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The Midweek Lineup – Elizabeth City
Elizabeth City sits at the southern terminus of the Dismal Swamp Canal and has the well-earned reputation of being a transient-friendly town with free dockage for 72 hours.
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LTM Additions: Yesterday (Tue, Sep 15)
12 New LTM\’s Added Yesterday
SELECT LTM Area:SELECT Format:12 ALL Areas LTM\’s Added on 2026-09-15
ALL Areas List for 2026-09-15 (12 Found)
LNM: Off WW, Beaufort Inlet Channel Lighted Buoy 13 Relocated
LNM: GIWW-West MM:519.6, Aransas Bay Light 25 Extinguished
LNM: Off GIWW-West MM:512.6, Aransas Bay Daybeacon A Destroyed
LNM: GIWW-West MM:519.6, Aransas Bay Light 25 Destroyed
LNM: GIWW MM:58.8, Venice Inlet-Siesta Key Daybeacon 7 Destroyed
LNM: Off GIWW-East MM:191.9, Escambia Bay Light 7 Destroyed
LNM: AIWW MM:299.2, Lower Midnight Channel North Range Rear Light Extinguished
LNM: AIWW MM:458.7, Winyah Bay-Charleston Harbor Daybeacon 117 Damaged
LNM: AIWW MM:746.0, Pablo Creek Daybeacon 28 Missing
LNM: Off GIWW-East MM:104.5, Horn Island Pass Entrance Range Front Light Extinguished
LNM: AIWW MM:713.8, St Marys Daybeacon N Offstation
LNM: AIWW MM:938.0, Indian River (South Section) Buoy 65A MissingBe the first to comment!
What’s Happening At the Sea Pines Resort (Sept 2026), Harbour Town Yacht Basin, SC AICW MM 565
Harbour Town Yacht Basin, A CRUISERS NET SPONSOR, is ready for your reservation with newly renovated docks, upgraded electrical service and onSpot WiFi, also a CRUISERS NET SPONSOR. And, as always, numerous activities at the Sea Pines Resort are offered for your enjoyment, as you will see in the Event Schedule below. Hilton Head Island is absolutely marvelous any time of year.
Kerry Maveus
kmaveus@hunter-pr.com | www.hunter-pr.com
mobile: 831-917-2878
P.O. Box 1049 | Pebble Beach, CA | 93953
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Great Bridge Locks – Deviation – TOMORROW NIGHT, Sept 16, Great Bridge, VA
Thanks to Matt Yeager for forwarding this updated schedule, effective October 21st.
MSIB 078-26
August 25, 2026
Great Bridge Locks – Deviation
Mariners are advised that the Great Bridge Locks, located at Mile Marker 12.0 on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway & Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal, will be closed between the hours of 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. on the following dates:
September 2, 2026
September 9, 2026
September 16, 2026
Outside those closures, the lock will be fully open for navigation. Those planning to use Great Bridge Lock to transit the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal are advised to plan accordingly.
For any concerns, contact USCG Sector Virginia Waterways Management Division via email at virginiawaterways@uscg.mil.
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Book Now: Exclusive BOGO Slip Offer Ends Soon! Marina Jack, Sarasota, FL, GICW Statute Mile 73
Marina Jacks and Sarasota are a favorite stop of ours when cruising Florida’s Gulf Coast. It has top-notch facilities and staff, along with a great town to visit. We particularly enjoy the Sarasota Farmers Market, which is hosted every Saturday from 7 am – 1 pm.
Take advantage of their special September BOGO offer if you’re in the area.
Book before it’s gone! Don’t miss your chance to double your stay at Marina Jack. For a limited time, book a transient slip and receive the next night FREE.
Located in the heart of downtown Sarasota, Marina Jack puts you steps from dining, shopping, entertainment, and waterfront attractions while providing the convenience of a full-service marina.
Book your transient slip today!
This offer expires September 31st, 2026.
Add the Group Code “BOGO2026” to apply the discount when booking!
*BOGO nights must be used consecutively; the free night will always be the second recurring night. Cannot be combined with any other offer or discount. Offer is valid 9/8/2026 and expires on 9/31/26. Offer only applies to new September bookings.
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ANTSY – Janice Anne Wheeler, Sparring With Mother Nature
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Another week, sails by. I hope your passages have been grand!
Every day, in every way, our health, our environment, winds, weather and sunshine, we all SPAR WITH MOTHER NATURE. Thanks for staying aboard. ~J
Listen to post · 6:03 A few weeks ago, my eyes wandered above the tiny camera on the top of my Mac laptop, contemplating a polite inquiry, gazing at a glowing sunset. Not a real one, mind you, but captured, printed, hung on the bulkhead. It will always be my favorite, and that’s saying a lot because, let me assure you, I pay attention to the whole sunset, sunrise, moon phase, planetary conjunction, constellation thing.
Mother Nature’s sunrises and sunsets, sun and moon, stars and planets, are forever changing while remaining predictably, well, predictable.
Maybe that’s the draw. It’s always gonna rise. It’s always gonna set.
All the same perspective…One can watch the same thing day after day from the same place and yet it’s never exactly the same, allowing both variety and comfort. Maybe that’s the draw.
A few seconds later, I answered her question in a way that didn’t really allow followup. “I’m ANTSY. I think that’s going to be one of my stories coming up. ANTSY.” I smiled at them, my three confidants, hanging in their little zoom squares, each of us in our own comfortable corner, two with their surroundings obscured, one, like me, with a background open to interpretation. I shrugged, leaving the meaning of my current state open to interpretation, too, but with a certain confidence that while they may not relate, these friends can and do respect my constant desire to explore outside the realm.
According to Merriam-Webster, “the meaning of ANTSY is restless, fidgety; also : impatient, eager.
Antsy is the slang term. Restless is more relatable to most, and happens to be the original name of the wooden sailing yacht upon which I live. Her wealthy New York City society-type owner Stuyvesant Fish II custom ordered the vessel named RESTLESS, so there’s a layer in the soul of my home that lives with the feeling, just as I do. Maybe it permeates.
RESTLESS circa 1938, credit unknown. Eager may be my favorite part of the definition. It’s a great adjective, brighter, lighter, than RESTLESS. Years ago, my need to be on the move (and my propensity to be wide awake and exploring the world at the crack of dawn) led relatives to inquire with that annoying expression about ants that I refuse to repeat here. Nonetheless, it is how I find myself describing me right now. ANTSY. Anxious about what I see happening, nervous for a nation that is being modified before my eyes, worried that I can no longer afford to live here, aware there are too many untruths circulating, amazed that protections of wild lands I hold dear, the places which made me who I am, are being removed. I haven’t seen them all, and I want to. I hope to.
Two US National Monuments in Utah were reduced by 91% in July 2026. Grand Staircase Escalante, 2016. My Wanderlust never leaves, honestly. I wrote a Sparring with Mother Nature post entitled WANDERLUST ten months ago, trying to describe and tie down hard-to-define emotions and motivations. Some of it, I have come to realize, is having plans and dreams. For me, a key part of exploration was (and is) the powerful yearning to be somewhere different, even if that place is the same one every year. I’ve always sought the unseen, new air, altered view, but I know many brilliant people who prefer the known experience to the unknown and potentially disappointing one; a friend rents the same little cabin each summer on the Maine coast, my brother’s lifetime of pilgrimages to a childhood favorite, the Grand Canyon. Knowing it’s going to be amazing but never quite the same is the draw. I get it. I get both perspectives.
Glorious variety & solid sameness. North Rim, Grand Canyon National Park. By J. I’ve felt the disappointment of trying to return to a place that was amazing, and having it not live up to that first experience, then swearing I’d never try to replicate something that is better left to its beautiful memory. This train of thought (OMG I love trains!) is an interesting introspection for me. I’m not restless because things are going badly. It’s not because I’m not busy; there’s always something that needs to be done. Some of it can be put off, some of it can’t. That’s life anywhere. And I love the people in my life here. But damn, I’m ANTSY. ~J
Until next time, SPAR ON! I’m eager to receive another PenPal letter sometime soon from the globe-sailing Linda Jackson as she heads even further west…Papau New Guinea seems on the radar. Here in this hemisphere sunrises are getting later and sunsets earlier as weeks fly by. Enjoy yours!
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·November 23, 2025Read full story Here on STEADFAST, weather has become remarkably less predictable, demonstrated by inaccurate forecasts in this region of the US. We’re on our own.
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Atlantic Tropical Outlook for September – Fred Pickhardt
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View in browser The Atlantic basin is highly likely to remain unfavorable for tropical cyclogenesis through most of September. A strong El Niño base state is currently dominating global tropical weather, producing strong vertical wind shear across most of the tropical Atlantic, overwhelming the weaker Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) signal.
Wind Shear
The Main Development Region (MDR):
Tropical waves emerging from Africa into the MDR will face a hostile environment and experience only brief development, if any.
Subtropical Potential:
The only notable area for potential tropical or subtropical development is outside the deep tropics, over the western Atlantic, near or north of the Bahamas. Here there is a slight (20-40%) chance for tropical or subtropical develop[ment, most likely after the 22nd.
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Weather Alert: Atlantic Quiet For At Least Another Week – SCDNR
Weather Alert – September 11, 2026
Atlantic Quiet For At Least Another Week
We’re in what’s usually the most active part of the Atlantic hurricane season, but the tropical Atlantic is a ghost town right now.
The above loop of visible satellite imagery above shows several features of interest across the North Atlantic and eastern U. S.:
- Tandem tropical waves along 82° west and 77° west in the western Caribbean and one more wave over the tropical Atlantic along 38° west.
- A band of clouds associated with a front stretching from Arkansas and Missouri to the Delmarva Peninsula and over the western Atlantic.
- A blob of clouds over South Alabama and the Florida Panhandle associated with an upper-level disturbance.
Image Source: University of Wisconsin RealEarth
Today, we move into record territory for lack of hurricanes. Since 1960, when weather satellites became available, the latest hurricane development came on September 11, a record held by Gustav of 2002 and Humberto of 2013, with an honorable mention for Diana in the leap year of 1984; Diana’s formation on September 10 was on the 254th day of the year, the same as Gustav and Humberto. The last time we went this deep into the season with no hurricanes was in 1941. Two years, 1907 and 1914, had no known hurricanes, and 1914 had only one known tropical storm.
A few tropical waves are crossing the deep tropics, but none show significant thunderstorm activity.
The Atlantic is likely to remain calm for another week or so. In fact, the deep tropics could remain calm much longer because the El Niño-driven vertical wind shear in the region is unlikely to subside. We’re also likely to see a continuing feed of dry air from Africa; blame El Niño for that, too.
However, the subtropical Atlantic (the area between the Tropic of Cancer and 35° north) could turn active as we approach the end of the month. As we head into late September and October, we start to see cold fronts edge further south again, and they usually turn stationary over the Gulf and subtropical Atlantic. Stationary fronts over warm waters can become a breeding ground for tropical cyclones. Our computer models are picking up the risk, with some showing development in 10-14 days, but they disagree on exactly where and when. There’s no strong signal for any area to be on high alert, just an indication that vigilance is necessary.
Quiet times continue in the Atlantic, but there’s still a lot of hurricane season left (yesterday was halftime), so stay prepped. If you need prep advice, hit up hurricane.sc.
SC Weather Highlights For the Next Week:
We’ll be turning unsettled this weekend as an upper-level trough moves in and a cold front to our north sags southward. This afternoon will bring scattered showers and thunderstorms, primarily over the northern half of the state. Stronger storms can cause locally damaging winds, and isolated flash flooding is also a concern. Most of the state will reach the 90s.
Saturday should be our most active day, as a disturbance now along the Gulf Coast tracks through ahead of the approaching front. This moisture-laden disturbance will trigger widespread showers and thunderstorms, and isolated damaging winds and isolated flash flooding remain a risk. Clouds and rain will keep temperatures in the 80s in the Upstate with low 90s elsewhere.
Sunday looks less active, with afternoon thunderstorms more focused along the Coastal Plain. Most of the state will reach the low 90s.
Monday looks hotter as a second front approaches. This will be one of those ‘backdoor fronts’, moving in from the northeast. The front won’t produce many afternoon and evening storms. Highs will be in the low to mid-90s; hotter spots could get to the upper 90s.
A cooler, drier air mass will move in behind the front. A little cooler, lower humidity will be the real relief. Tuesday could bring a shower or thunderstorm to the Lowcountry before the front pushes south, but otherwise, Tuesday through Friday all look rain-free. Highs will be in the upper 80s to low 90s Tuesday and Wednesday, then mainly low 90s later in the week. We’ll have to wait until the week after next for any real taste of fall.
Frank Strait
Severe Weather Liaison
S.C. State Climate Office
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
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