to complain and an officer came out in her car and raised us on her bull horn. We talked to her on the telephone and she told us we were definitely not allowed to Anchor within 1000 feet of any dock of any kind which pretty much eliminates all of the creek. There was one spot way up the creek under the bridge where we could be a thousand feet away from anything and it turns out it was a relatively nice place after all.

      Although the officer was very professional and polite, it is quite clear that Georgia is very hostile towards Cruisers who dare to Anchor in sight of their dock

      We were planning to go ashore and spend some money in the town, but not anymore.
      Jayne Salvo Gorham

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      Comments from Cruisers (6)

      1. R. Holiman -  June 4, 2020 - 10:59 am

        One idea, would be to establish anchoring reciprocity agreements from state to state, like with so many other things. That way, if you lived in a state that prohibited anchoring, you could expect the same treatment, when you went somewhere else. Because, you know a lot of the people in Georgia who support these anchoring regulations, probably like anchoring in other states. They just don't want you to do it in their state.

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      2. Kent W Hassell -  May 29, 2020 - 4:20 pm

        If the poster's push pin locator is correctly placed, she was indeed in violation of the regulations. We just had our boat hauled at that marina / yard…Sail Harbor…with excellent results I might add…and her locator pin is right off the end of the Sail Harbor's docks. And the Creek is very narrow. The Aqua Map icon should be removed from that location. There is another anchoring icon a bit further up the creek toward the bridge where there is bigger water. Sorry she got flagged, but she should have been more courteous to Sail Harbor's facilities.

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        • Ted Arisaka -  June 15, 2020 - 2:00 pm

          Hi Kent:
          The marker shown on this cruisersnet post is not where they were anchored. I contacted the OP and she messaged me her GPS coordinates both before and after she was asked to move by the GA DNR. It appears they were in compliance with the 300ft setback required in "Marina Zones". My colleague, James Newsome, in our grassroots group "Save Georgia's Anchorages" contacted GA DNR and posted this positive outcome over on our facebook page.

          [James H. Newsome] "As a follow up on this incident, I forwarded 2 charts to DNR along with a brief summary opinion of why we thought the DNR officer and marina owner were wrong.
          "Assuming the boater's accounting of the incident is correct, and it certainly appears credible, we believe she was inaccurately advised by the DNR officer to abandon her anchored position. Additionally, the officer stated that the boater could not anchor within 1000' of any dock. This is not correct. The marina zone allows boaters to dock closer than 1000' but not within 300' of a marina."
          Pictures of the chart by Ted Arisaka will be included in replies to this comment.
          I discussed this situation with the Deputy Commissioner for GA DNR yesterday and he agrees with our assessment of the incident. He also commented that the officer has been contacted and the Commissoiner's AO, which established the setbacks, has been reviewed with her in an effort to prevent a future occurrence. He also said that the marina owner was contacted and informed that the boater was legally anchored and should not have been made to move.
          Deputy Commission Rabon and I agreed that while a mistake was made it was encouraging that all parties involved were cordial and acted in a responsible manner. I acknowledged that our boating organizations are working to educate cruisers and advise them of the current situation with the anchoring laws in GA.
          As a further update, we are hopeful that GA's HB833, legislation to replace HB201, will pass the Senate in the final phase of the General Assembly which will reconvene mid-June. DNR and our coalition of boating groups strongly support this legislation."

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      3. Jim Shipp -  May 29, 2020 - 4:01 pm

        AICW Statute Mile 858.5 is not in Georgia:

        Georgia’s New Anchoring Regulations Claim a Victim in Turner Creek, GA AICW Statute Mile 858.5

        Editor: Jim is correct, it should read 585.5. My bad!

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      4. Richard Gano -  May 29, 2020 - 2:39 pm

        We took the opportunity in April 2020 to just skip the entire state of GA when coming south by going outside to Jacksonville from the last passable inlet in SC.

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      5. Ted Arisaka -  May 29, 2020 - 10:32 am

        What is unfortunate is that the DNR Officer apparently only cited the 1000ft setback from structures requirement and seemingly not aware of the 300ft-1000ft "marina zones" that allow anchoring and take precedence. Our group Save Georgia's Anchorages intends to provide some feedback to the DNR on this matter. Thanks Cruisers'Net for broadcasting this story.

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    • May 28, 2020by:   Larry Dorminy 1 Comment 31.8609,-81.08359999

      Good News Report from Hell Gate, GA AICW Problem Stretch Statute Mile 602


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      Our thanks to Bill King for confirming the success of last year’s dredging of this Problem Stretch, which, for the time being at least, seems not such a Problem Stretch.

      BTW…on the north-bound transit, came through Hell Gate (GA) last week at dead low tide. I know it was dredged but I did not expect to see 9’-plus all the way through following the USACE survey route.
      Bill King
      Stuart, Florida

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      Comments from Cruisers (1)

      1. Nelms F Graham -  January 10, 2021 - 6:05 am

        Went thru the Gate on 1/9/21 at low tide. Lowest observed depth was 7.6 ft.

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    • May 26, 2020by:   Larry Dorminy No Comments 28.0326,-82.81929999

      Missing Sign, Caladesi Island State Park, Dunedin, FL


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      Caladesi Island State Park is a Florida State Park located on Caladesi Island in the Gulf of Mexico, across St. Joseph Sound to the west of Dunedin, Florida, and north of Clearwater Beach. See Report from Caledesi Island by Claiborne Young from 2012. If you have an answer for Jon, let us hear from you. Currently the State Park has limited facilities dues to the COVID-19 pandemic.

      Can you tell me what happened to the sign for CALADESI ISLAND that was on Marker 14? WHY is it gone? Can it be replaced?
      Jon

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    • May 26, 2020by:   Larry Dorminy No Comments

      Thank you! from Staniel Cay and Makers Air, Bahamas

      The Care Package initiative was a huge success and the appeal for donations has ended. Good for you readers!

       
      All of us at the Staniel Cay Yacht Club and Makers Air wish to express our sincere gratitude for the support and love everyone has shown to the community of Staniel Cay and the staff of SCYC. Thanks to you, our Care Package Initiative was a huge success, and we far exceeded our goal!
       
      We are officially ending this fundraising effort today, but due to the outstanding generosity of so many of you, we will now be able to do a second Care Package delivery in early June without the need to raise any additional funds.
       
      We will be delivering the much needed initial Care Packages this weekend, as planned.
       
      A very heartfelt “Thank You!!” from us to all of you.
       
      Be safe and we hope to welcome you back soon!
       
      Sincerely,
       
      Staniel Cay Yacht Club and Makers Air
      on behalf of the Community of Staniel Cay
       
      Makers Air | Staniel Cay Yacht Club | Watermakers, Inc. | Exumas, ., Bahamas

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